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- Demountable Rim
- Patent for a Demountable Rim designed for automobile wheels where a tire can be attached to the demountable rim, secured with fasteners on the rim then is can attach to the wheel itself.
- Method of Casting the Hulls of Ships From Concrete and Floating Said Hulls Into a Launching-Bay.
- Patent for an improved, cost-effective method of releasing ship hulls from a mold via "hydrostatic means and floating said hull into the launching bay or channel" (lines 19-21) without the need for exterior scaffolding, including illustrations.
- Mold for Casting the Hulls of Concrete Ships.
- Patent for an improved concrete hull mold that allows for durable and efficient hull molding without the need for scaffolding or disassembly once complete, with a dual-wall design that allows an intermediate work chamber during the molding process, including illustrations.
- Structural Unit.
- Patent for a structural unit for use in construction. It repurposes crushed metal containers to create a core covered by an outer shell made of cement or similar material.
- Trousers.
- Patent for altering trousers to fit all sizes. The ready made trousers are provided with extra material and openings that allow the materials to be adjusted.
- Shoe-Securing Device
- Patent for a fastening strap that secures baby shoes to baby feet, including illustrations.
- Geometric Figure
- Patent for a sewing pattern for spherical objects, including illustrations.
- Staple-Setter.
- Patent for a staple-setter that can be more efficiently utilized for paper board boxes, specifically boxes that are used by florists.
- Tag-Threading Machine
- Patent for a machine that threads tags or cards through ribbon, twine, string, etc.
- Lock-Washer.
- Patent for "an improved lock washer especially adapted for locking nuts" (lines 10-11) that was designed to "be interposed between the nut and a member to be clamped by the nut" (lines 14-16).
- Vehicle Body Suspension.
- Patent for swing suspension for trucks to absorb shocks sustained by the chassis.
- Tube-Expander
- Patent for a tube expander for setting boiler tubes in the holes in the tube-sheet, which provides simplicity and improvement of its construction.
- Diving-Armor.
- Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Diving-Armor" (lines 5-6) relating to protection from high pressure, enabling arm and hand movements, an outside air supply, and an oxygen tank. Includes illustrations.
- Separator for Secondary Batteries
- Patent for an improved secondary battery separator.
- Hair-Drying Apparatus.
- Patent for an improved method of drying hair after washing that separates and parts the hair in numerous places to quickly and thoroughly dry the hair. The apparatus, that sits on the shoulders, also has an "improved fastener for holding the frame on the head" (lines 40-41), and the frame is collapsible.
- Locking and Operating System for Jail-Doors.
- Patent for a new way to operate and lock jail doors "whereby each and every door in the system can be locked, unlocked and operated altogether, or any one, two or more doors can be locked, unlocked and operated without disturbing the other doors of the system" (lines 11-16), including illustrations.
- Gasolene and Oil Filter
- Patent for a gasoline and oil filter capable of filtering material in a way that makes in suitable for reuse, including illustrations and instructions.
- Tortilla-Making Machine.
- Patent for a machine for making tortillas "easily, conveniently and rapidly" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
- Dirigible Headlight.
- Patent for new invention in automobile. This is made of low cost and highly efficient. This is operated from the steering gear of the automobile.
- Photographic-Printing Apparatus.
- Patent for photographic printing apparatus for printing photographs from film or plate which aims to improve on previous models by making "the printing operation easy and efficient" (lines 20-21) including illustrations.
- Picture-Film Apparatus.
- Patent for a new and improved picture film apparatus. Improvements made to rewinding reels and prevention of strain on the film while in operation. Reels can be separated which allows for reuse with multiple films.
- Plate for Secondary Batteries.
- Patent filed by Joseph O. Luthy, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing in the city of San Antonio, concerning new and useful improvements in placates for secondary batteries. Figures page 1. Description of patent begins page 2.
- Spring-Wheel.
- Patent for an improved spring wheel "which may replace the inelastic wheels commonly used in connection with automobiles, and which are usually made of wood" (lines 10-13) including illustrations.
- Hamper.
- Patent for a hamper that transports post, laundry, baked goods, etc. The hamper is compactly collapsible for easy storage.
- Dry-Cleaning Machine.
- Patent for a dry cleaning machine that cleans using gasoline. The invention reduces the amount of gasoline used; keeps the gasoline clean while in use; provides easy placement and access of garments in the drum while in motion; improves the construction of the drum and its rubbing action on the garments; and supplies moisture to the machine to prevent the gasoline from igniting.
- Gasket or Washer
- Patent for "a gasket or washer adapted to be used upon garden hose, steam pipes, air brake hose, automobile hose, fire hose" (lines 9-11).
- Metal Wheel
- Patent for a wheel that would work well with automobiles and to improve how it is built and make them more workable with spokes.
- Turnstile.
- Patent for a new turnstile design for use in train cars, "especially adapted for use in so called " pay-as-you-enter " cars." (lines 11-12) including instructions and illustrations.
- Jail
- Patent for community style jails, eliminating single-cell jail housing.
- Door Operating Means
- Patent for a mechanism to operate jail doors. The mechanism is "operated with a single movement of the hand to open and close a plurality of doors simultaneously" (14-19). Illustrations included.
- Revolving Case and Account Register
- Patent for revolving case and cash register. This device is designed as an account system and provides customers with and account book for keeping records. Illustrations included.
- Box for Carrying Wireless Signalling Apparatus
- Patent for a box for carrying wireless signaling equipment that fits the equipment well and has a handle or strap for carrying the box with.
- Combined Wire and Wireless Telegraph System.
- Patent for a combined wire and wireless telephone system that has a wireless system in between two wired systems.
- Combined Wire and Wireless Telephone System.
- Patent for a combined wire and wireless telephone system that allows 2 people who are calling through two different central operating stations to talk to each other even though there is no wire directly between the 2 parties, through the use of a wireless system.
- Holder for Ice-Cream Freezers.
- Patent for a holder for ice cream freezers that holds them firmly to a table.
- Spark-Gap Muffler.
- Patent for a spark gap muffler that muffles the sound of a spark jumping a gap between wires in wireless telephone and telegraph systems.
- Wireless-Telephone System.
- Patent for a wireless telephone system that does not require the user to flip a switch in between receiving and sending a message.
- Lock for Toy Banks
- Patent for a lock for toy banks. Illustrations included.
- Electric Signaling System for Railways
- Patent for an electric signaling system for railways which allows the engineer to see whether there is any danger or obstruction ahead on the track, and send and receive signals to and from a distant point. Illustrations included.
- Nut-Lock.
- Patent for a nut lock for railroad tracks, which will prevent rail bolts from unscrewing.
- Sewing Awl
- Patent for a sewing awl. Illustration included.
- Apparatus for Extracting Honey
- Patent for an apparatus for extracting honey. Illustration included.
- Spark Arrester
- Patent for a spark arrester. Illustration included.
- Railroad-Rail
- Patent for a new railroad rail design. Illustrations included.
- Tool for Truing and Dressing Commutators.
- Patent for a tool "for truing and dressing the commutators of dynamo motors... especially designed for truing and dressing the commutators of motors employed for propelling cars" (lines 9-14).
- Feed-Valve for Air-Brake Systems
- Patent for a feed valve for air brake systems, designed to more efficiently refill the air supply of the auxiliary reservoir found in a train. Illustrations included
- Lawn-Trimming Machine
- Patent for a lawn-trimming machine designed to trim the edges of lawns or other grass plots. Illustrations included.
- Cattle Guard
- Patent for a cattle guard. "This invention is a cattle guard having transverse drainage conduits with overhanging plates and so proportioned that the foot of an animal will be projected into the conduit" (lines 13-17). Illustration included.
- Railway Signaling-Lantern.
- Patent for a railway-signaling lantern designed with a U-shaped handle for easier handling, and safer signaling, with illustrations.
- Nailless Horseshoe
- Patent for horseshoe with extended sides that will bend inward to fit the shape of the horse hoof and that will be secured by screwing on nuts to pre-attached bolts on ears pressed against the hoof. Invention is a light and adjustable shoe that can be put on without the use of nails and can be removed at any time.