Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology. Tesla is working on an important new product that it claims will enable them to bring full selfdriving capability to its vehicles. 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. Nikola tesla was an inventor who obtained around 300 patents worldwide for his inventions. In a bold move, tesla motors is making all the patents for the companys electric car technology free and available for anyone to use. In a controversial move, he opened up tesla s patent book in june in a bid to try to foster more of a market for longrange electric cars. Tesla motors offers all its patents for good faith use roadshow. Why tesla motors released its patents the motley fool. May 11, 2017 tesla battery patents further proof of elon musks duplicitous views on patents. In a blog post thursday, musk vowed tesla will not initiate patent. Elon musk announced thursday he had released all of the electric carmaker tesla s patents, as part of an. Patent 447,921 alternating electric current generator. Yesterday, there was a wall of tesla patents in the lobby of our palo alto headquarters. Tesla motors us patents, patent applications and patent.
In a blog entry posted today june 12, tesla founder and. Maxs latest invention uses many of the principles posited by nikola tesla 75 years ago to harvest free energy from the atmosphere. Tesla s patent claims, it will be noted, generally iterate one or two basic ideas but described in several. Verifying tesla s secret 31 chapter 4 decoding grays patents 47 appendix i three us. Writing for teslas own blog, the ceo and founder said, yesterday, there was a wall of tesla patents in the lobby of our palo alto headquarters. A reminder from tesla ceo and founder elon musk late last week that the automakers electric car patents are open for anyone to use is not just. Today, musk formally announced that tesla motors were not just opening up the patents for the superchargers, but for all of the patents obtained by tesla. Tesla motors profile tesla motors trademarks, patents. Tesla tesla has identified two places where this loss can be. 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.
Note that there may be alternative spellings for tesla motors inc with additional patents listed. At the time, he expressed surprise that despite teslas success so far it plans on making about. In other words, if a company wants to use teslas patents for free, they cannot sue tesla for infringement of their own patents, which has some interesting implications since a. 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. This consists of 7000 lithium cells made by panasonic arranged in a specific fashion to squeeze out maximum performance. Based on statements from elon musk and the published pledge that tesla will. Appendix d complete list of nikola teslas 112 united.
Tesla motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. Tesla motors ceo elon musk said he is opening up the companys patents to any automaker that wants to build electric cars. They could build a new product based on tesla patents, tesla runs into financial problems, musk gets ousted, and the new management begins suing everyone that uses the tesla patented technology. Tesla motors patents that have been granted by the united states patent and trademark office uspto. Many of teslas patents were in the united states, britain, and. Multiple patents can be obtained by separating requests with a semicolon. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed. Remarkable by any standard, teslas 111 patents illuminate only his most purposive, practical work. Tesla motors us patents, patent applications and patent search.
Tesla release electric car patents to public iflscience. Tesla motors ceo elon musk says some rivals are finally taking him up on his offer to share some of teslas 200 patents for free. Feb 18, 2015 they could build a new product based on tesla patents, tesla runs into financial problems, musk gets ousted, and the new management begins suing everyone that uses the tesla patented technology. Remarkable by any standard, tesla s 111 patents illuminate only his most purposive, practical work. When i started out with my first company, zip2, i thought patents were a good thing and worked hard to obtain them. Search for tesla motors patents and patent applications filed with uspto. Pdf pthis overview article shows the advantages of a modern electric car as. Although nikola tesla began his inventing work at the beginning of the 1880s, in the period from 1881 to 1882 while he was working for the central telegraph office in budapest, there is no information of him attempting to obtain a patent for any of his inventions. Elon musk, all our patents belong to you, tesla motors, 12 june 2014. Over the next ten years, free to make his own arrangements, tesla consulted, invented, investedforming. But the sense i had, from talking to people in the auto industry, was that teslas patents at best gave the company an incremental advantage, not a. The open sourcing of these patents should initiate a societal. Elon musk said tesla motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport.
Appendix d complete list of nikola teslas 112 united states. 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 tesla s patents to anyone who wants to use them in good faith. Tesla tesla has identified two places where this loss can be reduced the end parts of the stator and rotor. Teslas freetouse patents are all about sustainability and strength. The tesla motors patent wall, wikipedia in his blog post, elon musk of tesla motors discussed his growing disenchantment with the patent system. Among one of teslas 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. Socal ed will grant anyone a nonexclusive royaltyfree license under any patent issuing from this application covering basic smart metering technology. Design patents, patent patents, pregrant publications, reissues, and statutory invention registrations are all included. Lectures and patents is one of the first reference works to come out of belgrade following the arrival of teslas inheritance in 1952. Some of tesla s patents are not accounted for, and various sources have discovered some that have lain hidden in patent archives. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.
How to make teslas patent pledge effective digital commons. The complete patents of nikola tesla paperback january 1, 1994 by jim glenn editor 4. Writing for teslas own blog, the ceo and founder said, yesterday, there was a wall of tesla patents in the lobby of. Verifying teslas secret 31 chapter 4 decoding grays patents 47 appendix i three us. There are a minimum of 278 patents issued to tesla in 26 countries. 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. Tesla motors ceo elon musk says some rivals are finally taking him up on his offer to share some of tesla s 200 patents for free. But the sense i had, from talking to people in the auto industry, was that tesla s patents at best gave the company an incremental advantage, not a massive. Armatures for alternating current motors 485,865 19. After careful reading teslas articles and patent application. Jan 25, 2019 tesla is working on an important new product that it claims will enable them to bring full selfdriving capability to its vehicles.
Loughans invention uses an old coffee can, some coils of wire and a spoon. 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. Brad greenberg, tesla encourages free use of its patents but will that. Nov 10, 2015 in other words, if a company wants to use teslas patents for free, they cannot sue tesla for infringement of their own patents, which has some interesting implications since a legal action is. Nikola tesla priority date the priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Download all of nikola teslas patents here ancient code. Teslas freetouse patents are all about sustainability. Some of teslas patents are not accounted for, and various sources have discovered some that have lain hidden in patent archives.
Writing for tesla s own blog, the ceo and founder said, yesterday, there was a wall of tesla patents in the lobby of our palo alto headquarters. Max loughan harvest free energy from the atmosphere. Patent 685,954 method of utilizing effects transmitted through natural media. Tesla battery patents further proof of elon musks duplicitous views on patents. This data is also published to the public by the uspto and available for free on their website. If you want to use any of the tesla motors patents you would be well advised to contact them and ask them for permission. Should tesla ever transfer a tesla patent to a third party, it will do so only to a party that agrees, by means of a public declaration intended to be binding on such party, to provide the same protection that tesla provided under the pledge and to place the same requirement on any subsequent transferee. Elon musk says rivals are now using tesla patents tesla. The open sourcing of these patents should initiate a societal revolution, allowing many. In order to boost the electric car industry, tesla ceo elon musk vowed that the company would not. Tesla motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable. There are a minimum of 278 patents issued to tesla in 26 countries that have been accounted for. Teslas rotor geometry patent hints at more efficient. Here is a wealth of information in the form of documents drawn from the nikola tesla museum archive, compiled into a single large volume.
Tesla motors and the rise of nonict patent pledges. Does anyone know if there is a pdf of all the tesla patents in one easy to read doc. Sep 27, 2017 musk at the 2015 tesla motors annual meeting. Where can i find patents of tesla cars that elon musk said. Ipwatchdog has this to say about pending patents search. In june 2014, tesla also announced the opening up of all of its patents related to electric vehicles, so as to speed up their development across the industry 3. Investors have consistently placed their faith in tesla, as its share performance shows.
This move is bold for a company like tesla motors, even for an average gasoline car manufacturer to freely share the secrets of their technologies is unprecedented, yet the tesla model s has achieved the title of safest car in the world and can drive a distance of 265 miles before needing to charge. Dec 16, 2016 tesla motors patents tesla motors, inc. After careful reading tesla s articles and patent application. Tesla motors legal profile including 56 trademarks, 283 patent grants, 289 patent applications, 55 federal litigation filings, 30 federal district court decisions, 9 state court decisions and 1 federal appellate court decisions. In a controversial move, he opened up teslas patent book in june in a bid to try to foster more of a market for longrange electric cars. Electric vehicles, company tesla motors, tesla roadster, tesla model s.
As he often lamented, there just wasnt enough time to tame the racing of ideas in his head. Jun 12, 2014 yesterday, there was a wall of tesla patents in the lobby of our palo alto headquarters. Pdf nikola teslas free electricity electronic circuit. Those words were first written in 2014, when musk first announced that tesla s patents would be open and free for anyone and any company to use.
Tesla continues to rack up patents despite elon musks. A number of companies are now using teslas opensource. Tesla also sells electric vehicle powertrain components to other vehicle manufacturers, as well as battery systems for homes, commercial sites and utilities. Those words were first written in 2014, when musk first announced that teslas patents would be open and free for anyone and any company to use. The complete patents of nikola tesla edited by jim glenn this is a must have book for inventors. Elon musk announced thursday he had released all of the electric carmaker teslas patents, as. Tesla motors offers all its patents for good faith use. Specifically, pending us applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, so even with an exhaustive patent search there is no way to be sure that everything pending at the patent office has been discovered. Patent 336,961 regulator for dynamoelectric machines. Jun 12, 2014 tesla motors offers all its patents for good faith use. Elon musk clarifies that teslas patents really are free. Before anyone else, nikola tesla envisioned the world where mankind has access to limitless and free energy. 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.
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