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On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:20 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote:

> Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Edison figured out how to create a pure vacuum in his bulbs. He did this
>> by heating up the bulb at the same time that he pumped out the air. He used
>> a Sprengle pump.
>>
>
> As I said, he improved the vacuum and much else, but I do not think that
> was the main claim in the patent. Granted, the patent language is obscure.
> It says something about United Santos and marinating the tuna:
>
> Bell; known that I, 'IJcm ALVA Enmon, of licnlo Pork in the Stone of New
> Jersey, United Santos oiAznes-lcm have lnvr-ntoil on 5 Improvement in
> Electric Lumps, and in the method mnnrnanring the tuna, (Que No. 86,) of
> which the following in n npccificaalon.
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> http://www.google.com/patents/US223898
>
> I believe the main claim was regarding "subdivision" as they called it
> then, which is to say running lights in parallel.
>
> - Jed
>
>

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