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The Moray device is a historical claim, not a verified power source.

Thomas Henry Moray claimed a radiant-energy device that produced usable electricity from ambient energy. The only verified primary document in this archive is US Patent 2,460,707 (filed 1943, issued 1949), titled Electrotherapeutic apparatus — not a free-energy patent. Demonstration and suppression stories stay unverified until contemporaneous records are confirmed. This file is historical evaluation, not a build guide.

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  • Verified — Primary documents with direct citation.
  • Unverified — OCR leads and pending scan review.
  • Interpretive — Narrative synthesis clearly labeled.
Corpus snapshot: 2026-02-05

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Pull a sheet. Turn Claim, Document, and Gap. The stamp is already on the page: one verified electrotherapeutic patent, unverified press leads, and suppression as allegation. Not a construction guide.

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T. Henry Moray · claims vs documentation · historical file only

3 sheets · 1 verified patent · 0 schematics

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Verified patent · 1943–1949

Electrotherapeutic apparatus

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What the story says

Later tellings treat “the Moray device” as a patented radiant-energy generator. The question this sheet answers is simpler: what patent is actually on file?

What is on file

US Patent 2,460,707, inventor Thomas H. Moray, filing date 30 April 1943, issue date 1 February 1949. The title is Electrotherapeutic apparatus. A primary scan is held in this archive and listed on Google Patents.

What would change the stamp

A verified Moray patent whose claims describe ambient-energy generation, rather than electrotherapy, is not in this file. Until one appears, the verified patent cannot be read as a free-energy grant.

What this sheet can prove
That Thomas H. Moray filed and was granted a U.S. patent for an electrotherapeutic apparatus with those dates and that title.
What it does not prove
A free-energy generator, kilowatt output from cosmic or radiant energy, or that this patented object is the same machine as later lore.

Source: Google Patents: US2460707A · Archive patent note

Interpretive lore · Claim vs record

Ambient energy as a power source

Interpretive

What the story says

Secondary accounts say Moray’s apparatus drew usable electricity from “radiant energy” in the environment — cosmic rays, ambient radiation, or a similar unnamed source — without a conventional fuel input.

What is on file

This archive’s verified primary document is the electrotherapeutic patent, not a generator specification. No dated schematic, lab log, or granted claims describing ambient-energy generation have been verified here.

What would change the stamp

Upgrade requires a contemporaneous technical description — dated notes, a verified schematic, or patent claims that actually describe generation — tied to a primary scan.

What this sheet can prove
That the radiant-energy-as-power story circulates as later interpretation and folklore.
What it does not prove
That such a generator existed, that output figures are real, or that the electrotherapeutic patent is that generator.

Source: Research brief (evidence tiers) · Methods and evidence standards

Interpretive allegation · Allegation

Shutdown and seizure stories

Interpretive

What the story says

A common later story says government, industry, or unnamed interests shut the device down, seized hardware, or blocked Moray from continuing.

What is on file

This archive holds no court order, agency seizure record, or verified contemporaneous press that documents suppression. A 27 May 1942 Salt Lake Telegram “Judgments Entered” page is an unverified OCR lead that may mention T. H. Moray; a docket name is not a shutdown record.

What would change the stamp

Elevate only with a court order, agency file, or contemporaneous newspaper whose wording is confirmed. Until then the shutdown story stays an allegation.

What this sheet can prove
That suppression is a circulating interpretation, recorded here as such.
What it does not prove
That a device was confiscated, that a working generator was hidden, or that absence of a machine proves interference.

Source: Open questions · How suppression claims are treated

Claim leaf open. The circulating story first, without endorsing it.

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Primary Source
US Patent 2,460,707

Electrotherapeutic apparatus. Filing date: 1943-04-30. Issue date: 1949-02-01.
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UDN Priority Pages

7 high-likelihood newspaper pages captured for manual verification.
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UDN Priority Pages — Verification Queue

Highest-likelihood Utah Digital Newspapers pages flagged for manual verification and citation.

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US Patent 2,460,707 — Electrotherapeutic Apparatus

Primary record for Thomas H. Moray’s electrotherapeutic apparatus patent, with filing and issue dates.

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Archive Status — Corpus Snapshot (2026-02-05)

Primary-source corpus size and coverage summary as of 2026-02-05.

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How to Use This Archive

Published claims are tied to a primary source or clearly labeled as unverified. The goal is to preserve the historical record and separate evidence from lore.

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This site documents historical records and disputed claims. It does not endorse a device, validate an energy claim, or provide medical or engineering advice.