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- Sheet-Placing Machine.
- Patent for improvements in sheet-placing machines for pushing and pulling devices to their correct orientation of oil tanks (lines 10-13) roof construction without the possibility of injury to mechanics.
- Airship.
- Patent for improved airship design involving the containment of gas in an envelop and the passage of gas through multiple compartments with the purpose of facilitating, "steering or repairing of the machine." (line 17) including illustrations.
- Adjustable Spring Clamp
- Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
- Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions.
- Patent for improvements in apparatus for treatment of oil emulsions by providing a means that will greatly assist in the separation of water from oil emulsions and which will aid the re-absorption or retention of gas.
- Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores.
- Patent for an apparatus that extracts minerals, especially sulfur, from ores. The apparatus features new and useful improvements, creating an automatic extraction that separates the minerals in a pure state.
- Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships" (lines 5-6). The improvements enable concrete hulls to be made efficiently, comparatively lightweight, and durable with a new form of rib reinforcement providing strength to withstand all strains of ocean travel.
- Safe Lock
- Patent for providing "a means which will necessitate the operation of a series of setting devices before the several bolts can be moved to unlock the door". (lines 11-14).
- Automatic Change-Over Signal for Motion-Picture Machines
- Patent for an automatic change-over signal for motion picture machines that signals the approach of the end of the film reel.
- Carbureter
- Patent for the carbureter for controlling the quality of the combustible mixture for internal combustion engines, such as automobiles requiring a wide range of variation in the proportion of fuel and air to efficiently and economically supply the demand.
- Advertising Attachment for Scales.
- Patent for improvements in advertising attachments for scales to "provide an attachment of the character specified, wherein a series of display members are provided, mounted to be moved into different positions, to bring different matter into different positions, and controlled to movement by the stepping onto the weighing platform of the one to be weighed." (lines 11-18)
- Coal-Oil Generator.
- Patent for improvements in oil burners to have the "means to permit the same to be positioned within the fire box of a stove, by means of the especially constructed support." (lines 12-15)
- Cooking Utensil
- Patent for a device to heat a cooking utensil's content. The object provides a device which will support a receptacle in or outside any type of heating medium. It also requires only a minimal heating surface to radiate heat to all sides of the receptacle as well as the very bottom.
- Flush-Valve
- Patent for a flush valve designed for efficiency.
- Shoe-Heel Holder.
- Patent for "the provision of means for removably holding a heel in position for attachment to a shoe...as to hold it against accidental displacement during the operation of securing it to the shoe..." (lines 10-12, 22-24). It also includes an illustration.
- Air-Brake and Starter for Automobiles.
- Patent for multiple innovations to automobile air-brakes and starters, including improvements such as ease of use, reliability, and versatility amongst vehicle models.
- Clevis Attachment for Plows.
- Patent for an agricultural plow attachment that allows for more precision concerning the measurement of depth of the plow point against different types of terrain/soil conditions.
- Weevil-Exterminator
- Patent for a new and useful improvement in weevil exterminators that provides a comparatively simple and effective apparatus for removing boll weevils from cotton plants. It also removes the injured or affect leaves and fruit that have been attacked by the boll weevil so that further injury to the plants may be prevented, and at the same time gather from the ground at the roots of the rows of cotton plants the leaves and rubbish detached from the plants.
- Signal for Vehicles.
- Patent for a signal designed to be carried on the rear end of a motor vehicle for the purpose of indicating whether the vehicle intends to turn to the right or to the left, operated by the driver in advance.
- Aeroplane
- Patent for an aeroplane that is inexpensive and easily built, while preventing the aeroplane from going into a tailspin.
- Power-Hammer.
- Patent for a power hammer that can utilize any power source and only needs one person to operate it. The design also uses less parts, making it more affordable.
- Motor-Driven Surface-Treating Machine.
- Patent for a surface-treating machine propelled by a motor. The design is compact, economic, and more efficient than previous machines.
- Plow
- This patent focuses on a single-stock plow featuring an innovative attachment designed to enhance stability without requiring material structural changes. The attachment ensures improved steadiness during operation, providing an ease of use comparable to a turning plow
- Valve-Cleaner.
- Patent for a valve cleaner to remove carbon from the internal combustion motors in automobiles. It can be used without removing the valve or motor.
- Gearing.
- Patent for a speed transmission device that simply and efficiently changes the gears in an automobile especially at fluctuating speeds.
- Railroad Crossing Signal.
- Patent for a railroad crossing signal. The device is created so that the highway signal can be automatically raised or lowered at the crossing by a passing train.
- Process of Making Bearings
- Patent for the process of making bearings, for improvement of bearings and the process of bearing formation on the interior of rotary members (or rotary cutters used on earth boring drills).
- Wrench.
- Patent for a wrench specifically made to remove well drill bits from the drill.
- Knife.
- Patent for a knife with multiple curved blades used to cut food.
- Valve-Grinder.
- Patent for "a tool adapted to rotate valves of an internal combustion engine for grinding the same on their seats." (lines 9-11) It is adapted to connect to the cylinder "of the engine in such a manner as to permit accurate and quick operation of the valve for grinding it, and whereby the handle of the tool may be set at a convenient angle for manipulation, and may be lengthened or shortened according to requirements." (lines 15-21)
- Lens-Holder.
- Patent for a lens holder meant to provide a "simple, relatively inexpensive and efficient means" (line 10) of securing the lens in the headlamps of an automobile or similar lamp casing.
- Kiln
- Patent for improvements to kilns, which include improvements for transferring heat, "burning lime and clay products"(line 11), powdered fuel feeding and preventing unheated air from flowing into the kiln.
- Windmill-Gearing
- Patent for improved windmill gearing, intended to reduce stain on the machinery
- Well-Packer.
- Patent for an improved well drilling device called a "packer", in which this version has a reduced likelihood of the seals between separate parts being damaged and needing replacement.
- Work Engaging Support for Surface Treating Machines
- Patent for work engaging support for surface treating machines. Intent of patent is to provide support for revolving sections of machinery in order to provide greater stabilization.
- Insect Destroyer.
- Patent for an wheeled vehicle mounted insect destroyer that brushes insects from plants and destroys them utilizing flames, includes illustrations.
- Spout for Railroad Water Tanks
- Patent for improvements to railroad water tank spouts which allow for valve shut-off. The valve shut-off function controls the flow of water by suction force into the spout which will prevent wasting water.
- Pump Piston
- Patent for an "Improvement in Pump-Pistons" (lines 5-6) including illustrations.
- Process of Producing Prints on Metal.
- Patent for a new way to print negatives directly on sensitized metal by dying the print, removing the dye stains, burnishing the "high lights," polishing the dye print and finally lacquering in order to make permanent. This gives the image a bas-relief effect.
- Mirror-Holder
- Patent for a mirror holder containing a bracket that allows for easy fixing to various items of furniture.
- Pump.
- Patent for a pump specifically designed for oil wells to make drilling oil more efficient, lucrative, and easier to perform.
- Ticket-Distributer
- Patent for improvements of Ticket-Distributers in telephone offices and similar establishments.
- Surgical Splint.
- Patent for a surgical splint specifically for the substitution of erectile tissue of the corpora cavernous of the genital organ to promote fecundation even in the absence of an erection.
- Protecting Device for Tires
- Patent for new and useful improvements protecting tires in the provision of a pad held over the tread.
- Pneumatic Tire.
- Patent for improvements in pneumatic tire that gives a novel means to repairing a worn casing, a blow out, or a rim cut.
- Testing Device.
- Patent for a testing device that can be used to test the condition of the pistons in an internal combustion motor. The device can also be used as an "air pump, or grease or oil gun." (lines 30-31).
- Hame Attachment.
- Patent for a hame attachment, used in the collar of a draft horse, that is simple in construction and operation and can be produced for little cost. The attachment would prevent wear of lines and keep them in place at the same time.
- Gin
- Patent for a gin that will strip fiber from the seed, "motes", and other "foreign bodies" (lines 27-28) without damaging the fiber.
- Elevator Controlling Device
- Patent for improvements to the elevator controlling device. These improvements have to do with the main circuit being broken while the elevator doors are open, thus stopping the elevator from moving before the doors are fully closed.
- Rotary Boring-Drill
- Patent for improved rotary boring-drill with more efficiently mounted rollers.
- Record-Filing Cabinet
- Patent for a record filing cabinet designed to show every record within as well as records of different sizes.