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Fluid Pressure Brake

Patent for a fluid pressure brake designed primarily for the railroad. This device is designed so the brakes will not engage prematurely before the fluid reservoir is recharged.

Date: December 31, 1901

Creator: McComas, Mark

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fly-Fan.

Patent for improvements in fly fans, is to use the fan in conjunction “with screen doors whereby during the opening and closing of the door the fan will be operated in a direction to direct a current of air outwardly and thereby act as a barrier against the ingress of flies” (lines 16-21). Illustration is included.

Date: October 7, 1913

Creator: Williams, John W.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fishing-Bob

Patent for a fishing bob that "will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, one which may be manufactured at a minimum cost, and one in which the bob may be readily adjusted upon the line and securely held against accidental movement."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.

Date: April 21, 1903

Creator: Scott, John S.

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Fertilizer and Seed Distributer.

Patent for a fertilizer and seed distributor that is operated by hand.

Date: January 2, 1906

Creator: Melton, Henry C.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

End-Gate Lock.

Patent for "a fastening for end-gates of wagons and the like, the arrangement of parts being such as to permit the end-gate being always held in a locked position until it is desired to lower or raise the same." (lines 11-15).

Date: August 9, 1898

Creator: Murray, Nicholas Charles

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fishing-Rod Handle.

Patent for a fishing rod handle that also functions as a pistol.

Date: October 7, 1919

Creator: Key, Henry C.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fishing-Float

Patent for a new type of fishing float with "ferrules or caps" (line 18) on the ends to prevent water from getting into the float, causing it to decay, including illustrations and instructions.

Date: October 23, 1917

Creator: Scott, John S.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Coupling.

Patent for improvement of automatic car coupling and uncoupling devices.

Date: November 2, 1886

Creator: Ferguson, George Jones

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Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "a draw-head and a swinging coupling-hook pivoted therein, of the rock-shaft having the crank-arm provided with the grooved head, the chain arranged in said groove and connected with the hook, the ratchet-disk on the shaft, and the pawl for engaging the ratchet-disk" (lines 76-82).

Date: January 4, 1887

Creator: Nutting, Adrian

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the draw-head, the coupling-hook supported therein and having a limited longitudinal movement, the front edge of said hook being formed with inclined faces . . . and a vertical face arranged to engage proper faces in the draw-head, the forward movement of said hook being limited by [the] inclined faces . . . and vertical face, and its backward movement of bolt or stud and its upward movement … more

Date: January 18, 1887

Creator: Ferguson, George J.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Door.

Patent for a new and improved car door. This design "has for an object to provide a simple construction by which the door in its open and closed positions may be pressed firmly in against the side of the car, and by which the door may more perfectly protect the contents of the car from the weather than the doors of ordinary construction" (lines 8-14).

Date: January 18, 1887

Creator: Ferguson, George Jones

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Door.

Patent for a new and improved car door. This design "has for an object to provide a simple and convenient construction by which the door, which is mainly intended for grain-cars, may be pressed firmly against the bottom of the car and fastened, so it will not shake loose in making a trip, may be easily started in opening, and will be efficient and durable" (lines 8-14).

Date: January 18, 1887

Creator: Ferguson, George Jones

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boat Propeller

Patent for a boat propeller. Illustration included.

Date: January 1, 1907

Creator: Edgar, Samuel Nooley

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Bolt-Holder.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in bolt holders, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: December 6, 1898

Creator: Higdon, Jasper S.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bed Slat Fastener and Brace

Patent for a bed-slat fastener and brace. This bed-slat design is designed to "effectually prevent the distension of the side rails of the bed and will also strengthen and support the slats and prevent sagging or breakage" (line 9-12) illustration included.

Date: June 16, 1903

Creator: Shelton, Robert H.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Shutter for Poultry-Houses and the Like.

Patent for automatic shutter for poultry houses, which closes with accumulation of rain water and opens upon rainwater drainage.

Date: December 14, 1915

Creator: Hawkins, Fletcher M.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Badge.

Patent for a badge that is to be pinned or worn upon the coat or other garment with the representation of the human eye that is capable of being winked or moved. The bade is to be used for advertising, humor or salutations, included illustration.

Date: December 30, 1913

Creator: Connor, James

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Convertible Corn and Cotton Planter, Stalk-Cutter, and Roller.

Patent for a convertible corn and cotton planter, stalk-cutter, and roller. It has a main frame, a supplemental frame that has its front end hinged to the front of the main frame, a roller with circular journaled in the supplemental frame, transverse segment-plates with removable blades attached to the supplemental frame, spaces between the segment-plates, an axle, driving-wheels, a sprocket wheel and chain, feed-boxes, means for feeding the grain, and wheels for laying the ground and the cover… more

Date: April 28, 1896

Creator: Mauldin, Columbus Scott

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Axle-Repairing Apparatus.

Patent for a new, simple, and efficient axle repairing apparatus for "facilitating the repairing of worn axles without the removal of the wheels or the axles from the vehicle-body" (line 10 -12).

Date: May 10, 1898

Creator: Hammer, Willie Alice

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bag-Rack

Patent for a rotating bag rack for use in stores.

Date: February 27, 1912

Creator: James, Joseph E.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Blackboard-Eraser

Patent for "blackboard-erasers in which the erasing material is detachable from the wood block or handle and permits...being used continuously."

Date: November 18, 1902

Creator: Williams, Lavinia B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Brake.

Patent for a car brake that "automatically absorb[s] the slack in car brake connecting rods which slack is induced by the wear of the brake shoes and fastening and the stretching of the parts by the strain in applying the brake" (lines 7-12). It is adjustable, inexpensive, and adjustable.

Date: March 14, 1893

Creator: Ferguson, George J.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Brake.

Patent for an improvement "in the application of power to car brakes, whereby the slack is quickly and automatically absorbed, and a powerful leverage is secured, and a perfect equalization of the leverage at each end of the car is obtained, and the convenient and safe adjustment of the brakes in regard to the wheels is effected, and any particular alignment of the brake cylinder in regard to the car body is avoided as the cylinder in regard to the car body is avoided as the cylinder may be pla… more

Date: June 20, 1893

Creator: Ferguson, George J.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "is to provide a cheap, durable, and simple car-coupling, which shall be automatic and positive in its action, and which uses the ordinary link and takes the draft in the same way as the common pin, and which will also fit any car, and will not get out of order from being battered. It consists, mainly, in the peculiar construction of a coupling device, in combination with a spring for holding it to the open or closed position… more

Date: September 8, 1885

Creator: Ferguson, George Jones

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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