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Article Holder or Stand.

Description: Patent for a device that conveniently and readily supports books, photographs, picture cards, and other similar articles. The new design is formed from a single strand of wire, and is specifically adapted for holding books in an open position and allowing the pages to be turned as needed.
Date: February 28, 1922
Creator: Boyette, Oren K.
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Cattle-Guard

Description: Patent for an improved cattle guard with two parts that is adapted to specifically fit either inside the railroad tracks or alongside them.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Fisher, Thomas M.
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Closure for Refrigerators and the Like

Description: Patent is to "provide a simple and efficient construction of doors or lids for refrigerators, refrigerator cars, ice boxes, fireless cookers, telephone booths and the like, and as fire doors for storage houses, and wherever it is necessary or desirable to provide for facility of movement in opening or shrinking, due to head or cold, dampness or dryness, or other climatic or atmospheric or similar changes or conditions, while insuring an air tight, smoke, fire and bug proof, and heat insulating … more
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Seifert, John W. of Houston, TX
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Air Pump

Description: Patent for an air pump designed to have a strong cylinder and be able to equal quantities of air upon both the upward and downward motion of the piston.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Keating, P. W.
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Bed

Description: Patent for a hospital bed. Provide a bed with separate adjustment support for the sick or people with a disability.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Wallace, John. M
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Band-Saw

Description: Patent for improving band-saws for lumber "which can be inexpensively produced, which will not readily crack or otherwise deteriorate in use" (lines 15-18) by "reinforc[ing] the gullets of the teeth that the tendency for cracks to form at this point will be reduced to a minimum" (lines 33-35).
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: McCormick, Merton H.
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Boll-Weevil Device.

Description: Patent for a cost-effective device that can remove and exterminate parasites from cotton as it's being harvested without damaging the cotton itself, including illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Reeder, Leonard F. & Jackson, Walter B.
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Compound Valve

Description: Patent for an invention with improvements of devices that employed for controlling the flow of liquid under high pressure which simplify and improve the construction.
Date: October 28, 1918
Creator: Cherry, Joseph C.
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Incinerator-Closet

Description: Patent for an incinerator closet with "the purpose of receiving human excreta so the contents may be dried out and burned up" (lines 11-13) within a fireproof device, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Greene, George A.
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Washing Appliance.

Description: Patent for a washing appliance that consists of pipes that release hot water within a container. This appliance can be used to wash clothing. The patent explains how the appliance works and the specifics of each pipe.
Date: January 28, 1919
Creator: McFarland, James W.
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Ventilated Body-Garment.

Description: Patent for new ventilated body-garments "known as union-oversuits or "unionalls"" (lines 15-16) which improves the shoulder coverings and open armpit areas, allowing the passage of air but covering the area from rain.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Jenkins, William M. & Vaughan, William H.
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Protector for Paper-Rolls.

Description: Patent for adjustable paper roll protector that prevents rolls of paper (such as what is used for newspaper printing) from becoming damaged during shipping and/or handling to prevent waste. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Staley, William O.
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Pump

Description: Patent for a pump that can be "cleansed of sand and other foreign matter" which may cause an obstruction or interference "with the operation of the pump valve" (lines 13-15).
Date: May 28, 1920
Creator: Johnson, John L.
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Threading Apparatus For Pipes.

Description: 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.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Adkins, Otto O.
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Measuring Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an improved measuring apparatus. This apparatus improves the measuring of dry goods through a measuring tape that is affixed to the measured goods. The invention allows for goods to be cut to exact lengths.
Date: January 28, 1919
Creator: Garrett, Thomas B.
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Pump

Description: 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.
Date: November 28, 1922
Creator: Kerr, Michael A.
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Oil-Converting Apparatus.

Description: Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
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Steering-Gear.

Description: Patent for a new and improved steering-gear. A simplistic and inexpensive design that will prevent the transfer of shocks to the steering wheel when traveling in a straight line.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Scheble, Eugene Stiles
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Tie-Spacer.

Description: Patent for improvement on tie-spacers when loaded on trucks for the process of creosoting ties. Allowing for treating fluid to flow between all sides of each tie when loaded, including illustrations.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Sommerlatte, Joseph A.
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