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- Adding-Machine
- Patent for improvements to adding machines, which is key-operated and includes a vertically disposed shaft and a means to actuate the sliding plate.
- Ax-Sharpener
- Patent for an ax sharpener that can be attached to and removed from an ax head.
- Bag-Mouth-Spreading Device
- Patent for a device which holds open the mouth of a bag or sack so that it can be easily filled. The device works with bags hung on a post or with bags hung from the shoulder, as a cotton picker's sack.
- Bale-Tie Buckle
- Patent for a bale-tie buckle which can be fastened quickly. The bale-tie buckle "can be economically manufactured," is "capable of resisting enormous pressure," and "can be quickly and easily placed on the bands or ties."
- Boll Breaking Machine.
- Patent for new and useful improvements in Boll-Breaking machines.
- Cotton-Gin
- Patent for improvements that may be added to a cotton gin to facilitate the removal of lint from the saw through the use of air suction, increasing ginning efficiency.
- Garden-Hose Holder
- Patent for a garden hose holder that "will support the nozzle or discharge end of a garden hose" at adjustable heights and directions. The patent allows for the "stream of water [to be] directed from the hose in any desired direction and at any angle relative to the ground."
- Grading Device for Seed.
- Patent for a new and improved grading device for seed.
- Improvement in Automatic Brake-Setting Mechanism for Pneumatic Brakes.
- Patent for improvements in pneumatic brakes with simple construction for higher efficiency in trains including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Clasps.
- Patent for improvement in clasps "especially adapted for garment supporting" (lines 9-10) including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
- Patent for "a device that will chop cotton mechanically" (line 10-11) and require less labor including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton Pickers.
- Patent for improvements in cotton pickers which require less labor than manual efforts.
- Low-Water Alarm For Boilers
- Patent for "improvements in low water alarms for steam boilers and more particularly to those which are operated by the heat from the steam in the boiler, after the water therein has fallen below a predetermined danger point" (lines 15-20).
- Plow.
- Patent for "heel sweeps" for plows, which are a construction of wings that that sweep the furrow on either side of the plow.
- Process of Hyrdogenating Fats, Oils and Waxes
- Patent for introducing hydrogen and a catalyst in order to convert oils, fats, and waxes into substances of higher melting points.
- Rotary Boring-Drill.
- Patent for new and useful improvement for rotary boring-drills that are used for drilling wells.
- Rotary Boring-Drill
- Patent for a simply constructed rotary drill suitable for drilling wells in soft formations such as shale.
- Single-Disk Drill
- Patent for a single disk drill for drilling into soft materials ("gumbo, shale, hard clay, and soft rock") without clogging.
- Transmission Gear Shifting Device.
- Patent for a new transmission gear shifting device will "provide means for shifting the transmission parts of an automobile or other motor driven vehicle, without employing the usual hand levers and appliances, and to do so by means of electrically controlled operating mechanisms in combination with certain component parts." (Lines 12-18) including illustrations.
- Clock Attachment
- Patent for an improved clock attachment to operate "a series of alarms or signals arranged in different rooms of a building or in other separated stations for simultaneously sounding the alarms or for operating the signals at predetermined times." (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
- Automatic Film-Mover
- Patent for an automatic film mover which allows film in a projector to be automatically moved forwards and in reverse.
- Door-Lock
- Patent for a lock which can be attached to either a right-hand or left-hand door and operated from either side. When locked from the inside, a shutter will prevent the door from being unlocked from the outside until released again from the inside.
- Improvement to Lifting-Jacks
- Patent for the improvement of the lifting jack which allows the user to "lower the lifting bar by a step-by-step movement as well as to elevate the lifting bar by such a movement (lines 12-14). Includes instructions and illustration."
- Internal-Combustion Engine.
- Patent for a two-cycle, reciprocating piston internal combustion engine that preheats incoming fuel and is designed to run smoothly and reduce vibration, including illustrations.
- Mechanism For Casing Off Water.
- Patent for a mechanism for casing off water in wells so that it does not become mixed with oil or escape into the bore and be discharged to the surface.
- Portable Bath-Cabinet
- Patent for a bathing cabinet where the tub is supported on a swinging door such that when the door is open, the tub is in a position for use. When not in use, the tub and enclosing curtain are hidden from view and the cabinet appears to be an ordinary wardrobe. The the cabinet may be moved from place to place.
- Track-Laying Machine.
- Patent for improvements in track laying machines that enable railway ties to be delivered to the exact location that they are to be places in the track; includes illustrations.
- Transverse-Cutter Rotary Drill
- Patent for a rotary boring drill whose head is made of multiple parts, allowing for a larger cutter than a single piece head. The mechanism that holds the multiple parts of the head together also prevents the cross-shaft from rotating with the head.
- Spark Plug for Internal-Combustion Engines
- Patent for an improved automobile spark-plug with both insulated and non-insulated cylinders that will activate with any spark to the device.
- Combined Soap-Drainer and Brush
- Patent for a brush which can be used as a soap receptacle when laid flat on its back. In this position, it also allows the brush bristles to drain.
- Cotton-Gin.
- Patent for a cotton gin with novel saws that are constructed in sections and placed in a way to reach more cotton entering the device, including illustrations.
- Cushion Insole and Arch-Support.
- Patent for a shoe insole device that provides an interior lining with improved cushion, arch support, and perforations that facilitate air circulation. Includes illustrations.
- Fan Attachment for Sewing-Machines.
- Patent for a fan attachment for a sewing machine which attaches to the foot pedal so that when the pedal is operated, the fan is activated, including illustrations.
- Pen and Pencil Holder.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in pen and pencil holders" (line 7-8).
- Self-Inflating Tire.
- Patent for an automatic, self-inflating tire which uses a valve that opens to allow air in and closes to prevent air from escaping, including illustrations.
- Traction-Wheel
- Patent for a traction wheel with a removable gripping surface which will prevent the wheel from slipping on roads or slick surfaces.
- Fire Alarm System
- Patent for a new and improved fire alarm system. This alarm system will allow the room on fire to be identified and alert the fire department that there is a fire in that house. Using a minimum number of wires, for safety, this alarm signals only one bell no mater the room on fire.There is also a self test feature within this system.
- Automatic Weighing-Scale.
- Patent for a more accurate continuous weighing automatic scale of such bulk materials as grain, cotton seed, etc. with a mechanism for automatical control of both a main and an auxiliary receiver door.
- Buggy-Shafts
- Patent "is to provide a construction whereby the shafts and cross beam which connect the same may be held against relative movement" (lines 10-13).
- Drive-Wheel for Traction-Engines
- Patent for a drive wheel for traction engines which has retractable wheel lugs. The wheel lugs used for traction on dirt roads can be "pivoted so that they may be withdrawn when not needed," such as when traveling on pavement.
- Envelop.
- Patent for an envelope that employs a lock and seal mechanism to increase security of contents. The envelope cannot be opened without tampering or mutilating the envelope.
- Hydraulic Swivel
- Patent for a hydraulic swivel to be used with rotary well drilling machines which will carry water to the drill head through a supply line and maintain that supply line in a given position during drilling operation.
- Putty-Trowel
- Patent for a putty trowel which will lay a line of putty and trowel it into place to secure glass in a window sash.
- Self Locking Rail Chair.
- Patent for self locking rail chair. This chair can be easily added to older rail lines for passengers' comfort.
- Shipping Unit
- Patent for "a shipping unit or carrier for the transportation of merchandise as freight, express, or baggage" (lines 8-10).
- Padlock
- Patent for Padlock.
- Apparatus for Building Circular Walls and Means for Adjusting the Apparatus.
- Patent for a "scaffold adjusting apparatus, and particularly to means for elevating and lowering scaffolds for building circular wills or silos, circular tanks, smoke stacks, and similar circular walls "(lines 10-14), including illustrations.
- Combined Andirons and Grate
- Patent for a combined andiron and grate that can be used with or without the grate attachment. The grate is adjustable to maintain variable fire depths and has "a swinging bracket for heating and cooking."
- Educational Souvenir.
- Patent for an educational souvenir. This object is intended to educate and amuse audiences.
- Improvement for Cotton Chopper
- Patent for improvement for cotton choppers “so that the operator may regulate the depth of cut, and may shift the cutting member forward or back” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustration included.