labor_augmenting_classifier_val_split.csv

stated_aims,year,labor_augmenting
The invention has for its object a rotary engine in which the cylinders are fixed on a revolving disc secured to the main driving shaft.,1890,0
"This invention has for object to provide a lock for securing gates and doors by which the act of fastening is performed automatically, and a means by which the use of springs is dispensed with.",1890,0
"The improvements relate to the application of glass or other reflectors to stereoscopes, in such manner that more than one person may be capable of looking through suitable glasses or eye-pieces at the same picture or the reflection of it at the same time. Also to the application of glass or other reflectors to the sides of stereoscopes, in such manner as to facilitate the introduction of reflected light on to the picture or pictures sideways. And to facilitate the use of a stercoscope so constructed, the table or such like support for the same, and for lights used therewith, is constructed to admit of looking into the stereoscope from opposite sides; and I construct such table or other support, that when not in use the stereoscope may be enclosed therein, and the table or such like support be used as an ordinary table or such like article, without interference by the stereoscope and its appendages. Also the application of india rubber or other elastic means as connections between the eye-pieces and the bodies of stereoscopes, so as to admit of elasticity, and thereby prevent injury to the eyes whilst viewing objects.",1857,0
"This invention has for its object the manufacture of tobacco pipes, whereby the nicotine can be thoroughly absorbed into the material of the pipe and the part so absorbed thrown away and a similar part substituted very cheaply.",1891,0
"My present improvements are designed for the purpose of improving this process of cooling and refining; first, by the employment and use of a novel construction of pan in which the lard is placed for cooling; and, secondly, in apparatus for agitating the same by self-acting mechanism, the effect of which upon the lard is to thoroughly triturate the grain, making it thereby more uniform, firm, and solid.",1866,0
"In order to prevent sparking which would have an injurious effect upon the working parts, a vacuum is produced in the working box chamber Aor A¹ respectively by means of a small pipe suitably arranged on the said chamber, the said pipe being subsequently closed; or the chamber is completely filled with oil or another suitable insulating liquid.Where the apparatus is fitted up and used in damp places, the lower insulating cover J is filled up to its top with any suitable insulating substance in order that the exposed portions of the main conductor as well as the upper cover 8 may be efficiently protected from external influences.",1896,0
"The object aimed at in my invention is to enable the rider of the vehicle to store up a large part of the power of gravity which acts on the vehicle and its rider when running down a hill, or surplus muscular power of the rider so as to utilize this power in propelling or assisting to propel the vehicle and rider up the next or any other hill or part of the road.",1882,1
"My invention has for its object to enable the ""Braille "" system of writing and reading for the blind to be adopted for teaching arithmetic, or book-keeping which is at present a difficult operation and is not attended with success owing to the figures or sums requiring to be formed from right to left in writing and the paper requiring to be reversed for reading. The object of my invention is to enable the figures to be formed from left to right, and be read upon the same side of the sheet, as in ordinary writing and to that end I employ a frame and guide more or less of the usual construction but instead of the guide being formed with small ""pits or indents I form it with small projections similar to an ordinary brass pin head.",1898,0
"""This invention has for its object improvements in applying fur, hair, wool or other
fibre or feathers to woven fabrics or other receiving surfaces and in the machinery
employed for such purposes.""",1886,0
"This invention relates to an improved arrangement of mechanism, whereby plates or other surfaces of a similar character, may be evenly coated with liquid enamel, or other analogous substance, and is primarily intended for use in the liquidizing process or stage, of the manufacture of enamelled sign or.other similar plates; and its object is, to minimize the hand labour required in such manufacture, and to ensure greater uniformity and a better quality of work, than is attainable by the methods now in use.",1889,0
This Invention has for its object the working of a bucket scoop for dredging purposes by means of hydraulic power applied to the end of cranes or framework projecting from the hull of a ship or vessel in which the machinery is placed.,1877,0
This Invention has for its object improvements in guns. For these purposes mechanism is applied to each gun in such manner as to cause the ball or projectile to receive a rotatory motion interior of the gun by the mechanism applied thereto in contradistinction to the rotatory motion heretofore obtained by means of rifling or by rotation of the gun itself.,1864,0
"The said aprons and rollers may have either a forward continuous motion or a reciprocating motion. Or in lieu of the said aprons and rollers parts of the sides of the hopper itself may be made to reciprocate, the object being to disturb or loosen the material, and thereby ensure a constant supply to the bottom of the hopper.",1872,0
"My first object is to prevent the iron from cutting, or marking, or injuring the fabric or material to which it is applied. Next, for farther preventing the iron from discoloring the fabric or material, I sometimes coat or cover the smoothing surface or ironing face of the iron with steel or brass, whereby I obtain a clean ironing face. And next, I have for object to facilitate the labor of persons using irons by reducing the effort or exertion required for manipulating the same, or applying pressure thereto.",1864,1
"""This invention has for its object to provide an improved machine for winding
thread, string, yarns and the like onto cops, cones or other equivalent or well
known forms.""",1895,0
"Now it is the object of my invention, to utilize the phenomenon of increased
friction produced by the passage of an electric current between the wheels of a 5
moior-car and the rails upon which it travels, for increasing the traction of the
moving vehicle at the will of the operator or driver so as to have it entirely
under control and adjustable according to the demand of the system from moment
to moment.",1888,1
"The prime object of this invention is to impart to the cutting knife a curvilinear path of travel and action, and simultaneously therewith a rocking or oscillation upon a shifting axis between the ends thereof, whereby the action of the knife will simulate that of a chopper knife, and give the fabrics what is technically known as a ""draw-cut,"" well known to be the most effective cut in working upon fabrics, because of their yielding nature. Another object is to have the motion of such a character that the curvilinear reciprocation or line of action of the knife may be varied at the will of the operator, according to the class of goods upon which the machine is working and that the plane of its cutting edge will change throughout its stroke thereby enabling a deeper cut into the soft fabrics at each stroke than in the harder or more compact fabrics, and also a change in the angle or position in which the knife enters the fabric, whereby the machine is adapted for cutting all kinds of fabrics, and the action of the knife upon each kind of fabric is rendered effective in the maximum degree.",1892,1
"""Our Invention relates to the steam injectors usually employed to force water into boilers under pressure. By means of our improved injector we are enabled to employ either the direct steam pressure of the boiler itself, or when the engine is working we may utilise the exhaust steam with the further result of reducing back pressure or producing a partial vacuum in the engine cylinder.""

""Our improvements in boiler feeders relate in the second place to an Invention for which Letters Patent, Number 4803 of the year 1878, were granted to one of us, the said Sam Hallam, and have for their object to improve the action of the apparatus.""",1881,0
"This Invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for lowering and detaching ships' boats, whereby the labour of the operation is greatly diminished, and such boats are instantaneously released, either automatically, or by hand, immediately they are waterborne.",1881,1
"My invention relates to an improved edging upon the edge or border of the wrist band and wrist slit of gloves; and has for its object to obviate the disadvantages attending the means of edging usually employed. My invention is designed to obviate these disadvantages attending the usual methods of edging; and in accordance there with, the leather strip c is connected to the glove leather proper by means of an overedge seam or sewing e.",1896,0
This filter is designed chiefly for ship use.,1860,0
"""The purpose is to so control the type-carrier as to be able at will to bring any one of the characters to a common point (which may be conveniently termed the common point of impression"") and to return the carrier to its normal position again.""

""The main object of this feature of the invention is to increase the speed of operation of typographic machines by enabling the operator of the typographic machine, to which the invention is applied, to finger or operate the key-board continuously without having to give any of his time to the separation and closing of the composed matter into lines.""",1899,1
The object of my Invention is to prevent earrings becoming accidentally loose or detached from the ear.,1871,0
The object of this invention is to produce a burner which will consume less gas and throw out more heat with a given consumption of gas than is obtainable with athmospheric burners as at present constructed.,1889,0
"This Invention relates to improvements in revolving windlasses and is designed to increase their power without increasing the space occupied by them, and it may be applied in any case where a great amount of leverage is required, as, for instance, in the raising of anchors on board vessels and the raising of vessels on ships and the like. And in cases where this Invention is used on board vessels it provides a useful capstan for lighter work situate on the upper deck of the vessel, while that for the heavy work is placed on the main deck.",1871,1
"The invention has for its object the provision of more convenient and effective means than heretofore devised for holding the rivet up to the plates and for supporting the pneumatic hammer and holding it up to its work; and its novelty consists in certain new constructions, arrangements, combinations and modes of operation of the parts constituting my novel apparatus, all of which will be hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims.",1899,1
This invention renders unnecessary the ordinary steamer attached to Saucepans.,1883,0
"This Invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for cultivating land, and relates especially to the means for moving forward from time to time as the work progresses the pulleys around which the hauling ropes pass to the implement.",1875,0
"The object of my invention is to facilitate the passing of wires and cables containing electrical conductors through pipes and conduits having occasional openings, such as when an iron pipe is laid beneath the surface of the street with man-holes or joint-boxes for the purpose of giving access to the ends of the various sections at intervals, in the manner commonly practised.",1891,0
"""A MACHINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIMINISHING THE LABOUR AND FATIGUE OF PERSONS IN WALKING, AND ENABLING THEM AT THE SAME TIME TO USE GREATER SPEED, AND WHICH HE INTENDS TO DENOMINATE THE PEDESTRIAN CURRICLE;""",1818,1
"""My invention consists of a new or improved machine or apparatus for the preparation of finings for beer, wine and other malt liquors; such for example, as brewers' finings of isinglass; and the object of my invention is to obtain a fine solution free from lumps or other inequalities, which is effected in a simple and efficient manner, by the machine or apparatus hereinafter described.""
""My invention consists of a new or improved machine or apparatus for the pre-
paration of finings for beer, wine and other malt liquors; such for example, as
brewer's finings of isinglass; and the object of my invention is to obtain a fine
solution free from lumps or other inequalities, which is effected in a simple and
officient mannor, by the machine or apparatus herein-after described.""",1884,0
"A special feature of the invention is the provision of means whereby the working centre i.e., the centre of revolution of the hollow and solid crank shafts or spindles can be shifted, at will, relatively to the centre of the driving wheel so as to vary the leverage exerted by the pedal cranks. A feature of the invention is the provision of improved means whereby the working centre i.o., the centre of revolution of the hollow and solid crank shafts or spindles can be shifted, at will, relatively to the centre of the chain driving wheel. By shifting the sleeve 4 within the bottom bracket the angle made by the pedal cranks with one another can be varied. When the sleeve is adjusted so as to set the pedal cranks to the angle shown at Figs. 2 and 3 dead centres are avoided and a steady drive is ensured against a head wind or up hill.",1898,1
This invention has for its object improvements to facilitate the opening and closing of cylindrical filter presses such as are described in the Specification of a former Patent granted to us No. 2127 dated February 10th 1887 by which both time and Labour are saved.,1890,0
"""The object of this Invention is to secure the cheap rapid and economical loosening of coal from the vein.""

""The objects of the Invention are to permit the use of unskilled labor to enable the workmen to undermine the coal with much greater rapidity than by the means now employed and to reduce the waste of coal by lessening the size of the channels cut therein.""

""The object of using the primary chisel for taking up the coal at the bottom of the auger hole is to give room for making the first undermining cut and this course of procedure is preferred.""",1882,1
"This invention has for its object to provide an improved button which, while being applicable to either ladies' or gentlemen's garments, can be readily attached thereto by means of suitable metal pins or catches. The button differs from those hitherto in use in that it can also be easily detached from the garment whenever desired. A further advantage of the invention is that the head or visible part of the button can be made of any suitable material similar to that of the ordinary sewn buttons hitherto in use.",1897,0
"The object of our Invention is to develope the profitable utilization
of peat bogs and mosses, by a general improvement of system and
machinery and apparatus requisite for such purpose. The object of putting the finer hair felt on top is as will be readily
understood from the systematic upwards decrease of porosity of the
various materials to have on top a substance (which when the pulped
peat is charged unto it) presents the finer and naturally more equal
and greater number of pores to the wet peat, and which can consequently
more readily or uniformily take up the water of the peat; thus we
sometimes find it useful to intermix carefully by mechanical means, the
fine hair felt with similar elastic material, such as for example cotton,
wadding, or raw cotton, wool, or a cotton or canvass cloth may also be
placed over the upper layer of felt. The pipe P being branched off at the low level of the retort instead at
the upper part thereof has for its object to put an extra pressure on the
carbonizing material, for naturally the evolved gases will rise in tho
retort, and were the pipe P fitted at the upper part they would escape
very readily into the pipe, but being forced to find their only place for
egress at the bottom, which is contrary to their natural ascendancy, they
must condense the material with which they inevitably come into
contact when thus forced to descend. In the latter case the object would be to retain as large a
per centage as possible of the heavier oils in the carbon, and for that
purpose we find it desirable not to let the heat inside the retort exceed
by much 400° F.",1874,0
"My Invention relates in the first place to the ordinary water slide gaseliers, and has for its object to lessen the liability to accidents arising from the escape of gas resulting from a deficiency of water in the tubular shafts of the said gaseliers; to this end I adapt a whistle or double whistle to be sounded by the escaping gas; the ""cup"" or the upper end of the shaft containing the water is formed or fitted with a cover, which is formed or fitted with a stuffing box which slides on the pendant tube; a whistle or double whistle is fixed on the said cover, or on the upper end of the said shaft, so that any gas escaping through the water issues through the whistle and sounds an alarm; the said stuffing box may be of a simple character as absolute tightness is not necessary.",1875,0
"This invention is designed to supply a description of jointed opera glass made to fold the mounting of which allows the object glasses, and the eye glasses, and their connections to be brought into the same plane; the usual tubes or sleeves being added or dispensed with as preferred. This system of opera glass when folded or turned back has the advantage of presenting only a very thin body to the hand and consequently will occupy little room. It may be easily carried in a pocket book or card case.",1894,0
"By this invention the plate or frame for receiving the retort or moulded article can be more readily put into any desired position and the retort or other moulded article, after being made can be more easily lowered on to a bogie or carriage. Moreover by the use of a rope or chain and winch as described we obviate having to disconnect the levers every time a retort or other article is made.",1884,0
My invention consists in a method whereby protected paper may be made in a very cheap way and whereby the degree of sensitiveness may be varied within wide limits.,1887,0
"This invention has for its object an improved brake shoe, slipper or drag and is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the brake shoe ;
Figure 2 a plan view;
Figure 3 a front elevation and
Figure 4 a cross section of the same. This invention has for its object an improved brake shoe, slipper or drag and is shown in the drawings accompanying the Provisional Specification, in which-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the brake shoe;
Figure 2 a plan view;
Figure 3 a front elevation, and
Figure 4 a cross section of the same.",1895,0
The object of my invention is to enable the throwing of an explosive projectile having a-minimum weight of shell and a large quantity of explosive material from any approved type of rifled gun without danger of premature explosion and with a relatively high muzzle velocity.,1896,0
This invention relates to improvements in or applicable to outside blinds for windows and otherwise whereby the blind is projected by the act of lowering the same instead of requiring a separate action for this purpose and the use of pins or spring catches is dispensed with for securing the blind in position.,1885,0
My invention has for its object to produce in a given time by means of a single machine a quantity of work equal to that produced by two three or even a greater number of ordinary machines of ordinary construction.,1887,1
"This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of the hook or catch mechanism of the wire motion of looms for weaving pile fabrics for the purpose of enabling it to retain a firm hold upon the pile wire during its withdrawal until it is transferred to the inserting apparatus; the invention also relates to the construction and arrangement of the apparatus for taking the head of the pile wire from the hook or catch, and inserting the same into the open shed.",1888,0
"With the object of making it convenient to very readily connect a pulley block to, and as readily to disconnect it from, either an eye, ring, or other similarly closed fitting, and yet to secure the block from accidental disengagement from such a fitting after engagement, I make the metal block .binding to finish at the top of a block in the form of an eye or ring a part of which near the block being hinged so that it (the hinged part) can be opened out or in, as desired at will; but to secure the said hinged part of the block eye in the closed position, that is so that it will form with the other part a complete eye or ring, I provide that it shall be held in the closed position by means of a suitably disposed spring. With the view of making it convenient to very readily connect a pulley block to, and as readily to disconnect it from either an eye, ring, or other similarly closed fitting, and yet to secure the block from accidental disengagement from such a fitting after engagement, I make the eye or ring A of the metal binding B of the block B in the form shewn in the drawings in which a part of the eye, in the shape of a tongue C, is hinged on a pin D, passing through same and the adjacent part of the eye or ring.",1897,0
"The object of my invention is to construct a forked frame with the crown or crosspiece at its upper end, from one and the same length of steel or other tubing, and thus to avoid the necessity of jointing required with forked frames of the usual construction.",1894,0
"My invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved mode of, and arrangement and combination of mechanism, for the rolling and forming of wheel spokes out of malleable iron and steel bars for carriages, or other railway rolling stock, or like formed articles, which require the end parts of each spoke reduced in both directions at right angles to each other, that is on the edges and sides, and which invention will be more expeditious and produce more uniform work than by the modes heretofore employed of reducing the ends of such wheel spokes or articles after being ""blocked"" out, by hammering and compression in dies or creases.",1889,1
"It is a fact well known that in molding articles of glass wherein the mold is stationary, and made in two or more sections, that a seam or ridge is formed in the articles molded at each joint of the mold. This is very objectionable and greatly injures or mars the appearance of the moulded article. To remedy this defect or to impart to such molded article a smooth and uniform surface is the object of my Invention.",1871,0
"The object of this invention is the construction of a boiler capable of producing very rapidly high pressure steam by means of a much larger heating surface relatively to its volume and weight, than in any other steam boilers hitherto constructed.",1882,0
This Invention has for its object the economizing of fuel in the working of locomotive and other steam engines by the adoption of gas as a heating medium in combination with a forced supply of atmospheric air.,1866,0
"In some cases I dissolve the cement in coal naphtha, the object of which is to get a
much larger bulk of cork in proportion to cement, giving lightness, economy, more
elasticity, and greater resistance to compression.",1877,0
"The purpose of this machine is to supersede hand labor in the lasting of boots and shoes, not by stretching the entire upper over the boot as is customary in most lasting machinery, but by stretching such upper at one point at a time only, practically as is now accomplished by hand labor; a second object of this machine being to tack the upper to the last at the point where and the time when the said upper is stretched.",1876,1
"The said Invention relates to a peculiar arrangement of apparatus for preventing one train running into another when either train has by accident or otherwise got on the wrong line and thereby in danger of running into a train ahead of it, and consists,—",1858,0
This invention for an improvement in or relating to cycle pedals has for its object to provide a pedal that will give a rigid bearing for the foot of the rider at two points only at a considerable distance apart namely the ball of the foot and just in front of the heel. The rigid support just in front of the heel also serves to prevent the foot from slipping forwards in action and is far more easily used than the usual toe clip which is difficult and awkward to get into especially for ladies It also greatly facilitates and induces a proper ankle action thus greatly relieving the muscles of the leg whilst giving a greater propelling power.,1896,1
"This peculiar construction or arrangement is for the purpose of economizing space and labour, for simplifying the method of applying the necessary power to turn or work such mills or machines, 'to obtain a steadier motion than is gained by, the ordinary methods, to, increase the quantity of work produced by or turned off the said machines, and thus effect a considerable saving of labour and expence,",1850,1
"This invention relates to a tool for use in turning up the journals of axles, crank pins, and the like, of, say, a locomotive or stationary engine, after the same have become worn, or out of shape. And its object is to provide an adjustable tool that may be used for the said purpose without removing the journal or crank-pin out of its position or place.",1898,0
"The subject of this invention is an improved ratchet drill and countersink and its object is to devise a means to permit a continuous rotation of the drill in one direction, the drill thus operating twice as fast as those ratchet drills in which the rotation is intermittent and it also has the advantage that it can be used in confined spaces where there is insufficient room to get an extended motion of the actuating handle.",1890,1
"Now the chief object of the present Invention is to expedite and effect an economy in the operation of bleaching, and to this end I employ a novel mode of treatment for the flax before it is spun, whereby the flax may be prepared and bleached while in a state of fibre. The arbor of this pinion, is carried by a bracket n; bolted to the side of the vat, and secured to the arbor, is an arm o, which, by means of a rod, is connected to a treaddle /. The effect of the depression of this treaddle is to rotate the wheel, whereby the frames will be slidden simultaneously in opposite directions, and carry with them their respective rollers. The treadle is made to fit into a rack or ratchet p, so that the sliding frames and the rollers can be retained in any desired position.",1853,0
"""This invention has for its object to provide a miniature racecourse by which on the insertion of a prearranged coin into the machine certain mechanism is released and the operator is enabled to operate one of the horses, and simultaneously with the release of the coin freeing mechanism a train of clock work is also set in motion, and with it the other horse, and the race started, one horse being thereby operated by the clockwork and the other by the operator.""",1893,0