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- Improved Mode of Extracting Essences.
- Patent for improvements in extracting essences from objects inserted into a new contraption. The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
- Improvement in Coffee-Pot.
- Patent for improvements to a coffee pot. The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
- Improved Ship-Viameter.
- Patent for improvements in ship viameters.
- Improvement in Hot-Air, Steam, and Water-Gauge.
- Patent for improvements in hot air, harmonic steam, and water gauges: "In this invention several tubes pass through the boiler, some under and some above the water, through which currents of air are induced by the heat of the water or steam surrounding them" (lines 8-9).
- Improved Grain-Meter.
- Patent for a more efficient grain-meter. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Ice.
- Patent for improvements on machinery for the manufacture of ice.
- Improvements in Velocipedes
- Patent for improvements to a single-wheel velocipede.
- Improvement in Ice-Machines.
- Patent for improvements to the construction of "of the various parts of the [ice machine], whereby the reconversion of the ether into liquid before it reaches the freezing-vessel or chamber is better assured" (para. 3).
- Improved Power-Apparatus for Vehicles
- Patent for "improvements to powered vehicles with combined rim-wheel(s) in combination with a truck(s), resting upon the inner and lower part of the rim, and supporting a carriage-body or frame, crank-shaft. with one or more pinions, and guide-rollers." (line 8)
- Improved Horse-Power.
- Patent for an improvement in horse-powers (tread-powers) by changing the construction and arrangement of the driving wheels.
- Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
- Patent for cotton-bale ties with metal plates and hooks.
- Improvement in Bale-Tie Clamps.
- Patent for an instrument that tightens the ties used for bales of cotton.
- Improvement in Cotton-Cultivators.
- Patent for "new and useful Improvement in Cotton-Cultivator," (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement of Cotton Cleaners and Condensers
- Patent for changes in the parts of cotton cleaner and condenser machinery, includes illustrations. The changes in machinery seek to eliminate impurities in the cotton while also compacting the cotton into a sheet.
- Improvement in Door-Checks.
- Patent for "a device for holding the doors in open position, which is readily applied to the door and worked without noise or jamming; and the invention consists of a holder or knob, with recessed front end, attached to the base-board, and of a counter-sunk door plate or case provided with a rubber block, that binds on the recessed part of the holder to retain the door in open position." (Lines 10-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Adjustable Saddle-Trees.
- Patent for "improvements in saddle-trees; and the invention consists in constructing the forward ends of the trees with the hinged connection between its sides, to allow lateral adjustment of the sides to and from each other..." (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton-Cleaners
- Patent for a device that enhances the performance of cotton-cleaner machinery.
- Improvement in Cotton Cleaner and Condenser.
- Patent for improvements to machinery for cleaning cotton by passing the raw material over various sizes of mesh and using air to draw out dirt.
- Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
- Patent for improving cotton bale ties with buckle-tie plate and zinc-galvanized iron wire.
- Improvement in Apparatus for Cooling the Air of Buildings.
- Patent for improvements to cooling apparatus for buildings, especially distilleries and breweries. Illustration included.
- Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
- Patent for a new and improved type of cotton bale tie utilizing an automatic leverr-clasp buckle fastener.
- Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
- Patent for an improved cotton-chopping machine, including illustrations.
- Improvement in Coffee-Pots
- Patent for the design of an improved coffee and tea pot with an internal water reservoir, dripping cup for coffee or tea, gauge for water level, and two separate valves for the hot water and resulting coffee or tea. Includes illustration of both a sectional and horizontal elevation of coffee-pot design.
- Improvement in Cotton Presses
- Patent for an improvement in cotton and hay presses.
- Improvement in Cotton-Planters.
- Patent for a cotton-planting machine which "consists in a distributing-drum, having seed-openings through it, and inclined distributing-agitators inside of it, said drum being applied to turn in a frame which is pivoted to the beam of a shovel-plow, whereby the roller will accommodate itself to inequalities of surface passed over, and uniformly discharge the seed in the drill-rows, after which a drag or coverer will cover up the seed." (Lines 18-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Combined Tabled, Copy, and Bill Holder.
- Patent for a combined tablet, copy, and bill holder meant to hold "file-pins in their operative and inoperative positions, to provide simple and improved means whereby a tablet or bills may be covered when not in use or when carrying the device, to protect the same from dirt, &c. and, furthermore, to provide improved means for supporting the holder in position for transcribing" (lines 12-18).
- Apparatus for Removing Cores from Cylindrical Cotton-Bales.
- Patent for a "means for removing screw-threaded cores from cylindrical cotton-bales" (lines 12-14). It is made up of a wheeled-truck that is holding the bale, an apparatus that grips the end of the core, a way to revolve the grip, a driven shaft, and a universal joint that connects the shaft with the end of the core.
- Corn or Cotton Dropper
- Patent for corn or cotton dropper in which improvements are made on general efficiency, "simplicity, expensiveness, [and] durability" (lines 12-13).
- Bale Band Replacer and Tightener.
- Patent for a new and improved bale-band replacer and tightener. This design "provide[s] a simple and convenient device for replacing a broken bale-bind, for tightening the band around the bale, and for drawing the ends together, so as to provide the necessary slack for slipping the loop out of the tie when it is desired to remove a band" (lines 13-19).
- Automatic Wagon-Brake.
- Patent for a new wagon brake design which allows the break to be automatically set, with illustrations.
- Coat-Adjuster.
- Patent for a machine that holds a coat for a person and puts it on that person, thus avoiding the need to personally put on a coat. Pivoted arms hold on to the coat and clamps are connected to the arms which hold on to the coat.
- Baling-Press.
- Patent for an operating mechanism relating to baling-presses, with illustrations.
- Combined Mop and Window-Cleaner.
- Patent for an improved mop and rubber holder meant to clean windows, walls, and similar surfaces. It is adjustable, and the operator can put the mop or the rubber on the end of the handle.
- Machinery for Irrigating Purposes
- Patent for a machine that irrigates with a water wheel. The water wheel is connected to a float and a rod connected that is connected to a crank on the shaft of the wheel.
- Automatic Railway-Gate.
- Patent for an automatic railway-gate or cattle-guard for use "at crossings, the entrances to tunnels, bridges or trestles, or at other places where it is desirable to guard the tracks" (lines 11-13). The invention is a simple and effective way for closing gates, can be operated from a distance, and is controlled by the wheels of passing trains.
- Combined Cotton Separator and Distributer.
- Patent for a simple and efficient cotton separator and distributor that elevates and moves cotton from a wagon into a gin. It has supply and suction pipes, an air-tight cotton distributing box with an opening on one side and a gravity drop door on the other, a mechanism that moves the box in and out of the line of suction of the pipes, and a group of circular distributing boxes that rotate between the pipes.
- Atomizer.
- Patent for an atomizer meant to distribute liquids, powders, and vapors. Its parts can be easily changed so it can be used in different situations, for cleaning, and to make its use more efficient.
- Automatic Recording Apparatus for Vehicles.
- Patent for an improved automatic passenger register and mileage recorder for vehicles that travel on rails. It consists of a roller that is actives by a time motor, a strip that the roller moves, a pressure roller, a pair of rollers that a record sheet is wound between, a mechanism that controls movements of the pair of rollers, electromagnets that are connected to the seats, armature levers that mark the electromagnets current, a bell crank lever that marks the moving record sheet, and a spring that supports the lever.
- Combined Desk and Copy-Holder.
- Patent for a desk with an attached paper-holder that allows for easier transcription.
- Combined Copy-Holder and Tablet.
- Patent for a combined copy-holder and tablet meant for record keeping. The invention's purposes are to "produce a convenient device designed to be employed ether upon the lap of the operator or upon a counter or other convenient support, and to maintain in position for writing a web of paper, thus requiring no holding of the same by the operator; to provide means for conveniently paying out said web of paper as the same is used or consumed; to provide for conveniently tearing the paper from the web into lengths convenient to the operator; to provide for a simple retention and support in a removable manner of the roll upon which the web is mounted; and finally for a support of the device in an inclined position convenient for transcribing notes therefrom" (lines 13-28).
- Combined Stalk-Cutter and Cultivator.
- Patent for "a combined stalk cutter and cultivating machine comprising a rotary stalk cutter and a gang of plows and it consists in the features of construction and novel combination of devices in a machine adapted for the various kinds of agricultural work" (lines 9-15).
- Band-Cutter and Feeder for Thrashing-Machines
- Patent for an attachment for thrashing-machines "for cutting the bands on the sheaves of wheat, rice, or other grain, to spread the loosened bundles out uniformly, and to then feed them thus spread out into the thrashing-machine, whereby the strain on the machine can be made more uniform" (lines 15-20) and the capacity and efficiency can be increased.
- Combination Railroad Cross Tie.
- Patent for a new and improved railroad-ties. This design "pertains to certain new and useful improvements in railroad-ties, having for its object the production of a metallic tie extremely simple in construction, and by means of which a rail can be readily removed or secured in place and a firm elastic bearing is secured for said rail" (lines 14-20).
- Box for Matches, &c.
- Patent for a new and improved matchbox. This design "relates to boxes or cases of the class having folding securing flaps or covers . . . To this end [the] invention comprises . . . a box or case open at one extremity for insertion and removal of its contents, and provided with a slot or opening extending from its open extremity to or nearly to its opposite extremity to permit access to and removal of its contents, and having a folding flap or cover adapted to close its openings and be detachably secured so as to effectually confine and protect the contents of the box" (lines 8-27).
- Can Opener.
- Patent for a new and improved can opener. This design consists "[i]n a can-opener, the combination, with a radius-bar having a handle at one end and a vertical fulcrum or pivot-pin, of an adjustable sleeve mounted on the bar and carrying two cutters, one being adapted to act as a guide and the other as a cutter" (lines 27-32).
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the combination, with the coupling-head provided with a central tongue and a socket on each side of the tongue, and the forwardly-projecting spring-actuated hooks pivoted to the said head, with their rear ends abutting against the bottoms of the sockets and provided with beveled front edges of the coupling-socket provided with catches for the said hooks to engage with automatically, and the vertical spindle journaled in the central tongue and provided with flexible connections wound upon it" (lines 86-97).
- Bee Feeder.
- Patent for a new and improved bee feeder. This design consists in "the vertically oblong box or case having an opening in one side of its lower end, a trough or basin projecting in front of said lower opening, and lateral attaching flanges or wings" (lines 68-72).
- Combined Saw Buck and Drag Saw.
- Patent for a new and improved saw-buck and drag-saw. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the saw-buck having cross-piece, the swinging arm pivoted to and laterally movable on said cross-piece, the upper-end of said arm being provided with a slot, the saw, the saw-carriers . . . having spindles, the forward-carrier being provided with a tenon, and the saw-frame pivotally mounted on the spindles of the saw-carriers" (lines 74-82).
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design is "to provide a novel car-coupling pin and means for operating the same to automatically couple cars through the medium of ordinary links without the use of triggers located within the draw-head . . . The invention consists, essentially, in a vertically-movable coupling-pin adapted to rotate axially in the pin-hole of the draw-head, and having a wing or lug for supporting it in its elevated position, combined with a yielding draw-head having a vertical slot to receive the wing or lug and a shoulder to support the same" (lines 8-22).
- Car Coupling.
- Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "a draw-head provided with a recess having an enlargement at its central portion, a series of vertical jaws on each side of said enlarged portion of the recess pivotally mounted at their lower end in the draw-head, springs connecting each jaw with its corresponding jaw in the opposite series, and means for opening the jaws" (lines 13-20).