Nikola Tesla U.S. Patent 1,119,732 - Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy Patent Wrapper Page 40

736 Div. XVI. Room... 109. All communications should be addressed to "The Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C." Nikola Tesla, C.E.N. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C., c/o Kerr, Page & Cooper, 149 Broadway, Paper No.....8....... All communications respecting this application should give the serial number, date of filing, and title of invention. May 24, 1907. S. PATENT OFFICE MAY 24 1907 New York, New York. Please find below a communication from the EXAMINER in charge of your application, #371,817, filed May 4, 1907, renewal of # 90,245, filed January 18, 1902, for Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy Through the Natural Media. Jr. I. Allen 4.0 Commissioner of Patents. This action is in response to applicant's communication of May 4, 1907. Reference to a copending application on page 6 must be canceled. It seems that said application has been abandoned. In any case this invention is of such a nature that the disclosure should be complete without reference to the other application. The character the "suitable source of currents G", mentioned at the foot of page 6, should be more fully set forth. It is thought that "D" should be D' in line 9, page 7. It is required that lines 14 to 20, page 7, shall be made more definite. What "period" is referred to? Does B conduct as a helix, or as a cylinder? Judging by line 16, page 8, the latter is the way, but in this case it is doubtful whether the cylinder should be called a "self-induction coil", (line 19, page 5). Full explanation is required. Lines 6 to 14, page 9, must be illustrated or the description canceled. The last four lines of page 9 must be canceled on the ground that they form no necessary or proper part of the disclosure of this invention. 38 371