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Levee.

Description: Patent for reinforced levees with "means whereby the water will be positively prevented from seeping therethrough and weakening the levee" (lines 14-16).
Date: September 30, 1913
Creator: Beazley, John Sr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Boiler Attachment

Description: Patent for improvements in boiler attachments, to produce a thermostatic device of simple and improved construction which may be utilized for the purpose of actuating a valve governing the steam supply to the pump or the injector.
Date: June 28, 1913
Creator: Priester, Joel Ellis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Drilling Mechanism

Description: Patent for a well drilling mechanism. This invention addresses the time consuming labor of screwing together sections of drilling pipe. This invention "contemplates an apparatus adapted to be attached to the frame of the rotary and operated by the driving mechanism of the rotary...screwing and unscrewing accomplished by mechanical means without manual means" (lines 38-44). Illustration included.
Date: January 14, 1913
Creator: Hall, Samuel N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Screen.

Description: Patent for improvements in the construction of well-screens in order to increase efficiency and prevent clogs using a "cheap and durable construction" (lines 11-12) that includes illustrations and a description.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Layne, Mahlon, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burner.

Description: Patent for a fuel burner with a simple design, which is readily taken apart or assembled, and is manufactured at a comparatively small cost.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Vandaveer, Heber Clark & Stoy, Guy Everett
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Machine for making Water and Oil Screens.

Description: Patent for a new way of making forming "a wire screening surface about a perforated pipe" (lines 67-68) with illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Kreiter, Richard F.; Post, Ernest S.; Roco, Albert L. & Layne, Mahlon E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Incubator Alarm

Description: Patent for incubator alarm in which an audible signal will be triggered when the temperature of the incubator is above or below the normal predetermined degree.
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Kelley, Clyde W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tie-Clasp

Description: Patent for tie-clasp for men's neckties, which will hold the tie in place and prevent it from becoming loose or untied.
Date: October 13, 1913
Creator: Willingham, Charles F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Description: Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that has plurality of nozzles from which hydrocarbon is discharged by steam pressure to collide at common point before combustion.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Wall, William T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tie-Plate.

Description: Patent for Tie-Plate, which is an improvement on rail ties for railroad use. The Tie-Plate is a "single piece of material", providing a "rail supporting surface" (pg. 2, lines 13-17). Ribbing in the plate, allow for adjustable height to support the rails and a seat for the spikes.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oil-Cup.

Description: Patent for an oil cup to be used for lubricating bearings that can be regulated with a valve to control the flow of the lubricant.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Dawley, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Track-Laying Machine

Description: Patent for Tracking Laying machine.The combination of train of cars, sectional tramway, and extending along the sides of the car gives means for disconnecting the connection. The fore-mentioned applications improves tack laying machines.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Simpson, Charles, M. & Smith, Howard F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mineral-Prospecting Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an "apparatus for drilling and obtaining samples or specimens of minerals" (lines 12-13), and obtaining accurate samples of ores in situations where they would otherwise be washed away by water or broken apart. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Andrews, Benjamin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like.

Description: Patent for forming concrete foundations and piers by placing metal tubes into the ground and enveloping them with gravel.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Propelling Mechanism For Bicycles.

Description: Patent for propelling mechanism for bicycles that allows any type of bicycle frame to have an improved and inexpensive added high speed mechanism, including illustrations.
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Meschkat, Wilhelm
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tree-Heater

Description: Patent for a tree heater for putting under small trees to protect them from cold weather.
Date: March 4, 1913
Creator: Wilson, Luther M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Poultry-Coop.

Description: Patent for coop for poultry and similar animals that can be kept in a sanitary condition. The coop has a removable container that holds the refuse and can contain disinfectant. This container sits below the mesh floor of the coop.
Date: August 31, 1913
Creator: Clippinger, Levi
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Drain-Box for Railway-Crossings

Description: Patent for a drain-box for railway crossings that drains water off of the tracks.
Date: January 21, 1913
Creator: McKnight, William M.
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Display-Board

Description: Patent for electronic baseball display board. Including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 30, 1913
Creator: Detrick, Harry
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Shock-Absorber

Description: Patent for spring-based
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Newell, Greene E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Garbage-Receptacle

Description: Patent for garbage receptacle that exhibits a hinged lid (attached to pail), enabling one to securely open and close the receptacle at will.
Date: May 3, 1913
Creator: Lubbock, William L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shoe-Drier.

Description: Patent for a device to help dry and warm shoes.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: McIver, James William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sealing Device.

Description: Patent for improvements in the design of devices used for sealing car doors, including illustrations and a description. The device is designed in such a way that the seal may not be removed in the locked position without breaking the door, thus preventing theft.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Fox, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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