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- Gin Attachment
- Patent for improved attachments for cotton gins. Useful amendments include the improvement of the function of "moving and regulating the feeding of cotton to the gin and the ejection of refuse, hulls and chaff." (lines 13-15). This is accomplished with the addition of a mechanism that "at regular intervals, close the feeder, open the gin breast and discharge the hulls and waste and again close the gin and open the feeder." (lines 37-40).
- Bailer.
- Patent for improved bailer for deep wells (e.g., oil wells), cheaper to use and manufacture, with a better delivery gate and improved method for triggering gate closure upon bailer withdrawal.
- Burner
- Patent for an oil burner, in combination with a gas generating portion of a burner pipe below and provided by a upwardly directed discharge opening, a drip pan secured in place and extending horizontally below said burning pipe.
- Safety Oil-Can.
- Patent for "an improvement in safety oil cans...to provide in an oil can, [a] mechanism for securely closing the spout, to prevent waste and evaporation..." (lines 9-13).
- Apparatus for Training Troop in the Pointing of Guns
- Patent for improvements to apparatus to train troops in pointing and aiming various firearms. An electric lamp shines light through a tube to point at the target, with a shutter that can operate simultaneously with the trigger or remain open.
- ATTACHMENT FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION MOTORS
- Patent for an Attachment for Internal Combustion Motors. This new attachment provides many improvements in the regulation of auxiliary air, whether it enters or leaves the internal combustion motor (Shine). It also regulates hot or cold air, or can shut off the air supply entirely (Shine).
- Building Construction.
- Patent for new and improved building constructions which will help the economy, steadiness, benefit, and rapidity of erection.
- Cake-Forming and Cage-Loading Mechanism for Oil-Presses.
- Patent for a cake-forming and cage-loading mechanism for oil presses, specifically designed for extracting vegetable oil from cooked meats. The mechanism includes a revolving mold member and presser, allowing cooked meats to be compacted and ejected into a cake receiving cage.
- Condiment-Holder.
- Patent for condiment holder that can be filled with different condiments that can be dispensed separately or both at the same time. This design is also more durable, efficient, and low cost.
- Floor System.
- Patent for improved T-beams for floor support, which improve bonding between the beams and poured flooring and columns.
- Grapple.
- Patent for improving grapples for regaining tools, particularly those that can be hidden and submerged.
- Hair-Clipper.
- Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements" (line 6) in the Hair Clipper, concerning the introduction of more efficient "double-acting clippers" (line 12), including illustrations.
- Liquid Dispensing Apparatus
- Patent for dispensing liquid, such as gasoline, to automobile owners without an assistant. The apparatus should not become inoperable after a short period of time, and could be called a self-selling gasoline station.
- Magneto-Contact.
- Patent for magneto contacts, designed for easy removal, cleaning, and replacement, without short circuits, featuring novel construction features and parts arrangements.
- Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber From Seeds.
- Patent for Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber From Seeds, by actions of rotating instrument, where the released fibers collected.
- Oil-Burner.
- Patent for oil burner adapted for using heavy oil (with wide flat flame) for distribution (wide flat flame with adjustable burner tip).
- Pipe-Coating Machine.
- Patent for a pipe coating machine which coats the pipes used for oil and gas pipe lines with a safety material like tar.
- Process of and Apparatus for Progressive Electrostatic Separation of Comminuted Material
- Patent for a new process and equipment that improves upon prior work to separate comminuted materials. This patent explores the new process which "provides means for moving the electro-static waves or charges across the line of normal movement of the material upon a support of between two opposing stationary electrodes by so directing and controlling the electric charges, that each bar electrode is charged in succession across the deck and at an angle to the movement of such deck, whereby the difficulties in separating certain classes of comminuted material with moving electrodes are overcome" (lines 32-42).
- Railroad-Tie.
- Patent for railroad ties and especially for a fie made from a log of wood.
- Single-Trigger Mechanism for Double-Barrel Guns.
- Patent for a new single-trigger mechanism for double-barrel guns in which both barrels fire successively and premature discharge is prevented, including illustrations.
- Tire-Tool.
- Patent for a tool designed for mounting pneumatic tires on wheel rims.
- Tractor
- Patent for improvements in tractors for farm and road work. Improvements include enclosing all working parts within a protecting housing, mounting the motor for rotation, balance the weight, provide a wheel carriage to adjust the width and height, and to provide shifting gears.
- Typewriter-Desk.
- Patent for typewriter desk which has a compartment with a moveable platform. The platform supports a typewriter, and is "capable of being raised and lowered within the desk so as to position the typewriter for use or non-use as desired". The compartment has a lid, which when in closed position, provides an even writing or resting surface.
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for a cotton-chopper which is steered using the feet, and where the chopping apparatus is adjustable and can be raised or lowered. The chopping apparatus also rotates, and the operator can adjust the speed of rotation. Patent includes illustrations.
- Cotton-Cleaner
- Patent for a cotton-cleaner with beveled beaters attached to a central shaft. The shape of the beaters and rotation push the cotton outwards and downwards, thus preventing the cotton from clogging or collecting around the central shaft. Patent includes illustrations.
- Decapitator.
- Patent for improvements to decapitator handles which "may be very cheaply produced and will present a broad surface for the hand of the operator which will permit him to exert all necessary pressure without any discomfort to himself" (lines 71-75).
- Draft Attatchment For Tractors.
- Patent for Draft Attachment For Tractors for the improvement of farming tractors. This invention includes adding machinery to allow interchangeable farming tools for a wide variety of uses.
- Front Sight for Firearms.
- Patent for a luminous rear sight for firearms of all types. Including Illustration.
- Headlight
- Patent for a headlight that has a dimming function.
- Oil-Expressing Cage and Press.
- Patent for improvements to Oil Expressing Cages and Presses "for the extraction of oil from cotton seed cake or the like" (lines 11-12) that allows for multiple oil cakes and press plates which can be "readily inserted in or removed from the press as occasion requires" (lines 22-23).
- Peanut-Harvester
- Patent for peanut harvesting machine. It helps pull the peanut plant from the ground easily and aids in bunching them without having to use your hands.
- Poultry-Killer.
- Patent for a new poultry killing device which is inexpensive and easy to use by anyone to kill poultry quickly and painlessly with or without decapitation. Design shape ensures that the poultry cannot twist their way out of the device.
- Rail-Joint
- Patent for a rail joint that is new and improves already existing rail joints specifically scarf joints.
- Rear Sight For Firearms
- Patent for rear sight firearm. To help aid in the night with rear vision and align for better direction when used during the night.
- Stove.
- Patent for "a novel means for supplying liquid fuel to stoves and other burners and for igniting the fuel from a distant point."
- Trap.
- Patent for animal trap that has a mechanism in connection with spring traps, which is controlled by the closing of the trap, with U-shaped jaws that are spaced slightly apart in order to avoid severing or crushing the animals leg when the jaws of the trap closes. It is meant to prevent the animal from escaping by leaving its leg in the trap.
- Wrench.
- Patent for new and useful improved invention of wrenches include both pipe wrenches and general-purpose wrenches particularly.
- Wrench.
- Patent for improving wrenches to reach "parts of machinery [that are] ordinarily difficult [to] access" (lines 12-13), specifically "used in removing or replacing the nut or nuts on a fourth connecting rod of a Ford motor [ . . . ] such rod being in a position difficult to reach by an ordinary wrench" (lines 17-21).
- Gripping Tool
- Patent for improvements to gripping tools for tubing and other round objects with illustrations.
- Aerial Conveyor
- Patent for an aerial conveyor, specifically one that relates to "an aerial suspension car for aiding linemen in traveling along a suspended cable" (lines 9-11). It's primary function is to allow a wheeled car to be mounted on a cable and used to transport a person.
- Cargo-Sling.
- Patent for a cargo sling used for loading and unloading cargo of a ship with improvements due to the flexibility of the base for different shaped objects. The construction of the cargo sling allows for adding slings together for longer lengths, including illustrations.
- Combined Roost and Nest
- Patent for a combined roost and nest for farm animals. The purpose of this new design is to improve the sanitation of current roosts and nests.
- Converter and Smelter.
- Patent for an improved converter and smelter mechanism that processes crushed ore, including illustrations.
- Shade-Bracket
- Patent for shade-brackets which connects window shades or blinds to a wall or ceiling
- Temperature-Regulator
- Patent for a temperature-regulator that regulates the temperature of fluids (either in liquid, gas, or air) passing through. It is important when regulating the temperature of hydro-carbon fuels in either an internal combustion engine or a furnace.
- Electricity-Dispelling Device for Paper-Printing Apparatus
- Patent for a device to prevent the electrification of paper. The machine also serves to prevent splitting or wrinkling during the printing process.
- Improvement in Signals
- Patent for a signal for an exhaust pipe of an automobile. Essentially, this device would quiet exhaust noise leaving an automobile.
- Adjustable Electric-Light Holder.
- Patent for an adjustable electric-light holder for automobiles.
- Card-File Cabinet.
- Patent for a lockable card file cabinet or casing that allows for viewing through a transparent top with use of a rod for moving cards back and forth. The transparent top allows customer information to be stored and used, but not edited without a key.
- Combination Farming Implement.
- Patent for "agricultural implements and particularly to soil tilling machines of the rotary type" (lines 9-11) ... "of simple and improved construction embodying a carrying frame, a swingingly supported adjustable frame, and a rotary tilling device mounted on the swinging frame for direct engagement with the ground" (lines 13-18).