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Irrigator

Description: Patent for an irrigator used to treat piles (hemorrhoids) and similar diseases. A nozzle delivers liquid to wash the surface of the mucus coating of the afflicted area, and then drains the liquid without obstructing the flow of the liquid. Patent includes illustrations.
Date: January 18, 1921
Creator: Phillips, Edwin R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valve-Spring Lifter.

Description: Patent for valve spring lifter designed for use with internal combustion engines that holds the intake or exhaust valve springs in an elevated or rigid position. Illustrations included.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Mountain, Thomas O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Picking Cotton.

Description: Patent for an improved machine for picking cotton that is designed for the purpose of picking cotton fiber from the plants of the row. The machine is adapted to pass along over the row to extract the fiber from the bolls of the plants. The machine's provision allows for discharging the hairy tuft of the cotton seeds into elevating chutes so that the cotton seed can be discharged into a suitable receptacle mounted upon the framework of the machine.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Threadgill, Wilmer
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill.

Description: Patent for an improved design for windmills that are in regular use. The design implements two sets of hinged vanes and uses weights to control the amount power that the windmill can generate. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 18, 1880
Creator: Rudolph, Calvin Foster
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Heater.

Description: Patent for a compact gas powered water heater that runs the water through firmly attached tubes that expand and contract with the water temperature and are placed in between heating elements. The machine can also be packed with ice to cool water in the tubes.
Date: June 18, 1907
Creator: Haynie, Brooks
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Drill Wrench

Description: Patent for a wrench for drill pipes used in drilling wells. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1913
Creator: Osborne, William Rush & Lebus, George Franklin
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Well Screen

Description: Patent for well screen to prevent entrance. Illustrations included.
Date: October 18, 1904
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Windmill.

Description: Patent for an improvement to the "construction of windmills and to provide means for varying the stroke of a windmill with the velocity or force of the wind, to increase the length of the stroke as the velocity of the wind increases, and to reduce the length of stroke as the force of the wind abates." (lines 10-16)
Date: November 18, 1902
Creator: Tinney, James R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lister-Sweep.

Description: Patent for a lister sweep for cultivators with improved teeth.
Date: August 18, 1908
Creator: Burns, John P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Screen

Description: Patent for a well screen to prevent the entrance of sand or gravel into the wall of a deep well.
Date: June 18, 1907
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Water-Heater.

Description: Patent for a portable water heater "in which a circulation of water may be had, whereby the same may become readily heated for use in a bath tub or other receptacle." (lines 12-15)
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Ramsey, Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Reamer

Description: Patent for an improved well-reamer with a more stable and supported cutters to straighten or increase the size of the hole with less damage from wear.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wax.

Description: Patent for improving wax to be used by shoemakers consisting of gasolene [sic], rosin and pine tar. The improved wax adheres to the shoe leather and the threads making both the leather and the seams waterproof and more supple. This wax product does not blacken the hands of the shoemaker.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Vest, Harvey P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Tire

Description: Patent for a bolt-free spring connection between a vehicle tires inner and outer rims, allowing for an air cushion between rims and improving overall performance of vehicle tires.
Date: September 18, 1917
Creator: Horne, Henry M. & Buford, John C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail-Bag-Handling Apparatus.

Description: Patent for "a mail-bag handing apparatus, and more specifically [an] apparatus designed to practically simultaneously deliver and receive bags or pouches containing mail or other matter, to and from a moving train or body" (lines 9-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Brunkenhoefer, Henry F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Linter-Float-Driving Mechanism.

Description: Patent for the improvement of the linter-float-driving mechanism of float drives for cotton linters. The invention produces a positive driving mechanism for a float and removes the use of a belt tightening idler.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Stephens, Louis K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Type-Writer Cover

Description: Patent for a collapsible typewriter cover that is more cheaply constructed, has a base for the typewriter, a supporting frame for the hood that limits the swinging movements, and a felt strip for protecting the furniture the typewriter is on.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Rochelle, Raymond C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Cleaning and Feeding Cotton.

Description: Patent for a machine that cleans and feeds cotton in a simple, compact form. It separates dust and trash, as well as heavy objects such as stones, from cotton.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Cook, Cas W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Leaf-Gathering and Lawn-Treating Implement.

Description: Patent for device for easily picking up leaves from a lawn. The device consists basically of spikes mounted on a wheel that pick up leaves when the machine is run over a lawn and then are deposited in a recipticle.
Date: July 18, 1916
Creator: Murrah, Louie T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Invalid-Bed.

Description: Patent for attachment to beds for invalids. This device allows the invalid to be raised or placed in the sitting position.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Anderson, Young R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-Shade-Operation-Lever.

Description: Patent for an invention that provides a simple and relatively inexpensive means for operating window shades without involving a spring roller.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Lee, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire-Cloth Fan for the Destruction of Insects.

Description: Patent for an improved fly-swatting fan that employs wire mesh to create less of a shadow so that the user has more of a chance to hit the insect. This improved fan also allows for easier flow of air that creates less of an air flow that might blow the insect away from the fan and allow for the insect to avoid injury or death. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 18, 1880
Creator: Taylor, Morse K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Window-blind and awning

Description: Patent for a pair of swinging window blinds.
Date: June 18, 1897
Creator: Gluck, Solomon & Keach, George D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Drilling Device.

Description: Patent for a well drilling device that uses wire cable in the drill.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Owen, James T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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