Nikola Tesla U.S. Patent 1,119,732 - Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy Patent Wrapper Page 91

J 1 E 1 } J T J ) 1 1 Div... 16 Room 109 Addrem only "The Commissioner of Patente, Washington, D. C." 2-480 c6-2631 F.H. Messrs.. Kerr, Page and Cooper.. 149.. Broadway... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WASHINGTON to 22. Paper No. 20....... All communications respecting this application should give the serial number date of filing, and title of invention. New York, N....Y.. Please find below a communication from the EXAMINER in charge of the application of Nikola Tesla, S.No. 371., E17, filed. May 4, 1907, Apparatus.. for Transmitting Electrical Energy, renewal of 90,245, filed Jan. 18., 19.02. EBMisors. Mar. 26, 1913.... Commissioner of Patents. This action is in response to amendment filed Dec. 27, 1912. No directions are given to cancel original claims 11 and 12 so that there are twenty-two claims in the case. The claims have, accordingly, been numbered 1 It is desired to make of record the patent to Kinraide, 689,199, Dec. 17, 1901, 250 - 38. Attention is called to lines 96 to 105 of page 1 of this patent. One function of the device disclosed in this reference is seen to be the checking of the brush discharge so as to prevent the charge from leɛking from the surface. Claims 1, 4, 5, 6, and 10 to 13, inclusive, are rejected upon this patent to Kinraide. Of course, in practice, the device of Kinraide would ordinarily be provided with an insulating support which would be attached to the element g or b5. There could be: invention in supplying such a support. Moreover, there could be no invention in employing the Kinreide device to prevent leakage from the terminal of a cir93 371-89 787