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The appliance which will be marketed under the trade name of ‘Reciprolite’ will be
mounted on the left front fender of any or all types of motor driven vehicles, encased in an
attractive housing which estends approximately four inches above the fender. In the interior of the
housing which is attached with a universal joint, are two separate lighting units or bulbs which
emit their beams of light through reflector tubes.
One beam of light is cast to the right side of the road and ahead of the car, while the other
is carried in direct right angle with the line of travel at the left of car. With universal joint
mounting these beams can be set for any desired angle thus eliminating all glare which has been a
menace to night driving, yet still giving a clear vision on both right and left sides of the highway.
The ‘Reciprolite’ can be used either separately or in connection with the usual standard equipment
headlights, operating directly from the regular ignition system.
Ravencroft, who is a traveling salesman, plans to sell open royalty rights to all of the
automobile manufacturers and it is believed the new device will soon become a standard
equipment in every state in the union.
[The News-Sentinel, Rochester, Indiana, Saturday, May 2, 1931]
Roscoe J. HATCH, of Macy, has been granted a patent on an automobile piston.
[The News-Sentinel, Rochester, Indiana, Monday, June 22, 1931]
INVENTS AUTOMATIC ROOF
Barney KELLY, who resides at 1430 South Monroe Street, this city, is taking steps to
secure patent rights on an automatic roof which he has recently invented. The roof which is said to
be most practical for poultry raisers closes tightly when it rains and within a minute after the rain
ceases, opens automatically allowing the proper ventilation for the poultry. As soon as protection
on his idea has been secured a working model will be placed on display in a downtown store
room.
[The News-Sentinel, Rochester, Indiana, Friday, July 3, 1931]
PLACE INVENTION ON MARKET FROM MENTONE
An invention recently patented by O. A. “Dobbs” Miller, of Mentone, will be placed on
the market soon by the inventor who plans to start its manufacture in a factory and laboratory to be
built at Mentone.
The new invention is an elevating automobile jack carriage designed to eliminate any
stooping, bending, or crawling under an auto whenever it is necessary to elevate the car in order to
change tires, wheels or work under it. A T-rod carriage fastens to the rear axel and extends to the
end of the rear spring where a clamp fitting any jack is in a handy position and permits the jack to
slide along the carriage and under the car to the proper position for lifting.
Miller is the father of several other notable inventions on which he holds patents and is
now collecting substantial royalties. Among them is a propeller wheel for an electric fan operating
centrifugally at right angles to the well-known type, a float gauge for an expansion tank, a warm
air register for furnaces so constructed that it permits the passage of no dust to streak walls, an
adjustable roof flange for soil pipe and a reversable slip joint for eavetroughs which eliminates the
use of rights and lefts.
[The News-Sentinel, Thursday, August 4, 1932]
SUTHERLAND CO-INVENTOR OF STEEL MILL FURNACE
A report carried in the Gary Post will be of interest to Rochester readers as it tells of joint
patent rights issued to a former resident of this city, Harry Sutherland. Mr. Sutherland has been
employed in the electrical department of the Gary Steel Mills for the past number of years. The
story in part, follows:
“Gary, Ind. - The U. S. patent office at Washington, D.C. has awarded exclusive
manufacturing rights on a new type heating furnace for sheet and tin manufacturing to Harry H.
Sutherland and Stephen M. Jenks.