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Tesla's USA Patents




Tesla Researchers,

Apparently the reference "Glenn, Jim (ed), 1994, THE COMPLETE PATENTS OF 
NIKOLA TESLA, Barnes & Nobel, 535pp" contains 112 USA patents in Tesla's 
name.  I don't have this reference, but from examining many others I have 
built up a database of many details concerning 113 USA patents which I 
believe to be in Tesla's name.

I would appreciate it if anyone could check the following summary, and maybe 
fill in some of the question marks or make corrections.  A page reference 
from the above book for each patent would be even more appreciated.

Feel free to email responses privately, and the final list will be posted to 
this list in the future.

I am still gathering information on foreign patents.  Does anyone know of 
any patent search engines on Internet?

Regards & lets get the facts right,
Glenn Baddeley <gbaddele-at-vitgssw.telecom-dot-com.au>
member Australian Nikola Tesla Society (ANTS),
BH +61 3 9253 8072 (time-zone Z+10)
Victoria, Australia

A summary of Tesla's USA patents from USPAT10.TXT as at 1996-05-13 21:13:57
(looks OK with a fixed spacing font)

No.   Patent  Patented    Title
  1   334,823 26-Jan-1886 Commutator For Dynamo-Electric Machines
  2   335,786  9-Feb-1886 Electric-Arc Lamp
  3   335,787  9-Feb-1886 Electric-Arc Lamp
  4   336,961  2-Mar-1886 Regulator For Dynamo-Electric Machines
  5   336,962  2-Mar-1886 Regulator For Dynamo-Electric Machines
  6   350,954 19-Oct-1886 Regulator For Dynamo-Electric Machines
  7   359,748 22-Mar-1887 Dynamo Electric Machine
  8   381,968  1-May-1888 Electro-Magnetic Motor
  9   381,969  1-May-1888 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 10   381,970  1-May-1888 System of Electrical Distribution
 11   382,279  1-May-1888 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 12   382,280  1-May-1888 Electrical Transmission of Power
 13   382,281  1-May-1888 Electrical Transmission of Power
 14   382,282  1-May-1888 Unknown (polyphase system)
 15   382,845 15-May-1888 Commutator For Dynamo-Electric Machines
 16   390,413  2-Oct-1888 System of Electrical Distribution
 17   390,414  2-Oct-1888 Dynamo-Electric Machine
 18   390,415  2-Oct-1888 Dynamo-Electric Machine Or Motor
 19   390,721  9-Oct-1888 Dynamo-Electric Machine
 20   390,820  9-Oct-1888 Regulator For Alternate-Current Motors
 21   396,121 15-Jan-1889 Thermomagnetic Motor
 22   401,520 16-Apr-1889 Method Of Operating Electro-Magnetic Motors
 23   405,858 25-Jun-1889 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 24   405,859 25-Jun-1889 Method of Electrical Power Transmission
 25   406,968 16-Jul-1889 Dynamo-Electric Machine
 26   413,353 22-Oct-1889 Method Of Obtaining Direct From Alternating 
Currents
 27   416,191  3-Dec-1889 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 28   416,192  3-Dec-1889 Method Of Operating Electro-Magnetic Motors
 29   416,193  3-Dec-1889 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 30   416,194  3-Dec-1889 Electric Motor
 31   416,195  3-Dec-1889 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 32   417,794 24-Dec-1889 Armature For Electric Machines
 33   418,248 31-Dec-1889 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 34   424,036 25-Mar-1890 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 35   428,057 13-May-1890 Pyromagneto-Electric Generator
 36   433,700  5-Aug-1890 Alternating-Current Electro-Magnetic Motor
 37   433,701  5-Aug-1890 Alternating-Current Motor
 38   433,702  5-Aug-1890 Electrical Transformer Or Induction Device
 39   433,703  5-Aug-1890 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 40   445,207 27-Jan-1890 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 41   447,920 10-Mar-1891 Method of Operating Arc Lamps
 42   447,921 10-Mar-1891 Alternating-Electric-Current Generator
 43   454,622 23-Jun-1891 System of Electric Lighting
 44   455,067 30-Jun-1891 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 45   455,068 30-Jun-1891 Electrial Meter
 46   455,069 30-Jun-1891 Electric Incandescent Lamp
 47   459,772 22-Sep-1891 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 48   462,418  3-Nov-1891 Method of and Apparatus for Electrical Conversion 
and Distribution
 49   464,666  8-Dec-1891 Electro-Magnetic Motor
 50   464,667  8-Dec-1891 Electrial Condenser
 51   487,796 13-Dec-1892 System of Electrical Transmission of Power
 52   511,559 26-Dec-1893 Electrical Transmission of Power
 53   511,560 26-Dec-1893 System of Electrical Power Transmission
 54   511,915  2-Jan-1894 Electrical Transmission of Power
 55   511,916  2-Jan-1894 Electric Generator
 56   512,340  9-Jan-1894 Coil For Electro-Magnets
 57   514,167  6-Feb-1894 Electrical Conductor
 58   514,168  6-Feb-1894 Means for Generating Electric Currents
 59   514,169  6-Feb-1894 Reciprocating Engine
 60   514,170  6-Feb-1894 Incandescent Electric Light
 61   514,972 20-Feb-1894 Electric Railway System
 62   514,973 20-Feb-1894 Electrical Meter
 63   517,900 10-Apr-1894 Steam Engine
 64   523,832           ? Bladeless Turbine???
 65   524,426 14-Aug-1894 Electromagnetic Motor
 66   555,190 25-Feb-1896 Alternating Motor
 67   567,818 15-Sep-1896 Electrical Condenser
 68   568,176 22-Sep-1896 Apparatus for Producing Electric Currents of High 
Frequency and Potential
 69   568,177 22-Sep-1896 Apparatus For Producing Ozone
 70   568,178 22-Sep-1896 Method of Regulating Apparatus for Producing 
Currents of High Frequency
 71   568,179 22-Sep-1896 Method and Apparatus for Producing Currents of 
High Frequency
 72   568,180 22-Sep-1896 Apparatus for Producing Electrical Currents of 
High Frequency
 73   577,670 23-Feb-1897 Apparatus for Producing Electric Currents of High 
Frequency
 74   577,671 23-Feb-1897 Manufacture Of Electrical Condensers, Coils, &o.
 75   583,953  8-Jun-1897 Apparatus for Producing Currents of High Frequency
 76   593,138  2-Nov-1897 Electrical Transformer
 77   603,049           ? Bladeless Turbine???
 78   609,245 16-Aug-1898 Electrical-Circuit Controller
 79   609,246 16-Aug-1898 Electric-Circuit Controller
 80   609,247 16-Aug-1898 Electric-Circuit Controller
 81   609,248 16-Aug-1898 Electric-Circuit Controller
 82   609,249 16-Aug-1898 Electric-Circuit Controller
 83   609,250 16-Aug-1898 Electrical Igniter For Gas-Engines
 84   609,251 16-Aug-1898 Electric-Circuit Controller
 85   611,719  4-Oct-1898 Electrical-Circuit Controller
 86   613,735  8-Nov-1898 Electric-Circuit Controller
 87   613,809  8-Nov-1898 Method of and Apparatus for Controlling Mechanism 
of Moving Vessels or Vehicles
 88   613,819           ? Filings Tube
 89   645,576 20-Mar-1900 System Of Transmission Of Electrical Energy
 90   649,621 15-May-1900 Apparatus For Transmission Of Electrical Energy
 91   655,838 14-Aug-1900 Method of Insulating Electric Conductors
 92   685,012 22-Oct-1901 Means For Increasing The Intensity Of Electrical 
Oscillations
 93   685,953  5-Nov-1901 Method Of Intensifying And Utilizing Effects 
Transmitted Through Natural Media
 94   685,954  5-Nov-1901 Method Of Utilizing Effects Transmitted Through 
Natural Media
 95   685,955  5-Nov-1901 Apparatus for Utilizing Effects Transmitted from a 
Distance to a Receiving Device Through Natural Media
 96   685,956  5-Nov-1901 Apparatus For Utilizing Effects Transmitted 
Through Natural Media
 97   685,957  5-Nov-1901 Apparatus For The Utilization Of Radiant Energy
 98   685,958  5-Nov-1901 Method Of Utilizing Radiant Energy
 99   723,188 17-Mar-1903 Method Of Signaling
100   725,605 14-Apr-1903 System Of Signaling
101   787,412 18-Apr-1905 Art Of Transmitting Electrical Energy Through The 
Natural Mediums
102 1,061,142  6-May-1913 Fluid Propulsion
103 1,061,206  6-May-1913 Turbine
104 1,113,716 13-Oct-1914 Fountain
105 1,119,732  1-Dec-1914 Apparatus For Transmitting Electrical Energy
106 1,209,359 19-Dec-1916 Speed-Indicator
107 1,266,175 14-May-1918 Lightning-Protector
108 1,274,816  6-Aug-1918 Speed-Indicator
109 1,314,718  2-Sep-1919 Ship's Log
110 1,329,559  3-Feb-1920 Valvular Conduit
111 1,365,547 11-Jan-1921 Flow-Meter
112 1,402,025  3-Jan-1922 Frequency Meter
113 1,655,114  3-Jan-1928 Apparatus for Aerial Transportation

End of summary