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Aerial Projectile

Description: Patent for an aerial projectile for use as an anti-infantry bomb, dropped by planes. Specifically, it is a fragmentation bomb hand dropped from planes that will not only deliver an explosive blast and the subsequent shrapnel, but deliver such a blast as to destroy itself so it cannot be reverse engineered.
Date: September 25, 1918
Creator: Bury, Thomas J. & Bury, Oney

Combination Set-Collar for Well-Strainers.

Description: Patent for a combination set-collar for well-strainers that combines a back pressure valve and a washer pipe which allows for the cleaning of the strainer.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Thompson, Alexander

Automobile Road-Light.

Description: Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Tausch, Joseph H.

Adjustable Crib or Bed.

Description: Patent for improvements in Adjustable Cribs or Beds for children to sit beside the bed of the mother or guardian of the child. Made to be "easily and quickly attachable to or connected with any make of" (lines 17-19) the adult's bed "so that the mattresses of the bed and crib will be perfectly even or flush, without space...between them" (lines 20-22). Includes illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Rece, Frank S.

Combination-Garment.

Description: Patent for a onese. A shirt and underwear in a single piece. Has ample room in the seat.
Date: January 25, 1919
Creator: Gold, Anna

Draft-Equalizer

Description: Patent for a device that can be attached to the draft tongue of an animal-drawn agricultural machine to equalize resistance and allow it to be drawn evenly in a straight line.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Butts, Jim P.

Attachment for Coffee-Roasters.

Description: Patent for an attachment to a coffee-roaster that assists in separating coffee beans from foreign matter.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Liberto, Samuel

Bulkhead.

Description: Patent for bulkhead that is "adapted for use as a sea wall or quay wall" (lines 10-11).
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Sands, Edward E.

Can Opener.

Description: Patent for "a can opener intended for use in removing or cutting the closures or tops from cans or other sheet metal receptacles." [lines 8-11]
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Crawford, Hezekiah H.

Clothes Pin or Clamp

Description: Patent for a more durable metal clothes pin.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Townley, Percy

Automobile Hay-Rake.

Description: Patent for "an improved hay rake, for farm use, adapted to be attached to and operated by an automobile or motor truck or wagon." (lines 8-11) including illustrations.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Holeman, David O.

Patent for Planter Attachment

Description: Patent for a planter attachment for cultivators that allows for replanting of crops in skips where there is a poor stand. This cultivator attachment allows for access to replant crops amongst other growing crops and plants.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Wolter, Fredrich W.

Insulator.

Description: Patent for an insulator for water pipes that conducts away electric current to be utilized elsewhere.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Stone, Oscar Otto

Load-Indicator.

Description: Patent for a Load-Indicator for tools being used in drilling a well. The indicator gives an accurate measure of the weight upon the drill, allowing operators to adjust the weight accordingly.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Fletcher, Harold W.

Liquid-Fuel-Measuring Tank

Description: Patent for a liquid fuel measuring tank that accurately measures fuel and can automatically stop accumulating fuel when a certain amount has been reached, including illustrations.
Date: June 25, 1918
Creator: Helm, Virgil L.

Wagon Brace

Description: Patent for wagon brace that obviates danger of thimbles breaking under excessive weight and strain.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Albritton, James

Lifeboat

Description: Patent for a lifeboat that "prevents the boat from capsizing" (lines 19-20) or sinking.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Rusk, Raymond

Well-Screen Washer and Perforator.

Description: Patent for a device that is used to wash a screen set in an oil well and perforate the pipe the screen is attached to.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Wilkirson, Aaron L.

Well-Shooting Torpedo.

Description: Patent for "torpedoes of the type used in "shooting" wells, the object being to provide a torpedo which will be especially useful in the removal of casings from wells" (lines 9-13), such as easier removal from dry wells. Also, modifications to the hammer are noted to ensure explosion.
Date: June 25, 1918
Creator: Franklin, Henry L.

Water-Elevator.

Description: Patent for a water elevator. The invention produces a means for "high power water elevating" which provides " a steady and voluminous flow of water" (lines 20-22). Illustration included.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Barnett, Grady L.

Work Clamp.

Description: Patent for an improved work clamp. The inventor claimed that the clamp was meant to be universal, allowing for several clamped pieces of material to be secured simultaneously for welding or other joining methods. The tool was meant to facilitate complex construction in a variety of machinery repair facilities and markets.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Treuthardt, Arnold Charles

Window Sash And Curtain Operating Mechanism

Description: Patent for a window sash and curtain mechanism that works in tandem with electronic security systems. Sash/Curtains can be moved normally, but an alarm can be set to detect when the window itself is tampered with.
Date: October 25, 1917
Creator: Schwarz, Henry W.

Printing Appliance

Description: Patent for a printing appliance meant to the improve the functionality of a printer.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Johnson, S. T.
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