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Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union.

Description: Patent for an affordable and efficient coupling device for use "on valve rods of internal combustion engines, especially those used in automobiles and aeroplanes or on those motors or engines employing overhead valves and whereby the union or coupling may be readily and securely locked on a valve rod with sufficient resistance to withstand the strain of direct pressure" (lines 14-21).
Date: August 17, 1920
Creator: Dickinson, Harry E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Tilting Machine.

Description: Patent for new and improved automobile jack that facilitates secured access to repair the underside of the automobile, including illustrations. Jack consists of a large frame, part of which is curved for tilting, water adjustable weight counterbalance, and wheel locking channels.
Date: March 23, 1920
Creator: Weimar, Fritz
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Clamp

Description: Patent for clamps used in framing and forming of concrete construction. The clamps are easily removed and reused eliminating the need for wooden framing used in the past.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Ferguson, William D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Antifreezing Appliance for Water-Pipes.

Description: Patent for anti-freezing appliance for water supply and drain pipes of residences and buildings. The object is provide a device connected with the main and service lines of a hours supply water system for the purpose of avoiding interfering with the operation of the service.
Date: January 20, 1920
Creator: Davis, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Chair and Counter.

Description: Patent for improvements in chairs and counters. This patent has to do with "mounting a chair with relation to a counter, table or the like, so that the chair can be slid to a position beneath the counter when not in use" (lines 9-13). This patent also has to do with moveable back and seat of the chair so that it can be folded when not in use.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Wright, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Air-Cushion Tire.

Description: Patent for improvement to the air-cushion tire in terms of resilience, and an improved structure.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Williams, Harry S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Overhead Radial Conveyer System.

Description: Patent for a freight and merchandise handling system utilizing overhead conveyor belts to move items going to/from either a warehouse facility or an applicable mode of supply chain transportation.
Date: December 6, 1920
Creator: Wohn, Frederick
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lantern-Top

Description: Patent for a lantern top that provides sufficient ventilation for the lamp or lantern. The arrangement of the lantern top provides sufficient communication between the interior of the lantern and the surrounding atmosphere to insure steady burning.
Date: October 5, 1920
Creator: Moore, Thomas Lindsay
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock-Washer.

Description: Patent for "an improved lock washer especially adapted for locking nuts" (lines 10-11) that was designed to "be interposed between the nut and a member to be clamped by the nut" (lines 14-16).
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Medbery, Clinton A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Wheel

Description: Patent for a Vehicle-Wheel. This patent is an improvement over the other patents that this inventor submitted before. It will improve and strengthen the wheel by replacing rivets and bots, and instead use clips and springs.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allen, William N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tractor.

Description: Patent for an improvement in tractors that allowed adjustment to the tread or allowed distance between traction elements.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Franklin, Floyd P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Transmission-Gear

Description: Patent for improvements in motor vehicle transmissions in which all gears mesh at one time as opposed to being shifted and are "obtained by clutching different selected drive gears to the drive shaft of the transmission." (lines 18-20)
Date: August 3, 1920
Creator: Downie, James H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Wheel

Description: Patent for improvements in tires, specifically a system that assists with weight distribution and adjustments to road surface conditions.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Staple-Setter.

Description: Patent for a staple-setter that can be more efficiently utilized for paper board boxes, specifically boxes that are used by florists.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Man's Garment

Description: Patent for improvements in men's garments allowing for a reversible garment wherein the stitches appear the same regardless of which side is out.
Date: April 20, 1920
Creator: Góngora, Tomás
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Paper-Cutting Machine.

Description: Patent for an improved paper cutting machine that can achieve more precise cuts for labels, paper boxes, and cartons, and also has a clamping mechanism to hold the paper in place.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: Downie, James H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Steering-Adjuster for Automobiles.

Description: Patent for an automatic adjuster for the steering gear of a Ford automobile, for "attachment to the steering knuckle arms and the front radius yoke" (lines 12-13), improving wheel alignment and tension and reducing "wabbling movement" (line 46).
Date: August 10, 1920
Creator: Moulder, Duncan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tire-Chain

Description: Patent for improved tire chains which can withstand greater strain.
Date: March 23, 1920
Creator: Fields, James A. & Witte, Jessie J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spring-Wheel

Description: Patent for a spring wheel. Gebhardt describes the wheel as "an improvement... to provide resilient spokes which are connected to the hub and felly of the wheel in a manner to take up vibration and shocks imparted to the wheel in traveling or passing over obstructions and rough roads (p. 1, lines 8-15)." The patent also adds provisions for easy removal of spokes and a sectional felly and hub.
Date: April 6, 1920
Creator: Gebhardt, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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