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- Apparatus for Training Troop in the Pointing of Guns
- Patent for improvements to apparatus to train troops in pointing and aiming various firearms. An electric lamp shines light through a tube to point at the target, with a shutter that can operate simultaneously with the trigger or remain open.
- Austin Sheet
- Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
- Bastrop Sheet
- Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
- Blanco Sheet
- Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
- Centrifugal Separator.
- Patent for a centrifuge that can effectively and efficiently separate heavy oils from acids "with which the oil has been mixed or emulsified as a clarifying or decolorizing agent" (lines 14-16), with illustrations.
- Charcoal-Burning Apparatus.
- Patent for a durable, more efficient charcoal-burning device which yields higher quality product and in greater quantity than those existing at the time.
- Condenser for Cotton-Presses.
- Patent for "Improvements in Condensers for Cotton-Presses," (lines 6-7) including illustrations. The invention is designed with cotton bale presses in mind, specifically the "condenser or bat forming device" (line 11).
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for a cotton-chopper which is steered using the feet, and where the chopping apparatus is adjustable and can be raised or lowered. The chopping apparatus also rotates, and the operator can adjust the speed of rotation. Patent includes illustrations.
- Crude-Oil Burner
- Patent for an efficient burner of crude or fuel oil that can be used with less dangerous fuels while maintaining the same high level of heat and vaporization necessary for use in domestic environments.
- Door Attachment.
- Patent for a weather strip attachment for doors which would automatically extend from the bottom of the door to the floor when the door is in the closed position and retract to the bottom edge of the door when the door is opened.
- Electric Sign.
- Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.
- Electrolytic Cell
- Patent for an improved electrolytic cell that automatically maintains its predetermined amount of liquid.
- Gate.
- Patent for a gate that can be manually controlled to open and close the gate when necessary.
- Georgetown Sheet
- Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
- Ice-Carrier for Automobiles
- Patent for an ice carrier for automobiles. Illustration is included.
- Identifying-Tag.
- Patent for identification tags made of sheet metal, to be used with binding bands on cotton bales. Tags are economical to make, create little waste, and lay flat so they are not easily torn off.
- Knee Pad.
- Patent for an improved knee pad, which provides better ventilation and cushioning to the knee, including illustrations.
- Liquid Fuel Burner
- Patent for fuel burner that can be dismantled and easily moved around the kitchen.
- The Lytton Springs Oil Field
- Report published in a scientific bulletin, describing the Lytton Springs oil fields.
- Power-Transmitting Means
- Patent for improving power-transmitting means. The patent reduces the ratio of rotary to reciprocatory movement, with illustrations.
- Process of Producing Barium Chlorate
- Patent for a new process of making substantially pure barium chlorate that will be more expeditious and less costly to carry out than those prior.
- Rolling Windshield.
- Patent for an automobile attachment which protects the said automobile from adverse weather conditions. The apparatus is unique in its simple construction, practicality, and ability to "be rolled into a small compass" when not in use (lines 20-21).
- Sanitary Bed-Spring Cover.
- Patent for an invention that relates to the improvements in sanitary covers for attachment to the spring of a bed and the spring of the mattress. The sanitary cover provides a solution to repel vermin and noxious insects.
- Shoe-Sewing-Machine Attachment.
- Patent for sole channel cutting for shoe sole sewing machines in which "the sole will be channeled for the insetting of the stiches, the channel being continuous and the cutting thereof is had when the show is at a standstill." (lines 15-20)
- Tobacco-Pipe.
- Patent for a new tobacco pipe capable of trapping nicotine in a removable bowl to facilitate the cleaning process. The pipe also includes a trap for saliva that prevents any saliva from returning to the smoker's mouth regardless of pipe angle. The pipe is manufactured with minimal parts reducing need for repair.