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- Aeroplane
- Patent for an improvement to aeroplanes which includes movable horizontal and vertical planes (or curtains).
- Andiron.
- Patent for improvement in andirons “which is so arranged as to permit ready access to the fireplace for the purpose of cleaning out the ashes and having a removable fender which is capable of being quickly and readily removed or placed in position to retain the fire and prevent the fire from rolling out the fireplace.” (Lines 47-54.) Illustration is included.
- Animal-Trap
- Patent for an animal trap that requires the animal to fully enter the jaws of the trap to reach the bait and that reliably springs the trap upon the entrance of an animal but not when refilling the bait in the trap.
- 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 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.
- Baking-Oven
- Patent for improvements in the design and construction of baking ovens
- Belt
- Patent for a belt. The belt is used for fan belts in motor vehicles and to also have a resilient engagement with wheels without wear on wheels and pulleys.
- Blower and Suction Device.
- Patent for a blower for a threshing machine that regulates the amount of air put out of the machine, and is both affordable and durable.
- Burial-Casket
- This patent is for a burial casket. One of the aims of this casket is to obviate the necessity of using metallic securing devices which now commonly corrode or deteriorate from moisture and expose the body of the corpse to moisture in the ground as well as to parasites and burrowing animals.
- Canopy-Support
- Patent for canopy support for the bed where the user can attach mosquito netting. The canopy support can be removed and folded when not in use, and is designed to offer simple and efficient support.
- Cistern-Guard.
- Patent for a device that guards the water cistern against impure water which drains from the roof of a building to which the cistern appertains.
- Coin-Bank or Toy Safe
- Patent for "coin-banks or toy safes for containing hoarded coin" (lines 8-9). To provide a simple mechanism which "can be manufactured at an extremely low cost, which shall be of marked simplicity in construction, and in which coin will be securely contained..." (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
- Conveyer.
- Patent for the invention of a new conveyor, designed to simplify handling sacked grain.
- Cotton-Tie Buckle.
- Patent for a new cotton tie buckle "that will prevent the band engaging the same from slipping, forma a reliable securing means of simple and cheap construction and also economize in the use of the band length, with considerable consequent by saving in expense, the positive retention of the band b the improved device as required rendering the bale of uniform density and the strength of the device resisting breakage and consequent expense of repair frequently necessary in the ordinary uniform of buckle-ties now in use." (Lines 11-22). Illustration is included.
- Cultivator.
- Patent for a cultivator with adjustable teeth positions to allow for variation in distance between rows or different types of crops.
- Cultivator Standard
- Patent for a cultivator standard. Illustration included.
- Cut-Off
- Patent for a shut off for water supply tanks for cutting off the supply of water and preventing freezing. Illustrations included,
- Display-Stand.
- Patent for a display stand for dresses in stores that allows them to drape in a natural manner. The display stand is made up of a rod that can be moved up and down through a opening in the store counter, which allows for easy use and storage of the stand.
- Ditching-Plow.
- Patent for a ditching plow for use in digging shallow ditches.
- Electric Ore-Concentrator
- Patent for an electric ore concentrator which offers "an improved method and means for electrically concentrating and separating various metallic substances from their respective ores" (lines 14-17), including explanations and illustrations.
- Envelop.
- Patent for a new envelop that allows for "greater privacy and safety" (line 17) and "to be readily opened by the recipient" (line 19).
- Fastener.
- Patent for improvement in fasteners that "can be attached to a collar-button for the purpose of holding any articles such as bow-ties, scarfs and neckties of wearing-apparel in position to make the articles easily attached or detached from the garment." (Lines 10-19) Illustration is included.
- Fish-Trap.
- Patent for an improved fish-trap consisting of a net drawn in the rear of two boats with illustrations.
- Fluid-Vending Machine.
- Patent for improvements to fluid vending machines. The amount of money put in changes the amount of fluid distributed.
- Geometrical Instrument
- Patent for a geometrical instrument. This instrument is used to create a straight edge with pivoted blades, like a protractor, to be used for laying protracted angles, etc.
- Improvement in Curtain-Rollers and Brackets.
- Patent for the improvement of curtain rollers that may be installed inside or outside the frame.
- Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators.
- Patent for new horse hoe for cultivating crops. Hoe includes circular frame, plows, rollers, caster-wheels, etc.
- Improvement in Road-Scrapers.
- Patent for an improvement in road-scrapers which "consists in hanging the scoop to the carriage in such a manner that it may always be made to scrape in horizontal planes whether the carriage run on a level surface or on a hill side; and also in certain devices for holding the scoop suspended above the ground while moving from place to place." (Lines 9-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Solutions for Preserving Meats.
- Patent for preserving perishable foods. The "Texas Meat-Preserving Process." (lines 9-10)
- Improvement in Vapor-Burners.
- Patent for "new and Improved Vapor-Burner." (lines 3-4)
- Improvement in Vitreography.
- Patent for an invention that is similar to an adhesive, which aids in the ornamentation of windows. The patent includes a description, instructions, but no illustration(s).
- Latch and Lock Combined.
- Patent for a new and improved latch and lock. This design consists "[i]n a lock, the combination, with the bushing extending through and rigidly secured to the door and having a screw-thread on its inner end, of the lock-case having the circular screw-threaded aperture into which the threaded end of the bushing is screwed, the spring-actuated bolt and knob-spindle connected therewith, and the outer plate having the notch engaging with the lug on the case, and the downwardly projecting side-pieces [and] provided with screw-holes" (lines 75-85).
- Lifting-Jack.
- Patent for a lifting jack that releases automatically when the lever is pulled down, is easy to operate, and is powerful.
- Mail-Bag Catcher
- Patent for improvements of mail bag catchers. This patent proposes improvements on the construction and arrangements of mail bag catchers including the alteration of the jaw and the addition of springs. Includes illustrations.
- Mixer
- Patent for an improved mixer for "use in connection with internal combustion engines" (lines 9-10). The invention is designed to simplify and increase the engine's efficiency while also making construction more affordable.
- Moving-Picture Machine.
- Patent for an improved machine to play films (moving-pictures), synchronizing both sound and picture in a single machine. Division of another patent by the same inventor (Serial No. 765,959) for a sound record film, and is intended to be used in conjunction with said patent.
- Nut Lock
- Patent for a nut lock. Illustration included.
- Ox-Yoke Key.
- Patent for an ox-yoke key that holds the bows in place. The key makes movement easy because of a swinging plate. "By this arrangement the plate may be swung so as to move the key away from the bow, and so as to move it toward the same; and in operation of advancing and retracting the key, the plate swings in the manner described abode" (lines 20-25).
- Phonographic Attachment for Moving-Picture Machines
- Patent for an invention that is "the provision of mechanism whereby a sound record may be made or reproduced synchronously with the taking or reproduction of moving pictures" (Paragraph 100). In addition, the invention enables sound and picture to be recorded on the same machine, so that they sound and the picture match.
- Pipe Connection
- Patent for a pipe connection for metal pipes that allows sections of pipe to be easily connected together and bent into different shapes for use in trains.
- Plunder For Baling Presses
- Patent for a plunger for baling presses. Illustration included.
- Printing-Press.
- Patent for a printing press with a faster moving bed and less jarring of the machine than previous presses.
- Process of Concentration
- Patent for the invention that relates to a process of separating a conductive substances from a nonconductive substance, and more particularly to the seperation by means of electrifying conducting particles and repelling said particles, while the non-conductive substances are not so repelled (lines 10-16).
- Process of Making Lubricants.
- Patent for "an improved process for making a lubricant especially adapted for parts of moving machinery which will be efficient to keep said parts and their bearings cool and which may also be used to cool heated journals and bearings" (lines 11-16).
- Quilting-Frame
- Patent for "a construction which will be cheap and simple in construction and efficient in its operation and which may be adjusted to hold the quilt with the proper degree of tension at all times" (lines 12-16).
- Rail-Joint
- Patent for a rail joint. Illustrations included.
- Railway-Bicycle.
- Patent for a railway-bicycle that travels on one rail and needs two wheels with connecting frames. It has a forward double flanged wheel and a wheel behind the first wheel, and this machine is faster and lighter than other similar machines.
- Retort Vaporizer and Superheater
- Patent for improvements for vaporizers "of simple and highly efficient means for thoroughly and effectively superheating the vapor of water and oil" (lines 13-15).
- Rotary Steam-Engine.
- Patent for a rotary steam-engine that provides "a new and useful machine of this character wherein a head or pressure of steam shall be utilized to its fullest extent with a consequent increase in power over other engines worked under the same head or pressure of steam. To this end the main and primary object of the present invention is to provide a simple, economical and durable steam engine of the rotary type having few working parts, but one which shall run easily and steadily and will develop considerable power" (lines 9-19).