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- Automobile-Tire.
- Patent for a device that provides a cushion to spring wheels.
- Boiler-Cleaner
- Patent for an appliance to clean boilers. Device remains in boiler and sucks dirt particles out.
- Hinge Gage and Marking Tool
- Patent for a hinge gage (sic) and marking tool.
- Spindle Lubricator.
- Patent for improving the process of lubricating spindles without removing the wheel, and at a more affordable cost.
- Waterproof Car-Door.
- Patent for a freight car door of "strong, durable, and inexpensive construction which will be water and air tight, and which will be practically indestructible in case of a wreck" (lines 17-20) including illustrations.
- Mechanical Starter
- Patent for "improvements in mechanical starters for internal combustion engines" (lines 10-11). It is designed for the use in automobiles, trucks, and similar vehicles.
- 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.
- Canning Apparatus.
- Patent for an apparatus adapted for use in canning operations for steaming and cooking fruit, vegetables, and the like, in the cans.
- Chute for Garbage
- Patent for improvements to the conveyer and chutes associated with the disposal of garbage. Also delivers coal and wood to the house from outside.
- Corn or Grain Knife.
- Patent for an improved corn or grain knife that is simpler in construction and inexpensive to produce. This corn or grain knife is "adapted for use in the hand of the user for clipping the tops of standing grain such as corn, by the simple act of opening and closing the hand" (lines 10-13), including illustrations.
- Cotton-Chopper.
- Patent for an adjustable cotton chopper which allows for the chopper to be set to different heights (vertically).
- Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.
- Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
- Cotton-Picker
- Patent for cotton picking in relation to the picking needle that is capable of longitudinal movement.
- Device For Extracting Cores From Wells.
- Patent for a device to obtain samples of the core formed by drilling tools at any depth and withdrawing the same to the surface during the process of drilling.
- Heater
- Patent for an improved heater for heating water and utilizing exhaust steam.
- Lamp-Burner.
- Patent for a lamp burner that supplies air to the lamp flame to ensure proper combustion and maximum light while keeping flame in proper position, illustration included.
- Locomotive Drifting-Valve.
- Patent for locomotive drifting valves to admit saturated steam from the boiler to the steam chamber of the valve chest and cylinders while the locomotive is running with the main steam throttle closed.
- Plow Attachment.
- Patent for a plow attachment that works especially for plowing around smaller plants.
- Sandpapering-Machine.
- Patent for a compressed air sanding machine to use in finishing surfaces with sandpaper, emery cloth, or other rubbing material.
- Watchmaker's Tool.
- Patent for a watchmaking tool that enables a roller jewel to be set in the balance-wheel of a watch with accuracy, and without removing the hair-spring or the roller table.
- Charge Firing Pin
- Patent for a new improvement in Charge - Firing Pens by John N. Swanson. Designed for bombs and torpedoes to create a simple firing pen mechanism that is simple, yet prevents accidental detonation of munitions
- Incubator Regulator.
- Patent for an incubator with an automatic regulator for the flame of an incubator or heating lamp. The invention also provides an improved regulator arranged to raise or lower the wick of an incubator lamp in accordance with the heat in the incubator itself.
- Resilient Wheel.
- Patent for improvements in resilient wheels. "This invention relates to a new and useful resilient vehicle wheel embodying flat arcuate springs by means of which the tread or shoe of the wheel is resiliently mounted with relation to the hub."(lines 8-12)
- Terrace-Marker.
- Patent for a terrace-marker that has "improved means for quickly and conveniently marking or laying out and leveling terraces which shall be light and consequently easily portable, durable and inexpensive to manufacture" (lines 13-17) including an illustration.
- Time-Switch.
- Patent for a time switch "which will be automatically operated to close the circuit and to open the circuit at predetermined times so that the translating devices in the circuit may be maintained energized for a predetermined length of time," (lines 10-15) including 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 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.
- Fender for Plows
- Patent for a plow for fenders. This invention was made to simplify and improve the construction of the rotary disk fender and the means for supporting the same. A further object of the invention is to simplify and improve the manner of connecting the device with an ordinary plow or cultivator beam. Illustrations are provided in figure 1.
- Power-Transmitting Device.
- Patent for new and useful improvements in Power-Transmitting Devices. "its object being to provide a device by means of which power taken from any suitable source may be economically transmitted and multiplied, for the purpose of driving machinery or other purposes."(lines 10-15)
- Railroad Cattle-guard.
- Patent for an improved cattle-guard to keep livestock from crossing onto a railroad track or into railway property. This protects livestock and decreases railroad liability for loos of property. The invention includes a pivotal gate which runs parallel to the track that will go across the track to block animals if they try to cross the opening.
- Resilient Wheel.
- Patent for improvements to resilient wheels with shock-absorbing elements in the hub.
- Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
- Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
- Cooler.
- Patent for an "iceless cooler" (line 13) with key features such as low manufacturing cost, easy assembly, and the capability to be collapsed for compact storage when not in use, including illustrations.
- Activated-Sludge Treatment.
- Patent for a method that dehydrates sewage for easier removal.
- 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.
- Blackboard-Cleaner.
- Patent for a blackboard cleaner that incorporates a "water reservoir having manually controlled means for communicating the water of the reservoir to the rubbing element of the cleaner" (lines 13-17) including an illustration. The rubbing element was also made to be easily removed for replacement or cleaning.
- Combined Marking-Pot and Brush.
- Patent for a combined marking-pot and brush where the marking-pot "will effectually support a brush and prevent the handle thereof from dropping down in to the ink or paint contained therein" (lines 13-16). The marking-pot also provides a detachable cover to prevent spilling.
- Display Rack.
- Patent for rotary display rack for goods to be readily exhibited.
- Hay Press
- Patent for the hay press. The object of this invention is to provide a novel construction for operating the compressing head or plunger of a press, which structure is extremely simple in construction, durable and easy to operate. Illustrations of this invention are provided.
- Mechanical Rectifier.
- Patent for a mechanical rectifier for automobiles. This mechanical rectifier connects with the magneto or generator to turn alternating currents into to direct currents for charging a storage battery while operating the engine.
- Self-Cleaning Harrow and Cultivator.
- Patent for a harrow and cultivator "which is self-cleaning in that, by manipulation of certain mechanism embodied in the machine, the teeth or shovels are caused to rotate about axes, giving up any stalks, grass, or other fibrous matter which may cling to the teeth or shovels impeding the working of the soil" (lines 15-21).
- Stalk-Cutter.
- Patent for an improved stalk cutter that can be connected with lister beams and thus, able to be connected to the lister to cut the stalks while plowing.
- Clasp or Fastener for Garments.
- Patent for a clasp or fastener for garments, designed to replace hooks and buttons as fasteners of womens' garments, including illustrations.
- Automatic Lock for Cotton Gins
- Patent for an automatic lock for cotton gins. It provides an automatic latch having a constant tendency toward the latching position, but yieldable to the opening of breast of the cotton gin. This is to prevent accidents involving the removing of obstruction in the gin happening to those removing the obstruction. Illustrations are provided.
- Boll-Weevil Exterminator.
- Patent for Boll-Weevil Exterminator. Aims to provide a novel and improved apparatus for gathering the boll weevil and squares by air suction to catch insects and pests.
- Combined Chair and Table.
- Patent for a piece of furniture that can operate as either a table or a chair.
- Electric Fire and Burglar Alarm
- Patent for new and useful improvements to fire and burglar alarms. The invention includes improvements so that frequent battery changes are not necessary.
- Form-Holder and Wall-Tie
- Patent for form holder and wall tie used in construction of walls and pertinent structures.
- Insect-Destroyer
- Patent for an insect destroyer in the form of an oven that can be placed on the ground in the rows between plants to kill insects. This machine has an added benefit of killing weeds, as well.
- Knife-Sharpener.
- Patent for improvements in knife-sharpeners that can be clamped onto a table or similar object, including an illustration. The device has also been "adapted for use in connection with a pair of bits or cutters having convex cutting edges disposed in confronting relation, the bits or cutters being capable of adjustment to present new portions of the respective cutting edges for effective work as the occasion requires" (lines 17-23).