The complete patents of nikola tesla brings together in one volume all of tesla s patents issued in the united states. Ceo elon musk says the company wont sue anyone who wants to use teslas technology in good faith. On june 12, elon musk, the electric car companys ceo, made a bold announcement on the firms blog. Elon musk, ceo of tesla motors, waves during a news conference to. In order to boost the electric car industry, tesla ceo elon musk vowed that the company would not sue when other companies use its patents. Printable wall art, vintage map old americas instant download. Uspatent 645,576 system of transmission of electrical energy. Tesla motors offers all its patents for good faith use roadshow. Jun 12, 2014 tesla motors ceo elon musk said he is opening up the companys patents to any automaker that wants to build electric cars. Note that there may be alternative spellings for tesla motors inc with additional patents listed. Yesterday, elon musk, ceo of tesla, the electric car company, announced that tesla would make its patents freely available to competitors. Jul 17, 2014 tesla motors is causing us to rethink the value and use of patents. Tesla continues to rack up patents despite elon musks.
Tesla also sells electric vehicle powertrain components to other vehicle manufacturers, as well as battery systems for homes, commercial sites and utilities. On june 12th an amazingly intelligent and caring billionaire ceo, elon musk, announced that he and tesla motors had come to a decision of making all of their electric car patents open source. Nikola tesla made his first discoveries and inventions on the. Patents were also held in the united kingdom 29, belgium 27, germany 21, italy 19 and austria 15 with other countries granting between one and seven patents. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.
Download all of nikola teslas patents here ancient code. Were not affiliated with tesla motors inc, were just tracking patents. The following list contains the patent applications for which there exists at least the information about the filing date and the application number under which the patent application was filed with the us patent office, irrespective of whether the title of invention, its description andor sketches and drawings were preserved. Tesla motors is causing us to rethink the value and use of patents. These patents have been arranged in chronological order by date of application. Tesla motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport.
Cole borders, the founder of patent prints, is intrigued by famous inventions and the patents which gave birth to their companies. Tesla motors offers all its patents for good faith use. Weve written a few times about elon musk and teslas decision to open up all of teslas patents, with a promise not to sue anyone for using them. Nov 4, 2016 download pdf version of tesla coil resonance graph by. The complete patents of nikola tesla edited by jim glenn this is a must have book for inventors. May 11, 2017 tesla battery patents further proof of elon musks duplicitous views on patents. Tesla motors makes electric car patents open source. Download all of teslas inventions and go through the work of the man who electrified the world. Companies do this all the time, typically in crosslicensing agreements. Tesla battery patents further proof of elon musks duplicitous views on patents.
Tesla motors frees electric car patents for competitors youtube. Tesla motors to share patents to spur electric car development. Tesla motors ceo elon musk announced today, that in an effort to embrace the opensource movement, the company will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to. Tesla bears credit for the world as it is today, for inventions in the field of electrical technology and other areas such as. Tesla patent describes hybrid battery pack system for evs. Jun 12, 2014 tesla motors offers all its patents for good faith use. A number of companies are now using teslas opensource. Nikola teslas alternating current generator patent 1891 paulette b wright n tesla. In a bold move, tesla motors is making all the patents for the companys electric car technology free and available for anyone to use. Complete patents of nikola tesla in 1884, a poor serbian immigrant named nikola tesla arrived in the united states at that time the land of the free though he was poor in this worlds goods, he was rich in ideas that would eventually light up the united states and the entire world. In the spirit of upholding the concept of open source, weve decided to show you where and how you can find these patents for yourself. Elon musk was sincere when he offered to allow other vehicle manufacturers to use tesla patents for free but the patents are just as valid as any.
However, many of these patents related to the same inventions. In a blog entry posted today june 12, tesla founder and. Be it known that i, nikola tesla, of smiljan lika, border country or austro hungary, have invented an improvement in dynamo electric. Over the next ten years, free to make his own arrangements, tesla consulted, invented, investedforming. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Be it known that i, nikola tesla, a subject of the emperor of austria, from smiljan, lika, border country of austriaflungary, now residing at new york, in the county and state of new york, have invented certain new and useful improvements in electrolriagnetic motors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings. In june 2014, elon, in broken english a reference to an internet meme, announced that all our patents are belong to you, opening up all of teslas patents to anyone who wants to use them in good faith.
Tesla motors legal profile including 56 trademarks, 283 patent grants, 288 patent applications, 55 federal litigation filings, 29 federal district court decisions, 9 state court decisions and 1 federal appellate court decisions. This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the world and mind of nikola tesla and go through all of his patents. Have you ever wanted to go through all of nikola teslas patents. This data is also published to the public by the uspto and available for free on their website.
Borders is a printing expert, having been in the business of print and design for over 6 years. Tesla s patent claims, it will be noted, generally iterate one or two basic ideas but described in several. Our battery pack and electric powertrain system has enabled us to deliver marketleading range. Sep 27, 2017 musk at the 2015 tesla motors annual meeting. Feb 18, 2015 weve written a few times about elon musk and tesla s decision to open up all of tesla s patents, with a promise not to sue anyone for using them. He also said this wasnt some move to get free intellectual property from the industry for tesla to use. Tesla and some of his inventions ufo, nikola tesla patents, les inventions, tesla. Nikola tesla was an inventor who obtained around 300 patents worldwide for his inventions. As a result, model s acceleration is instantaneous, silent and smooth. Below you will find the most complete set of teslas patents available to date. Tesla motors patents that have been granted by the united states patent and trademark office uspto.
Tesla motors inc patents 2009 archive recent patent applications related to tesla motors inc. Tesla method of operating arc lamps patent print tesla blueprint art print n tesla, tesla. Multiple patents can be obtained by separating requests with a semicolon. The way you allow other entities to use your patents is to license them.
I have always found the patents of nikola tesla quite difficult to follow, but in case you. Be it known that i, nikola tesla, of smiljan lika, border country or austro hungary, have invented an improvement in dynamo electric machines of which the following is a. Pioneer towards a new strategic approach in the automobile industry along the open source movement. Nov 10, 2015 a number of companies are now using teslas opensource patents and it has some interesting implications. Tesla motors inc patents list 2009 archive updated weekly.
Tesla motors inc may have other listings under different namesspellings. Before anyone else, nikola tesla envisioned the world where mankind has access to limitless and free energy. Pdf after his inventions about the polyphase powering systems nikola tesla. Tesla patent describes hybrid battery pack system for evs 23 september 20, by nancy owano credit. Our battery pack and electric powertrain system has enabled us to. Does anyone know if there is a pdf of all the tesla patents in one easy to read doc. I was going to purchase this on amazon when it was just a few dollars. The librarian there showed me to the u s patent main page, we can read patent applications, patents and with a free download of t i f f view the drawings.
Tesla motors profile tesla motors trademarks, patents. Yesterday, there was a wall of tesla patents in the lobby of our palo alto headquarters. In the future cole hopes to expand his business to offer more art that customers love. Nikola tesla s autobiography at the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. Jun 12, 2014 in a bold move, tesla motors is making all the patents for the companys electric car technology free and available for anyone to use. The reason i did not purchase, even at a few dollars is because the patents are public domain. Jun 22, 2014 nikola tesla free energy patent 511916. Among one of tesla s most controversial patents, which not many people are aware of is his antielectromagnetic field drive or space drive which basically allowed the formation of what we today call ufos. Btw it seams that there are draconian changes like very old ideas being re patented. It is in pdf format which i am quite sure is the format contained on this high priced disc. Tesla motors ip open innovation and the carbon crisis bl. As another poster noted, you must defend patents to keep them.
The patent search blog posted a few links to lead us directly to many of the patents, citing 373 us patent applications, 168 granted us patents and 8 us design patents. In its annual report for 2012, the company explains its intellectual property portfolio in respect of its technology. Design patents, patent patents, pregrant publications, reissues, and statutory invention registrations are all included. I dont know of any patent of any company that were using or that we plan on using. This consists of 7000 lithium cells made by panasonic arranged in a specific fashion to squeeze out maximum performance. Nikola tesla was one of the greatest inventors of this century. Nikola teslas autobiography at the age of 63 tesla tells the story of his creative life. The tesla motors patent wall, wikipedia tesla motors has assembled a significant portfolio of patents. Jun 12, 2014 he also said this wasnt some move to get free intellectual property from the industry for tesla to use. First published in 1919 in the electrical experimenter magazine table of contents i. Elon musk clarifies that teslas patents really are free. In what it claims is a move done in the spirit of the open source movement, tesla motors has announced that it will open up its electric vehicle patents to be used by anyone, including other. Jun 12, 2014 tesla motors ceo elon musk announced today, that in an effort to embrace the opensource movement, the company will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use.
Elon musk was sincere when he offered to allow other vehicle manufacturers to use tesla. A number of companies are now using teslas opensource patents and it has some interesting implications. In order to boost the electric car industry, tesla ceo elon musk vowed that the company would not. Over the next ten years, free to make his own arrangements, tesla consulted, invented, investedforming with his backers a number of companies and producing the forty or so fundamental ac patents that revolutionized the running of industrial america. Some of teslas patents are not accounted for, and various sources have. Tesla motors ceo elon musk said he is opening up the companys patents to any automaker that wants to build electric cars. Thus tesla held a total of at least 308 patents from 27 different countries on five continents. This list includes the us patents, but also the uk and canadian patents.
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