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Lock For Radiator Caps.

Description: Patent for a device to reliably and effectively secure the radiator cap in position on the filling neck of a radiator in order to avoid displacement. Device is of simple and durable construction and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Brown, Francis Nathaniel, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Traffic Signal.

Description: Patent for an illuminated turn signal attached to the frame of a car. The signal is shaped like a hand and can be raised or lowered by a lever behind the steering wheel.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Jones, Theodoric
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bagging-Cutter

Description: Patent for a Bagging-Cutter in order to cut lengths of bagging in an efficient manner. An innovation this provides is in shaping the bags into a roll or rope-shape before being cut, which negates the use of a knife to cut a longer width. This improves ease of handling roles of bagging and requires a shorter fixed-place knife.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Lively, Louis P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bandage

Description: Patent for a bandage made of elastic material which includes a flap that can be fastened, or unfastened, and which acts as a holder for an absorbent material that can be replaced.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Kirwan, Leah M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Charcoal-Burning Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a durable, more efficient charcoal-burning device which yields higher quality product and in greater quantity than those existing at the time.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: McGee, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cultivating-Hoe.

Description: Patent for cultivating hoe in which operating segment is adapted to be multifaceted and prevent becoming dull.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Church, R.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ditch-Filling Machine

Description: Patent for a Ditch-Filling Machine, focusing on improved operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The upgraded machine boasts user-friendly features, making it easily operable, while simultaneously reducing production costs in comparison to its predecessor.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Witt, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fountain-Pen Blotting Attachment.

Description: Patent for an attachment for fountain pens that would hold a roll of blotting paper or other ink absorbing material on a revolving stem to be used to remove extra ink from paper after using the fountain pen. The attachment is contained in a cap that is attached to the end of the fountain pen.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Odom, Blaine W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Four-Wheel Drive Mechanism

Description: Patent for improvements toward four-wheel drive mechanisms. This includes adding a vertical and central drive to the front wheels so that they have the same speed rate as the back wheels.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Smith, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Game.

Description: Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Garment-Hanger.

Description: Patent for a garment hanger "for the support of outer garments...and which will also embody a rack for shoes, the hanger being so constructed that it will occupy a minimum amount of space..." also "to support a considerable weight without any likelihood of sagging or breakage...that the greater the weight imposed thereon, the more firm will be the connection between these parts" (lines 11-15, 21-28). It also includes an illustration.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Fulford, Marcus F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Harrow

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements in Harrows or cultivators that can be set to any height and any degree.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: McConal, Wiliam
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Internal Combustion Engine

Description: Patent for a improved Internal Combustion Engine. The improvement is the construction of the ignition of the internal combustion engine where the fuel in the compression chamber is ignited explosion of a different fuel of a more highly explosive nature.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Simpson, Joseph Ryan.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Printing-Case

Description: Patent for a printing case which can hold a camera and other appliances for printing photographs. This printing case can also be compactly folded for easy carry and transportation.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Leo A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Rotary Well-Drilling Machine

Description: Patent for a rotary well-drilling machine that makes use of an "independently rotatable section" to aid in the screwing and unscrewing of pipe sections.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Taylor, William Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Stretcher

Description: Patent for a lever to use for maintenance and repairs. The lever can be used to fix wired fences and has interchangeable features.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Frank, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatically-Operated Gate and Door

Description: Patent for improvements on automatically opened doors and gates for vehicular passing. The improvements will allow the automatic opening of gates and doors without human attention or interference.
Date: April 9, 1921
Creator: Brown, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Curtain for Vehicles.

Description: Patent for side roll curtains on foldable automobile tops. The invention's aim is to fit multiple sizes of vehicle tops and be able to be raised and lowered easily without interfering with the the vehicle top's folding function.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Schwarz, Henry W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Funnel

Description: Patent for a funnel for heavy, slow running liquids, that will prevent any spilling when turned sideways.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Isaac J. Kominsky
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hay-Press.

Description: Patent for the improvement of hay presses used for forming tightly-compressed hay bales. Improvements include the provision of, "a hand or power operated hay press which may be operated to cause a great pressure to be exerted on the hay or other material being pressed, with a minimum exertion on power means" (lines 12-16). The invention of simple and durable construction with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Powell, Walter E. & Powell, Rosa E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires.

Description: Patent for an automatically inflating tire which allows the tires to be inflated evenly at all times. "Should the air escape from the tire due to a puncture or leak the rim will be prevented from injuring the tire casing, as said casing will be prevented from becoming deflated" (lines 17-21). Motorists will no longer need to drive on flat tires waiting for repairs.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Cooper, Jowel Cecil
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Peanut-Harvester

Description: Patent for a peanut-harvester, which consists of a frame with forward and rear axles, wheels attached to the rear axles, and forward-projecting arms fastened to a platform. The platform and wheels are adjustable and can be raised and lowered. Patent includes illustrations.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Goodrum, Thomas J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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