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- Adjustable Device for Dressing Down Bearings
- Patent for a tool that dresses down bearings. Railroad engine journals and their corresponding bearings show wear over time. When replacing bearings into such a journal, without adaptation of the bearing there will be an improper fit, resulting in "hot journals" or "hot boxes". This tool adapts a bearing to a proper fit for the journal into which it will be installed.
- Sailboat.
- Patent for an improved sailboat with updated "arrangement of cables controlling the movements of the sails whereby the force of the wind alone is utilized to simultaneously shift all the sails... by merely changing the course of the vessel by actuating the rudder in the usual manner." (lines 10-16), including illustrations.
- Feeder for Soft Candy.
- Patent for bee feeder device that allows bees to have access to food during transport. The feeder also is designed to prevent any running and clogging, while minimizing bee death due to starvation.
- Game-Board.
- Patent for a game board that includes barriers, inclines, and depressions in the board which is meant to simulate a game similar to baseball (as well as other games) using a cue ball. The game board also comes with auxiliary barriers to adjust gameplay.
- Ironing-Board.
- Patent for an ironing board that has no legs or braces, but is securely held and provided with a cabinet that can be attached to the side of a wall or built into a wall to not take up space in the room by being placed out. Makes for easier ironing of garments, such as dresses and skirts, by allowing them to be inserted on the board.
- Method of Repairing Scored Cylinders.
- Patent for repairing scored cylinders in internal combustion engines by making the cylinders as smooth and hard as before they were scored and by filling the scores with metal to maintain the firmness.
- Self-Lining Interlocking Building-Block.
- Patent for interlocking building-blocks that allow for the formation of strong insulated and properly lined walls without the use of skilled labor and with or without reinforcements.
- Sleeve-Puller.
- Patent for simple and inexpensive sleeve puller, primarily for "pulling sleeves from the rear axle housing of a motor vehicle" (lines 13-14), with illustrations.
- Wagon.
- Patent for "a vehicle such as a wagon with means for automatically pulling cotton bolls." (lines 16-17)
- Automatic Sand Trap
- Patent for an automatic sand trap related to automatic devices for separating suspensions into two products and is concerned with the separation of sand from water for dam building and like purposes.
- Carbon-Removing Tool
- Patent for a new and improved carbon removing tool, which allows for the removal of carbon from the pistons of internal combustion engines. Includes illustrations.
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for a machine that can be drawn along a row of cotton to chop the adjacent plants and cultivate the ground under the machine. The device is height adjustable by the operator.
- Dredge-Pump
- Patent for new and useful improvements to Dredge-Pumps. The pump is used to draw up sand and gravel from the bottom of a river.
- Electrically-Controlled Puller For Oil-Well Casings.
- Patent for an improved oil well casing puller that has electromagnets that will lock against the inside of the casing and be pulled out of the well. The pulley within the casing can be used accordingly and can also be locked with the casing or released from it.
- Feed Spout Barrier
- Patent for "a feel spout barrier for slime thickeners, settling tanks, separating tanks and the like" (lines 8-10) with instructions and illustrations.
- Hanger For Car-Doors.
- Patent for a hanger for use in car doors to prevent jamming or binding during opening or closing.
- Magnetically-Operated Oil-Well Fishing-Tool.
- Patent for an electrically operated tool designed to retrieve lost oil pump plungers or casings from within oil wells.
- Memorandum-Calendar.
- Patent for providing a memorandum calendar pad to be used for 2 consecutive years, that includes a filing wire of which the leaves of the pad can be attached to or detached from the calendar stand, and that will be inexpensive to make and easy to operate.
- Metallic Mold for Concrete Walls
- Patent for metallic molds for concrete or plastic walls. These molds have been improved in terms of their construction. Includes illustrations.
- Vehicle-Wheel
- Patent for new and useful improvements to the Vehicle-Wheel. Tire may be formed into a disk wheel constructed with nuts, bolts, rivets, and screws to compensate for any regular and irregular pressure stresses a tire may be subjected to on a road. A further improvement is to provide a more resilient disk wheel to have more durability and longer use on the road.
- Well-Tubing Catcher
- Patent for an improved well tubing catcher, which "provides an equal and positive bearing surface for the gripper slips or dogs in all their adjusted positions" (lines 16-18), including illustrations.
- Attachment for Lister-Cultivators
- Patent for improvements in attachments to lister-cultivators. Illustration is included.
- Battery-Terminal-Fastening Device
- Patent for improvements to battery terminal fastening devices. Illustration is included.
- Fraud-Preventing Means For Commercial Papers
- Patent for new format of bank checks in order to deter fraud.
- Ice-Carrier for Automobiles
- Patent for an ice carrier for automobiles. Illustration is included.
- Irrigating Apparatus.
- Patent for new and useful improvements in irrigation apparatuses. The design includes "a system of surface irrigation comprising a main supply tank, a series of reservoirs, pipes connecting said tank and reservoirs" (lines 95-98). It is intended to allow for irrigating large and small plats of land simply and efficiently.
- Riveting-Machine and the Art of Riveting.
- Patent for improving riveting machines "used in the manufacture of leather and similar goods" (lines 12-13) such that "during the riveting operation the end of the rivet is spun and cut off to hold the bur or washer to its work" (lines 16-19).
- Self-Serving Vehicle-Store
- Patent for vehicle, that when stopped, can be turned into a store which customers enter through one end and exit the other.
- Sheen-Removing Apparatus.
- Patent for a device capable of removing sheen and unsightly stains from clothes, such as garments and coats, to restore them to their original appearance.
- Lawn Swing
- Patent for an improved version of a Lawn Swing that is easily constructed and weather resistant, including illustrations.
- Attachment for Motor-Vehicles
- Patent for an attachment for motor vehicles, specifically for Ford cars but compatible with any car, where the attachment prevents the reverse movement of the car's crank.
- Farm Implement
- Patent for an improved planter for farm equipment by the inclusion of a wheel.
- Faucet.
- Patent for improvements to faucets, such as those for showers, bathtubs, and sinks, to provide water of a desired or specified temperature.
- Lint Separator and Cleaner.
- Patent for machine that separates lint cotton and removes dirt and dust from the machine while it pulls cotton in, including illustrations.
- Maize-Header.
- Patent for a device that cuts stalks of corn to a standardized uniform length for ease of handling and consistent presentation.
- Motor-Vehicle
- Patent for a new Motor-Vehicle (relate to motor vehicle) that provide cushioning means for the steering wheel of a tractor.
- Peanut-Harvester.
- Patent for improvements in peanut harvester machines with illustrations. The improvement is specific to "improved organiz[ation]" (line 10) and to "simplify and improve the construction" (line 18) of the harvester.
- Plow.
- Patent for a plow that can be easily and inexpensively adjusted to plow shallower or deeper.
- Saw-Gummer.
- Patent for saw gummers with simplified operation and adjustable attachments, enabling quicker gumming or sharpening of gin or metal saws, such as those in a cotton gin.
- Tire-Bandage.
- Patent for a mechanism that attaches to the inner rim and adjacent spokes of a wheel to maintain the position of a tire bandage.
- Torpedo-Controlling Apparatus.
- Patent for improvements to a torpedo controlling apparatus. Electrically operated wings or vanes are added to the exterior of the torpedo, allowing remote control from within an airplane. The position and angle of the wings or vanes affect the depth of the submerging operation.
- Coil-Box Guard
- Patent for improvements in coil-box guards for automobiles. The design is simpler and less expensive than previous coil-box guards.
- Wheel.
- Patent for an improved wheel tire. The improvements to a conventional tire include multiple hinged springs which limit the movement of the wheel in two directions when contact is made with the ground. The wheel includes shoes placed concentrically around the wheel that provides shock absorption, better traction, and overall stability.
- Combined Oil-Can and Oiler.
- Patent for combined oil-can that "combines the function of an oiler and oil can" (lines 12-13) and "is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in operation" (lines 18-21).
- Filter.
- Patent for Improvements in Filters specifically used to remove "impurities from gasoline and oil, to fit the gasolene or oil for reuse" (lines 11-13).
- Fire Alarm
- Patent for improvements to fire alarms. Improvements include an alarm device that activates when the temperature rises to a certain degree.
- Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918
- Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
- Incubator.
- Patent for a poultry incubator that rotates the eggs (both automatically and manually) and includes humidity control.
- Process for Clarifying Oil
- Patent for clarifying oil with greater efficiency and removing residual oil from the filter.
- Reaming-Drill.
- Patent for a reaming drill which is meant to improve cutting into hard rock.