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Starter.

Description: Patent for starter for internal combustion motors. The starter will not emit the backward kick of the motor which could injure the operator.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Parrott, Columbus A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Burial-Casket

Description: This patent is for a burial casket. One of the aims of this casket is to obviate the necessity of using metallic securing devices which now commonly corrode or deteriorate from moisture and expose the body of the corpse to moisture in the ground as well as to parasites and burrowing animals.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: McKinney, Jacob D.
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Line-Type-Casting Machine

Description: Patent for a line type casting machine that focuses on improvements to the pot charging device and uses a type of float mechanism (as opposed to a thermostat) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Wilmans, Lloyd I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Casket.

Description: Patent for a casket with that is a "reinforced plastic burial casket which shall be of a light construction but having great strength in proportion to its weight" (lines 13 - 16), hermetically sealing the interior and keeping water out, including illustrations.
Date: March 18, 1918
Creator: Cook, Leander P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fluid-Vending Machine.

Description: Patent for improvements to fluid vending machines. The amount of money put in changes the amount of fluid distributed.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Chandler, Jason McGregor
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Planter

Description: Patent for a planter. The invention is designed to improve upon planters by "retaining the seed hopper of the planter upon the side beams of the same" (lines 13-14) and ease the ability to swing, lift, or otherwise move the hoper to a different position for greater precision when planting.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Reed, Mack Benjamin
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Mail-Bag Catcher

Description: Patent for improvements of mail bag catchers. This patent proposes improvements on the construction and arrangements of mail bag catchers including the alteration of the jaw and the addition of springs. Includes illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Davis, Tomie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Phonographic Attachment for Moving-Picture Machines

Description: Patent for an invention that is "the provision of mechanism whereby a sound record may be made or reproduced synchronously with the taking or reproduction of moving pictures" (Paragraph 100). In addition, the invention enables sound and picture to be recorded on the same machine, so that they sound and the picture match.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Moving-Picture Machine.

Description: Patent for an improved machine to play films (moving-pictures), synchronizing both sound and picture in a single machine. Division of another patent by the same inventor (Serial No. 765,959) for a sound record film, and is intended to be used in conjunction with said patent.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
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Cotton Chopper

Description: Patent for a cotton chopper. The mechanism is attached to a riding cultivator where plants are cut in advance of the cultivator blades.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tube-Vulcanizing Apparatus.

Description: Patent for a tube-vulcanizing apparatus "and in such connection, it relates more particularly to an apparatus for repairing inflatable tubes for wheel tires." (lines 10-13)
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Alvis, James T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Carbureter Attachment.

Description: Patent for a carbureter attachment.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: McDonald, James A. & Harris, James H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Classifier and Separator.

Description: Patent for classifiers and separators used in mining to separate solids and liquids in the tank. It allows for easy removal and replacement of parts as they wear.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Allen, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pump

Description: This patent is for pumps. This patent allows for the pump barrel to be readily disengaged from its normal positive engagement with the well tube for removal from said tube for repairs or any other reason.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Perry, Sherman V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Fire and Burglar Alarm.

Description: Patent for automatic fire and burglar alarm. A cord extends from the casing of the alarm mechanism to a window. The alarm is triggered either by weight of a window opening or the cord is burned by fire.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Mann, Oscar O. & Whitley, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Canopy-Support

Description: Patent for canopy support for the bed where the user can attach mosquito netting. The canopy support can be removed and folded when not in use, and is designed to offer simple and efficient support.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Carroll, Houston M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Portable Support

Description: Patent for a portable support. This support improves previous portable support structures specifically based around transporting barrels or other cylindrical objects through rockers, pivoted legs, and supporting frames in order to increase movement and allow the frame to be tilted in alternate positions.
Date: March 12, 1918
Creator: Morgan, Doctor F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Collar.

Description: Patent for "improvements in turned down collars, the object of the invention being to effect an improvement in the construction of a turned down collar so that the collar is prevented from getting over the vest, and to also improve the fit of a vest and coat in the back." (lines 8-14)
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Rogers, Richard T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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