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Valve

Description: Patent for valves which are of a better construction to prevent leakage.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Bird, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Sharpening and Gumming Saws.

Description: Patent for a machine that sharpens and gums saws for cotton-gins. It does so quickly and does not fatigue the operator. It automatically feeds "the saws so as to bring the teeth successively into position to be operated upon, and which will cut the teeth uniformly, thereby preserving the circular outline of the saws and preserving the teeth of a uniform length and appearance" (lines 15-20).
Date: July 14, 1896
Creator: Hulme, William A. & Hulme, Thomas B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Veterinary Tool

Description: Patent for a veterinary tool designed to drenching, floating or treating animal teeth. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Jenkins, Thomas E. & Cator, Bert O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Knockdown Frame

Description: Patent for improvements to the knockdown frame for easy setup and take down and for supporting a block and tackle. This invention also provides a device for locking the fall rope of a block and tackle after the load is raised.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Padgett, Harry H. & Bookout, Louis L.
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Improvement in Combined Ventilators and Chimneys

Description: Patent for improvement in Combined Ventilators and Chimneys. This object is to be used with the brick chimney on top of the roof to provide air circulation. It consists of an iron-lined inner flue secured within an outer casing with suitable bottom and top perforation for establishing air current around the flue.
Date: July 14, 1874
Creator: Hickley, Walter R & Dibrell, Charles J
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Motor-Tricycle.

Description: Patent for a specification to improve a motor-tricycle's ability to ride over obstructions and uneven surfaces to reduce shock to the front of the frame and the rider (lines 14-20). The patent includes the detailed specifications and illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Benton, Walter L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Journal-Box

Description: Patent for a rail-car journal box with "an anti-friction side and end bearing for axle, having means for supplying a lubricant thereto in any desired quantity the rings serving to constantly distribute said lubricant around the roller bearings" (lines 73-78).
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Washington, George M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Means for Operating Churns.

Description: Patent for improvement in operation of churns by using a spring-bar to press the flanged wheel against the driving-wheel to cause the dasher-shaft to revolve, thus the cream will be churned quickly. Illustration is included.
Date: July 14, 1891
Creator: Conner, Laurance H.
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Process of Tanning Hides.

Description: Patent for "an improved process of tanning hides in an expeditious and economical manner, and to produce a fine quality of leather" (lines 8-11). The limed and haired hides are baited thrice, afterwards the hides are packed into "tanning-vats with bark and covering them with a solution of alum and water" (lines 80-82). The hides are then leached in salt water and scoured and dried.
Date: July 14, 1896
Creator: Rogers, John Charsley
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Track Fastener

Description: Patent for railroad track fastener. This invention is made of metallic track fasteners and uses a joint for meeting together the ends of the rails. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Hutchins, William Dennis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tag-Fastener

Description: Patent for "improvements in tag-fasteners...which can be applied to [a] package with great rapidity and which will not easily become detached" (lines 6-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Walshe, Denny Edmund
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Surgical Instrument.

Description: Patent for a new and improved surgical tool. This design consists "[i]n a surgical instrument, the combination, with the rod having the stepped head provided with grooves, of the springs, the pin, the stepped shell having offsets, the sliding sleeve, and the [other] pin" (lines 14-18).
Date: July 14, 1885
Creator: Poynor, John S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Plow.

Description: Patent for a turning plow with "a wheel for operating in the bottom of the furrow in rear of the lower end of the standard, which...serves the purposes of an ordinary land side-plate..."(lines 10-13).
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Ausburn, John H. & Ausburn, Vivian
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Peanut-Shelling Machine.

Description: Patent for an improved peanut shelling machine that can be regulated according to the size and quality of peanuts. The machine also improves upon the cylinder and concave tension, that would allow the machine to be more easily maintained.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Huston, John T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Quilting-Frame for Sewing-Machines.

Description: Patent for improvement in quilting-frames by providing “screw-eyes on the end pieces of the frame for the purpose of holding the frame together and at the same time serving to run in the rollers to carry the frame along,” (Lines 25-31) and an interchangeable roller-gages would enable either straight or curved or fancy quilting to be done. Illustration is included.
Date: July 14, 1891
Creator: Stukes, John Marion
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nebulizer.

Description: Patent for a nebulizer, which has a spraying mechanism for delivering medicinal sprays through a nozzle to the nose, throat, or lungs.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: McGregor, Ringling R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Safety Device for Steam-Boilers.

Description: Patent for a safety device for steam boilers, which activates an alarm when water levels are too high on the fuse box that gives an earlier warning, does not allow the fuse box to be changed without the chief engineer being alerted, and prevents false alarms.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Smith, James E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Packer.

Description: Patent for an improved cotton packer, which automatically restarts when it finishes a bale.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Cass, Eral B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ribbon and Braid Holder.

Description: Patent for a new and improved ribbon and braid holder. This design "consist[s] of [a] V-shaped wire having the cross-piece and the pin, having eyes at its ends, through which eyes the shanks of the V-shaped wire pass freely . . . [and] [t]he combination, with the roll, having the central aperture" (lines 55-61).
Date: July 14, 1885
Creator: Stone, Charles M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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