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- Air Cycle.
- Patent for a pedal power "aeroplane" (line 9) with improvements to driving pedals and controlling the flight path.
- Ant Trap
- Patent for an ant trap designed as a ring-shaped trough and which allows for the drainage of rainwater through a pipe fitted with a porous plug. Both walls of the trough are capped with inward and downward curved flanges.
- Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.
- Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
- Chiropractic Table
- Patent for use by chiropractors in their manipulations of the human body, and has for its object the provision of a table or attachment to a table including simultaneously movable head and abdomen supports. The invention has been designed which embodies a head rest, chest support, and abdomen support all mounted upon a single hinged member which will automatically adjust itself to the patient laying upon the table, spring means being provided for opposing the movement.
- Holder for Car and Locomotive Replacing Frogs
- Patent for improving railway car frog replacement and holding. The improvements include greater strength and durability and low cost manufacture.
- Horse-Boot.
- Patent for a horse boot that covers and protects the hoof and pastern joint of a horse. It also protects the fetlock joint and practically the entire foreleg below the knee. This device allows for the horse to move without being hindered in any way, or without causing chafing. Both protecting the horse and providing additional comfort and safety.
- Insecticide for Boll-Weevils.
- Patent for boll-weevil insecticide with novel method of compounding. Arsenic and baking soda are combined with wood ash to create a dust which kills the insects as an inhalent instead of needing to be consumed by the insects in order to be effective.
- Planter
- Patent for a planter, in particular, a planter in which the hopper is provided with an agitator in the bottom, which will prevent the seed from clogging the feed opening and this produce a continuous and positive flow of seed.
- Ship-Protector.
- Patent for a ship protector that uses a system of mats that can be individually lowered to temporarily repair a hole blown in the hull by a torpedo or floating mine, thereby keeping the ship from sinking until it can reach port. The mats can also be used to prevent floating mines from contacting the hull. Designed to be easily applied without requiring any material changes in the ship's construction.
- Eyeglass Mounting
- Patent for the creation of new and useful improvements in eyeglass mounting.
- Automatic-Cut-Off
- Patent for an automatic cut-off part for a steam inlet pipe.
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for Cotton Chopper. To help in the aid of chopping cotton instead of using a hoe.
- Cotton-Picker's Sack.
- Patent for improvements to Cotton-Picker's Sacks "to permit the bag or sack to be opened longitudinally to permit quick and convenient emptying of the contents thereof" (lines 12-15).
- Floor-Mop Wringer
- Patent for a mop wringing frame that is portable and independent of the mop and the water receptacle. The device causes the mop to be subjected to a twisting action when the handle of the mop is rotated.
- Insecticide-Dispensing Receptacle.
- Patent for an improved insecticide dispensing receptacle, made cheaply enough it can be disposed of after use.
- Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burning Furnace.
- Patent for a furnace that can be powered either by gas or liquid fuel. Designed specifically for improved insulation and fuel efficiency.
- Paint and Varnish Removing Process.
- Patent for improvements to the removal process for paint and varnish. An invention of a solution that will cause finished coatings to be removed with less expense, less time, and no specifically skilled labor requirement to meet.
- Portable Forge
- Patent for a portable forge adapted for use in oil well drilling. Used to create a compact form of a forge for easy breakdown and storage, while also making it easier to transport.
- Potato-Curing Apparatus
- Patent for an apparatus used to cure sweet potatoes and similar vegetables by circulating heated air through storage bins and removing moisture.
- Radiator-Plug
- Patent for improved radiator plug used for sealing radiators with a fluid-tight joint making it unnecessary to have the radiator pipe extended or threaded. This invention allows the pipe to be sealed at any point.
- Roller for Cotten-Gins.
- Patent for an improved cotton gin roller, to separate cotton fibers from cotton seeds. Made with a hollow design to prevent the device from becoming too hot during use.
- Swing
- Patent for swing that accommodates both seated and reclining positions.
- Vehicle-Wheel Attachment.
- Patent for a vehicle-wheel attachment to prevent wheel from moving and vehicle theft.
- Well-Drilling Device.
- Patent for well drilling device with new and useful improvements in well-drilling device for simultaneously drilling the main hole and an advance or "rat-tail" hole.
- Window-Sash Gearing and Lock
- Patent for a window sash mechanism that allows the upper and lower portions of a window to be adjusted and locked independently of each other.
- Automatic Turntable
- Patent for “a turn table of simple and durable structure adapted to be placed in the floor of a small garage or at other points, and which will automatically operate when an automobile is run upon the same to effect the complete turning of the automobile machine in order that the machine may enter the garage while traveling a forward direction and leave the garage in a similar manner” (lines 17-25). Includes illustrations.
- Building-Block.
- Patent for building block that is easily formed or molded. The building block forms tiers to easy move around and modify.
- Can Opener
- Patent for a portable can opener capable of conveniently being carried on a key ring or attached to a tin or other container and sold with the tin as a part thereof. The can opener may be used repeatedly and employed with equally good results for opening either the side or top of a can.
- Cultivator Attachment.
- Patent for an attachment for the cutting of weeds and soil moving. It is designed to be attached to any cultivator or plow beam either singly or duplicated.
- Perpetual Calendar.
- Patent for the improvement of calendars to create easier-to-read and quicker-to-adjust. These calendars were to be able to be used no matter the month or year and would always be accurate.
- Trap.
- Patent for animal trap especially designed for trapping rats, mice, minks and other small animals. This animal trap has a pair of pivoted doors arranged on the opposite sides of a baiting standard, which is also vertically adjustable. The purpose of this trap is to drown the animals that have become entrapped.
- Well Screen.
- Patent for a well screen device. The device can keep particulates out of the well water while also restricting water to flow into the well without being released back into the soil.
- Auto Steering-Lock
- Patent for a lock designed to attach to the spokes of a steering wheel with the intention of guarding it from "unauthorized persons" (line 20), including illustrations.
- Burner.
- Patent for improvements in burners to allow them to use liquid fuel such as oil.
- Kettle-Furnace.
- Patent for a kettle furnace of simple construction; a kettle furnace comprising a sheet metal member having bolt openings disposed in pairs near the vertical edge.
- Rail Joint and Brace.
- Patent for an improvement to rail joint structures that extends structural longevity by bracing the rails against each other.
- Rotary Drilling-Machine.
- Patent for well drilling rigs also known as rotaries that provides a new way for controlling the slips that eliminates all danger of injury to workers.
- Vaporizing Attachment.
- Patent for improvements in the vaporizing attachment on a printing press that will allow vapor to be applied to the paper as it goes through the printing press.
- Adjustable Book-Cover.
- Patent for adjustable book covers. More protection with use of thicker paper, with adjustable feature is highly important as is also the slit and tongue.
- Automatic Electric Advertising Sign
- Patent for an electronic sign that works by a conveyor-belt like band printed with advertisements being rotated, allowing the owner to show many advertisements while saving space.
- Clothes-Rack.
- Patent for "a new and improved clothes rack, adapted to be carried in one's pocket," (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
- Locomotive-Headlight
- Patent for a locomotive headlight in which its illuminating lights are placed directly ahead by a means of better support.
- Machine for Cleaning Pipe-Lines
- Patent for a machine for cleaning pipe-lines. The machine uses the pipeline as a track, traveling along the track cleaning the pipeline.
- Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid
- Patent for the manufacture of aluminum chlorid and the method of making aluminum chlorid to produce vapors that are subsequently condensed in any suitable manner. This patent is important because it is advantageous to work with a producer of gas made at as high a temperature. This is because of the greater amount of sensible heat it carries forward for use in the reaction.
- Mote-Board for Cotton-Gins
- Patent for mote boards for cotton gins that throw off bolls, leaf, trash, dust, along with other foreign material
- Safety-Crank
- Patent for a new Safety-Crank for starting auto vehicle engines, which is capable of effectively imparting the necessary forward movement to an engine for starting, but having means conjoined with it, whereby it will be automatically released from positive engagement with the starting shaft on any retrograde movement of the engine.
- Spring-Clip Tool.
- Patent for "putting back spring or axle clips where the clip is slightly bent and difficult to replace by hand, the tool serving as a convenient means for bending and forcing the clip in place without injuring the threads thereon" (lines 19-23), with illustrations.
- Vehicle
- Patent for a vehicle that can carry heavy loads and can turn around in a small space and can turn easily on a crooked road.
- Wheel-Tread
- Patent for improved wheel treads specifically for assisting motorists trapped in mud, sand, or the like.
- Acetylene-Gas Generator.
- Patent for improving acetylene gas generators.