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Fuel-Economizer for Engines

Patent for a device to increase the fuel efficiency of and reduce carbon deposits within combustion engines by means of an air controlling valve that supplies heated air to the intake manifold of the engine while it is running. The device is self-regulating, using a series of valves to deliver heated air in proportion to the degree of suction created by the pistons.

Date: unknown

Creator: Minor, Edward Lynnwood

Engine-Starter

Patent for an engine starter "operated by compressed air and which may be brought into operative connection with the fly wheel of the engine to be started, whereby said fly wheel is rotated."

Date: June 2, 1914

Creator: Fruehbeck, Edgar F.

Tire-Remover.

Patent for an improved tire remover.

Date: July 12, 1910

Creator: Young, Harry B. & Palomino, Refugio

Tire Remover

Patent for a tire remover. Illustration included.

Date: December 28, 1909

Creator: Young, Harry B. & Palomino, Refugio

Spectacle Holder

Patent for a spectacle holder. Illustration included.

Date: June 30, 1903

Creator: Grooms, Richard McLane

Self Heating Branding Iron.

Patent for a self heating branding iron, which allows for branding irons to be easily attached and detached from portable sources of fuel.

Date: January 14, 1902

Creator: Lowe, Marvel Avander

Door-Holder.

Patent for a door holder, which will hold the door in place at various preset positions.

Date: December 7, 1909

Creator: Daly, Henry M.

Device for Raising Water.

Patent for a new and improved device for raising water "by use of a compressed fluid. such as air" (line 9).

Date: February 22, 1898

Creator: Lempert, William S.

Puzzle.

Patent for a simply constructed puzzle with a difficult solution, "but may be accomplished by the exercise of care, skill, and ingenuity in the manipulation of the device" (lines 15-18). It is a rectangular box with eight balls, four of which fit into holes in the corners of the box. There are segmented walls surrounding the holes.

Date: January 5, 1897

Creator: Collis, Michael Francis

Nut-Lock.

Patent for nut-locks specifically adapted for use on railroads. Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: February 16, 1897

Creator: Reilly, George

Sack-Tie.

Patent for sack-ties that consist of a brace with a wire that folds in with the upper edges of the mouth of the sack and hold it into position, by hooking around the ends of the brace.

Date: April 27, 1897

Creator: Driffill, Frederick

Improvement in Faucets.

Patent for "an improved faucet, which shall be so constructed that it will not be liable to be injured by being screwed into and out of the cask, which will not be liable to leak, which will have the button of the valve-stem protected from accidental injury, and shall be simple in construction and easily operated." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Date: September 18, 1877