Patent for a cattle-guard for railroads that is "a series of plates or slates mounted with the capability of partial or complete rotation on axes substantially parallel with the rails and between the said rails and on either side of the track so as to span the road bed or space between the ends of the fence" (lines 25-31). The plates have longitudinal flanges with serrated edges.When the cattle step on the guard, they will experience pain and avoid the spot.

Patent for concepts and designs used to improve performance of Spark-Arresters used in the smoke stacks of locomotives with illustrations and instructions.

Patent for belt tighteners for well pumps which decreases the amount of force necessary to tighten a pump. Patent includes instructions and illustrations.

Patent for an improved blade-holder that is simple in construction and can be manufactured at a lower cost. It is designed to "permit of the blades being readily and quickly assembled in the holder and permanently clamped therein to prevent any accidental displacement or movement of the blades from such holder during the stropping." (lines 16-21), including illustrations.

Patent for a well packer and setting tool for the prevention of intermingling between oil and water in a well when used by itself or with other pipes. The invention allows for the packer to be set using the setting tool which can then be removed once the packer is in place.

Patent for improvements to the automatic fountain valves of locomotives.

Patent for vehicle hoist that "will be operated automatically by the momentum of the vehicle" (lines 17-19). The hoist is intended to be accessible to all users, professional and layperson, due to its simple design and lower price.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Steam-Engine Valve-Gears." The invention consists in "combining with a crank-shaft and a valve-shaft a lever, shaft, and two friction-wheels" (lines 4-9)

Patent for an improvement in sealing capabilities for water pump valves, including illustrations.

Patent for automobiles to lock the steering shaft so that it is un-driveable and cannot be stolen and driven away without the key.

Patent for an improvement on diffusers used for purifying, cooling and humidifying air.

Patent for rotary engines "driven by steam or other elastic agent, or which may be used for pumping water" (lines 29-32) to obtain "a more direct application of the force applied to drive the engine" (lines 39-40) including instructions and illustrations.

Patent for an umbrella. Illustration included.

Patent for improvements for cleaning oil, water, and gas wells that goes into the well and flushes out a clogged screen.

Patent for improvements in the construction of coin-operated vending machines which automatically lock when coins are not inserted. This device is designed to dispense objects of many shapes and sizes. Illustrations included.

Patent for a process that claims to preserve meat. The patent includes only instructions and no illustrations.

Patent for mechanism for converting motion. "The present invention relates to mechanism for converting reciprocatory into rotary motion; and the objects are to provide a practical apparatus of this character in which rotary motion may be imparted to a driven member without occasioning any dead-centers and to provide simple means reversing the direction of motion of the driven member" (line 10-19). Illustrations included.

Patent for improvements in steam-generating plants. The most notable change is that the boiler proper is separate from the furnace proper but still contains the water, steam, and fire tubes.

Patent for a pump for deep wells with a "specially constructed piston capable of a powerful working stroke and which will secure at all times a full volume of liquid at each stroke of the pumping rod." (line 25) including instructions and illustrations.

Patent for a washing machine. Illustration included.

Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design is for "[a]n improved device for retaining a compressed bale in its condensed state after the follower is withdrawn, which consists of pawls pivoted in holes in the sides of the press-box and projecting toward the rear end of the press-box . . . [and] [t]he combination, with the follower rack-bar, the pinions, the shafts, having suitable pulleys, adapted to be connected by belts, of two clutches, and a centrally-pivoted lever having [a] handle, whereby the power may be reversed without changing the direction of the drive-shaft" (lines 71-83).

Patent for a shutter hinge made of sheet metal which does not creak in the wind and is sturdier than older hinges made of cast metal.

Patent for a wind stacker to be adapted to threshers. Illustrations included.

Patent for rotary boring drill with explanation and the accompanying illustrations.