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Charge Firing Pin

Description: Patent for a new improvement in Charge - Firing Pens by John N. Swanson. Designed for bombs and torpedoes to create a simple firing pen mechanism that is simple, yet prevents accidental detonation of munitions
Date: January 14, 1918
Creator: Swanson, John N.
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Derailing Block dated October 1, 1918

Description: Patent for new and improved detailing rocks for railroads. What makes this unique is that the clamp can be quickly and effectively clamped to railroad tracks.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Samuel Harvey Garrett & Joseph Owen Staude
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Vacuum-Operated Make-And-Break Spark Plug

Description: Patent for an improved "vacuum operated make and break spark plug" (lines 16-17) including illustrations.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Irwin, Herbert G.
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Wire-Stretcher.

Description: Patent for improved wire-stretchers. The simple concept allows for the pieces to be produced inexpensively and does not require any machine work.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Moseley, Benjmine G
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Sectional Link.

Description: Patent for a sectional link that has been designed for the use on oil well drilling tools. It is designed to prevent bending of the link and from throwing it out of alignment which can damage the tools it is designed for.
Date: November 5, 1918
Creator: Thomson, John M.
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Filter.

Description: Patent for Improvements in Filters specifically used to remove "impurities from gasoline and oil, to fit the gasolene or oil for reuse" (lines 11-13).
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Caen, George, Sr.
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Tire-Inflating Pump.

Description: Patent for tire inflating pump. Its purpose is meant to be used to inflate automobile tires.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Lovelace, Charles D.
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Hoisting-Hook

Description: Original patent application for Hosting Hook. Also, includes automatic automobile-top specification of letter patent.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Moore, Harry E.
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Peanut-Digger.

Description: Patent for a peanut digger that will go underneath the peanuts, cutting off the tap roots, which preserves the soil because "the soil does not lose the nitrogen contained within the roots." (lines 25-27)
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: West, Wade H.
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Fender for Plows

Description: Patent for a plow for fenders. This invention was made to simplify and improve the construction of the rotary disk fender and the means for supporting the same. A further object of the invention is to simplify and improve the manner of connecting the device with an ordinary plow or cultivator beam. Illustrations are provided in figure 1.
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Moon, William Burr & Grissom, Francis Marian
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Magazine-Projectile

Description: Patent for a new type of projectile that includes an initial explosion followed by multiple other explosions from smaller bombs contained inside the larger projectile. The projectile is described as a "novel and improved instrument of destruction" (lines 10-11).
Date: November 5, 1918
Creator: Saladiner, Joseph M.
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Reaming-Drill.

Description: Patent for a reaming drill which is meant to improve cutting into hard rock.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence Edward
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Automatic Train Signal

Description: Patent for new automatic train signal. It was invented to improve train signaling systems for automatic trains.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Bulla, Melburn Bernie
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Rotary Drilling Apparatus

Description: Patent for a rotary drilling apparatus that specifies in wells and mines.
Date: November 5, 1918
Creator: Robert E. Carmichael
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Hame Attachment.

Description: Patent for a hame attachment, used in the collar of a draft horse, that is simple in construction and operation and can be produced for little cost. The attachment would prevent wear of lines and keep them in place at the same time.
Date: August 13, 1918
Creator: Bilderback, Eddy R.
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Incinerator-Closet

Description: Patent for an incinerator closet with "the purpose of receiving human excreta so the contents may be dried out and burned up" (lines 11-13) within a fireproof device, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Greene, George A.
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Roll-Calendar.

Description: Patent for an improved roll calendar comprising a calendar strip, a pair of rolls, and a display casing. The calendar can be moved in either direction to display any calendar month desired. The improved calendar is extremely cheap and simple, may be readily operated and embodies improvements in the construction of the casing.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Townsend, Isaac W.
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Wind and Bug Shield for Lamp Chimneys

Description: Patent for lamp to protect the flame from wind and insects. It was meant to prevent the lamp being extinguished.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Sinclaire, Agnes S. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Grease-Gun

Description: Patent for an applicator of grease to targeted areas with improved method for refilling, including illustration.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Miller, Charles R.
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Ash-Sieve.

Description: Patent for a new ash sieve for a home oven.
Date: November 2, 1918
Creator: Steindorf, Michael C.
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Adjustable Electric-Light Holder.

Description: Patent for an adjustable electric-light holder for automobiles.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Balke, Morris
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Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918

Description: Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Edward W. Hartough
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Medical Preparation.

Description: Patent for improvement in medical preparation for treatment of eczema and other similar diseases.
Date: November 5, 1918
Creator: Linn, Samuel S.
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Process for Clarifying Oil

Description: Patent for clarifying oil with greater efficiency and removing residual oil from the filter.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Munro, Alfred Gordon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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