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- Composition for Waterproofing Fabrics, Leather, and the like
- Patent for improvements in composition for waterproofing fabrics, leather, and the like including ingredients, proportions and manner of compounding. When applied this composition renders fabric waterproof, with a finished appearance, and dries quickly.
- CORE HOLDING AND DROPPING DEVICE FOR COTTON PRESSES.
- Patent for Core Holding and Dropping Device For Cotton Presses.
- Lumber Door for Railroad Box Cars
- Patent for lumber door on railroad box cars.
- Touch System Hand Rest
- Patent for touch system hand rest. The invention is to be used with typewriters and provide support for the user's arms.
- 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.
- Writing Pen.
- Patent for a dip pen or nib pen, with innovations concentrating on the tip (nib). The tip is moderately sharp to glide over paper, bent for smooth writing and ink conservation, and stiff "to enable it to be used in making carbon copies" (lines 26-27).
- Waiterless Restaurant
- Patent for a waiterless restaurant design with electrically operated waiters.
- Flushing tank for siphon closets.
- Patent for flushing tanks to connect to siphon closets that is improvement vacuum
- Valve for Flushing-Tanks.
- Patent for a flushing tank valve that reduces the time it takes to fill the tank with a higher accuracy for shut off levels.
- Amusement Device.
- Patent for a Ferris wheel in which the passenger cars rotate horizontally in addition to rotating vertically with the direction of the main wheel.
- 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.
- Garment-Hanger.
- Patent for a new garment hanger with supported arms that can be folded for storage, including illustrations.
- Universal Lock and Latch.
- Patent for an improved lock and latch system that can be utilized on either the left or right side of a door. The improved design is constructed using the minimum number of materials while remaining durable.
- Spring-Wheel.
- Patent for new improvements for Spring-Wheels "in which the springs are rigidly secured to the hub portion and pivotally connected with the rim portion" (lines 10-12) including construction and illustrations.
- Automobile-Engine Hood and Drain-Trough Therefor.
- Patent for the creation of "an improved automobile hood and particularly drain trough" (lines 12-14) that have been adapted in order to reduce the risk of water leaking into the vehicle's engine.
- Tape Feeding And Checking Register
- Patent for an improved register that can verify transactions
- Pump.
- Patent for an improvement in pumps and "has for its object the provision of a pump providing a counterbalance for the weight of the column of liquid in the suction pipe provided by a vacuum chamber in the pump" (lines 10-14). Illustration included.
- Spark-Plug
- Patent for improvement of spark-plugs, an automotive engine component.
- Speed-Operated Circuit-Closer.
- Patent for an alarm trigger or stopping device on belt driven grain elevators.
- Shell.
- Patent for improvements to explosive projectile shells. Provides a shell adapted to contain gas and high explosives with constructed multi-layered shells with the intent to inflict as much damage as possible.
- Winch Attachment
- Patent for an improved automobile winch attachment.
- Window-Shade-Operation-Lever.
- Patent for an invention that provides a simple and relatively inexpensive means for operating window shades without involving a spring roller.
- Net-Frame.
- Patent for a foldable and stable fishing net-frame.
- Automatic Firing Device for Explosive Shells.
- Patent for automatic firing device where "an explosive shell may be caused to travel any distance within the range of the shell through the air without exploding" (lines 14-17).
- Medical Preparation.
- Patent for improvement in medical preparation for treatment of eczema and other similar diseases.
- Pocket Hair Brush.
- Patent for useful improvements on the pocket hairbrush in which the bristles are movably mounted in a supporting frame in order to make the brush more compact.
- Spring-Wheel
- Patent for improved spring wheels where the pneumatic tire is replaced with a non-puncturable tire meant to increase strength and resilience of the tire while still being economical.
- Signal Stand
- Patent for a signal stand designed for use in connection with train order boards employing a semaphore as a signal. "The invention, broadly stated, comprises a stand having suitable feet and arms connected by a body portion, said arms serving as a support for a notched quadrant, which quadrant is secured to the arms, a plurality of interconnected layers, one of said levers having a fulcrum or pivotal mounting with the body portion, another of said levers being formed in two parts, one part of which is provided with a connection with the first-named lever, said lever part being provided at one end with a segmental gear to cooperate the segmental gear carried by the other half of the lever, which latter half is pivotally mounted with its fulcrum in the body of the stand, the free ends of said levers extending beyond the the stand being provided for connection with pull rods, that serve to operate the several blades positioned upon a semaphore stand, and means operatively connected to the handled ends of said layers to cooperate with the notches in the quadrant to maintain the levers in predetermined positions." (Lines 54-77)
- Direction Signal
- Patent for a "direction indicator" (lines 12-13) adapted for se in vehicles. Created for a simple method to inform other drivers of the intended direction of the car it is installed in.
- Touch-System Hand-Rest
- Patent for attaching a novel clamp to the rest frame of a typewriter or table. The clamps can be adjusted to fit various pieces of furniture or typewriters. The invention is to improve the way the hand rests on the frame of the typewriter.
- Shape-Retaining Device for Felt Hats.
- Patent for a device that retains the shape of felt hats and restores felt hats that have lost their original form, illustrations included.
- Hinge Construction.
- Patent for a hinge so that doors hung by the use of the hinge will not slam or move casually into a closed position.
- Roll-Calendar.
- Patent for an improved roll calendar comprising a calendar strip, a pair of rolls, and a display casing. The calendar can be moved in either direction to display any calendar month desired. The improved calendar is extremely cheap and simple, may be readily operated and embodies improvements in the construction of the casing.
- Mail-Bag-Delivering Apparatus.
- Patent for "a device for effecting the receipt of bags and the like from and the delivery thereof to railway trains, cars, etc., while the latter are in motion" (lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
- Surf-Toboggan
- Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.
- Protector for Type-Writer Frames.
- Patent for typewriter frame protector. The protector attaches to the part of the typewriter frame which is subjected to frequent contact by the user. The protector prevents the frame from wear which can lead to rust.
- Lock Attachment for Automobiles.
- Patent for a lock attachment for automobiles in relation to the gear-shift levers to prevent unlicensed interference with or stealing of the car.
- Mail-Handling Device.
- Patent for a mail handling device that mounts into a train car to assist in loading and unloading of mail bags.
- Flexible Conduit.
- Patent for flexible conduits that posses maximum strength, resilience, and flexibility that extend the life of dredge sleeves, couplings and other capacities.
- Collapsible Rim.
- Patent for a collapsible rim for wheels, particularly the wheels of motor vehicles, to provide ease in changing tires. Instructions and illustrations are included.
- Soldiering Irons or Copper
- Patent for Soldiering Iron or Copper
- Bottle Attachment
- Patent for attachment that prevents a person from accidentally consuming poison.
- Envelop.
- Patent for the production of a simple envelope
- Coal-Transferring Apparatus.
- Patent for a machine to load and unload the transfer of coal from one vessel to another, at sea, or from a yard to a vessel, at dock.
- Figure Velocipede.
- Patent for new figure velocipede which when propelled, resembles a galloping horse.
- Automatic Gate Latch.
- Patent for invention of a gate latch which is very simple, durable and is comparatively inexpensive. This has a swinging latch attached to the gate.
- Self-Oiling Handsaw.
- Patent for invention of a handsaw which is an improvement of current version. This is simple, low cost and convenient handsaw and is operated easily without removing the grip.
- Tester for Pipe Systems.
- Patent for a mechanism to test the tightness of pipe systems.
- Tire and Reliner.
- Patent for a long-lasting, low-cost tire that is durable and resistant to punctures and blowouts.
- Wrench.
- Patent for an improved wrench that is effective and durable. Illustration and description included.