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Adjustable Shade Hanger

Description: Patent for a window shade hanger device which allows for the shade to be placed at multiple stations by sliding and covering any portion of the window desired instead of a stationary shade mount.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Hillman, Annie M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ant-Trap

Description: Patent for a trap for ants and other burrowing insects which works at the site of the ant-hill or burrow.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Cox, Samuel L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Attachment for Mowers

Description: Patent for a dividing and feeding mower attachment to guide grain into the cutters of the mowers in an upright position.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Mosely, Jimmie E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Train-Stop.

Description: Patent for a more efficient automatic train stop with a mechanism that uses a connection with the block system used on railways to stop a train when it runs into "the tracks of the danger zone or upon the tracks of the block where the train should be stopped." (lines 16-18)
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Gramm, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boll Breaker and Cleaner

Description: Patent for new and improved Boll Breakers and Cleaners "for handling and cleaning seed cotton prior to it delivery to the ginning mechanism..." (lines 9-10).
Date: April 26, 1915
Creator: Kinne, Tempel L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boltless Rail-Joint.

Description: Patent for improvements in connecting rails without the use of bolts and nuts but instead using two fish-plates.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Richardson, Charles I. & Hall, William D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Replacer

Description: Patent for improved replacers for derailed railroad cars, complete with illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Duval, Allen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Replacer

Description: Patent for a railway car replacer, which is used to derail vehicles as well as for, "restoring derailed railway vehicles to the track."
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Martin, Daniel W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cattle-Yoke.

Description: Patent for a cattle yoke which enables the yoke to be attached to a cow's head to prevent grazing from other side of the wire fence.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Carr, Jessie D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Collapsible Box.

Description: Patent for collapsible box which uses hinges to strengthen the box and to allow the box to be collapsed easily for easy storage.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Smith, James A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Coop.

Description: Patent for a coop to ship poultry and similar animals. Slidable slats and bars allow for food and water access.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Ferguson, Charles W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Picking Machine

Description: Patent for a cotton picking machine. An improvement on the cotton picking machine that uses a pair of picking drums with attached picking fingers.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Pruser, Gustav A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cultivator.

Description: Patent for "a motor driven cultivator adapted to be attached to various types of cultivating devices to draw the latter over the ground to be cultivated". (lines 12-15)
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Hodges, Eugene C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fan-Actuating Mechanism

Description: Patent for a fan actuating mechanism. Attempts to improve upon fans by using a spring to provide maximum speed at minimum cost.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Everitt, James H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Farm-Gate

Description: Patent for a farm gate that is easy to manufacture and assemble.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Cardwell, Charles E. & Jenkins, R. E. Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fence-Stay.

Description: Patent for fence stays which have "novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing the wires of a fence." The invention "will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time, is simple in construction and operation."
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Benson, Autha C. & Benson, A. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Flushing Device

Description: Patent for a flushing mechanism for water-closets (toilets) which operates in concert with the lifting and lowering of the seat.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Kreter, Otto F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Folding Grain-Harvester Reel.

Description: Patent for making the arms of the folding reels of grain harvesters shiftable and creating a way to brace the arms and hold them in different positions.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Buchanan, David E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Four-Wheel Drive.

Description: Patent for improvements in four-wheel driving, which uses a "novel flexible driving connection for the steering wheels." Citation: Hodges, Eugene C. Four-Wheel Drive., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Hodges, Eugene C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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