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Combination Rule, Square, and Miter.

Description: Patent for a combination of devices that contains "attachments for folding rules which will make said rules capable of use as a square, tri-square, and miter" (lines 15-17), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 4, 1914
Creator: McFarland, Charles M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Device for Catching Insects

Description: Patent for a device to gather and remove eggs deposited by insects, particularly boll weevils, from plant material.
Date: February 4, 1915
Creator: Stautzenberger, William C. & Olsen, Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Grader-Blade.

Description: Patent for a new form of grader blade for road graders and ditchers for road and ditch work, with illustration.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Wendell, Benjamin J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tillage Implement.

Description: Patent for an improved type of tillage implement of the harrow type that can be used in places other harrows can't operate, as well as being capable of being operated in close proximity to plants without damaging them. Illustration included.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Bonds, Walter P. Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench

Description: Patent for improvements in wrenches, particularly relating to the type generally known as the spanner wrench. The object of this invention is to provide an improved spanner wrench including means for reliably retaining the wrench head in proper position with relation to the object being rotated.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Wright, John G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench

Description: Patent for wrench improvement. Allows for "instantaneous initial or preliminary adjustment to fit any size object within its capacity, and a final adjustment to engage the object firmly and securely and to provide a simple, practical, and efficient wrench of strong and durable construction, and equipped with ratchet mechanism for affording a quick adjustment of a sliding jaw and a threaded connection . . . " (13-21)
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Cunningham, Ira
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Drill

Description: Patent for well drill that enables its upper end to be struck without disengaging the cable with an objective to provide simple, inexpensive, and convenient use.
Date: July 4, 1916
Creator: Walker, Merit Benjamin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Electric Switch

Description: Patent is for electric switch that minimizes other phone interference and limits each call to a single caller on the line. Two lines can be connected to the switch.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Teare, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill Attachment

Description: Patent for a windmill attachment that allows the windmill to be operated either by wind or hand power without needing to disconnect the sucker rod from the windmill.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Kay, Henry P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Surveying Instrument

Description: Patent for surveying instrument involved in leveling telescope equipment at more optimal pivot points.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Clark, Franklin S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tire-Bolting Machine

Description: Patent for new tire-bolting machine with "a unique assemblage of component parts, to enhance the utility of the structure, and the apparatus being improved generally to increase the efficiency thereof." (lines 16-19) , including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: McCullough, Benjamin F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Square

Description: Patent for a simple, accurate try-square composed of minimal pieces for the ease of use in measuring and tracing requirements needed for architects, carpenters, and similar professions, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Frazier, Samuel D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tape-Measure.

Description: Patent for a tape measure with a claw on one end that the user can affix to a surface to hold one end of the measuring tape and aid in the measuring process.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Handle-Fastener

Description: Patent for handle fastener for tools such as screwdrivers, chisels, and augers. Illustrations included.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: McMillan, Eugene C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Matrix Molding Device.

Description: Patent for improvements on matrix molding devices, "to provide simple devices or improvements in matrices of standard size and adaptation for use in linotype and other line casting machines for preparing the operating edges of printers' slugs for holding cross-rules" (lines 10-15), including illustrations.
Date: November 4, 1918
Creator: Markwell, Andrew E. & Evans, S. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Electric-Lamp Socket.

Description: Patent for an improved electric lamp socket "having a pair of switches which are alternately closed and opened, and having means for the attachment thereto of three conductors, whereby it is possible to light the lamp by means of a main switch" (lines 11-15), including illustrations.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Elliott, William Martin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Reginning Machine

Description: Patent for a machine to process and clean cotton. The machine is called a Cotton Reginning Machine by the inventor, who intends for the machine to improve the grade of the processed cotton.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Wright, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shock Absorber

Description: Patent for an improved shock absorber design to be used in motorized vehicles in order to prevent damage caused by sudden stops and jolts to the vehicle.
Date: October 4, 1919
Creator: Davis, Francis M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Garden Implement

Description: Patent for new garden implement that is "a combination of a rake and scraper and which may also be used in the capacity of hoe or allied implement." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Bozarth, John Alexander
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fruit-Jar and Bottle Cleaner.

Description: Patent for a cleaning device that navigates narrow openings of containers, such as bottles and jars, and opens to clean the interior walls of the receptacle.
Date: March 4, 1919
Creator: Hunter, Walter L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dental Instrument.

Description: Patent for a new dental instrument that extracts "swollen portions of the gum where it extends over the tooth" (lines 11-13), including illustration. Use of the instrument is meant to replace the common, but "objectionable" (line 56), practice of lancing the gum.
Date: April 4, 1916
Creator: Knox, Eldon Lemoin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dental Tool

Description: Patent for a series of dental cleaning tools to remove deposits from teeth and smooth rough surfaces. This design inflicts minimal damage to the gum tissue while both a guide and blade are in contact with the tooth.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Carr, Cassius M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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