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US Patent 381970: System Of Electrical Distribution

by Nikola Tesla

Kept from patents.google.com · 1 file · 58 KBCall number TES PT1888.05

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Public domainPatent text by Tesla, who died in 1943.Basis: author death year 1943, under a life-plus-70-years rule, as of 2026; other rules, such as the United States publication-date rules, are not assessed.
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Nikola Tesla, US Patent 381970: System Of Electrical Distribution (1888). Long Keeping, call number TES PT1888.05. https://longkeeping.com/nikola-tesla/us-patent-381970-system-of-electrical-distribution/
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