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- Acetylene Gas Generator
- Patent for "a new and useful acetylene-gas generator" (lines 5-6), including illustrations and instructions.
- Apparatus for Calcining Plaster
- This patent is for an apparatus for calcining plaster of any kind. Or an apparatus that keeps clean the inner surface of a revoluble drum for ventilating the drum during the calcining operation. The apparatus also provides for easily removing the material after the completion of the cooking operation (Lawrence, 1902).
- Automatic Train-Stop
- Patent for Automatic Train-Stops "particularly to a system operable in connection with well-known airbrake systems to apply the airbrakes, and shut off the power when an accident of a predetermined character occurs." (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
- Calcining Apparatus
- Patent for a calcining apparatus. This furnace is designed for calcining lime and other materials. Illustration included.
- Calcining Apparatus
- Patent for a calcining apparatus. This invention if for the calcining plaster of all types. Illustration included.
- Car-Replacer
- Patent for car replacer. It is an improvement to "what is called a 'frog' or a 'shoe'." The invention involves "two frogs or shoes which are used together" and are used "in such a way as to replace a car truck. . ." (Ledbetter)
- Cement.
- Patent for cement of the type commonly known as Keene's cement, which is harder and glossier than other types of cement.
- Cement.
- Patent for cement that is better or equivalent to Keene's cement from England, made from pure gypsum and various chemicals and only calcinated once.
- Cement Kiln
- Patent for a new and improved cement kiln for drying gypsum and other materials employed in the manufacture of cement and plaster.
- Cement Plaster.
- Patent for a cement plaster that is similiar to "Keene's" cement.
- Cement Plaster Kettle
- Patent for a cement plaster kettle. This "invention is an improvement in kettles for cooking gypsum in order to convert the same into cement-plaster" (line 8-10). Illustration included.
- Churn.
- Patent for a new and improved hand churn, that rests on any flat surface to create better support during use.
- Churn
- Patent for a churn that can produce butter in very short period of time with minimal effort.
- Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
- Patent for a combined cotton chopper and cultivator, which allows cotton to be chopped earlier and to be done by one person.
- Combined Statement-Blank and Envelop.
- Patent for combining statement-blank and envelop that comprises a signature that provides the ability to add the bank statements in a paper that could be folded to create an envelop.
- Cooking Utensil.
- Patent for cooking utensil designed for roasting coffee, popping corn, roasting meat, and other food by hand over a fire or flame by rotating. The device is made of metal and mesh, turns by cranking, and the length of the shaft is adjustable for stability.
- Cooling and Disinfecting Device.
- Patent for improvements in fluid cooling and disinfecting devices. The primary object of improvements is "to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient device of this character which will be well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed."
- Corn-Heading Knife.
- Patent for a corn cutting knife that straps to the hand and protects the fingers for a more efficient harvesting of corn and maize.
- Cotton Chopper.
- Patent for cotton chopper that frees the plants from the "weeds and the soil thereabout cultivated in but a single operation" (lines 14-16).
- Cotton-Gatherer.
- Patent for a cotton gatherer, which harvests the cotton and boll at the same time.
- Cotton-Separator
- Patent for an apparatus for cleaning seed cotton and separating the dust and dirt therefrom prior to the ginning operation. The apparatus will have a perforated metal disk or wheel where cotton will readily slide off, instead of getting clogged. The separator wheel will have a smooth plane surface that will cause no injury to the cotton and the entire surface is freely exposed and unobstructed.
- Cultivator
- Patent for turning and clearing cotton.
- Cut-Off.
- Patent for a cut-off for water pipes, which provides a new construction to control the flow of supply of water from a roof.
- Drag-Harrow.
- Patent for an improved drag harrow for plowing soil. "The primary objective of the invention is to provide a soil pulverizer in which a rotary grinding action is produced by the drawing of the apparatus across the soil" (lines 10-13).
- Fountain-Pen.
- Patent for a fountain pen that has a piston which suctions ink into the pen's barrel and feeds it to the pen-point. The pen will be sturdy with no loose parts.
- Gearing For Bicycles.
- Patent relating to "a new and useful improvement in gearing for bicycles and the like, and has for its object to so construct and arrange a device of this description as to avoid sudden shocks or jars which are occasioned by unevenness in the road-bed over which the machine is traveling, and also to enable the rider to exert a sudden force upon the pedals without straining the framework or wheels of the machine" (lines 9-18).
- Generator for Acetylene Gas
- Patent for a new and improved generator for acetylene gas.
- Insecticide.
- Patent for improvements in poisons for prairie-dogs, a “chemical compositions adapted to destroy vermin and more particularly prairie-dogs; but it may also be used to destroy many other sorts of vermin, including birds and insects.” (Lines 12-16) Ingredients and instruction of how to mix this compound are included. No illustration.
- Lawn-Mower
- Patent for a lawnmower. Illustrations included.
- Lock
- Patent for a lock used to secure the openings of grain bags. Illustrations included.
- Method of Purifying Water
- Patent for a method of purifying water.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for an oil burner for stoves, which is easy to manufacture and use.
- Plowshare.
- Patent for a plowshare with a reinforced and self-sharpening point.
- Pump Jack
- Patent for an improved double-acting pump jack that will require less parts and external force to operate and maintain.
- Quilting-Frame for Sweing-Machines.
- Patent for a quilting-frame for sewing-machines that "a folding tripod which is adapted to support the quilting frame, by means of a swiveled pulley connected to the handle of the frame carrying the rollers, the said pulley running backward and forward on the upper surface of a horizontal shaft which is held by means of adjustable rods, to a parallel shaft which is slidingly held to the upper surfaces of two of the tripod strips" (lines 18-26). The invention can fold compactly for storage.
- River Steamboat
- Patent for improvements in the construction and design of passenger and freight river steamboats.
- Shipping-Crate.
- Patent for a crate to transport bottled beverages, which is protected by slidably mounted, sealed enclosures with guide strips, guide rods, and terminal hooks. Bottles are held upside down within protective neck encasements. Accidental opening of the crate is reduced since the opening side cannot be slid open until the seals are broken.
- Shot-Carrying Shell.
- Patent for "a cartridge-shell which shall clean the barrel of the gun each time one is discharged, thereby preventing the gun becoming foul or clogged," and "which can be employed for shooting shot at long or short range." (Lines 11-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Stalk-Cutter.
- Patent for a stalk cutter for cutting dead stalks left over from the last crop that has an improved rotary cutter and lifting mechanism.
- Stove
- Patent for a more efficient and cost effective heating apparatus. The stove is designed for coal and similar fuel sources.
- Sulky.
- Patent for improvements in sulkies by using materials such as curved springs, cross-bar and braces to support the body of the vehicle and making it rigid, with a sturdy frame, the sulky would vibrate freely in every direction. Illustration is included.
- Tag-Holder.
- Patent for a tag holder for attaching to boxes and cases.
- Two Wheeled Vehicle.
- Patent for a new and improved two-wheeled vehicle. This design consists, "with the vehicle-body, the side springs secured thereto, and the bow-shaped brackets secured to said springs, of the axle and the shafts secured to the axle, the links pivoted to the axle and the said brackets and suspending the vehicle-body from the axle, the spring having its rear end secured to the vehicle body and provided with an eye at its front end, the cross-bar connecting the shafts, an eyebolt depending from the said cross-bar, and the adjustable link adapted to be lengthened or shortened" (lines 53-64).