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Bridge Construction

Description: Patent for a truss bridge which also uses suspension cables and is lighter than previous truss bridges.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Carroll, John Morton
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton and Corn Planter.

Description: Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists "[i]n combination with the hopper having its front wall inclined and formed with a guide-groove, the inner wall of which is cut out, the belt having its side edges working in the groove, and having hooks attached to the same between the side edges, said hooks projecting through the cut-out portion of the groove, so as to have free communication with the seed in the hopper" (lines 88-96).
Date: April 21, 1885
Creator: Easley, Levi
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Corn Planter.

Description: Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame and the hopper having the closed bottom and the openings in one side, with the driving-wheel, having the tappet-pins, the seed-slides having the openings or cups, the fulcrumed levers actuated by the tappet-pins, and connected to the lower ends of the seed-slides, and the cord or strap passing over the sheave, and secured to the free ends of the levers, whereby the seed-slides are reciprocated alterna… more
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Easley, Levi
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Apparatus for Recutting Files.

Description: Patent for a new and improved file re-cutter. This design consists "[i]n an apparatus for recutting files by electro-chemical action, the dialectric plates and the carbon plates having their upper ends attached to said non-conducting plates, whereby the files to be recut are disposed between the carbon plates when in the solution" (lines 76-82).
Date: April 5, 1887
Creator: Emley, James E.
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Bale-Tie Buckle

Description: Patent for a bale tie buckle made up of hooks that will not come apart under pressure.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Eddleman, Dudley E. & McFarland, Frank H.
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Bale-Tie Buckle.

Description: Patent for a new bale tie buckle made of wire material "in which the buckle is closed by the strain or stress on the bale tie" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bale-Tie.

Description: Patent for a bale tie that can withstand strain on the side of the band. The text describes the different parts of the bale tie and how it differs from ones currently used.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Franz, Ezra A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bale-Tie Buckle.

Description: Patent for bale-tie buckle improvement for tightly securing single length wire prior to pressure release around a cotton bale. Further bale-tie buckle improvements include sharper bends using flat or oval wire to further decrease slipping of wire.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Frantz, Erza A.
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Composition for Tanning

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements in compounds for tanning, using water, four gallons, fluid extract of phytolacca or common poke root, quarter of an ounce, gum gambier, four pounds, and alum, one pound.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Burrows, Ira I
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ant Trap.

Description: Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the side pieces, of the traps located between opposite ends of said side pieces and separated by an inclosed space, the openings communicating with said traps and the slides for closing said openings" (lines 61-66).
Date: January 18, 1887
Creator: Mays, Francis A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Apparatus for Loading Wagons.

Description: Patent for a new and improved apparatus for loading wagons. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the platform having the opening and the trap-doors, the fastening devices to secure the trap-doors when closed and to permit the same to open, and the counter-weights connected to the trap-doors" (lines 24-28).
Date: November 27, 1888
Creator: Bernard, Alfred Franklin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Clothes-Pin.

Description: Patent for clothes pins made from non-oxidizable wire, including illustrations.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Buckley, John Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Adjustable Footrest.

Description: Patent for an improved, adjustable foot rest that allows for more adjustments and range of motion "to any desired position for the comfort of the user" (lines 13-14), and is secured to the floor.
Date: April 20, 1920
Creator: Kingsford, Walter E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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