the patent application. Newman argued that he had been mistreated by the patent office, and tried to have his motor legalized directly by the US Congress. He obtained a hearing on 30 July 1986 in front of several senators, but he was unsuccessful. During the hearing, Newman refused to have the machine tested by independent experts, and senator John Glenn pointed out that his supposedly independent expert actually had a prior business relationship with him. The case is now cited in the USPTO's Manual of Patent Examining Procedure as an example of an "inoperative" invention that can't have any utility, concretely as a perpetual motion machine. Cease and desist order In August 2007 the Alabama Securities Commission issued a cease and desist order to the "Newman Energy Corporation", alleging it had sold unregistered stock in the company. In January 2008 the company tendered offers of rescission to its nine Alabama investors, offering to reverse the sales. Eight of the investors declined the offer, electing to retain their investment; the ninth did not reply. The company agreed to pay the State of Alabama $7,000 in administrative assessments and investigative costs. In popular culture The device is referenced in the Big Black song "Newman Generator", recorded for their 1987 Peel Session. See also Ferranti effect Gyroscope Inductor Singly-fed electric machine Voltage Orgone Free energy suppression conspiracy theory References Bibliography Newman, J. (8th ed.).(1998). The Energy Machine of Joseph Newman. Scottsdale, AZ: Joseph Newman Publishing Company. Notes External links Claims "The Energy Machine of Joseph Newman" (Official site: archived copy of the site as at the last complete date – 25 March 2014) Retrieved 12 March 2017. "The Newman's Energy Machine" by Jean-Louis Naudin and M. David Skeptical "The Error Machine of Joseph Newman" by Tom Napier "Commentary: Crackpot Inventions" by James Randi "Is it possible to build a machine that generates more power than it uses?" by Cecil Adams Electric motors Fringe physics Perpetual motion Discovery and invention controversies Free energy conspiracy theories