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Crate

Description: Patent for a shipping crate that has detachable parts and is able to be folded. Illustrations included.
Date: October 5, 1909
Creator: Payne, Don F.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Aerocompass.

Description: Patent for an aerocompass, which improves upon a compass combined with inclinometers or map-boards. It is intended for use on submarines, airplanes, or in an area when it would be difficult to use a regular compass.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Fischer, Fred Charlie
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[Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner, February 28, 1945]

Description: Letter from Roy Miller to I. H. Kempner discussing his recent activities, including taking time off after the River and Harbor Bill passed and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Water Treaty. He expresses his reservations about a proposal to move the Medical Department of the University away from Galveston, citing the state’s substantial investment in its facilities there as a reason to maintain its location.
Date: February 28, 1945
Creator: Miller, Roy
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

Animal Trap

Description: Patent for an animal trap that can continue to trap more animals even after if traps one or more.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Dennis, Decatur D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ant-Trap

Description: Patent for an ant rap designed to catch ants and burrowing insects that are destructive to vegetation. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Fly, Nathaniel D.
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Auxiliary Seeding Attachment for Planters

Description: Patent for an attachment to existing hopper fed planters intended for larger format seeds (corn, cotton, etc.), to allow their use in distribution of smaller format seeds (cabbage, onions, etc.).
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Whitworth, John Allen
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Combined Shock-Absorber and Brace.

Description: Patent for an improved connection between the shock absorber and brace to "reduce the strain on the front springs of a motor vehicle and to control the rebound incident to the front wheels [...] so that the machine may at all times be under proper control of the steering mechanism" (lines 34-41), including illustrations.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: More, David
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Airship

Description: Patent for an airshape. This invention is of a helicopter design. Illustration included.
Date: January 21, 1913
Creator: Darche, James
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Bee-Cage.

Description: Patent for a new and improved design of bee cages that facilitates the feeding of bees during transportation and provides "the proper ventilation of the air through the cage to prevent the bees from smothering" (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Ault, Eugene B.
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[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Maurice L. Colvin, March 11, 1971]

Description: Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Maurice L. Colvin explaining that he has treated the Human Relations Commission as a "fleet in being" rather than a formal organization so they do not create minutes or maintain a mailing list. He then explains his opinion on police relations in Corpus Christi and Galveston, as requested.
Date: March 11, 1971
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
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[Letter from Maurice L. Colvin to Harris Leon Kempner, March 9, 1971]

Description: Letter from Maurice L. Colvin to Harris Leon Kempner discussing the possibility of a Police Review Board for the City of Corpus Christi. He requests any information he may have regarding Police-Community Relations, Police Review Boards and/or Commissions. He also requests to be added to Kempner's Commission's mailing list so that they may be informed by their minutes.
Date: March 9, 1971
Creator: Colvin, Maurice L.
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Switch.

Description: Patent for a multiple point switch that may be connected to a standard light socket.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Kilmer, Edward J.
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Cot-Canopy

Description: Patent for a cot with a surrounding canopy that is designed to keep insects away from the user.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Kerridge, Isaac Curtis
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Check-Writer.

Description: Patent for an automatic bank check writer that will type out the name of the payee and other figures. Rotatable type cylinders, a foot presser, and additional adjustable character dials are included in the invention objects.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Wendelken, Charles
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Caster Attachment for Plows.

Description: Patent for "a simple and practical attachment for a sulky or other plow which will enable the operator to readily turn the plow at any point where this may be desired while the plow is in service, and furthermore, to furnish a device of the above-indicated character which will be especially well adapted to facilitate the turning movement of a disk plow and dispense with the use of a tongue to guide the plow." (Lines 14-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 26, 1896
Creator: Waters, George W.
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[Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Jimmy Phillips, January 11, 1951]

Description: Letter from Chauncey D. Leake to Jimmy Phillips invites Senator Jimmy Phillips and other Senate members to visit the Medical Branch during the legislative session. The visit aims to foster a cordial relationship and demonstrate their contributions to addressing medical emergencies. He suggests arranging the trip in late February or March and highlights the reactivation of the 127th General Hospital and their post-graduate programs.
Date: January 11, 1951
Creator: Leake, Chauncey D.
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[Squadron 17 Cadet Employment Schedules, 1942]

Description: Employment schedules for aviation cadets in Squadron 17 at the United States Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. The schedules contain instructions from Lieutenant junior grade H. E. Robinson and handwritten and hand-drawn work done by B. W. Huntington.
Date: 1942~
Creator: Squadron 17
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Blind Stops.

Description: Patent for a new and improved stop for blinds. This design "is to provide a convenient means by which blind-slats may be swung on their pivots, so as to open or close to the extent desired" (lines 8-11).
Date: June 5, 1883
Creator: Vandervoort, Charles Frederick
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