50 The method, briefly stated, consists pro
ducing arbitrarily-varied intermittent dis
turbances effects, transmitting such dis
turbances effects through the natural me
dia distant receiving-station, utilizing
55 energy derived from such disturbances ef
fects the receiving-station charge con
denser, and using the accumulated potential
energy obtained operate receiving de
vice. modified form
65 arrangement the same.
This the case when, for example, each no
the plates terminals receives electricity of
rapidly-changing sign even when each re
ceives electricity the same sign, but only
during periods which are short compared
with the intervals separating them.this form
of energy imposes narrow restrictions re
gard the mode and time its application
to such devices. Furthermore, the energy obtained
through the cooperation the impulses in
the form extremely rapid vibrations and,
because this, unsuitable for the operation
40 ordinary receivers, the more as. Evidently when the source one pro-
15 ducing continuous pressure delivering
impulses long duration impracticable
to magnify the effects this manner and
wheu, the other hand, one furnishing
short impulses extreme rapidity succes-
20 sion the advantage obtained this way is
insignificant, owing the radiation and the
unavoidable frictional waste the receiving-
circuit.
As this amount consequently dependent on
30 the energy conveyed the receiver one
single impulse evidently necessary to
employ either very large and costly, and
therefore objectionable, transmitter else to
resort the equally objectionable use a
35 receiving device too delicate and too easily
deranged.
60 apparatus means which this
method may practiced illustrated in
the drawing's hereto annexed, which—
Figure diagrammatic illustration of
the apparatus, and Fig. One such device of
.
In the practical application method
I usually proceed follows: any two
points the transmitting medium between
which there exists may obtained any
manner through the action the disturb- 70
ances effects investigated utilized
a difference electrical potential any mag
nitude arrange two plates electrodes so
that they may oppositely charged through
the agency such effects disturbances, 75
and connect these electrodes the termi
nals highly-insulated condenser, gener
ally considerable capacity. these means decided advan
tages have been secured many instances;
but very often the improvement either not
applicable all or, so, the gain very
slight. such 115
instances resort the use special de
vice which insert the circuit between
the plates and the condenser for the purpose
of conveying each the terminals the
latter electrical charges the proper qual- 120
ity and order succession enable the re-
quiredamountof potential energy stored
in the condenser.
There are number well-known devices,
either without any moving parts terminals 125
or with elements reciprocated rotated by
the application suitable force, which of
fer more ready passage impulses one
sign direction than those the other,
or permit only impulses one kind order 130
of succession traverse path, and any of
these similar devices capable fulfilling
the requirements maybe used carrying my
invention into practice.685,953
of the receiver, and with this object view
I have heretofore among other means em
ployed receiving-circuit high self-induc
tion and very small resistance and pe-
5 riod such vibrate synchronism with
the disturbances, whereby number sep
arate impulses from the source were made to
cooperate, thus magnifying the effect exerted
upon and insuring the action the receiv-
io ing device. These losses reduce greatly both the
intensity and the number the cooperative
25 impulses, and since the initial intensity of
each these necessarily limited only an
insignificant amount energy thus made
available for single operation the receiver. This device may 85
merely consist two stationary electrodes
separated bya feeble dielectriclayerof minuto
thickness may comprise terminals one
or more which are movable and actuated
by any suitable force and are adapted 90
brought into and out contact with each
other any convenient manner.
To overcome these and other limitations
45 and disadvantages which have heretofore ex
isted such systems transmission sig
nals intelligence the main object my
present invention, which comprises novel
method accomplishing these ends. will now
be readily seen that the disturbances of
whatever nature they may cause definite
amounts electricity the same sign 95
conveyed each the plates electrodes
above mentioned, either continuously at
intervals time which are sufficiently long,
the condenser will charged certain po
tential, and adequate amount energy 100
being thus stored during the time determined
by the device effecting the discharge the
condenser the receiver will periodically
operated the electrical energy accumu
lated; but very often the character the im- 105
pulses and the conditionsof their use aresuch
that without further provision not enough
potential energy would accumulated the
condenser operate the receiving device. the con
denser-terminals also connect the receiver
to operated series with device suit- 80
able construction, which performs the func
tion ofperiodically discharging the condenser
through the receiver and during such in
tervals lime may best suitable for
the purpose contemplated
