Patent · 1901 · age 45

US Patent 685956: Apparatus for utilizing effects transmitted through natural media

Kept from patents.google.com · 1 file · 235 KBCall number TES PT1901.05

Provenance

Source: patents.google.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.
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Cite as: Nikola Tesla, US Patent 685956: Apparatus for utilizing effects transmitted through natural media (1901). Long Keeping, call number TES PT1901.05. https://longkeeping.com/nikola-tesla/us-patent-685956-apparatus-for-utilizing-effects-transmitted/

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