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- Adjustable Shade Hanger
- Patent for a window shade hanger device which allows for the shade to be placed at multiple stations by sliding and covering any portion of the window desired instead of a stationary shade mount.
- Ant-Trap
- Patent for a trap for ants and other burrowing insects which works at the site of the ant-hill or burrow.
- Attachment for Mowers
- Patent for a dividing and feeding mower attachment to guide grain into the cutters of the mowers in an upright position.
- Automatic Train-Stop.
- Patent for a more efficient automatic train stop with a mechanism that uses a connection with the block system used on railways to stop a train when it runs into "the tracks of the danger zone or upon the tracks of the block where the train should be stopped." (lines 16-18)
- Boll Breaker and Cleaner
- Patent for new and improved Boll Breakers and Cleaners "for handling and cleaning seed cotton prior to it delivery to the ginning mechanism..." (lines 9-10).
- Boltless Rail-Joint.
- Patent for improvements in connecting rails without the use of bolts and nuts but instead using two fish-plates.
- Car-Replacer
- Patent for a railway car replacer, which is used to derail vehicles as well as for, "restoring derailed railway vehicles to the track."
- Car-Replacer
- Patent for improved replacers for derailed railroad cars, complete with illustrations.
- Cattle-Yoke.
- Patent for a cattle yoke which enables the yoke to be attached to a cow's head to prevent grazing from other side of the wire fence.
- Collapsible Box.
- Patent for collapsible box which uses hinges to strengthen the box and to allow the box to be collapsed easily for easy storage.
- Colter Attachment for Lister-plows
- Patent for a colter attachment (triangular blade used on lister plows), by capitalizing on parts that should already exist on the plow.
- Coop.
- Patent for a coop to ship poultry and similar animals. Slidable slats and bars allow for food and water access.
- Cotton-Chopper
- Patent for improvements to cotton-choppers inculding illustrations.
- Cotton-Picking Machine
- Patent for a cotton picking machine. An improvement on the cotton picking machine that uses a pair of picking drums with attached picking fingers.
- Cotton-Picking Machine
- Patent for improvements to a cotton picking machine complete with illustrations
- Cultivator.
- Patent for "a motor driven cultivator adapted to be attached to various types of cultivating devices to draw the latter over the ground to be cultivated". (lines 12-15)
- Driving Gearing for Motor Vehicles
- Patent for a driving mechanism that allows all four wheels of a motor vehicle to be used for traction purposes.
- Engine-Starting Device
- Patent for engine starting device to prevent back-fires when cranking, complete with illustrations.
- Fan-Actuating Mechanism
- Patent for a fan actuating mechanism. Attempts to improve upon fans by using a spring to provide maximum speed at minimum cost.
- Farm-Gate
- Patent for a farm gate that is easy to manufacture and assemble.
- 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."
- Flushing Device
- Patent for a flushing mechanism for water-closets (toilets) which operates in concert with the lifting and lowering of the seat.
- Folding Grain-Harvester Reel.
- Patent for making the arms of the folding reels of grain harvesters shiftable and creating a way to brace the arms and hold them in different positions.
- Four-Wheel Drive.
- Patent for improvements in four-wheel driving, which uses a "novel flexible driving connection for the steering wheels." Citation: Hodges, Eugene C. Four-Wheel Drive., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
- Garbage-Can
- Patent for a garbage receptacle, water proof in nature, to be used in outside places. A removable container allows for the prevention of tampering and a foot operated mechanism allows it to be efficient to utilize.
- Hinged Connection
- Patent for a simply designed, durable, and inexpensively produced hinged connection between any swinging item (i.e., door) and non-swinging item (i.e., door jam).
- Hose-Coupling.
- Patent for a coupling device for train pipes used on railroad trains to connect fluid conduits and similar pipes.
- Hose-Washer.
- Patent for improvement in efficiency of hose washers. Patent helps to prevent accidental detachment of a hose via the use of a "resilient wire" designed to strengthen the connection. Citation: Calvert, Walter Riley. Hose-Washer., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
- Jaws for Animal Traps
- Patent for an animal trap that traps animals by the leg and prevents the animal from reaching its leg after being caught.
- Lavatory.
- Patent "relates to improvement in wash basins, tubs, sinks, trays, and the like and especially with reference to the provision of improved means for flushing the waste pipe or duct thereof and for preventing overflow in the case the supply of faucet or faucets should be left running..."
- Lubricating Device for Rotary Drills
- Patent for improving the lubricating devices for rotary drills, especially the rotatble cutting devices attached to the head of the drill.
- Motor
- Patent for a new type of motor. The aim of this new type of motor is to use head and cold to expand and contract the bar used to apply power.
- Necktie
- Patent for a pre-made necktie. This is a pre-made four in hand necktie that is designed to be adjustable to various neck sizes and made to not tear a shirt collar.
- Parcel-Carrier for Bicycles.
- Patent for improvements in parcel carriers for bicycles in which the parcel carriers can attach/detach easily and is adaptable to different types of bicycle handlebars; includes illustration.
- Peanut Harvester.
- Patent for a "new and useful peanut harvester" (lines 9-10), with illustrations.
- Piano-Action
- Patent for a "piano-action," which is used to control the rebound of the hammer and also includes a back stop, back check, bridle check and other supporting members.
- Plate Retaining Device
- Patent for a license plate holder for automobiles.
- Polishing-Machine
- Patent for improvements in polishing machines for "polishing marble and other similar stones... and giving a smooth surface to any material of like character." Invention provides a "movable abrading member...and comprehends and mechanism whereby said member may be automatically moved back and forth over the surface to be polished."
- Process of and Apparatus for Classifying Comminuted Material.
- Patent for improving the process of classifying materials in order to reduce rehandling and improve efficiency in sizing materials through the use of screens.
- Pump or Motor.
- Patent for pump which converts to motor. Pump, compressor doubles as a motor when rotation operation is reversed.
- Reamer
- Patent for the improvement of vertical reamers used in the drilling of wells. Intended to provide a multi-bladed reamer that expands holes more evenly with less parts than previous models.
- Rotary Attachment
- Patent for an attachment for rotary well drilling machinery meant to "provide means for automatically gripping a pipe when being raised to prevent such pipe from slipping back while the lifting tools are being lowered for such lifting" (lines 13-17)
- Self-Filling Tire
- Patent for a product that automatically inflates automobile tires with the motion and weight of the moving vehicle, with the help of a piston that is not driven by springs.
- Self-Soaping Washboard.
- Patent for self-soaping washboards to reduce the amount of soap wasted.
- Smoker's Pipe.
- Patent for improvements in sanitation, or cleaning, of smoker's pipes. Pipe can be dissembled for cleaning and includes access to duct and stem with no loss of quality in airstream.
- Soldering-Iron
- Patent for a soldering-iron, which is used to feed a "molten solder directly to the point of the iron," and to keep the flow steady.
- Spark-Plug
- Patent for an improved spark plug assembly used in explosive engines allowing for easier cleaning of the electrodes while the motor is running, among other enhancements over contemporary spark plug design.
- Stalk-Cutter
- Patent for an improved stalk cutter that are in connection with plows and other similar machinery to improve their efficiency.
- Timber-Jack.
- Patent for timber-jacks which are "particularly adapted for use for persons using cross-cut saws on large pieces of timber."
- Transposition Device for Electric Lines.
- Patent for improving efficiency in transposing electric lines. Improvements include providing devices "which cannot be destroyed by bullets or rocks and other destructive agencies", providing devices "which will maintain the lines parallel with each other", and providing devices "so that no special tools will be necessary for linemen... only a pair of pliers."