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Car Door

Patent is for car door and support. It goes on to explain that the car door and support were created to serve as a means of forming an efficient rain-proof closure when the door is moved into closed position. Another object is to provide sufficient means for slide-able support for the door and locking mechanisms.

Date: March 27, 1915

Creator: Minton, S. F. & McClellen, R. E.

Break-Out Pin.

Patent for a modified break-out pin on an oil derrick which makes it easier to release a wrench for unscrewing pipes when done, but still holds the wrench in place while in use.

Date: October 21, 1919

Creator: Headrick, James O.

Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters.

Patent for improvements to "a gas control for instantaneous gas water heaters" (lines 9-10), including illustrations and instructions.

Date: June 17, 1919

Creator: Hamilton, Paul H.

Bale Forming Press.

Patent for a bale forming press to form bales of hay and automatically secure "baling wires around the bale as formed" (lines 13-14). It automatically stops the feeder when "the bale is being tied" (lines 19-20) and winds and automatically unwinds and winds the wire.

Date: February 26, 1918

Creator: Dudley, Andrew T.

Automobile Bed-Rack.

Patent for a bed rack (bed roll) located at the rear of a car so that once the car cushions have been placed to form a mattress, the bed roll can be unwound to stretch and cover the cushions providing bedding and covering.

Date: December 23, 1919

Creator: Turner, John S.

Aerial Projectile

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

Buttonless Neckband.

Patent for a buttonless neckband eliminates collar buttons "which would have a tendency to discolor the neck of the wearer" (lines 21-22).

Date: May 21, 1918

Creator: Narmore, Missouri A.

Controlling Mechanism for Windmills.

Patent for the operation of a windmill pump that may be automatically controlled so that a constant supply of water will be maintained in the storage tank.

Date: June 18, 1918

Creator: Bradford, Joseph W.

Churn.

Patent for improvements in churns, "specifically a churn disclosed in Patent No. 1268766, L. M. Payne, R. A. Thompson and L. P. Morris, June 4, 1918."

Date: March 9, 1919

Creator: Wilson, William W.

Bale-Core-Operating Device

Patent for bale core operating device which improves the bale core quality around which the bale is formed, including illustrations.

Date: July 16, 1918

Creator: Taft, John A.

Chimney-Cowl

Patent for low cost chimney cowl improvements to insure proper draft and prevent fires.

Date: March 12, 1918

Creator: Burch, Robert S.

Core-Barrel.

Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.

Date: October 14, 1919

Creator: Humason, Granville A. & Childs, William L.

Glass Manufacture dated November 5, 1918

Patent for apparatus to improve the overall quality and efficiency of glass production. This includes both window and sheet glass. It assists in developing sheet glass through blowing, drawing, and ladling.

Date: November 5, 1918

Creator: Thomas J. McCoy

Automatic Automobile-Top.

Patent for an improvement on automatic automobile-tops. The primary objective is that when in inoperative positions, the actuated drum neatly appears as a weather proof roll. Another objective is to provide side curtains so that the vehicle may be closed on all sides.

Date: October 1, 1918

Creator: Montroy, Phiip A.

Comb-Cleaning Device

Patent for a comb-cleaning device which can be "secured to a wall, wires or cords being strung upon the bracket so that a comb may be stroked thereacross and cleaned &c., &c." lines 16-19

Date: April 30, 1918

Creator: Buchorn, Ben A.

Attachment for Cash-Registers.

Patent for an attachment for cash registers which makes it impossible to remove paper to wrap a customer's purchase before the cash register has been opened, for the purpose of reducing "losses due to forgetfulness or dishonesty of clerks making sales" (lines 9-11), including illustrations and instructions.

Date: June 10, 1919

Creator: White, Robert N., Jr.

Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.

Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.

Date: May 21, 1918

Creator: Grimm, Max F.

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.

Date: May 13, 1919

Creator: Janes, Henry T.

Cranking Device

Patent for cranking device to start internal combustion engines and designed specifically for automobiles.

Date: June 24, 1919

Creator: Harris, Irvin F.

Cross-Roller Bit.

Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in cross-roller bits. Invention relates to "improvements in rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells for water, oil or gas and has particular reference to drills of the so called cross roller type for use in hard formation."

Date: November 4, 1919

Creator: Hughes, Howard R.

Automatic Continuous Hydraulic Oil Press

Patent for an automatic continuous hydraulic oil press designed to more efficiently extract oil from a variety of crops and seeds.

Date: September 16, 1919

Creator: Helm, C. D.

Automobile-Windlass

Patent for an improvement to automobile windlasses. The improvement allows automobile to be removed from any road obstruction easily and quickly.

Date: November 11, 1919

Creator: Davis, Marion A.

Concentration of Ores.

Patent for improvements to recovering ore using flotation methods.

Date: December 17, 1918

Creator: Wiser, Oba

Broom-Holder.

Patent for a holder for suspending a broom by its head in an inverted position. Primarily a bracket designed to be secured against a wall or the back of a door.

Date: December 24, 1918

Creator: Veach, Dewey M.