Energy-transfer systems

Claim 1

IN AN ELECTRO-MAGNETIC INDUCTION DEVICE FOR THE CONVERSION OF RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ENERGY, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, (A) A SEALED TUBE, (B) A GASEOUS CONDUCTING MEDIUM ENCLOSED WITHIN THE SEALED TUBE, (C) AN ANODE AND A NON-HEATED CATHODE DISPOSED WITHIN THE SEALED TUBE AT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, (D) A HELIX WOUND AROUND SAID SEALED TUBE, (E) OSCILLATOR MEANS HAVING A FIRST AND A SECOND OUTPUT TERMINAL, (F) MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID HELIX ACROSS THE FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT TERMINALS OF THE OSCILLATOR MEANS, (G) MEANS FOR CONNECTING A MULTIPLICITY OF CONDENSERS SEPARATELY FROM SPACED WINDINGS OF SAID HELIX TO THE SECOND OUTPUT TERMINAL OF THE OSCILLATOR MEANS WHEREBY RADIO FREQUENCY CURRENT FED BY THE OSCILLATOR MEANS TO THE HELIX LOADED BY THE CONDENSERS GENERATES A TRAVELLING ELECTRO-MAGNETIC WAVE WITH A MAGNETIC FIELD HAVING RADIAL AND LONGITUDINAL COMPONENTS SUCH THAT THE TRAVELLING ELECTRO-MAGNETIC WAVE CAUSES THE ELECTRONS WITHIN SAID SEALED TUBE TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE ANODE THEREBY PROVIDING A DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL ACROSS THE ANODE AND CATHODE AND (H) PASSIVE MEANS CONNECTED ACROSS THE CATHODE AND ANODE FOR SUPPLYING FURTHER ELECTRONS TO THE ELECTRON DRIFT AND FOR UTILIZING THE DIRECT CURENT POTENTIAL THEREBETWEEN.