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Oil-Converting Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pyrotechnic Device.

Description: Patent for a firework called a crazy cracker, which prevents accidental ignition from friction by covering the firework in a wood pulp covering.
Date: November 3, 1908
Creator: Graber, Charles F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Needle for Graphophones and the Like.

Description: Patent for a gramophone needle that produces better sound due to allowing for vibrations and can be used longer by producing a a sharpened point on one side while playing that can be used the next time by turning over the needle.
Date: April 9, 1907
Creator: Petmecky, Fred
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Method of Burning Finely-Divided Fuel.

Description: Patent for a combustion apparatus used in-conjunction with a fuel-burning furnace. The apparatus is a rotating device that rotates in a one-directional whirling motion, which imparts finely-divided fuel evenly to ensure a uniform mixture with air for a continuous combustion.
Date: unknown
Creator: Irish, David J.
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Discharge Mechanism for Harvesters

Description: Patent for the binder-deck of harvesters "and it consists, broadly, of a flexible deck having its lateral edges fixed and its middle portion hinged at one edge and free at the other, and means for automatically lowering the latter when the bundle of grain is to be discharged in order that the discharge may be facilitated" (lines 11-17).
Date: October 25, 1892
Creator: Stroud, Wiley N. & Corey, Rufus H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Meeting Report: American Women's Voluntary Services Interim Meeting, November 8-11, 1945]

Description: Report summarizing the American Women's Voluntary Services Interim Meeting held November 8 through 11, 1945, in South Kortright, New York. The meeting was called by A. W. V. S. President Alice T. McLean and invited women from several organizations, government agencies, businesses, and universities with the intention of creating future cooperation and to discuss social, economic, health, and educational issues around the world. Topics discussed included Rebuilding World Health, Adequate Shelteri… more
Date: 1945
Creator: American Women's Voluntary Services
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Seeding-Machine

Description: Patent for improvements to the hoe of the seeding machine "and attendant parts, and particularly to the means for guiding and adjusting the hoe and for guiding and adjusting the following-wheel" (lines 17-19).
Date: November 8, 1892
Creator: Kirkpatrick, George W. & Ralston, James B.
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Envelope or Bag Machine

Description: Patent for a machine "for making envelopes, paper bags, and the like wherein the blank which is to form the envelope or bag is automatically fed into the machine at its receiving end by a suitable feeder and is folded and gummed on its way through the machine, being finally delivered in a marketable condition at the delivery end of the machine" (lines 10-17).
Date: June 24, 1890
Creator: Clarke, George R.
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Fiber-Separating Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and improved fiber separating machine "in which the entire cleaning or separating of the fibers from the plant stock can be done in one operation" (lines 10-13).
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Parks, Michael Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fan and Motoro Therefor.

Description: Patent for a motor-propelled fan that can attach to any support, especially beds steads and other furniture. The motor is simple and can be easily manipulated.
Date: May 9, 1893
Creator: Sneckner, George A. & Roth, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bookbinding

Description: This is a letter patent for the bookbinding invention as a means for holding books, pamphlets, catalogs, and other similar paper materials together. The purpose of this invention is to make it possible to place additional material inside the same covers, and with the original contents of a book without breaking or tearing the binding.
Date: June 22, 1911
Creator: Robinson, Edward K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Coin Operated Electrical Weighing Scale.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coin-operated electric weighing-scale. This design consists in "the combination of the chute-section adapted to receive a coin or similar metallic piece, and having insulated electrical conductors, a weighing machine having its indicator disconnected from the main portion of the weighing mechanism, a stop on said main portion to limit the movement of the indicator when released, a latch for securing said indicator at the zero-point, and electrical connections betwe… more
Date: June 21, 1887
Creator: Smith, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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