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- Bottle Stopper.
- Patent for a bottle stopper made to be an alternative to cork plugs, including illustrations.
- Boring-Machine.
- Patent for Boring-Machine. Particularly a boring-machine for boring brush blanks, and can bore all of the necessary openings, both straight and at an angle, at a single operation.
- Cane Stripping Machine.
- Patent for a new cane stripping machine, specifically for use in harvesting sugar cane grown particularly in Lousiana and Texas.
- Caterpillar-Tractor.
- Patent for 1) a mechanism preventing the Caterpillar tractor's driving element from becoming clogged with mud; 2) a mechanism to regulate the force put on the wheels in relation to the weight of the tractor's load; 3) a mechanism to allow this regulation of force in relation the weight of the tractor's load to be manually adjustable; 4) a construction improvement to allow the tractor to be turned in a relatively short radius, including illustrations.
- Cistern-Cleaner
- Patent for a device to be used for cleaning mud and sediment from cisterns while preventing contamination of the water within the cistern.
- Combination Valve and Cap Tool
- Patent for a combination valve cap and stem used to ease the process of deflating pneumatic tires by eliminating the need to keep track of a separate cap piece when removing the valve core, including illustrations and instructions for use.
- Electric Water-Heater.
- Patent for a new electric water heater that forces water to travel around heated wires in tubes, including illustrations.
- Harness.
- Patent for a new, reinforced harness made of rubber, a metal chain, and leather, including illustrations.
- Insect-Trap.
- Patent for a new and improved insect trap with a flanged pan, the mouth of which has an inclined surface. The insect trap is designed to be arranged directly over a burrow of ants, so that ants are directed to a bait pan.
- Replanter.
- Patent for Replanter. "This invention relates to replanters and it has for its object to produce a simple and improved device capable of being readily attached to and used in combination with an ordinary cultivator for the purpose of planting seeds where the seeds previously planted have failed to sprout as will appear at the time when the plants are first cultivated." (line 2)
- Shank-Stiffener and Heel-Plate for Shoes.
- Patent for "shank stiffener and heel securing plate for use in the manufacture of shoes or in the repair work" (lines 25-27) to prevent or repair buckling, loosening, and breaking of heels due to shanks of soles being made from "leather, compressed paper, or steel" (lines 18-19) which historically have not been able to support the heel of the shoe.
- Standing-Valve Structure.
- Patent for a standing valve structure "which serves as a coupling between the working barrel (of a pump) and strainer member, to effectively exclude foreign matter" (lines 16-19) including instructions and illustrations.
- Trousers-Stretcher.
- Patent for a trousers stretcher that removes wrinkles and creases from trousers by stretching them. The stretching tension may be increased or decreased as desired.
- Apparatus for Solidifying Cotton-Batting Preparatory for Pressing and Baling
- Patent for an apparatus for forming cotton batting into dense rolls to prepare them for bailing and pressing. Illustrations included.
- Automatic Gun or Rifle.
- Patent for a gun or rifle with a magazine, which quickly and automatically ejects spent cartridges and reloads.
- Automobile-Indicator
- Patent for an automobile indicator which shows the license number of the car and the state in which the license was issued. Illustrations included.
- Currycomb and Brush
- Patent for a curry comb and brush. Illustrations included.
- Doll.
- Patent for a doll that will be durable and attractive by constructing a rigid form of the human bust and shoulders which serves to make these parts more durable, including illustrations and instructions.
- Electric Heater for Liquids.
- Patent for a portable, electric heater that may be plugged into an electrical outlet and immersed in a liquid. The electrodes will be placed in such a way that the circuit may not be closed.
- Foldable Holder for Writing-Pads
- Patent for a foldable cover for writing pads. Illustrations included.
- Grain-Doors for Railroad-Cars.
- Patent for the grain doors that will improve better access through the use of double doors.
- Plant-Blocker
- Patent for a plant blocker. Illustrations included.
- Trolly Wheel and Harp.
- Patent for trolley wheels, where "the transmission of the current through the wheel to the harp is maintained at the maximum and the necessary wear of the relatively movable parts reduced to a minimum" (lines 11-15).
- Vending-Machine
- Patent for a vending machine. Illustrations included.
- Wrench
- Patent for a pipe and nut wrench. Illustrations included.
- Acetylene-Gas Machine
- Patent for a acetylene gas machine that automatically controls the flow of carbid or gas producing material into the generator "by means of a float and lever connection with the valve of the carbid hopper" (lines 19-21).
- Axle-Setting Machine
- Patent for a axle setting machine that can be used on any type of axle, has its own lever, and doesn't touch the inside of the axle collar.
- 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.
- Combined Lister Plow and Planter.
- Patent for a combined Lister plow and planter that both breaks the ground and plants seed. Appears to be a type of early tractor.
- Cotton-Topper.
- Patent for a cotton-top trimmer that can be attached to a cultivator.
- Electric Heater for Metal Workers.
- Patent for a electric heater for heating metal in preparation for welding. Consists of a bath of sal ammonia and water with a layer of graphite on top that the metal is placed into and then electric current is turned on which heats the metal to a weldable temperature.
- Journal-Box.
- Patent for a journal or wheel axle box that allows the wheel to rotate freely and reduces friction stopping the boxes from becoming hot.
- Planter
- Patent for a single row planter for corn or cotton. The planter is to be used in virgin soil with out any soil preparation.
- Truck.
- Patent for a strong but light steel framed truck with a beamless braking system that is affordable and easy to repair.
- Buckle
- Patent for "a fastening device for securely holding the meeting ends of straps together, and is particularly applicable to stirrup-straps, in which, because of the strain thereon, the ordinary fastener is quickly broken or the strap is torn from the same" (lines 9-15).
- Burial Apparatus
- Patent for improvements in burial apparatus, relating particularly to linings and coverings for graves, which are designed to do away with all appearance of earth or dirt in the placing of caskets or coffins in the ground.
- Hay-Press
- Patent for a press for hay, straw, and similar. This device, intended for horse-powered bailing processes, is designed for cheap and efficient hay press for the bailing process.
- Lapel-Spring for Coats.
- Patent for improvements in lapel-springs for coats and similar articles of clothing by using a loop-shaped spring and a rod or bar pivotally connected with or hinged to both ends of the spring. It will hold the lapels of a coat or similar garment in proper position. Illustration is included.
- Multiple Telegraph
- Patent for "a simple device of this character by means of which any one of a number of instruments or translating devices at a distance may be operated over a single line-wire and by means of a single flow of electric current through said wire" (lines 10-15).
- Plow
- Patent for "means which will rigidly hold the point against independent movement toward the landslide of the plow" (lines 45-47).
- Press for Cotton, Wool, Hay, &c.
- Patent for "a press which will compress the cotton or other material into bales of hexagon, cylindrical, or other shapes, the shape of the bale corresponding with the shape of the bale-receptacle used" (lines 11-15).
- Sash-Fastener
- Patent for improving the design so that when it is closed it forms loops for holding the window's curtains, while also being inexpensive and strong.
- Combination Key and Automatic Stop Cock
- Patent for "new and improved Combination Key and Automatic Stop-Cock" (lines 6-7) for the purpose of providing "an automatic arrangement for cutting off the water-supply in hydrants and like appliances when the weather becomes so cold as to endanger the freezing of the water" (lines 11-14).
- Press-Box for Horizontal Oil-Presses.
- Patent for a press-box for horizontal oil-presses that produces "a cake of even thickness and density, and without strain on any part of the box" (lines 11-13) that has "a box fitted with a strainer that will be more lasting, which can be cleaned without removing it form the box, or the box from the press, and to which the cake will not adhere; [and] to provide a box fitted with effective and economical means of raising the cake out of the box after it is pressed" (lines 13-20). This box is made out of metal.
- Tablet-Holder.
- Patent for "tablet-holders for stenographers, clerks, copyists, &c.; and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device for supporting a tablet while taking notes or while copying therefrom; and to provide improved means for securing the tablet to the supporting plate or board of the holder." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Vehicle-Brake.
- Patent for improved vehicle brakes, and the "object is to arrange the brake shoes so that when applied they will bear on the wheels slightly below a point on a line drawn horizontally through the center of the wheel, whereby a greater brake power is obtained with less force exerted, and further, to so construct and arrange the brake shoes that during the backing of a team for any purpose the brakes will automatically release themselves and not bear upon the wheels to interfere with said backing." (Lines 21-31) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Vehicle Wheel.
- Patent for a wheel attachment of "combined purposes of tire, felly and safety guard" (lines 15-16), with slight wing-like widening between spokes to prevent sinking into ruts, with optional cutouts to reduce weight, including illustrations.
- Fly Trap.
- Patent for a new and improved fly-trap. This design "is to produce a fly-trap the bait-pan of which will be operated by certain mechanism to bring it under the trap, and in such a manner that the flies will be compelled to fly into the trap, and thus be captured. Furthermore, the object of the invention is to produce a simple and effective fly-trap" (lines 13-19).
- Wagon Brake.
- Patent for a new and improved wagon-brake. This design consists "of a suitable support which is attached to the rear axle-tree, the brake which is pivoted to this support, the connecting-rod pivoted to the brake, and the operating lever pivoted upon a supporting bar which extends from one standard to the other . . . The object of [the] invention is to produce a wagon-brake which is simple in construction, effective in operation, and by means of which the driver can instantly apply the brake with great power" (lines 14-25).
- Improvement In Horse-Power Mill.
- This patent is for a new improvement with how a horse can be attached to a horse-power-mill to do the necessary work needed on a farm. As the horse moves around the machine moves with it.