Patent · 1888 · age 32

US Patent 382282: Method Of Converting And Distributing Electric Current

Kept from patents.google.com · 2 files · 544 KBCall number TES PT1888.09

Provenance

Source: patents.google.comalso patentimages.storage.googleapis.com
Retrieved: 1 October 2026
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Rights: 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.
Formats: HTML, PDF scan
Fingerprint: b976ace4fb330b93a45a1553ac82e4784c07e8679a4ec79f5056668b442351b5sha256 of the file (64 characters). Any change to the file changes this code.
Cite as: Nikola Tesla, US Patent 382282: Method Of Converting And Distributing Electric Current (1888). Long Keeping, call number TES PT1888.09. https://longkeeping.com/nikola-tesla/us-patent-382282-method-of-converting-and-distributing-elect/

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Original

googlepatents_US382282A.html

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Files

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