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- Aeroplane.
- Patent for aeroplane construction to include improvements to air motor protection to minimize resistance and the use of air cups to direct the full force of air to the motor shaft, including illustrations.
- Automobile-Signal.
- Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
- Axle Lubricator.
- Patent for axle lubricator. This invention makes it so that manual lubrication of spindles is eliminated.
- Coin-Wrapping Device.
- Patent for a coin wrapper (primarily used in banks) that uses a strip of carbon paper to create an imprint of the coins contained inside, which will remain after the coins are removed. The purpose of this is to create a record of the original number of coins to facilitate their counting and verification.
- Cotton-Cleaner and Boll-Breaker.
- Patent for cotton cleaning and boll-breaking apparatus that simplifies assembling, disassembling, and adjusting parts. The apparatus uses a suction that feeds the material into the rotating blades for cleaning. Special features include removable screen frames, refuse collecting pockets, and replaceable blades.
- Snowplow.
- Patent for a new snowplow design for use at the front of a motor vehicle, steam car, or electric car. The snowplow is triangular in shape, and has sides that can be adjusted vertically, to increase the height of the plow.
- Steering Attachment for Automobiles
- Patent for a steering attachment for automobiles, more specifically automobiles of Ford. This invention helps to provide stiffer friction for the steering wheel which provides stability when the driver no longer has a grip on the steering wheel. This helps keep the steering wheel from veering off and stays on track.
- Well-Drill Wrench.
- Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
- Embroidery-Needle.
- Patent for an embroidery needle that is simplified version for easy use and avoid complications. The embroidery needle has a better grip for the user.
- Fuel-Valve Lock for Motor-Cars.
- Patent for a fuel shut-off valve for motor cars. The device would prevent fuel from flowing from the tank to the engine with the turn of a key, preventing the vehicle from being stolen.
- Grain-Car.
- Patent for a grain car, with improved methods or loading and unloading the grain, as well as an easy method for converting the car to haul regular cargo.
- Needle for Hand-Embroidery and Similar Work.
- Patent for a hand embroidery needle that allows for easy swapping of different sized points.
- Safety-Casing Clamp
- Patent for a tool that supports the drilling and operating of oil and gas wells. Specifically, the patented tool allows a strong method of sealing the smaller casing inside the larger casing, as the larger casing is pulled out of the well. Includes illustrations.
- Shovel-Digger.
- Patent for an improved shovel design.
- Toy Aeroplane.
- Patent for a new and improved toy airplane to be propelled by the feet and steered by the child seated inside, including illustrations. It "is relatively simple and inexpensive to produce, while also being able to withstand considerable rough handling" (lines 26-28).
- Automobile-Hood Attachment.
- Patent for a device that can be affixed to the hood of a car, preventing rainwater from leaking into the electricals under the hood and behind the dashboard.
- Bed Attachment
- Patent for bed attachments that can be stored under the ordinary bed.
- Boring-Tool for Oil-Wells and the Like.
- Patent for new and improved boring tools. The combined wheel bit and reamer is intended to simultaneously bore and ream.
- Cotton Blocker
- Patent for cotton blockers that prevent crops from becoming covered in soil during the harvesting process.
- Current-Motor.
- Patent for a current motor in which water wheels are employed to drive electric generators. The design provides for pontoons to allow the water wheels to be adjustably supported. Constructed in sections, additional sections can easily be added and bracing is included so that the units can be configured to rise and fall together.
- Internal Combustion Engine.
- Patent for an internal combustion engine consisting of a valve and cynlinder. The engine is made to avoid dead air space commonly present in valve casings.
- Method of Liberating the Fibers of the Agave and Similar Fleshy Plants.
- Patent for an alternative method in separating the plant fibers of agave and similar plants. This process omits the use of the popular chemical method in favor of a more natural fermentive bath.
- Pipe-Painting Machine
- Patent for pipe-painting machine. The invention details improvements in devices for painting pipes or "other elongated substantially cylindrical objects". The object was designed to create minimal waste when operating the device.
- Steering-Wheel Lock.
- Patent for an improved steering wheel lock that avoids the need for a specially constructed lock. Utilizes parts of simple, cheap and sturdy construction capable of being used in any motor vehicle design.
- Transmission-Gearing.
- Patent for an improved gear set adapted for transmitting power to the main driving wheels of farm tractors, the gear set embodying simple and efficient means of effecting a reversal of travel without any chance of gear stripping, as well as the whole transmission gearing encompassing less space.
- Underreamer.
- Patent for a strengthened and improved underreamer for more effective well drilling.
- Union-Garment
- Patent for union garments with a strip of elastic or semi-elastic woven material at the back of the waist in order to allow the garment to stretch when worn.
- Valve-Lifter For Automobiles
- Patent for improvement in valve-lifters for automobiles. The object of the device is to compress a spring of the intake and exhaust valves of an automobile. Also for the quick removal of the valve.
- Automobile-Radiator.
- Patent for improvements in automobile radiators to provide the ability to remove the top and the bottom of the tanks so they can be easily reached for replacement and repair.
- Churning Device
- Patent for an improved churning device that provides a carrier for the churning receptacle, making manufacturing cheaper and operation easier.
- Collapsible Bench.
- Patent for a collapsible bench that improves the structure of general work benches by folding together when not being used.
- Cotton-Chopper.
- Patent for agricultural machines to "permit the chopper to pass predetermined plants during the operation of the machine through a planted field." (lines 13-16)
- Crank-Axle Adjustment.
- Patent for a crank axle adjustment "to simplify and produce and efficient crank axle that will efficiently perform its function in connection with the general structure of a plow or cultivator." (lines 13-17)
- Cultivator Tongue
- Patent for a a tongue that can be connected with a cultivator where the free lateral swinging of the tongue and the cultivator can be induced.
- Fork
- Patent for a mechanical fork that is operated using the thumb or finger.
- Piston-Ring.
- Patent for metallic piston rings to allow for expansion and contraction without leakage.
- Railroad-Crossing Shock-Absorber.
- Patent for railroad crossings to protect the rails from contact with the vehicle wheels and to absorb the jar and vibration from passing vehicles over the crossing.
- Seed-Selecting Mechanism.
- Patent for seed selecting mechanisms that plants or drops two seeds at the same time and can be attached to the hopper of a planter.
- Shocker.
- Patent for improving automatic grain shockers and cappers by adding adapted frames, with illustrations.
- Silo
- Patent for a silo that is constructed in sections, making transport more efficient.
- Staple-Setter.
- Patent for a staple-setter that can be more efficiently utilized for paper board boxes, specifically boxes that are used by florists.
- Tag-Threading Machine
- Patent for a machine that threads tags or cards through ribbon, twine, string, etc.
- Auto-Lock
- Patent for an invention of a valve locking device by which the fuel supply pipe can be cut off and a valve which is inserted in the said pipe locked in the cut off position.
- Beet Harvestor
- Patent for improvements and additional features in the mechanical frame of beet harvesting equipment.
- Boll-Cotton Separator and Cleaner
- Patent for a new boll-cotton separator and cleaner used for separating and cleaning boll, catch the cotton delivered to the separating chamber, remove cotton from catching means, etc.
- Device for Making Vessels Invisible.
- Patent for improvements in "air and water craft" (line 13) invisible including illustrations. These improvements include invisibility through "plurality of plates or sections" (lines 18-19) and diffuse light, disguising the vessels.
- Dry Closet.
- Patent for improvements in dry closets with an illustration. The improvements patented are specific to separating "fecal matter and urine" (line 15).
- Hollow Building-Tile.
- Patent for hollow building blocks or tile in a block form with a groove to easily insert a nailing strip which can be secured with nails or screws.
- Knee-Protector.
- Patent for knee protectors that provide padding for the wearer when kneeling, attached by springs that allow for comfortable movement and easy donning.
- Knockdown Extension Covered Wagon-Bed
- Patent for a knock-down wagon bed, particularly to be extensible for cotton hauling.