PatentBrief

Inventor

Nikola Tesla

Patents indexed

1

Year range

1888

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Years active

1888

Total patents

1

Most recent

1888

Domains

Electric MotorsPower GenerationEnergy Infrastructure19th Century Foundational

Activity by decade

1880s
1

Patents

1

US 382280·1888·Individual

Tesla's AC Induction Motor: How Alternating Current Powers the World

Nikola Tesla's 1888 patent describes an electric motor that runs on alternating current (AC), eliminating the need for brushes or commutators and making long-distance electrical power transmission practical for the first time.