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- Automatic Railroad-Switch
- Patent for an automatic railroad switch which throws the switch automatically back to the main line after a train has entered a siding.
- Automatic Railway-Gate.
- Patent for an automatic railway-gate or cattle-guard for use "at crossings, the entrances to tunnels, bridges or trestles, or at other places where it is desirable to guard the tracks" (lines 11-13). The invention is a simple and effective way for closing gates, can be operated from a distance, and is controlled by the wheels of passing trains.
- Automatic Railway-Gate.
- Patent for an automatic railway gate that consists of a picket shaft under the rails, cranks between the rails that are connected to the picket shaft, springs holding the shaft, tread rails that run along the rails and join the cranks, and guide blocks along each tread rail.
- Automatic Railway-Gate.
- Patent for a "strong, durable, efficient, easy of operation, and simple and comparatively inexpensive to construct" (lines 20-23) automatic railway gate. It "is to provide a swinging gate and automatic means of particular construction for operating the gate" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
- Automatic Railway Signal.
- Patent for a new and improved railroad signal. This design, "[w]hen the wheels of a passing train come in contact with the spring and bent end of the lever . . . said end is lowered or depressed, causing the movement in the same direction of the outer end of said lever, which, through the agency of the wire, will cause the ringing or sounding of the gong or bell as the wheels . . . come in contact with the end of the lever. . . .[A]fter the wheels of the last car of a train have passed the point where the lever is located, said lever will be returned to its normal position by means of the coil-spring" (lines 57-71).
- Automatic Railway-Switch.
- Patent for a railway-switch by enabling the switch operate automatically when a train is passing by. Illustration is included.
- Automatic Railway-Switch
- Patent for an improved automatic railway switch based on an earlier model made by the same person. Illustrations included.
- Automatic Railway Switch
- Patent for a automatic railway switch. Illustration included.
- Automatic Railway Switch
- Patent for an automatic railway switch. Illustration included.
- Automatic Railway-Switch
- Patent for a railway switch that can be opened by a car or engine. Illustrations included.
- Automatic Railway-Switch.
- Patent for new and useful Improvements in Automatic Railway-Switches, "particularly to automatic railway switches for use in street railways or steam railways" (lines 13-15), including instructions and illustrations.
- Automatic Railway Switch.
- Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.
- Automatic Railway Switch Lock
- Patent for an automatic railway switch lock. Illustration included.
- Automatic Railway-Switch Operating Mechanism
- Patent for an automatic railway switch operating mechanism with improved levers and controls.
- Automatic Recording Apparatus for Vehicles.
- Patent for an improved automatic passenger register and mileage recorder for vehicles that travel on rails. It consists of a roller that is actives by a time motor, a strip that the roller moves, a pressure roller, a pair of rollers that a record sheet is wound between, a mechanism that controls movements of the pair of rollers, electromagnets that are connected to the seats, armature levers that mark the electromagnets current, a bell crank lever that marks the moving record sheet, and a spring that supports the lever.
- Automatic Regulator for Pneumatic Flues
- Patent for a regulated valve to automatically maintain air pressure in a pneumatic conveyor flue. Excessive air pressure causes a secondary valve to open and vent the pressure while at the same time impeding air flow downstream.
- Automatic Release hook
- Patent for Automatic Relese Hook
- Automatic Relief Valve for Pneumatic Seed Cotton Distributers.
- Patent for a valve that attaches to a flue upon a pneumatic-seed cotton distributor. Includes illustrations.
- Automatic Repeating Railroad-Signal.
- Patent for an automatic repeating railroad-signal designed to be used with semaphore and other train-signaling apparatus. It eliminates mistakes made in notifying the central office and automatically reports "any change in the position or color of the signal to a central office over the ordinary telegraph-wire" (lines 14-16). The signal is a wheel that operates a key to send a message to the central office.
- Automatic Reversing Mechanism
- Patent for an automatic reversing mechanism for cotton presses.
- Automatic Rotary Hydraulic Casing-Spear.
- Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Automatic Rotary Hydraulic Casing-Spears" (lines 5-7) which "relates to improvements in well-boring apparatus" (lines 13-14).
- Automatic Rotary Weighing-scale.
- Patent for an automatically rotating scale for weighing material such as cotton seeds.
- Automatic Sack Filling and Weighing Machine
- Patent for an automatic sack filling and weighing machine. Illustrations included.
- Automatic Safety Attachment for Air-Brakes
- Patent for an automatic safety attachment for air brakes that can be attached to trains and automobiles. Illustrations included.
- Automatic Safety-Burner
- Patent for an automatic safety burner for lamps that turns off the flame if the lamp is tilted.
- Automatic Safety Target.
- Patent for a target device for pistols and rifles which allows for the motion of the target being hit to move another target into view.
- Automatic Sand Trap
- Patent for an automatic sand trap related to automatic devices for separating suspensions into two products and is concerned with the separation of sand from water for dam building and like purposes.
- Automatic Separating Device.
- Patent for an automatic separating device. This device operates with a link that connects the float level at the top of the tank with a valve handle at the bottom of the tank to control discharge from the tank.
- Automatic Separator and Evaporator.
- Patent for an improved automatic separator and evaporator which controls the intake with an included air-lift or jet-ejector, including illustrations.
- Automatic Service Cock.
- Patent for a new and improved automatic service cock. This design "furnish[es] an improved automatic valve to form the connection between the water-main or distributing pipe and the service-pipe of a building for regulating the flow and pressure of water in such service-pipe and preventing overpressure" (lines 7-12).
- Automatic Service-Switch.
- Patent for a new automatic service switch "which will be entirely concealed within a casing ordinarily kept locked, thus preventing any unauthorized parties from endangering themselves by tampering with the switch, and furthermore impeding any attempt to defraud the company furnishing the current by rendering the switch difficult to access." (lines 35-42) including instructions and illustrations.
- Automatic Shutter for Poultry-Houses and the Like.
- Patent for automatic shutter for poultry houses, which closes with accumulation of rain water and opens upon rainwater drainage.
- Automatic Signal-Actuating Mechanism for Railways
- Patent for an improved signal actuating mechanisms for railways. When the train cars reach an operating mechanism, a flag will be raised where pedestrians or cars cross, and cause a signal to be repeated until the train passes.
- Automatic Signal and Control for Railways
- Patent for "automatically arresting the travel of a locomotive or train in the event of failure of a clear track" (lines 11-14).
- Automatic Signal System
- Patent for an automatic signal system for use with railways. Illustrations included.
- Automatic Silt And Sand Separator.
- Patent for an automatic silt and sand separator that settles and discharges sand, slimes and any foreign matters.
- Automatic Siphon
- Patent for an automatic siphon. This invention is intended to for the purpose of draining cellars and basements. Illustration included.
- Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Device.
- Patent for new and useful improvements to Automatic Slack-Take-Up and Cooling Devices for the manufacturing of flexible roofing and other similar flexible materials, including illustrations.
- Automatic Stabilizer for Aeroplanes
- Patent for an automatic stabilizer for aeroplanes. This invention is a gyroscopically controlled means for correcting undue tilt in longitudinal axis. Illustration included.
- Automatic Stacker and Unloading Barge
- Patent for a Machine for Stacking and Loading Hay or Other Vegetation
- Automatic Stop and Adviser for Locomotives.
- Patent for an automatic stop and advisor for locomotives.
- Automatic Stop Device for Printing-Presses.
- Patent for improvements to safety devices (springs, belt shift levers, guide members, rock shafts) that can be attached to a printing press to create automatic stops. These safety devices can be used to address possible accidents or emergencies by fastening down on a specific section of a printing press.
- Automatic Stopping Mechanism for Engines.
- Patent for certain new and useful improvements in automatic stopping mechanism for engines.
- Automatic Stopping Mechanism for Trains
- Patent for an automatic stopping mechanism for trains. Illustration included.
- Automatic Street-Calling Device
- Patent for an automatic street calling device for streetcars which says the name of the upcoming street/stop and displays it in the street car.
- Automatic Street Car Coupling
- Patent for automatic street car coupling.
- Automatic Switch
- Patent for an automatic switch for street railways.
- Automatic Switch
- Patent for an automatic switch for railroad tracks.
- Automatic Switch Indicator
- Patent for an automatic switch indicator. This invention is designed to "prevent accidents resulting from misplaced switches, due to the carelessness of the railroad employees or the inability of the engineer to see the customary track-signals" (line 14-19). Illustrations included.
- Automatic Switch Throwing Apparatus
- Patent for a device that will automatically throw a switch upon the presence of an on-coming train, and switch it back after the train has passed.