Description:
Patent for gasoline cutoff for motor vehicles. Allows for vehicle to be still in use or running when left unattended, but will prevent it from being stolen.
Date:
January 9, 1917
Creator:
Reid, William O.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a pen point holder, made cheaply with a small number of necessary parts. The pen point holder allows the nib of a pen to be removed from the pen without use of the fingers so that they may remain clean. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
McCombs, Charles C.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a new design for a vegetable receptacle or bin which allows for open circulation of air around the vegetables and has multiple compartments in which to store different types of vegetables, including illustrations.
Date:
September 25, 1917
Creator:
Bering, August C.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a gas meter attachment that will allow the meter to still function properly when somehow placed in a position other than upright. Valves that would not be functional due to changes in gravitational forces resulting from the meter being in a position other than upright are remedied using this attachment by new register and valve design.
Date:
July 2, 1917
Creator:
Morris, Henry C.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a new design that improves "construction, utility, and efficiency of dry closets"(lines 10-11) that would also allow the use of an attachment specifically for dry closet seats. Includes design for mesh cloth to capture waste.
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Mershon, John H.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for improvement to fly traps. The improved fly trap electrocutes flies and other flying insects as they enter the trap. In the trap, there is a lamp that attracts flying insects.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
Bass, William A.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a door check that will be able to hold the door in any desired position to which it may be moved and it will prevent the slamming or sudden closing of the door.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Winfrey, Edgar M. & Pike, John J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a dirigible automobile headlight which turns with the front wheels of the vehicle in order to illuminate the path in the direction the vehicle is about to travel, including illustrations.
Date:
September 18, 1917
Creator:
Sears, Johnie W.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a seed dropper that is used to drop peas or other seeds between hills of corn. This tool is very light and can be handled with one hand.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Hefner, John M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for an invention that "relates to improvements in hoisting drums" (line 15-16). Structure, objective, and illustrations of hoisting drums are included.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Howard, Henry Fischer
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a hammer for overhead nailing. Created to make the nailing process easier and less expensive. The design of the hammer head allows a nail to be securely attached to the head before being driven into the desired object; this would allow for more accurate and consistent nailing to be completed.
Date:
May 8, 1917
Creator:
Speed, Samuel
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for Rotary Engine with an illustration attached. Created to "[embody] a novel construction and assemblage of the component elements, and [embody] novel means for reversing the engine." (lines 10-15)
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Martin, Jerry M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Description:
Patent for a new and useful form of automobile lock adaptable for use in connection with the steering column and steering wheel of the car or automobile to be locked.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Mushaway, Alden
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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