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- 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.
- Incubator
- Patent for an incubator designed to maintain temperature automatically.
- Gearing.
- Patent for a speed transmission device that simply and efficiently changes the gears in an automobile especially at fluctuating speeds.
- Burglar-Alarm
- Patent for improvements in burglar alarms, with horns and sirens.
- Silo
- Patent for a silo that is constructed in sections, making transport more efficient.
- Spring Wheel.
- Patent for new and useful improvements in spring wheels sufficient to enable it to successfully stand up under the shocks and jars to which such wheels are ordinarily subjected, while at the same time having all the wearing qualities and resiliency of the pneumatic tire.
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for treating soil for agricultural purposes. This invention destroys the ridges used for planting and growing cotton and also cultivating the soil in the vicinity of the ridges.
- Ensilage-Packer for Silos.
- Patent for a device in "which the center and edges" of a silo "will be packed with equal firmness and solidity" (lines 14-16) of materials, including an illustration and description of the device.
- Wire-Straightening Tool.
- Patent for a wire straightening tool, with illustrations, that relies on a series of levers and cams to apply pressure to the wire as it is pulled through. The patent notes that "the wires can be straightened quickly and with facility, thereby permitting the using of all twisted and bent wire which has heretofore gone to waste and resulting in considerable saving of metal" (page 2, lines 14-18).
- Shoe
- Patent for improving the design and comfort of footwear that uses a fastening strap across the top to allow the user to quickly put on and take off the shoe. The design will also aid in preventing and correcting foot ailments that can occur when the boot or shoe is used in situations that typical cause problems such as long hikes, marches, or standing.
- Work Clamp.
- Patent for an improved work clamp. The inventor claimed that the clamp was meant to be universal, allowing for several clamped pieces of material to be secured simultaneously for welding or other joining methods. The tool was meant to facilitate complex construction in a variety of machinery repair facilities and markets.
- Tool-Heater
- Patent for tool heaters "adapted to heat a soldering iron by gas" (lines 9-10) to increase the heat applied to the tool, including illustrations.
- Automobile Attachment
- Patent for an automobile attachment designed to utilize the power produced by motorized engines for various farming implements.
- Fly Catcher
- Patent for the fly catcher. This invention comprehends the provision of a fly trap embodying a chute through which livestock may pass and have flies that circulate around them being scared or brushed off of them and causing them to enter a trap. Illustrations are provided.
- Adjusting and Locking Device for Skid Chains.
- Patent for anti-skid chains for use on automobile wheels and tires which may be locked to prevent slipping.
- Waterproof Car-Door.
- Patent for a freight car door of "strong, durable, and inexpensive construction which will be water and air tight, and which will be practically indestructible in case of a wreck" (lines 17-20) including illustrations.
- Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses
- Patent for automatic binder attachment for hay presses with accompanying illustrations of the patent.
- Combined Rule and Square.
- Patent for new and useful Improvements in Combined Rules and Squares which makes it "possible to form a rigid straight rule or one or more rigid squares" (lines 24-25), including illustration and instructions.
- Watering-Trough.
- Patent for a valve that controls the flow of drinking water from a reservoir or tank into a trough. It can be operated by domestic animals and automatically shuts off when they are finished drinking.
- Metallic Roof.
- Patent for new and useful improvements to the design of portable metallic roofs, including illustrations.
- Corn Popper
- Patent for corn-popper improvement by connecting to the cover of the popper a rotating agitating blade which would prevent the corn within from burning.
- Internal Combustion Engine
- Patent for internal combustion engine.
- Land Marker
- Patent for land markers that can be used as guides such as for planting.
- Engine
- Patent for internal combustion engine.
- Apparatus for Burning Lime.
- Patent for improvements in apparatus for burning lime. To provide reliable and efficient means to extract all the heat units from fuel to be used by providing an increase draft and long blaze.
- Attachment for Cream-Separators.
- A patent for a strainer rack attachment "which is cheap and simple in construction, which may be very readily attached to the milk bowl supporting stand, and by means of which a strainer may be arranged over the milk bowl or turned back out of the way as desired." (lines 22-27)
- Grave-Filler.
- Patent for a grave-filler device that holds dirt from the grave and can be shifted longitudinally from the grave and be titled vertically to refill the grave.
- Machine for Crushing Cotton-Bolls
- Patent for a tool to improve cotton processing machines.
- Wedge Cutter
- Patent for a device that cuts wood into different sized wedges. This is a device used in the construction industry.
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for an improved cotton-chopper, which includes a vertical swinging movement, as well as a wheel at its base which, and has a chopper shaft that may be depressed by the feet of the operator so that the chopper can operate even on uneven ground.
- Punch.
- Patent for a punch tool used for cutting metal or other objects. The tool’s construction includes pivoted handles and an anvil block for efficient punching with “minimum application of pressure” (lines 13-14).
- Churn
- Patent for a vertical dash butter churn with a frame that allows for removal of the receptacle with dash parts still attached to the frame, including illustrations.
- Horse-Detacher
- Patent for a horse detacher that easily connects and unconnects to the swingletree.
- Starting Device for Engines
- Patent for a starting device for automobile engines. Illustrations included.
- Plumb Level
- Patent for a plumb level. Illustrations included.
- Attachment for Cultivators &c
- Patent for a stalk cutter attachment for cultivators.
- Stop-Cock.
- Patent for a stop-cock adapted to be used with water service pipes. It features a key operable lock stop-cock whose parts must be manipulated at specific times in order to open the passageway.
- Attachment for Cultivators
- Patent for attachment for cultivators. The invention allows a cultivator's shovel to be spaced apart to facilitate the plowing of corn, cotton, and other similar products.
- Ditching-Machine.
- Patent for a ditching machine for digging ditches than can go in reverse.
- Razor-Handle.
- Patent for a razor handle that has a safety guard for the blade.
- Planter Shoe
- Patent for a planter shoe. Illustration included.
- Supplementary Vehicle-Seat.
- Patent for a supplementary vehicle seat for buggies, which is easy to attach and remove and is durable.
- Vehicle-Spring.
- Patent for a vehicle spring with telescoping casings.
- Mop-Wringer.
- Patent for a mop wringer inside a bucket, which is permanently attached below the mouth of the bucket and still allows for buckets to be stacked for storage.
- Clothes Drier
- Patent for a clothes drier. Illustration included.
- Churn.
- Patent for a churn with a better support device than previous churns.
- Cotton-Press.
- Patent for a cotton press, which can be run with either wormed gearing or beveled gearing depending on the pressure desired to be exerted on the cotton.
- Cotton-Chopper.
- Patent for a cotton chopper, which attaches to a sulky cultivator.
- Cotton-Press
- Patent for a cotton press that operates slowly and requires minimum power. Illustrations included.
- Guard or Fender for Vehicle-Wheels.
- Patent for a fender for automobile wheels, which keeps glass from puncturing the tire.