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Elevator-door-operating Apparatus

Description: Patent for an electrically controlled means of automatically "opening and closing the doors of the elevator shaft" without slamming or banging the doors, including illustrations.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Pitts, Hood
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shutter Slat Fastener

Description: Patent for a shutter slat fastener. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Basnett, Augustus
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Reel

Description: Patent for an improvement in reels. The reel features improvements in how to attach the end of a film strip to the reel for winding.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Allen, Harry Porter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sanitary Cuspidor.

Description: Patent for a sanitary cuspidor which remains closed when not in use and will "return automatically to closed position" (lines 10-11) immediately after use and includes one illustration.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Fousek, Karl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Slide Rule

Description: Patent for a slide rule. Illustration included.
Date: January 14, 1913
Creator: Hamby, Robert M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shears

Description: Patent for shears to be used by metal workers. Illustrations included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Burkett, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spring Trip Mechanism

Description: Patent for a spring trip mechanism for plows. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Messer, Jeremiah Clark & Bell, William G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Skirt-Rack

Description: Patent for a skirt rack for holding skirts for display in stores and protecting them from wear and dust.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Douglas, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fly-Trap.

Description: Patent for a fly trap that is simple to make and use.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Wallace, William Simpson
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Exhibitor

Description: Patent for device which would allow motorists to display road maps in their vehicle while driving. Would also include a light so maps could be visible at night.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Atkinson, Jackson B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Box-Corner Protector.

Description: Patent for a metal corner protector for boxes. The protector covers both the inner and outer corners of boxes to enhance grip and prevent protruding edges from damaging goods.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Black, Katherine Mary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Car-Door Operating and Locking Device

Description: Patent for a car door operating and locking device that provides improved means for automatically closing and locking the doors before starting the car.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Pitts, Hood
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile-Headlight

Description: Patent for a headlight design that turns with the front wheels, allowing the driver to illuminate the road ahead whether driving straight or turning.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Fay, Peter J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Base-Ball Score-Card

Description: Patent for a baseball score card that has spaces for putting the players name on the card from both teams on the same side.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Dealey, Walter A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Commode-Seat.

Description: Patent for a commode/toilet seat and storage cabinet that holds multiple seats that can be used to provide individual seats for each person using the commode/toilet.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Ainsworth, Lucian M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Chair Cot.

Description: Patent for "the provision of a chair or a seat which may readily be converted into a cot when occasion demands" (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Griffith, James Elliott
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ceiling-Plate.

Description: Patent for improvements to ceiling plates that allow a ceiling plate through which a pipe passes to remain securely attached to the ceiling (or other surface) even while the pipe expands or contracts.
Date: June 19, 1917
Creator: Donnelly, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Case for Rural-Mail Carriers.

Description: Patent for a device to enable rural mail carriers to efficiently carry and store postal items for sale. The storage unit (device) is water-resistant to protect the items inside from inclement weather while delivering mail.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Campbell, Guy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Attachment for Spoons.

Description: Patent for an attachment for spoons, forks, and the like. The attachment is a metal wire loop that attaches to a utensil and is bent to hook onto a vessel such as a bowl to keep the utensil from falling in the vessel.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Allen, Harry P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Attachment for Mowers

Description: Patent for a dividing and feeding mower attachment to guide grain into the cutters of the mowers in an upright position.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Mosely, Jimmie E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automobile Signal

Description: Patent for a signal of the nature indicated including a signal arm controlled in novel manner and movable from one position to another, the signal arm being inoperative in one position, and when moved to the other position being visible to other vehicles and pedestrians both in front and in rear, to warn them of the intention of the operator driver to turn.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Deats, Oliver George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Combined Oil-Can and Oiler.

Description: Patent for combined oil-can that "combines the function of an oiler and oil can" (lines 12-13) and "is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in operation" (lines 18-21).
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Tumey, Alfred S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Controlling Device for Water Heaters.

Description: Patent for a device that controls the gas supply valve for water heaters. Patent includes illustrations and specifications.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Cochran, Harry A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Copy Holder

Description: Patent for a copy holder. This device is to hold copy for typewriters, compositors, etc. It also provides a copy holder possessing an adjustable indicating bar. Illustrations included.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Newton, Marvin G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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