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Cloth-Measuring Machine.

Description: Patent for a cloth cleaning machine to "furnish bagging-reels, so constructed that the bagging can be conveniently unwound from the roll, measured automatically, and again wound into a roll" (lines 13-17).
Date: January 20, 1880
Creator: Dodson, Orson W.
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Cloth Measuring Reel.

Description: Patent for a new and improved cloth-measuring wheel. This design "consists in the peculiar combination and arrangement of the cutting-board with two standards, whereby the said cutting-board is made to act as a sufficient brace for the frame, as well as to perform the offices of a cutting board. The invention also consists in means for producing a variable tension on the cloth as it passes from the roll to the reel, whereby the tendency of different thicknesses of cloth to wind the cloth in gre… more
Date: January 3, 1882
Creator: Peters, James H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Coffee Roaster.

Description: Patent for a new and improved coffee roaster. This design utilizes handles "so arranged as to enable the operator to shake it and move it upside down and about with great facility. The perforated or wire-cloth bottom and top allow the heat from the stove or fire to pass unobstructed to the coffee, so that a strong and uniform heat is applied. The wire-cloth bottom also acts as a sieve . . . and it does not scratch or burn the grains" (lines 49-58). The design eliminates the need for a stirring … more
Date: January 9, 1883
Creator: Stopple, John J.
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Combined Hedge-Trimmer and Mower.

Description: Patent for a combined hedge-trimmer and mower "by which the side and top of a hedge can be trimmed at the same time"(lines 11-13)
Date: January 27, 1885
Creator: Lattner, Jacob V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Hatchet and Wire-Tightener.

Description: Patent for a device that operates as a hatchet and as a wire-twisting device, so that "slack may be taken up in fence-wires as fast as it occurs" (lines 11-12). The wire-tightener is two triangles stick out from the side of the hatchet, where the operator can pinch the wire.
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Keck, Edgar A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adjustable Bicycle-Rest.

Description: Patent for a new and useful adjustable bicycle-rest, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1900
Creator: Wise, Harry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cloth-Measuring Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and useful cloth measuring machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1900
Creator: Williams, Ellia Pinkney
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Clothes-Line.

Description: Patent for improvement in “pinless” clothes-lines by simplifying the construction of the garment-clasping elements to enhance the means of receiving and releasing the articles. Illustration is included.
Date: January 29, 1907
Creator: Brunner, Burel A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.

Description: Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Blanchard, Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adding-Machine

Description: Patent for improvements to adding machines, which is key-operated and includes a vertically disposed shaft and a means to actuate the sliding plate.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Gatewood, William F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Gun and Knife.

Description: Patent for a firearm that has a permanently-attached retractable bayonet.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Tomanek, Josef
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool.

Description: Patent for a well packer and setting tool for the prevention of intermingling between oil and water in a well when used by itself or with other pipes. The invention allows for the packer to be set using the setting tool which can then be removed once the packer is in place.
Date: January 6, 1920
Creator: Abercrombie, Jamie & Dunman, Nesbit M.
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Combination-Garment.

Description: Patent for a onese. A shirt and underwear in a single piece. Has ample room in the seat.
Date: January 25, 1919
Creator: Gold, Anna
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Marking-Pot and Brush.

Description: Patent for a combined marking-pot and brush where the marking-pot "will effectually support a brush and prevent the handle thereof from dropping down in to the ink or paint contained therein" (lines 13-16). The marking-pot also provides a detachable cover to prevent spilling.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: McCombs, Charles C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Activated-Sludge Treatment.

Description: Patent for a method that dehydrates sewage for easier removal.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: Moor, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combination-Flue.

Description: Patent for the improvement of combination flue to be more inexpensive and for the parts to be more readily assembled and properly supported.
Date: January 20, 1920
Creator: Carl, Reinhold Adolph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Description: Patent for an acetylene gas generator that automatically feeds carbide into the water tank and cleans the feed valve.
Date: January 21, 1919
Creator: Furr, Oscar M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Connector and Releaser

Description: Patent for a connecting device that can be implemented in various situations, and can be instantly detached in emergency situations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Pena, Manuel V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cooler.

Description: Patent for an "iceless cooler" (line 13) with key features such as low manufacturing cost, easy assembly, and the capability to be collapsed for compact storage when not in use, including illustrations.
Date: January 26, 1918
Creator: Chapman, Thomas M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Controlling Mechanism for Exhaust-Gases of Internal-Combustion Engines.

Description: Patent for an improved controlling mechanism for accelerating the warming up of engines, especially automotive and marine engines. It can maintain a good working temperature while running at slow speeds so that the engine may operate economically in cold weather.
Date: January 29, 1920
Creator: Guthrie, William S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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