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- Slime-Pulp Thickener.
- Patent for a machine used in the wet milling process. It allows proportionate distribution of liquids to aide during the thickening process.
- Concrete Form.
- Patent for a circular concrete form. The form is adjustable and allows nesting for storage and transport.
- Gauge Cock.
- Patent for steam gauge or test cocks that provides a simple and economical gauge cock for steam boilers by which the steam can be readily tested and which is adapted to close the orifice automatically to provide a constructions which will not be disarranged in operation.
- Lawn-Mower Sharpener.
- Patent for a new device that improves lawn mower sharpeners, including illustrations. It is a detachable device that attaches directly to the lawn mower and sharpens the blades while in use.
- Railroad-Crossing Signal
- Patent for signaling devices designed for use along railroads and grade crossings and meant to be automatically operated upon the approach of a train by giving a visible or audible signal at the crossing which will warn travelers of the approach of the train and calcuated to avoid the occurrence of accidents. The signal device includes a track associated train operated circuit closing device for energizing a bell, flashing light, or signal arm or any other equivalence or suitable signal device located at the crossing.
- Automobile Block.
- Patent for improvements to automobile blocks, specifically employed for pulling automobiles from muddy or other places where the power of the car cannot be utilized. The patent is for a small, portable device that can be conveniently carried in the vehicle.
- Cotton-Cultivator.
- Patent for an improved cultivator used for tillage when the plows are not in the ground. The cultivator can also lighten the heaviness felt by the operator while the plow is being used.
- Draft Attachment for Motor-Vehicles.
- Patent for a draft attachment by which a motor vehicle may "pull itself free when its traction wheels have become embedded in a soft or muddy road" (lines 14-16).
- Gradometer.
- Patent for a gradometer "which will accurately indicate under the most varying and unstable conditions the inclination and declination at which any moving body is traveling" (lines 10-13). The gradometer is "particularly adapted for use on motor vehicles" (lines 15-16).
- Guide for Drive-Chains.
- Patent for a mechanism designed to prevent a guide chain from being displaced from the wheel(s) of its parent machine.
- Holder for Dental X-Ray Films.
- Patent for dental X-Ray holders that securely hold the film in place and categorize the X-Rays into series that comprise views of the whole mouth.
- Maize-Header.
- Patent for simple and efficient maize header which is easy to operate by positioning it in a way that it needs minimum effort to operate.
- Plastic Base for Poles.
- Patent for a plastic base for poles which aims to lengthen the life of the average pole and enable the use of poles of shorter lengths.
- Steering Attachment.
- Patent for a steering attachment that keeps the steering wheels of a motor driven vehicle straight. This device is simple and relatively inexpensive, among other advantages.
- Toupee and Wig Retainer
- A patent for a single-sided adhesive that holds a toupee or wig in place on the scalp without causing built-up residue to adhere to the wig.
- Washing-Machine.
- Patent for a mechanized dolly to improve washing machine functionality and efficiency.
- Wheel-Operated Lift Mechanism
- Patent for a wheel operated lift mechanism designed for agricultural implements with wheels which can raise the frame of the agricultural implement for easy access to the wheel. This tool is adjustable to raise or lower the frame for easy access to the wheel to disconnect it.
- Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union.
- Patent for an affordable and efficient coupling device for use "on valve rods of internal combustion engines, especially those used in automobiles and aeroplanes or on those motors or engines employing overhead valves and whereby the union or coupling may be readily and securely locked on a valve rod with sufficient resistance to withstand the strain of direct pressure" (lines 14-21).
- Bed.
- Patent for a bed, specifically the joints of a bedframe. The side rails for a bedframe are joined by tapered connectors.
- Cuff-Link.
- Patent for new and useful improvements in cuff links that do not separate from sleeves and help with any decoration.
- Dental Handpiece.
- Patent for an improvement on a dental handpiece that is made of fewer parts and is cheaper to make. It makes insertion and removal of the drill easier, and keeps the drill in place more securely.
- Electrical Testing Device.
- Patent for new and useful improvements in electrical testing devices. The invention provides references to innovative changes that allow for improved high-tension coil and armature testing.
- Electrical Testing Device
- Patent for a device to test electrical circuits for faults which is cheaper to manufacture, easier to use, smaller and more durable.
- Hand Harvester.
- Patent for a hand harvester that contains a plate and cutter to be used for harvesting corn and maize with more ease.
- Heating Apparatus.
- Patent for a heating apparatus that heats and dries sand or other abrasive materials. A furnace or heating member is attached to a receptacle, which heats and dries the materials. Materials are drawn out via a suction pipe.
- Pipe Coupling.
- Patent for pipe coupling in which the ends of pipes have interlocking attachments which can be both dissembled and reinforced for protection against accidental disengagement.
- Rail-Joint
- Patent for an improved rail joint that doesn't need bolts.
- Rail-Joint.
- Patent for improving railway rail joints "without the use of fish plates or clamping bolts" (lines 12-13) and for quick and secure assembly "by any person without previous skill or knowledge" (lines 24-25).
- Roller-Distributor.
- Patent for the invention of a roller distributor, or roller cam, that can "provide novel means whereby friction will be reduced" (lines 12-13) through the use of "a novel spring means being employed" (lines 13-14) in certain affordable, widely used vehicles.
- Rotary-Razor
- Patent for rotary razors that includes a rotating blade that approaches and passes over the skin to avoid cuts or scrapes. The blade on the razor is tilted too far out to cause cuts and scrapes, yet it provides a sufficient shave.
- Slime-Pulp Thickener
- Patent for a device for thickening slime or pulp in the treating of ores wet milling. The device controls the disbursement of slim pulp in the thickener, producing a better solid to liquid ratios.
- Sod Cutting and Disintegrating Machine.
- Patent for a sod cutting and disintegrating machine that has a wheel-supported frame, inclined elevator, plow attached to the elevator, front truck, and disintegrating rollers.
- Water-Level.
- Patent for an instrument to determine a level at widely distant points or determining inclinations and which may be correctly read under conditions where a level cannot be held erect. Also known as hydrostatic leveling, this instrument is comprised of flexibly connected liquid containers that are spaced apart at certain distances.
- Combination Steeper and Dripper.
- Patent for improvements of steeper and drippers combinations, specifically for tea or coffee, where a container the same depth of the pot will be provided in order to steep grounds easily and quicker.
- Piston Ring
- Patent for improvements to piston rings to reduce leakage through piston grooves, rings, and joints.
- Antiskid Device
- Patent for reinforcing the hinge of an antiskid device. Long studs on heavy foot plates on tires are used to brace the hinges not allowing them to wear down by dragging on the road surface.
- Bit Cleaner
- Patent for a device that will clean drill bits used for wells without needing to remove them from the ground. Additional aspects of the patent cover fittings and attachments necessary for better operation of the drill bits and the cleaner.
- Compound Air-Compressor.
- Patent for an improved Compound Air-Compressor by having four cylinders, in pairings of a high pressure and a low pressure cylinders. The air from the low pressure cylinder will be fed to the high pressure cylinder. The pistons will work in succession rather than simultaneously.
- Lock-Nut.
- Patent for a nut lock that secures two nuts of a pair within a tubular casing through opposing threading and rotation, where one nut is immobilized and the other remaining adjustable to meet situational need. Illustrations included.
- Peanut-Planter
- Patent for an improved peanut planting machine with illustrations.
- Rail-Joint.
- Patent for the improvement of existing rail joints by creating a tie or bond at the end of rails to allow them to lock together. The improved rail joint will make the use of bolts and nuts, or other connectors unnecessary when connecting rails.
- Railroad-Signal
- Patent for a railroad signal which will prevent train collisions at railway crossings, with illustrations.
- Separator for Secondary Batteries.
- Patent for separators, made of celluloid or similar material, designed to separate secondary or storage batteries in an efficient and affordable way.
- Shovel-Plow.
- Patent for the improvement of the shovel plow. The improvement of the shovel plow allows for the adjustment of the plow height as needed.
- Signaling Device.
- Patent for a signaling device for vehicles, also known as a turning signal. This invention is meant to allow the signaling device to be seen by the driver of the vehicle and the driver of a vehicle approaching the turning vehicle.
- Tractor Turning Mechanism.
- Patent for a tractor turning mechanism that will allow tractors to turn at any angle up to a right angle by locking one of the driving ground wheels into a pivot point for the other wheels of the tractor.
- Trombone.
- Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
- Truck.
- Patent for a truck or hand cart useful for loading and unloading at depots. This hand cart has has a hand actuated lift for lifting objects to the height of the loading vehicle.
- Trap
- Patent for an improvement on traps. This trap is primarily insect and pest control, meant for ants and flies.
- Overshot Fishing-Tool
- Patent for improvements to overshot fishing tools, particularly for the use of removing, fishing out, "tools, parts of tools and other articles from" bored or drilled wells (lines 20-21). These improvements are designed to be manufactured cheaply.