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- Bat-Roost.
- Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
- Cotton-Chopper.
- Patent for a cotton chopper that thins out rows of growing cotton plants by destroying the superfluous plants and leaving stands at the proper intervals, including illustrations.
- Electrically-Heated Instrument.
- Patent for an electrically-heated instrument. This scissor-like instrument has an electrically-heated edge that can be used to simultaneously sever and cauterize.
- Excavator and Conveyer.
- Patent for an excavator machine designed "to continuously excavate the ground at different elevations, as in ditching or cutting away embankments" (lines 15-18) including illustrations.
- Harrow Attachment.
- Patent for an improved attachment for cultivators used in farming.
- Machine for Raising and Lowering Railway-Tracks and Applying Ballast Thereto.
- Patent for machines designed for "raising and lowering railway-tracks and applying ballast thereto." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
- Massage Device.
- Patent for an adjustable massage device that may be used as an attachment to a shaving brush or as a separate shaving tool. The device includes a rubber head that is moved over the face to “soften the beard” (line 83) for shaving and discourage discomfort and irritation.
- Moldboard.
- Patent for a moldboard that is used for plows. Improvements on the moldboard include a simplified method of adding plaster of Paris coating.
- Process of Producing Gas.
- Patent for a new method of making gas. The process is a simple and efficient method of making gas continuously, including illustrations.
- Stalk-Chopper.
- Patent for stalk-choppers related to the type employed by "superimposed horizontal cutters" (lines 13-14) including an illustration and description.
- Threshing Machine
- Patent for machine adapted to operate upon maize, Kafir corn, cane, and the like so as to effectively remove or rub off the seed or grains, without crushing or breaking the same.
- COTTON CHOPPER
- Patent for a simple arrangement to be drawn along a row of standing plants in order to chop or cut out the superfluous plants in the row.
- Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.
- Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
- Air-Brake.
- Patent for train air-brakes to provide set brakes and same auxiliary pressure on all cars regardless of the brake cylinder piston travel distance.
- Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk.
- Patent for "a combined desk and blackboard" (line 68) that includes illustrations.
- Cotton-Chopper Attachment for Cultivators.
- Patent for a device that will be attached to the frame of the cultivator to be used for chopping cotton, and weeds.
- Cutting Mechanism for Display-Racks
- Patent for a cutting mechanism for cutting various fabrics such as oilcloth and the like.
- Display-Rack for Ax-Handles and the Like.
- Patent for a "display rack, for holding ax handles and the like on display." (lines 12-14) to prevent them from warping.
- Picking Mechanism for Cotton-Harvesters.
- Patent for harvesting the cotton crop, with a focus on the construction of the picker-spindles, including illustrations.
- Railway-Switch.
- Patent for an improvement to railway switches, by creating an automatic switch that changes the direction of a track from object while object is moving on track.
- Suspenders.
- Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Suspenders." This includes improved support at both ends.
- Traction-Engine
- Patent for a traction engine that has a unique assemblage of the frame and body making it most efficient.
- Vehicle-Wheel.
- Patent for a vehicle wheel that improves on automobile pneumatic tires by having a "plurality of springs," with a rigid inner rim and an outer rim connected with these springs so as to absorb the force of any shock. The design is strong, simple, and durable.
- Wrench.
- Patent for an improved wrench which utilizes two circular heads, individually situated at the ends of a single handle.
- Electric Insact Trap.
- Patent for an electric insect trap that highly efficient trap for electrocuting house flies and similar insects, include illustrations.
- Process For Expressing Fluid From Paraffin Compositions.
- Patent for using a cooling and heating process to assist with expressing fluids from paraffin compositions.
- Railway-Switch
- Patent for improvements in railway switches which are especially adapted for use on street railway tracks.
- Steam-Brake For Single-Truck Log-Loaders.
- Patent for a simple, durable, and cheap way of improving steam brakes, especially those for single trucks used for logging.
- Valve.
- Patent for an improvement in the function and use of a valve which gets rid of the wire usually used to raise tank valves. Getting rid of this wire allows for easier drainage.
- Apparatus for Generating and Carbureting Hydrogen.
- Patent for an apparatus that will improve the cost efficiency of producing gas. Specifically, this invention details a "main tank which produces hydrogen and an auxiliary tank wherein the hydrogen is mixed with crude petroleum oil and thereby given its illuminating and combustible properties" (lines 18-23).
- Ice-Cream-Freezer Holder.
- Patent for a new ice cream freezer holder to be placed at the bottom of a freezer during the freezing process, including illustrations.
- Knob-Fastening.
- Patent for improved knob fastening where the door knob will be held in place without the use of screws for increased durability, including illustrations.
- Mop
- Patent for a mop that by creates an attachment device and adds a piece to cushion the edge of the mop head. Illustrations included.
- Mud-Shredder for Vehicle-Wheels.
- Patent for a mud-shredding device that is attached to vehicle wheels in order to prevent accumulation of mud.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for a new and improved oil burner design to provide simultaneously regulation of the fuel, steam, and water supply to the coil, including illustration.
- Plow.
- Patent for a plow that provides new and improved mechanisms that allow the blade to move at various angles.
- Plumb-Level.
- Patent for a modified and improved plumb-levels that allow for consistent and accurate readings, as well as the ability for the level to adjust after being harmed.
- Dental Occluding Frame
- Patent for Dental Occluding Frame
- Word-Meter For Type-Writers.
- Patent for various construction changes and improvements to current typewriters to make typewriting easier and more words to be typed.
- Valve for explosive-engines.
- Patent for an improved valve for use in explosive engines which lists the movements of various parts in order to allow air and fuel to mix and explode.
- Combination-Flue
- Patent for a flue which will not crack and open, due to settling or to transverse strain. Also to provide means whereby the flue may be supported from the joists of a ceiling, against settling.
- Cultivator-Hopple.
- Patent for the simplification, strengthening, and adjustment of levers to make using a cultivator hopple easier to use.
- Flush-Valve Attachment.
- Patent for an attachment to a flush valve that will prevent the bowl from overflowing when flushing.
- Guard for Hand-Planes
- Patent for an improvement in guards for hand-planes, more specifically bench planes. The improvements provide a guard, which prevents wood shavings or splinters from injuring the hand.
- Machine for Truing Locomotive Driving-Wheels
- Patent for improvements in machines for truing the driving wheels of locomotives. Other possible uses include truing freight car wheels or similar car wheels.
- Milling-Machine.
- Patent for a milling machine that executes thorough removal of dirt and other substances.
- Rail-Joint.
- Patent for improvements in rail joints. A patent for a boltless, interlocking rail joint that is noiseless.
- Time-Indicator.
- Patent for time indicators wherein the time noting figures are carried upon rotary disks that are constructed and arranged as to expose the proper time in hours, minutes, and seconds to a face plate.
- Traction-Engine.
- Patent for an improved agricultural traction engine with unique driving wheels.