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- Automatic Damper
- Patent for "an attachment for stove-dampers whereby said dampers will be automatically moved, in order that the fire may be maintained at a predetermined heat" (lines 9-13).
- Automatic Fire Extinguisher.
- Patent for a new and improved fire extinguisher. This design is "to provide for automatically putting out a fire in any building in which [the] apparatus may be located, upon the temperature in said building or room reaching any predetermined degree. This result is accomplished by the action of an expansible fluid—such as mercury—in a contained vessel, which actuates certain . . . mechanism, causing the structure to be flooded with water or with a fire-extinguishing gas or fluid" (lines 22-32).
- Automatic Circuit Maker and Breaker
- Patent for an improved automatic circuit maker and breaker. This breaker specifically is meant to be used in conjunction with lighting systems.
- Blow-out Patch.
- Patent, including illustrations, for tire or shoe blow-out patch that protects the inner tube of the tire and keeps the patch from sliding. Also notes the item can be constructed from "old fabrics from worn shoes or tires" to keep manufacturing and sales costs low (page 1, lines 30-31).
- Bearing for Crank-Shafts.
- Patent for an improvement for Bearings for Cranks Shafts. This invention provides a means for "tightening the bushings of the bearings easily and quickly when necessary" (lines 9-13).
- Balanced Slide Valve.
- Patent for a new and improved balanced slide-valve. This design consists in a "Steam-chest, a valve sliding therein, a chamber on top of the steam-chest, and a diaphragm in the top of the chamber and secured by a cap or plate, in combination with a frame having a packing-box and gland, an adjustable threaded stem or bolt passing through the frame, and the double-link connection between the said stem and valve" (lines 90-97).
- Aircraft
- Patent for Improvements to aircraft steering. The invention allows the pilot to adjust the center of mass.
- Combined Comb, Brush, and Mirror.
- Patent for a device which combines the features of a comb, a brush, and a mirror. Designed with removable components, any part of this device "can be used individually or ... can be separated for use in conjunction with each other" (lines 45-47). Illustrations included.
- Bottle Stopper.
- Patent for a bottle stopper made to be an alternative to cork plugs, including illustrations.
- Improvement in Sawing-Machines.
- Patent for a new and improved pulley-operated, roller-fed log sawing machine
- Motor-Vehicle for Traversing Marsh-Lands.
- Patent for a steerable motor vehicle that can be driven in marshlands.
- Fuel-Oil Burner
- Patent for Fuel-Oil Burners, focusing on the advancements in construction and efficiency in comparison to its predecessors.
- Soft-Collar Holder.
- Patent for a soft collar holder for men's wear. This is "a means for retaining or securing the front edges of the collar flap or fold" (lines 9-11.) The device patented is effective and can be "readily applied and removed" (lines 13-14.)
- Kiln.
- Patent for improvements "to provide new and improved means for extinguishing accidental fires occurring within the kilns" (lines 8-10).
- Lubricant
- Patent for "a new and useful composition of matter to be used for the prevention of heat caused from friction and attrition in the use and operation of all kinds of machinery, including railroad engines and cars, and all parts thereof" (lines 5-9).
- Trap.
- Patent for a simple live trap suitable for use both on land and in water.
- Mucilage-Bottle.
- Patent for a mucilage-bottle that has a brush which stays in the bottle, and is held in place with a cork. A spring is in the neck, and is compressed when the cork is inserted. This mucilage-bottle will not get clogged with dried mucilage.
- Steam-Boiler.
- Patent for a steam-boiler that produces "a water-tube steam generator, which shall be simple in construction, easily repaired, interchangeable parts, and rapid and effective steaming qualities" (lines 16-19).
- Steam-Engine Valve.
- Patent for a steam-engine valve that has an "improved rotary valve capable of feeding and exhausting one end of a steam-cylinder, and easily controlled and operated" (lines 18-20). This makes the engine easily controllable.
- Process for Refining and Purifying Oils.
- Patent for "processes for purifying oils, especially petroleum, and has for its object the removal of impurities and the neutralization of acids, and the reduction of the cost of refining oil by simplifying the process and reducing the length of time usually required for completing the purification" (lines 9-16).
- Toothed Bar For Log Turners
- Patent for toothed bar for log turners. Illustrations included.
- Improvement in Combined Dish and Clothes Washer.
- Patent for a combined dish and clothes washer that has a tilting shelf for draining, attached to the sink for washing.
- Track Cleaner
- Patent for a device to clean tracks for sawmill carriages. Illustration included.
- Projectile.
- Patent for projectiles, more particularly to an explosive projectile. "One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a shell of the character stated which may be produced at relatively small cost..."
- Headlight Control
- Patent for Headlight Control
- Oil Can.
- Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design utilizes a handle with a hollow tube leading into the oil chamber, so when the removable cap is unscrewed from the handle, air flows into the chamber, which allows the oil to flow. This eliminates the need for a spring-bottom as with other oil cans, for the flow of oil can be stopped by sealing the tube.
- Thermostatic Signal
- Patent for Thermostatic Signal. "The object of my invention is to provide a device whereby an alarm will be automatically sounded when the temperature of the drier has reached too high a point." (lines 13-16). With Illustrations.
- 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.
- Hame-Fastener.
- Patent for a new and useful improvement to an invention known as the hame fastener. Its purpose is to adjust and make a tight or loose connection between the hame and a desired object.
- Emergency Stop-Valve For Stopping Runaway Carriages In Sawmills
- Patent for an emergency stop valve for stopping runaway carriages in sawmills. This "invention is designed to provide a new and useful improvement in mechanism for stopping a runaway carriage in a sawmill, where the carriage is moved back and forth by a piston in a long cylinder" (lines 11-15). Illustration included.
- Fire Extinguisher.
- Patent for a new and improved fire extinguisher. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the expansible rod, the sweep arm or lever pivotally connected thereto, the horizontal rod, the doors, the cord connected to said doors and to the rod and adapted to be disengaged from said rod by the sweep-arm, the steam-pipe provided with a cut-off valve, and the weight supported normally in an elevated position by the sweep-arm and adapted to be released thereby to open the valve" (lines 72-81).
- Shutter Regulator for Moving-Picture Machines
- Patent for new and useful improvements in shutter regulators for moving picture machines. This invention relates to the cinematographic apparatus and more particularly to the shutter mechanism of moving picture machines which may be adjusted with ease and convenience and made secure in the located position
- Temperature-Regulator
- Patent for "improvements in thermostatic devices for automatically regulating the temperature of lumber-driers" (lines 8-10).
- Fire-Spreading Device
- Patent for a portable weapon to spread fire quickly from object to object or building to building in enemy country.
- Sewer Connection.
- Patent for a sewer connection for houses, which can be turned on and off from the the main sewer system.
- Safety-can.
- Patent for a device that is able to cover and create an air-tight seal over a can or similar container. This task is accomplished in a way that renders both the can and its cover reusable, illustrations included.
- Shaft-Coupling.
- Patent for "an improvement in shaft couplings ... primarily designed for installation on the shafting of steamships and the like" (lines 9-13), including illustrations and instructions.
- Saw-Templet.
- Patent for a simple, durable, and effective saw template that easily checks and marks saws "to correct faults in the saw blade by means of the usual hammering process" (lines 11-13). The invention "consists of a stock or holder, a flexible band held adjustably therein, and means for adjusting the band to the desired curve" (lines 14-17).
- Saw-Swage
- Patent for " a certain new and useful Saw-Swage." (Lines 5-6) including illustrations.
- Ring-Mandrel
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in ring mandrels, for use in shaping up and rounding and dressing bands of different diameters &c., &c." lines 15-18
- Improvement in Processes for Packing Shingles.
- Patent for improvement in processes for packing shingles "in such a manner that they shall quickly dry and be prevented from molding" (lines 13-15).
- Hose-Coupling.
- Patent for certain new and useful improvements in hose couplings, including instructions and illustrations.
- Furnace.
- Patent for a furnace that is simple, durable and inexpensive to construct. The body is constructed of a rectangular base and the casing is composed of semi-circular plates with a series of flanges that are bolted together with door and flue more easily connected. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Furnace.
- Patent for an improved furnace that can be "located at the side of the kiln or drying-house, which furnace shall be so constructed as to be simple, durable, and inexpensive, and the parts of which may be readily put together or separated, as may be desired" (lines 10-15).
- Furnace.
- Patent for a furnace or a boiler with an improved metal back plate instead of the usual brick arch. The back plate has flanged sections bolted together, and asbestos between the sections of the plate.
- Furnace.
- Patent for "an attachment for the inner side walls of the furnace for the purpose of protecting and preserving the side walls at the points most exposed to the fire within the furnace." (Lines 14-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Silo
- Patent for Silo
- Reversible Chuck-Jaw.
- Patent for a reversible chuck-jaw that is " 'capable of wide adjustment, this flexibility of operation facilitating the application of the chuck jaw to various types of chucks." (lines 49-52)
- Oscillatory Engine.
- Patent for a new and useful oscillatory engine, including instructions and illustrations.
- Penholder Attachment
- Patent for an attachment for pen holders which acts as an extra supply of ink. Illustrations included.