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Watering-Trough.

Description: Patent for a valve that controls the flow of drinking water from a reservoir or tank into a trough. It can be operated by domestic animals and automatically shuts off when they are finished drinking.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well-Boring Drill.

Description: Patent for for a rotary well boring drill designed to have a simple yet durable structure.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Reed, Clarence Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvements in Oil-Burners

Description: Patent for improvements to oil-burners. The text contains a description of the unique improvements and is accompanied by explanatory illustrations.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Harrington, Edward A
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Improvements in Baling-Presses

Description: Patent for Improvements on Baling Presses. The patent contains an explanation of how the improvements function and their purpose, and is accompanied by illustrations of the machinery.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Ezell, Umberto D
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Tramping Mechanism.

Description: Patent for self-throttling tramping apparatus to be used in conjunction with cotton gin.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Boyles, Homer A.
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Vending-Machine

Description: Patent for a vending machine designed to dispense liquids, including illustrations.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Elder, Thomas Jefferson
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Traffic-Signal.

Description: Patent for a traffic signal apparatus for installation in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Valdes, Salvador M.
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Trailer.

Description: Patent for "...an improved construction and arrangement of trailers and has for an object that provision of means which will allow as easy turning movement where a number of trailers are connected while admitting of strain between the various trailers, whereby they are propelled properly around a curve." (lines 5-15) including illustrations.
Date: August 28, 1917
Creator: Watkins, Leigh
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Description: Patent for hydrocarbon-burners to provide a novel and improved burner for coal-oil, petroleum, or other liquid fuel.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Hewett, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spading-Machine.

Description: Patent for a spading-machine that "can be propelled by any mechanism desired and which has soil engaging devices mounted in a novel manner whereby, as the machine is moved forwardly, said devices will be forced downwardly into the soil and then lifted upwardly so as to lift or break the soil." (lines 11-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 28, 1917
Creator: Robinson, David M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stalk-Cutter.

Description: Patent for a stalk-cutter that will improve the effectiveness of stalk cutting by readily attaching to a plow or tilling machine, increasing the draft, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Gable, Gus
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Time-Controlling Mechanism.

Description: Patent for new and useful Improvements in Time-Controlling Mechanism "designed more particularly for the automatic operation of electric switches, circuit closers, and the like" (lines 13-15), including illustrations and instructions. A main object of the invention is to provide a time controlling mechanism for alarm clocks to "intermittently operate the electric switch or other movable member at pre-determined intervals" (lines 19-21).
Date: August 28, 1917
Creator: Gerdes, Herman Henry.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pulling Implement

Description: Patent for a pulling device with a "rotatably supported winding shaft" and "means for imparting the requisite rotation" (lines 16-18).
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Badley, Drury E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton Tramper and Baler.

Description: Patent for an improved cotton tramper and baler that can more efficiently compress cotton into bales that are convenient for handling and shipping.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Crowell, Pearl K.
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Agricultural Implement

Description: Patent for a novel and improved implement of this general character including a plurality of supporting members provided with ground working elements together with a body positioned upon said supporting members and wherein said said supporting members and body are capable of relative movement transversely of the direction of travel of the implement.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Harris, Joseph A. & Howard, Arthur W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cultivator

Description: Patent for improving attachment for a cultivator whereby an ordinary cultivator and wherein the cutting blade is effectively held against displacement after the attachment has been applied to a beam.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Griffice, George D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Chopper.

Description: Patent for cotton-chopper improvements providing a longer elliptical orbit for the hoe in order to chop closer to the ground.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Noblett, Adontram J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sack for Cotton-Pickers

Description: Patent for improvements to sacks of cotton-pickers which include adjustable, flexible, and tublar design that is reversible and detachable. It is open at both ends and includes detachable fasteners for these ends. Illustrations included.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Whiteker, Bosque M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Molds for Making Blocks of Plastic Material.

Description: Patent for an invention related to molds used to form plastic blocks for building purposes. Objectives and illustrations of invention are included.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Hawkins, William L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Headlight-Steering Mechanism

Description: Patent for an automobile steering mechanism that turns the headlights to match the path of the car as it is steered.
Date: August 2, 1917
Creator: Shannon, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Head-Lamp-Controlling Means.

Description: Patent for an invention relating to the control of "headlamps" or headlights of motor vehicle. Objectives, structure, and illustrations of the invention are included.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Whitlow, Alamander
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Cotton Cleaner

Description: Patent for cotton cleaners which serve as accessories in cotton ginning operations and in the present instance are used with a pneumatic cotton distributing elevator or conveying means cooperating with gin feeders.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Display Rack

Description: Patent for a display rack for bananas and other fruits for improved mobility.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Stoneham, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Account-Book.

Description: Patent for improvements in account books to "facilitate the identification of pass books and to expedite the keeping of accounts by enabling the cashier, or bookkeeper, or other clerk concerned, to readily identify the book of the depositor or other owner and thereby more readily post the entries from one book to another in keeping accounts" (lines 16-22); includes illustration.
Date: August 28, 1917
Creator: Exline, Marcus, P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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