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- Animal-Trap.
- Patent for a live animal trap that uses a trigger and allows for live bait. Wire fabric is used to prevent animals from digging and escaping.
- APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY DISTILLING CRUDE OIL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
- Patent for promoting the distillation of crude oil and other substances, separating the different parts of oil and impurities based on their weight.
- Automatic Brake.
- Patent for automatic wagon brake which removes the strain on draft animals when the vehicle is descending down an incline.
- Automatic Door-Closer
- Patent for improvements in automatic door closers with the object to simplify and improve the construction and utility of devices of this character. May be applied to doors of various sizes whereby the door may be caused to close without slamming or jarring.
- Automatic Fire-Alarm.
- Patent for an improved automatic fire-alarm, which will sound an alarm, release water from pipes, and alert the fire station.
- Automobile
- Patent for improvements for power distribution in automobiles, including illustrations.
- Automobile-Clutch.
- Patent for improvements to automobile clutches with the objectives of avoiding a jerky start, preserving integrity of friction surfaces, associating with anti-friction bearings to minimize load on motor, and producing an economical clutch.
- Boot-Tree Former.
- Patent for a boot-tree former, which is used in boot manufacturing to form and stretch the shape of a boot.
- Bricklayer's Guide-Line Holder.
- Patent for improvements in Bricklayers' Guide-Line Holders with spring controlled jaws for anchoring the holder to the brick, securing it in a stationary position on the wall.
- Bridle-Bit
- Patent for an improved bridle bit for veterinary services, including illustrations.
- Carbon Holder for Electric Arc Lamps
- Patent for improvements made to the carbon holder for electric arc lamps to improve efficiency in replacing the lamps. To improve upon the current design, the patent illustrates and describes a new level clutch system to allow movement, as opposed to the gravity-based design previously implemented.
- Centrifugal Suction Fan
- Patent for improvements made towards in suction fans that are found in cotton picking machines to improve efficiency. The primary improvements detailed in the patent describe and illustrate an improved design of the casing inside the fan to prevent damage to the cotton or the seed once they are sucked into the fan, among other design improvements.
- Collapsible Stove.
- Patent for an improved collapsible and portable cooking device.
- Corn-Heading Knife
- Patent for improvements in the cutting blades of corn-heading knives that are worn on the hands. Illustrations included.
- Cotton-Gin.
- Patent for improvements to Cotton-Gins' brush cylinders that includes "a longitudinal tubular member having a brush cylinder cooperating therewith and which serves as a conduit for the passage of the lint cotton from the gin and also as a connecting means for the legs of the gin frame and as an end outlet for the gin, and leaving the rear of the latter unobstructed and freely accessible" (lines 13-21), including illustrations and instructions.
- Cotton-Picker's Knee-pad
- Patent for "knee pads especially adapted for cotton picker's use." (lines 10-11)
- Cotton Picking Device
- Patent for removing cotton from the stem and placing into the machine. The machine will also remove further elements that are not part of the cotton, and then place the cotton into a basket.
- Counting-Machine.
- Patent for "a counting machine, and it more particularly relates to an attachment for typewriters (lines 12-14).
- Dam Construction
- Patent for a movable dam wall shorter than the depth of the water behind it, including illustrations.
- Device for Manually Propelling a Body Through the Water.
- Patent for a device that can be used by an individual while swimming to propel oneself through the water, or as an oar to propel a boat through the water.
- Evaporative Cooler.
- Patent for an evaporative cooler/refrigerator that is cooled by the evaporation of water with ventilating tubes to maintain the air condition in shelves. Water is adapted to move through a "cloth, flowing downwardly therethrough and being evaporated therefrom to thereby effectually cool the articles disposed within the refrigerator" (lines 28-31). This patent includes illustrations
- Fruit-Drier.
- Patent for a fruit drier that includes "a series of hinged trays adapted to be folded into small compact form." (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
- Impeller-Pump.
- Patent for an impeller pump with separate sections and parts that can be connected together. The line of pipe of can be withdrawn without removing the head, and there are measures to keep the liner in operative position. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
- Knee Rest
- Patent for "a knee rest particularly designed for use by cotton pickers and others whose occupations require that they assume a kneeling position" (lines 8-11) Illustrations included.
- Marine Propulsion
- Patent for a new propelling device attached to a marine vessel, including illustrations.
- Motor
- Patent for an improved water-powered motor, including illustrations
- Non-Refillable Bottle
- Patent for an improvement on non-refillable bottles. The improvement would not let any other liquid be surreptitiously added to the bottle. Also this patent design allows for the closure plug to be reused by the manufacturer of the bottle in new bottles.
- Package Tie
- Patent for improvements made to package ties that are utilized by letter carriers to bind multiple letters or newspapers. This patent details improvements in efficiency of use, and construction for mass production to be sold at a small price.
- Piano-Action.
- Patent for a simplified part that controls the rebound of the hammer on a piano.
- Piano-Action
- Patent for a new piano-action that will get rid of unwanted sounds and reduce the amount of cushioning needed. Other goals are to ensure that strings cannot not be prevented from vibrating, and that a certain sound can be made.
- Picket-Fence Machine.
- Patent for a picket fence machine for a fence that can be built of wire where normal fence pickets are woven and spaced an equal distance apart, including illustrations and instructions.
- Planter.
- Patent for a planter which distributes seeds from the top of the seed hopper rather than from the bottom, allowing the operator to see that it is distributing seeds properly.
- Press-Head-Operating Apparatus.
- Patent for improvements in press-head-operating apparatus “to provide means for rotating the connecting member and also means for retaining the parts in their relative positions.” (Lines [20]-[23].) Illustration is included.
- Printing Press
- Patent for a printing press design that has a "type carrying member" which is a "circular rotary disk," and a "mechanism for elevating the ink supplying rolls and paper carrying platens to permit of the passage of the type therebelow without being affected," (lines 11-12, 23-26) including illustrations.
- Quilting-Frame for Sewing-Machines.
- Patent for an attachment that can be connected to a sewing machine to facilitate quilting.
- Railroad-Tie.
- Patent for a new railroad tie constructed of concrete material with detachable internal reinforcements used to support the rail fastening system, with illustrations.
- Railroad-Tie.
- Patent for a railroad-tie in which it will “maintain the gage standard when one rail is replaced by another rail having larger cross section than the original rail.” (Lines 21-23) Illustration is included.
- Safety Lamp-Burner.
- Patent for a safety lamp-burner, which extinguishes itself when the lamp is tipped over.
- Saw-Filing Machine
- Patent for an improved method for filing any saw, including illustrations.
- Screen-Door Brace.
- Patent for a screen door supportive brace intended to maintain original rectangular form and designed to be installed without the use of tools. Includes instructions and an illustration.
- Sink
- Patent for a sink with adequate drainage and connection with a water supply. Can be used with soda fountains etc. Illustrations included.
- Smoke Stack Protector
- Patent for adjustable smoke stack protector that stays open when in use and covers the opening when not in order to protect from rain, wind, dirt to protect the stack from deteriorating.
- Spring-Wheel
- Patent for spring wheels for use on motor vehicles, such as automobiles and motorcycles. Producing a wheel that will absorb the shock or jar incident to its passage over rough or uneven roadways.
- Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Plows.
- Patent for "stalk cutting attachment for plows" (line 10), particularly for chopping cotton stalks.
- Stock Food.
- Patent for stock food that can be perfectly rationed, useful for feeding cattle and hogs, and useful for building up working stock. It is inexpensive and will not deteriorate.
- Subsoiler.
- Patent for improvements to subsoilers "to provide a subsoiler which has a plurality of pivoted points which will merely loosen the under soil so that same may retain a large amount of moisture, and will not turn the under soil over" (lines 10-15).
- Suit-Box.
- Patent for a pasteboard box with flexible binding that can be used for carrying suits.
- Tire Inflating Pump
- Patent for improvements for Tire-Inflating Pumps, mainly those adapted for automobiles, including illustrations.
- Vehicle for Cotton-Pickers.
- Patent for an improved cotton picking vehicle which incorporates seating and an adjustable awning.
- Windmill Wheel
- Patent for improvements made to windmill wheels. Improvements include windmill wheel blades that can easily be taken off or fixed onto the wheel hub, improvements in construction for easy assembly and disassembly, and construction from economic materials.