Nikola Tesla U.S. Patent 1,119,732 - Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy Patent Wrapper Page 94

790 N 35 H Division 16, Room 109, Appn. of Nikola Tesla, Serial No. 371,817, Filed May 4th, 1907, Apparatus for Transmitting Electrica Energy through the Natural Media, renewal of 90,245. Hon. Commissioner of Patents, lows: Sir:- PAPER NIJ. 2/ AVLNUMENT./ PATENT OFFICE MAR 25 1014 37, 13, FILE and claims. M.H QOX 12970 New York, March 24th, 1914. In the above entitled application we now amend as folCancel the entire specification and claims, except the signatures thereto, and substiture the annexed specification In the drawing, cancel Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the designation "Fig. 5". REMARKS. The Office Draftsman has been directed to make such changes in the lettering of the drawing as are required by the substitute specification. With respect to the objections raised in the Official letter of March 26th, 1913, we beg again to point out that in no instance do the devices described fulfill the purposes of applicant's invention. In the patent to Kinraide, #689,199 of Dec. 17, 1901, a shell of large surface is used to modify the discharge at the point, but it does not serve to prevent leakage excent from that point. It is well known that streamers form on 96