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- Midwestern State University Operating Budget: 2024
- Proposed budget for Midwestern State University outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
- Midwestern State University Annual Financial Report: 2019
- Annual financial report of Midwestern State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2019.
- Glass Manufacture dated November 5, 1918
- Patent for apparatus to improve the overall quality and efficiency of glass production. This includes both window and sheet glass. It assists in developing sheet glass through blowing, drawing, and ladling.
- Automobile-Signal.
- Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
- Calk Attachment For Horseshoes
- Patent for new and useful improvements in calk attachments for horseshoes. The objective is to provide detachable means applicable to the conventional types of shoe without any modifications.
- Bevel-Square
- Patent for improvements in bevel squares used by carpenters, mechanics, and other similar work to represent the work of multiple bevels at once "to minimize and facilitate operations in fitting the parts of an objective structure together..." (Lines 19-21).
- Card Holder
- Patent for card holders meant to help better display business cards and other forms of advertisement on surfaces such as windows.
- Carbureter
- Patent for a carburetor. This carburetor is designed to be used with crude oil, and to be easily constructed and operated.
- Binding Attachment for Baling-Presses.
- Patent for bale binding devices that takes wire from spools and binds each bale and then twists the ends of the bale so they hold their shape.
- Boring and Threading Tool.
- Patent for an inexpensive, efficient boring and threading tool that "will enable a smooth and even surface to be produced with a minimum of skill on the part of the operator" (lines 18-21).
- Casing-Pulling Apparatus.
- Patent for an apparatus to more easily and more economically remove well-casings from the ground when an oil well is no longer in use.
- Valve Structure
- Patent for valve improvements in controlling the flow of fluids under high pressure.
- Baby Net Frame.
- Patent for a frame that can support a baby net and can be collapsed for easy storage. The frame also features components that prevent collapse and provide stability when in use.
- Flour-Milling Machinery.
- Patent for flour milling machinery with reduced costs of equipment and operation, less required space, and improved quality and quantity of flour.
- Pipe Tongs.
- Patent for pipe tongs for drilling wells using rotary systems. The tongs are designed to be securely held against the drill stem using a lever, making them simple and economical to manufacture.
- Well-Drill Wrench.
- Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
- Pump-Plunger
- Patent for a pump-plunger, concentrating on advancements in the design, particularly catering to deep well operations and environments with challenging conditions, such as oil and water wells where fluids are mixed with sand, sediment, or debris.
- Water-Motor.
- Patent for a more powerful and efficient water motor which is durable and comparatively affordable to manufacture.
- Pumping-Jack.
- Patent for a pumping jack that has a walking beam of a jack for equalizing the dead weight of the pump, which reduces useless weight on the pumping engine.
- Refrigerator
- Patent for a refrigerator made of wood with an inner shell of reinforced concrete and vacuum chamber or metal jacket. "The inner concrete shell is divided into four separate chambers, the former containing ice and the other three being adapted to contain food." (lines 61-64)
- Well-Drill Wrench.
- Patent for a well drill wrench that is easily adjustable for different sized drill chucks. Its designs makes rotating the wrench smoother and less likely to slip off of drill chucks.
- Friction Transmission Mechanism.
- Patent for improvements toward friction transmission mechanisms. It would eliminate the use of some gears.
- Counter.
- Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
- Liquid-Measuring Device
- Patent for a device that determines the amount of liquid (particularly gasoline and oil) that flows from its glass container with the end of facilitating the exchange of goods, including illustrations.
- Well Drilling Apparatus.
- Patent for an improved well-drilling apparatus. Improvements made to bull wheel shaft and the sand reel and casing line shaft so they may be operated independently of each other while utilizing the same source of power.
- Vacuum-Regulator for Oil-Pumps.
- Patent for vacuum regulator for oil pump. This device is simply constructed and easy to operate. It is an automatic cut-off in the vacuum of the pipe line to the pump.
- Spark Plug.
- Patent for a spark plug with the capacity to afford an intense spark, prevent leakage of current, and to preclude fouling of the plug in carbon.
- Portable Locomotive-Valve-Seating Machine.
- Patent for improvements to valve-seating machines that allows for them to be constructed simply.
- Measure for Oil-Wells.
- Patent for a device measuring the depth of oil and other wells by computing the distance preferably by the sand line or other line as it is let down from the earth's surface to the bottom of the well.
- Pump
- This patent is for pumps. This patent allows for the pump barrel to be readily disengaged from its normal positive engagement with the well tube for removal from said tube for repairs or any other reason.
- Threading Apparatus For Pipes.
- Patent for improvements of the threading apparatus for pipes through a simple attachment to automobiles wheels. Illustrated figures with descriptions are presented to easily show the ways in which the device attaches and is used.
- Toy Aeroplane.
- Patent for a new and improved toy airplane to be propelled by the feet and steered by the child seated inside, including illustrations. It "is relatively simple and inexpensive to produce, while also being able to withstand considerable rough handling" (lines 26-28).
- Pump
- Patent for improvements to pumps in working barrels, packing, and packing chambers, the purpose of which is to eliminate easily worn parts and improve the efficiency of these pumps, including illustrations.
- Support for Telegraph Line-Wires and the Like.
- Patent for "supports for telegraph and telephone line wires, electric light line wires, and the like, and the object is to provide simple and highly efficient brackets for holding such wires securely in place ... so that the wires will not drop to the ground" (lines 10-18), including instructions and illustrations.
- Motor Starter
- Patent for a new motor starter design.
- Holder.
- Patent for improved book holder for holding down the leaves of an open book which can be adjusted to fit various widths.
- Hay-Press.
- Patent for the improvement of hay presses used for forming tightly-compressed hay bales. Improvements include the provision of, "a hand or power operated hay press which may be operated to cause a great pressure to be exerted on the hay or other material being pressed, with a minimum exertion on power means" (lines 12-16). The invention of simple and durable construction with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
- Truck.
- Patent for an improved truck in which the load can be moved to be easily loaded or unloaded by one person, including illustrations.
- Traction Device.
- Patent for a traction device to be attached to the wheels of a motor vehicle to provide greater traction than the treads of the wheels. The traction device is meant to attach to and detach from the wheels as needed and to be adjustable to the dimensions of the wheels and their treads.
- Power-Transmitting Mechanism.
- Patent for an improved power-transmitting mechanism for, "bicycles, motorcycles and similar vehicles whereby rotation is transmitted to the driven wheel without the use of chains, belts, gears or analogous elements commonly employed for this purpose" (lines 14-18). The invention will maximize driving power while minimizing energy expenditure (lines 19-24), employ a propelling mechanism, and reduce manufacturing and repair costs.
- Sack-Protector.
- Patent for an improvement to sacks, as used in picking berries, to protect the bag from deterioration caused by dragging of the sack on the ground.
- Rifle.
- Patent for a rifle that uses electricity from a battery to ignite the explosive charge for the ammunition.
- Gripping Tool
- Patent for improvements to gripping tools for tubing and other round objects with illustrations.
- Pipe-Tongs
- Patent for an improvement on the existing design of pipe tongs, the improvement will allow for one individual to hold the tongs, adjust the size around the pipes, and screw or unscrew the pipe alone. Previous designs required two or three individuals.
- Rope-Socket.
- Patent for rope socket "for use in connection with oil well drilling bits" (lines 13-14) "which can be quickly, easily and conveniently adjusted to provide a swivel or nonswivel socket as desired" (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
- Refrigerator
- Patent for improvements for vacuum refrigerators such that cold air circulation and heat exclusion are improved, including illustrations.
- Electric Battery
- Patent for an electric battery. This battery is designed to be more efficient and run for a longer time, without adding water.
- Door-Check.
- Patent for a door check that will be able to hold the door in any desired position to which it may be moved and it will prevent the slamming or sudden closing of the door.
- Cut-off Valve for Pipe-Lines
- Patent for cut-off valve for pipe-lines intended for oil companies.
- Device for Recovering Tools from Wells.
- Patent for a device to lift and recover tools, such as drill-bits, that have been dropped or lost in wells. The device features two prongs that may be engaged to grip or secure in a "biting hold" (line 50) various objects, illustrations included.