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Differing figures have been cited for the total number of patents obtained by Tesla worldwide. What is the actual number?Based upon data found in PATENTI
NIKOLE TESLE, the CATALOGUE OF TESLA PATENTS,
Belgrade, 1987, and other sources [1,2,3],
there were at
least 272
patents issued to Tesla in 25 countries over the course of his lifetime.
The often quoted figure of
700 - 900 patents worldwide appears to be too high. The figures break down as follows: |
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| Country |
Catalogue of Tesla Patents |
Patenti Nikole Tesle |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 (+1) |
| Austria | 4 | 4 |
| Belgium | 11 | 21 (+10) |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 |
| Canada | 1 | 6 (+5) |
| Cuba | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | 3 (+2) |
| Germany | 14 | 19 (+5) |
| Great Britain | 16 | 29 (+13) |
| France | 13 | 26 (+13) |
| India | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 11 | 11 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 7 | 7 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| New South Wales | 2 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 2 | 3 (+1) |
| Rhodesia | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | 4 | 4 |
| Spain | 4 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 4 |
| Sweden | 2 | 4 (+2) |
| Transvaal | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | 112 | |
| Total | 221 | 272 |
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See Nikola
Tesla Patents, Worldwide for a list of specific patent titles. |
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