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Wire-Screen Frame.

Description: Patent for a more economical, foldable wire screen frame for doors with removable wire mesh, and included illustration.
Date: December 18, 1917
Creator: Carroll, Houston Monroe
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench

Description: Patent for a tool to enable its user to turn certain objects, such as nuts and bolts, efficiently.
Date: January 9, 1917
Creator: Bonelli, Liborio C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Insulator.

Description: Patent for an insulator for water pipes that conducts away electric current to be utilized elsewhere.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Stone, Oscar Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lawn-Sprinkler.

Description: Patent for an inexpensive lawn sprinkler that serves the dual purpose of connecting to a hose to spread the water over a broad area and of holding a hose stationary to water a single area.
Date: December 11, 1917
Creator: Schneider, Gustav H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Latch Mechanism for Spittoon-Covers.

Description: Patent for an improved latch mechanism for sliding covers on spittoons.
Date: July 4, 1917
Creator: Lovece, Nicola
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Traffic-Signal.

Description: Patent for a traffic signal apparatus for installation in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Valdes, Salvador M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trailer.

Description: Patent for "...an improved construction and arrangement of trailers and has for an object that provision of means which will allow as easy turning movement where a number of trailers are connected while admitting of strain between the various trailers, whereby they are propelled properly around a curve." (lines 5-15) including illustrations.
Date: August 28, 1917
Creator: Watkins, Leigh
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle-Wheel.

Description: Patent for a new and useful Vehicle-Wheel, "which is formed with a sectional felly, and embodies novel features of construction whereby the felly can be readily removed from position, or quickly assembled and expanded into a tight engagement with the rim, without the aid of a blacksmith or the necessity of using any special tools or appliances" (lines 14-21).
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Vogler, Frank Clampett
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Printing-Press Gripper.

Description: Patent for a device to grip paper being carried between the type bed, rotary platen, and delivery belts of a printing press.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Sadovsky, Nathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tortilla-Making Machine.

Description: Patent for a machine for making tortillas "easily, conveniently and rapidly" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Gutiérrez, Refugio
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Milk Cooling and Aerating Apparatus

Description: Patent for machine that aids in the cooling, and aerating process of milk, so efficiently that it does not require agigtation of the milk.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Vance, James M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Paracentesis Needle or Trocar

Description: Patent for a needle with the purpose of injecting fluids or extracting excess fluids from the body. Includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Hill, Phillip
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plate-Guard for Secondary Batteries.

Description: Patent for a plate-guard for secondary batteries. The invention relates to guard sheaths or envelopes to provide light, rigid, and inexpensive frame of acid-proof material to be build around the plate to protect the exposed metal of the plate.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Luthy, Joseph O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sanitary Cuspidor

Description: Patent for cuspidor that can be hidden from view, as well as hiding any unappealing odors.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Lovece, Nicola
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Dirigible Headlight

Description: Patent for rotating combination lamp and spindle.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Wogenstahl, Leo J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Power Mechanism.

Description: Patent for a "simple mechanism for use in connection with a prime mover of any of the well known types using as a motive agent steam, oil, gas, electricity, etc." (lines 13-16). The mechanism is meant to increase efficiency by reducing the number of its components.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Overall-Suspenders.

Description: Patent for a strong and comfortable overall suspenders that have an elastic web inside the straps connecting the shoulder padding to the end pieces.
Date: December 11, 1917
Creator: Patterson, James A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Tramper and Baler.

Description: Patent for an improved cotton tramper and baler that can more efficiently compress cotton into bales that are convenient for handling and shipping.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Crowell, Pearl K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shock Absorber.

Description: Patent for a shock absorber used on automobiles and others vehicles that provides additional support to a body supporting spring.
Date: December 11, 1917
Creator: Redmond, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety-Razor-Blade Sharpener.

Description: Patent for a safety razor blade sharpener with an improved arrangement of the metal grinding elements and a novel blade holder that can hold various types of blades and sharpen both sides, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Hauser, Peter D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety-Valve Mechanism for Pneumatic Tires.

Description: Patent for useful improvements on safety valve mechanism for Pneumatic Tires. This invention constructs a mechanism to control air pressure within the tire in order to prevent bursting from over charging, heating, sudden compression is avoided.
Date: January 31, 1917
Creator: Gebhardt, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Device for Decorticating Fibrous Leaves of Plants.

Description: Patent for a machine that decorticates fibrous material from leaves and plants designed to be of low manufacturing cost and light enough to be carried on pack animals.
Date: July 10, 1917
Creator: Askew, Joel Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Gasoline and Oil Renovator

Description: Patent for a device that can take the impurities from gasoline and oil, thus making them reusable. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Caen, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ensilage-Cutting Machine.

Description: Patent for ensilage-cutting that will efficiently cut corn and other rough feed. It can be driven clockwise of anti-clockwise, can discharge the cut feed at different points, and has few parts. There are no cogs or gears to catch the operator's clothing.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Sinclair, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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