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- Accelerating Foot-Throttle for use on Automobile-Engines
- Patent for an "improved form of foot pedal or foot throttle" (line 10) which "provides means for effectively controlling the speed of an engine by the action of the driver's foot against the foot throttle located in a convenient position on the floor of the car" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
- Acetylene-Gas Generator.
- Patent for "an improved apparatus for generating acetylene gas" (lines 12-13). The apparatus includes a carbid receptacle with a conical bottom and a cylindrical valve for better control of the carbid, as well as a gas tank with a gasometer-bell which operates the system.
- Activated-Sludge Treatment.
- Patent for a method that dehydrates sewage for easier removal.
- Adding and Subtracting Machine
- Patent for an improved adding and subtracting machine adapted to be attached to the end of a lead pencil. It is readily manufactured and simple in construction.
- Adjustable Electric-Light Holder.
- Patent for an adjustable electric-light holder for automobiles.
- Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages.
- Patent for adjustable rockers that convert baby carriages into a cradle in a quick and reliable manner.
- Adjustable Support.
- Patent for adjustable props or supports used in concrete construction or scaffolding, including illustrations.
- Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.
- Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
- Adjustable Window-Shade Support.
- Patent for an adjustable window shade support that can readily attach a shade to a window frame and the roller can be adjusted to any desired location or elevation.
- Adjusting and Locking Device for Skid Chains.
- Patent for anti-skid chains for use on automobile wheels and tires which may be locked to prevent slipping.
- Advertising Device
- Patent for an advertising device meant to sit on a desk as a ruler. This device is designed to make the images on its surface appear to be suspended in air when it is lifted. It can be manufactured cheaply and is intended to be distributed for free as both a ruler and advertisement.
- Advertising-Machine.
- Patent for a machine that displays advertisements in a rotation.
- Advertising-Sign
- Patent for large outdoor advertising sign that is inexpensive to illuminate but still catches attention by providing the illusion of movement.
- Aerial Projectile
- Patent for an aerial projectile for use as an anti-infantry bomb, dropped by planes. Specifically, it is a fragmentation bomb hand dropped from planes that will not only deliver an explosive blast and the subsequent shrapnel, but deliver such a blast as to destroy itself so it cannot be reverse engineered.
- Aerocompass.
- Patent for an aerocompass, which improves upon a compass combined with inclinometers or map-boards. It is intended for use on submarines, airplanes, or in an area when it would be difficult to use a regular compass.
- Agricultural Implement.
- Patent for a planter attachment that is readily controllable by the operator so as to allow rows or spots in the ground to be replanted. This is accomplished by controlling the flow of seeds from a seed box to a spout and by controlling the distance of the spout from the ground.
- Air-Brake for Automobiles
- Patent for air-brakes in automobiles. It is a system that replaces fluid braking systems with an air-based braking system.
- Air Intake Device.
- Patent for an air intake device for automobiles and other internal combustion engines. Provides novel and improved heated air supply for carburetors during cold weather. Adjustable to admit unheated air in various proportions according to the air temperature and weather.
- Air-Regulating Attachment.
- Patent for a new attachment in a carburetor that regulates air through suction and has a valve to release pressure from an engine, including illustrations.
- Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
- Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
- Airship.
- Patent for improved airship design involving the containment of gas in an envelop and the passage of gas through multiple compartments with the purpose of facilitating, "steering or repairing of the machine." (line 17) including illustrations.
- Airship.
- Patent for an airship with multiple gas bags inside an outer enclosing casing, which maintain the buoyancy of the airship in case one or more of the smaller bags should rupture. This airship also supports one or more persons other than the pilot, has an "envelop adapted to serve as a parachute in the event of danger", and can "alight upon and rise from the surface of a body of water".
- Airship-Destroyer.
- Patent for a new airship-destroyer with the new ability to fire pellets and bombs in various directions and differing altitudes (lines 8-12), to ignite fuses to prime the device for firing at a predetermined altitude (lines 13-19), to incorporate a bomb to explode upon contact with the airship (lines 20-24), and to provide the projectile with a rocket to propel it to a greater altitude (lines 25-28).
- Anticreeper for Railway Rails.
- Patent for an anti-creeper with improved strength and serviceability "in the location and construction of the tie abutting portion" (lines 28-29).
- Antifriction Hollow-Tube Sucker-Rod for Deep Wells
- Patent for a "simple and inexpensive means for coupling the tubular sections of the sucker rod together and guiding said rod with little or no friction into the well casing or tube" (lines13-17). This object is to be used in "pumping water, oil, and other liquids from deep wells"(lines 11-12).
- Aparatus for Cleaning Lechuguilla, Henequen, and Analogous Fibrous Plants.
- Patent for an improved apparatus for scraping lechugilla, henequen, and analogous fibrous plants. This apparatus scrapes the stalks of the plants mechanically and separates the pulp from the fiber of the plant so that the fiber will be cleaned and ready for use.
- Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton
- Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
- Apparatus for Molding Silos and the Like.
- Patent for an apparatus of simple structure that allows for the easy adjustment and manipulation of parts. It is "used for molding silos and similar structures from concrete cement material" (lines 10-12).
- Apparatus for Separating and Cleaning Hulls and Trash from Seed Cotton.
- Patent for a machine for separating and cleaning hulls and trash from seed cotton. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a boll threshing machine.
- Apparatus for Separating Liquids.
- Patent for dehydrating petroleum oil emulsions through liquid seperation.
- Apparatus for Watering Plants
- Patent for improvements in plant-watering apparatuses by inventor Elton F. Reid.
- Arc-Lamp Attachment
- Patent for improving arc lamp attachments. The attachment allows an arc lamp to be able to use an incandescent lamp in place of the electrodes in an arc lamp. The attachment increases the efficiency and durability of the arc lamp.
- Artificial Hand-Grip.
- Patent for an improvement to artificial hand-grips that includes a pair of jaws that attaches to an artificial arm and allows wearers to perform various activities.
- Artificial Tooth
- Patent for an artificial tooth that is better able to anchor to the mouth plate.
- Ash-Sieve.
- Patent for a new ash sieve for a home oven.
- Athletic Shoe
- Patent for improvements to athletic shoes for men, women, and children that improve the comfort of the shoe, support the anatomy of the foot, and prevent “falling arches and other foot ailments” (p. 1, lines 22-23).
- Attachment for Bale-Forming Presses.
- Patent for an attachment for bale-forming presses consisting of needles, wire storage spools, and a "yieldable mechanism" allowing the wire to pass (line 17) including instructions and illustrations.
- Attachment for Carbureters
- This patent is for improvements in attachments for carbureters for automobiles. The purpose of this invention is to provide a means whereby only hot air or vapor is sucked into the carbureter,
- Attachment For Coffee-Roasters
- Patent for coffee roaster attachment to aid in storing coffee after particle separation and also as a filter. The intention was to have this particular device be an attachment for many coffee roasters.
- Attachment for Dental Instruments.
- Patent for a dental instrument which is to attach to a dental drill handle. Protecting the patient's tongue from being cut by the drill or grinding disk while the patient's lower teeth are being operated on, including illustrations.
- Attachment for Huller-Gins
- Patent for the type of cotton gin known as huller gins. It is an attachment intended to force cotton through portions of the huller gin that often becomes blocked by accumulated detritus.
- Attachment for Internal-Combustion-Engine Carbureters.
- Patent for Improvements in Attachments for Internal-Combustion-Engine Carbureters. The "explosive mixture entering the cylinders of the engine may be improved and in this way increase the efficiency of the engine" (lines 12-15).
- Attachment for Stalk-Cutting Machines.
- Patent for improved, cheap, and simple stalk-cutting technology with shielded protection, including instructions and illustrations.
- Attachment for Vehicle-Headlights.
- Patent for attachment for vehicle headlights. The invention has a deflecting hood for the head light that deflects the light downward, below the line of sight, particularly for oncoming vehicles
- Automatic Automobile-Top.
- Patent for an improvement on automatic automobile-tops. The primary objective is that when in inoperative positions, the actuated drum neatly appears as a weather proof roll. Another objective is to provide side curtains so that the vehicle may be closed on all sides.
- Automatic Change-Over Signal for Motion-Picture Machines
- Patent for an automatic change-over signal for motion picture machines that signals the approach of the end of the film reel.
- Automatic Circuit-Closer Attachment for Telegraph-Keys
- Patent for an attachment for telegraph keys, so that the line circuit closes automatically upon the release of the key.
- Automatic Fire and Burglar Alarm.
- Patent for automatic fire and burglar alarm. A cord extends from the casing of the alarm mechanism to a window. The alarm is triggered either by weight of a window opening or the cord is burned by fire.
- Automatic Fountain-Valve for Locomotives
- This patent relates to new and useful improvements in an automatic fountain valve for locomotives. The purpose of the invention is to provide a valve that will automatically close in the case of the locomotive overturning. This valve will cut off the escaping or steam from broken pipes and prevent the scalding of engine-men who may be trapped in the cab.
- Automatic Fuel-Changing Valve.
- Patent for Automatic Fuel Changing Valve. The purpose of the invention is to provide a mechanism that switches to another gas supply when the one which is feeding the system runs low.