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- Aeroplane.
- Patent for an aeroplane with a propeller, which is "pivotally mounted and adjustable into different positions relative to the planes in order to produce either a rising movement or thereof or a driving movement in a horizontal or other plane" (lines 26-30).
- Aeroplane-Kite.
- Patent for a new aeroplane-kite which can be "readily dismantled and folded for shipping and easily assembled and placed in position for flying without the use of numerous fastenings and detachable parts, thereby making for simplicity and practicability" (lines 12-17). Also includes wind tunnels and a fuselage frame which is so easily assembled that a child can do it.
- Archaeological Testing Within the Grapevine Springs Park, Coppell, Texas
- Report on archaeological testing results conducted in Grapevine Springs Park located within the City of Coppell in Dallas County, Texas.
- Artificial Fuel
- Patent for artificial fuel made from coal.
- Bed Spring.
- Patent for a new and improved bed-spring. This design consists in "the adjustable tie that connects the springs beneath the slats. This device is simple, cheap, convenient, and durable. It is adjustable to slats placed at different distances apart, and will remain in position when placed upon the slats, holding the diagonal rows of springs in a straight line, causing the springs to remain uniform all over the bed" (lines 72-80).
- Boiler-Cleaning Compound.
- Patent for a boiler-cleaning compound made up of "an improved compound having sodium hydrate for a base, and having certain subordinate ingredients whereby its efficiency is increased, and whereby the action of the sodium hydrate is so modified that no detriment to the boiler iron will result" (lines 10-16).
- Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner.
- Patent for improvements to the boll breaker and cotton cleaner by changing the construction and arrangement of parts. The patent uses air pressure to move the bolly cotton through the boll breaker and cotton cleaner chambers.
- Car Brake.
- Patent for a new and improved car brake. This design "consists in a novel combination and arrangement of certain mechanical appliances by means of which the brakes of a railway-car are automatically operated by the pushing and pulling action of the draw-head, and which are applicable to any ordinary system of brake-levers and without interfering with the operation of the ordinary hand-brake" (lines 10-17).
- Car-Coupling.
- Patent for car-coupling. The object of this invention is to provide an improved automatic car-coupling of simple, durable, and effective construction that will permit the necessary longitudinal and lateral play of the coupling-link to correspond with inequalities of the track, facilitate the turning of curves, and enable the coupling to accommodate itself to draw-heads of unequal height.
- Collar
- Patent for a horse collar.
- Collar Fastener and Supporter
- Patent for an object that provides the collar support and is hidden.
- Combined envelop, shipping-tag, and index-card
- An identifying tag to be placed on containers meant to be returned to the sender after delivery of goods.
- Cotton-Gin.
- Patent for a cotton gin with novel saws that are constructed in sections and placed in a way to reach more cotton entering the device, including illustrations.
- Cultivator
- Patent for creating cultivators with simplicity and efficiency. (lines 8-10)
- Dielectric Separator
- Patent for an apparatus that "separates substances of different dielectric capacities" (lines 12-13). Illustrations included.
- Electric Belt and Appliances
- Patent for a more comfortable electrical belt with adjustable electrodes and an improved battery.
- Electric Brush
- Patent for invention of new and useful improvements of electric brush, adapted for use as a body or flesh brush, with battery that can be easily removed and replaced with accompanying drawings
- Electrically-Operated Latch and Door
- Patent for electrically operated latch and door " and particularly to a construction for primarily operating a latch to release the door, the movement of which latch establishes circuit through a door-opening mechanism.(lines 11-15)
- Figure Toy.
- Patent for a new and improved toy. This design consists in "a pedestal or support and mount[ed] on the upper end thereof a vertically disposed rod having its upper end tapered or reduced, so as to afford the least possible friction to the whirling figure mounted thereon" (lines 16-21). In practice, "the toy is placed in a position to be struck by wind, and as the same comes in contact with the blades the object will simultaneously be whirled upon the rod and its arms move rapidly around its shoulders, thereby affording amusement" (lines 54-59).
- Garment-Waist Adjuster.
- Patent for a garment waist adjuster that will hold clothes at the waist and produce a better fit.
- Ice-Carrier.
- Patent for an adjustable ice carrier which can be attached to and removed from the running board of an automobile, including illustrations.
- Improvement in land-drag and clod-crusher.
- Patent for an implement to crush clogs of dirt. Designed to be an improvement on the clod-crusher and drag for which Letters Patent No. 177,476 was granted.
- Loose-Leaf Binder.
- Patent for a loose-leaf binder for records that does not require removing previously inserted pages to add new ones and secures them in place with a screw lock on the paper holding rings. When the book is full, the whole binder may be locked in place as a form of permanent binding and may only be opened with a key.
- Machine For Cutting Thong Holes
- Patent for a machine for cutting thong holes. "This invenetion relates to leather-working machines, and more particularly to machines for cutting holes in leather for the purpose of sewing in thongs" (7-10). Illustration included.
- Machine For Elevating And Feeding Seed Cotton
- Patent for a machine for elevating and feeding seed cotton. Illustration included.
- Mechanical Device for Concentrating Vision.
- Patent for an optical device proposed to replace lenses and goggles. Instead of lenses, this device has circular shutters (much like a camera) that forces direct vision and eliminates peripheral vision for concentration and focus.
- Oil-Burner Attachment for Stoves.
- Patent for an oil burner attachment for stoves, which is easily cleaned and burns efficiently.
- Pen and Pencil Holder.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in pen and pencil holders" (line 7-8).
- Pillow
- Patent for a pillow. Illustrations included.
- Process for Reduction of Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Esters
- Patent for saturated fatty acid reduction using hydrogen, a palladium group catalyzer, and a fat solvent.
- Process of and Means for Producing Moving Pictures
- Patent for the fixture in whichs cells or images could be placed to make the showinf of a film easier, with supplemental drawings that give suggestion for storage and any additional usages.
- Process of Producing Moving Pictures From Plastic Materials
- Patent for process of producing moving pictures from plastic materials
- Process of Treating Cotton-Stalks
- Patent for a low cost method of treating cotton-stalks to be used for similar purposes to hemp and other similar fibers.
- Ruling Blotter
- Patent for a ruling blotter. This invention provides "a blotting-pad having on one face a measure, a calandar, and spaces for advertising matter, and a straight-edge secured along its edge" (lines 9-13). Illustration included.
- Saddle.
- Patent for a new and improved saddle. This design consists in "the combination, with the divided tree and the shortened seat-leather, of the stirrup-leathers, which pass entirely across the tree in front of and abutting the front edge of the seat-leather, the upper surfaces of such abutting parts being flush" (lines 87-93).
- Seed-Cotton-Hull Extractor.
- Patent is for machine to remove the hull from seeded cotton. Machine uses air or suction drafts to hold cotton for extraction and remove waste.
- Separating and Grading Machine
- Patent for a separating and grading machine that separates foreign matter from produce such as peanuts, and also the produce are cleaned and at the same time graded for the market.
- Sheet-Metal Tank
- Patent for a sheet metal tank supported by outside beams made of metal studs or sheets. The design also provides means by which the tank can be sheathed and secured by concrete.
- Steam-Engine.
- Patent for "a high-speed rotary engine wherein the steam-impelled wheel shall revolve in a horizontal plane within an upright open cylinder." (Lines 10-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Storm and Refrigerator Cellar.
- Patent for a storm and refrigerator cellar made of metal, which is installed in the ground and has a water jacket space in between two layers to allow for temperature regulation and timbers attaching it to the ground to prevent movement if the soil is disturbed by water or other means.
- Surface-Treating Device.
- Patent for a surface cleaning device that provides a continuously moving surface treating member which is bodily adjustable in a suitable support.
- Surface-Treating Machine
- Patent for a machine that treats surfaces. Illustration is included.
- Surface-Treating Machine.
- Patent for a surface treating machine that improves support, where the surface treating member is "driven by intermediate means from a motor displaced from the member, together with means of effecting adjustments of the surface treating member with relation to the work" (lines 13-15), with illustrations.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-243
- Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether under Article 3.04, Election Code of Texas, a precinct chairman of Dallas County is prohibited from serving at the same time on the Board of Directors of the Texas Turnpike Authority.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-631
- Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Charter for electrical Mechanics Local Union No. 1 of Dallas County.
- University of North Texas System Annual Financial Report: 2018
- Annual financial report of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the University of North Texas System documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
- Vapor Burner.
- Patent for a new and improved vapor burner. This design consists, "with the mixing-chamber having a burner connected therewith, of a water chamber and an oil chamber arranged beneath the said mixing chamber, the threaded tube seated in the bottom wall of the water-chamber and extending up into the mixing-chamber, and the air-induction tube leading from beneath the oil-chamber up through the threaded connecting-tube to the mixing chamber" (lines 112-121).
- Wire Fence
- Patent for wire fence. Illustration included.