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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.

Date: March 9, 1915

Creator: Baker, William A.

Plow

Patent for a plow augmented by an adjustable knife attached at the rear that improves plow cutting and stability.

Date: October 12, 1915

Creator: Barker, Spencer A.

Harvester

Patent for device used with a harvester to head stalks of corn using an adjustable cutting mechanism.

Date: March 30, 1915

Creator: Barnett, Solomon V.

Timber-Jack.

Patent for timber-jacks which are "particularly adapted for use for persons using cross-cut saws on large pieces of timber."

Date: April 6, 1915

Creator: Barret, James H. & Barret, J. H.

Fender.

Patent for a device "to be secured to the prow of a ship or vessel and which projects forwardly therefrom for the purpose of protecting the vessel against injury from a collision" (lines 13-16) including instructions and illustrations.

Date: May 4, 1915

Creator: Barton, Charles H.

Electric Fly-Trap.

Patent for a cheap and simple electric fly trap that operates automatically, including illustrations.

Date: November 2, 1915

Creator: Bass, William A.

Knee-Protector

Patent for a knee protector "adapted to be worn by cotton pickers, miners, and other workmen who are required to walk or labor while resting on the knees. The present invention contemplates the provision of a knee protector of unique construction...the present device while applied to the knee, permitting the wearer to walk conveniently either while standing or kneeling."

Date: March 16, 1915

Creator: Bassett, Rufus C.

Window Mounting

Patent for window mountings that allows the window to open both vertically and horizontally.

Date: November 16, 1915

Creator: Bast, Joseph

Fish-Grapple

Patent for a fish-grapple device with parts "embodying prongs or hooks which will engage the fish and prevent its escape" (lines 16-17).

Date: August 3, 1915

Creator: Batla, Thomas, H.

Wrench.

Patent for a new type of wrench.

Date: May 18, 1915

Creator: Bean, Jesse A.

Automatic Engine-Starter.

Patent for "new and useful Automatic Engine-Starter, of which the following is a specification. The present invention appertains to engine starters, and aims to provide a novel and improved automatic spring-actuated starter for internal combustion engines" (lines 5-11).

Date: November 30, 1915

Creator: Beck, John Wesley & Gaines, Nolan T.

Sad-Iron Heater.

Patent for a portable device for heating sad-irons (as well as other heaters) with a small oil tank for a burners and a cover. The device will regulate the amount of oil and provide coverage that will maintain the high temperature of the sad-iron.

Date: March 23, 1915

Creator: Beck, Joseph P.

Mouse Guard for Pianos

Patent for a pivoting flap device to block access of mice to the interior of the piano through the space beneath the pedals.

Date: August 10, 1915

Creator: Bell, Silas D.

Automatic Time-Check for Oil-Presses and Other Machines

Patent for a device that records the time in which a machine is in operation and in which it is idle to check the efficiency of the workmen and the work plant as a whole.

Date: May 11, 1915

Creator: Bell, Thomas

Fence-Stay.

Patent for fence stays which have "novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing the wires of a fence." The invention "will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time, is simple in construction and operation."

Date: April 20, 1915

Creator: Benson, Autha C. & Benson, A. C.

Wheel

Patent for a wheel with "improved construction. The principal object of the invention is to provide a wheel which will be puncture-proof and will ride very easily" (lines 8-12).

Date: November 23, 1915

Creator: Berry, Ephraim E.

Rotary Refrigerating Apparatus.

Patent for new rotary refrigeration apparatus with illustrations

Date: July 6, 1915

Creator: Bertsch, John C.

Nut-Lock.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Nut-Locks" (lines 5-6). "This invention relates to improvements in nut locks. The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel and efficient device for locking a nut on the end of an axle shaft or the like" (lines 12-17).

Date: December 7, 1915

Creator: Best, Eben

Bucket Excavator.

Patent for "new and useful Improvement in Bucket Excavators, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to excavators of that kind in which a bucked is arranged to travel back and forth upon a runway which is lowered into the ground and which is adapted to determine the cross sectional outline of the ditch or excavation" (lines 5-13).

Date: November 30, 1915

Creator: Bettis, William I.

Receptacle-Lid Lifter

Patent for "new and useful improvements in means for automatically opening the closure of a receptacle upon the approach of a person thereto" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.

Date: August 31, 1915

Creator: Bianchi, Manlio

Veterinary Apparatus.

Patent for a veterinary apparatus to help ease the administration of medicine to horses and other animals. It is a bridle attachment.

Date: August 24, 1915

Creator: Biasiolli, Joseph J.

Gear-Wheel.

Patent for the construction of a wheel and gear rim that converts any ordinary vehicle wheel into a gear wheel.

Date: June 8, 1915

Creator: Biela, Valentine

Traction-Wheel

Patent for a traction wheel with a removable gripping surface which will prevent the wheel from slipping on roads or slick surfaces.

Date: January 19, 1915