The Washington times., 1918-06-27
GARAB!ED DEVICE
STOLEN FROM HIM,
INVENTOR CLAIMS
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Garabed propaganda" Fitzpatrick
claims, "got all their information
| from me, in a confidential interview
| held at Mare Island on the pretext
/ that the United States Government
would assist in building my ma
chine in consideration OF the free
use of the same for all its purposes.
This interview was held about jan
uary 81, 1916, and was OF six and
one-half hours duration" Mr.. Kill
patrick told a Times representative.
During this interview, l explain
ed my articles and plans to the Of
fetal, and in fact dictated to him
all the contentRps set forth In the
Garabed transr1pt OF evidence pre-
scented to the Patents Committee
here some months ago
"At the conclusion OF that inter-
view, the official in question said,
You go back to the city and write
me a letter stating the amount OF
money YOU want, and the amount OF
ROYALTY you want. and the exact
particulars of building your machine,
together with your articles, data,
and drawings, and we will build
your machine for you; we will build
Il in Boston
after obtaining the information.
the official refused to sign the &C
acknowledgement of the Information
given him. He left his position with
the Government at once and went
East, to Boston, by way OF "ashing-
ton.
"a fight was made a few weeks
later to have Congress pass the reso-
luton giving free reins to those De-
hind the so-called 'Garabed'.'
In February, 1917, Mr.. fitzpatrick
told The Times, the -official with
whom he had had his dealings re-
turned to San Francisco and built a
machine based on the plans he had
furnished. ,,,
.'He did his work at III Minna
street and employed as an assistant
one OF the young men who had for
merIy been in school where was
principal" said Fitzpatrick.
On March q. 1916. Mr.. fitzpatrick nled
with the Patent Offlce, in this city. ap-
rIic,tion for a patent under Serial No.
$685. 'for method and apparatus for
converting electrical energy into me
chanical power"
Afraid to Seek Patent.
.yybv did not the Garabed propaEand
lists seek a patent? asked Mr. hllpa'-
rick Here is the reason. They knew
tbot had already made application
they knew that they would be forced TO
make affidavit that they either dtscoy-
cred or invented the generator. and this
they would be unable to do. Exposure
would most certainly follow.
MY patent is for discovery OF appa-
rains for converting electrical energy
into mechanical power; consequently
the Garabed in any form, shape or ap-
plication would be an infringement
They knew they could not substan-
tiatc their claims.
After due elaboration a powerful
was formed Of clever,
though shallow, manipulators. On June
l. 1917. this combination swooped down
on a turbulent Congress and had the
'Garabed bill introduced, and later rail
roaded through on the last day OF the
last session OF Congress. The measure.
however, was vetoed by the President"
Mr.. Fitzpatrick says he has repeatedly
offered his apparatus to the Government
The last time" he says, through the
Secretary Of the Interior by registered
letter, which he received on December
IS. 1917"
What is the free energy machine?
Mr. Fitzpatrick described II as being
a compound motor generator. There |
is a double armatuTe, with two com \
mutators. into one of which the mega !
tive current is fed The positive cur