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Adjustable Hoe
Patent for improvement in "the construction of hoes and to provide a simple, practical, and inexpensive hoe, of strong and durable construction." (lines 11-13) including illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale-tie buckle which can be fastened quickly. The bale-tie buckle "can be economically manufactured," is "capable of resisting enormous pressure," and "can be quickly and easily placed on the bands or ties."
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Compressing Apparatus.
Patent for a new air compressing apparatus which employs two kinds of tanks called high pressure containers and low pressure containers charged by means of an air compressing engine.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Gebhardt, William Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inductance Device for Wireless Electrical Signaling
Patent for device to "receive messages transmitted in the form of dots, dashes or spoken words through space" (lines 16-17)
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Lorenz, Charley O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Converting Motor-Propelled Vehicles into Tractors.
Patent for a device which attaches a "tractor which can be used to draw plows, harrows, cultivators, mowers, reapers, and other agricultural implements" (lines 12-17) to motor vehicles, thus converting the motor vehicle into a tractor.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Wynne, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Yoke.
Patent for a cattle yoke which enables the yoke to be attached to a cow's head to prevent grazing from other side of the wire fence.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Carr, Jessie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Torpedo.
Patent for an aerial torpedo. This device is well suited for automatic targeting without help from man.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Saladiner, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane. The invention is designed to vary the curvature of the plane from front to rear and by this means the plane may be so adjusted as to reduce the "head resistance" to a minimum. The invention is also trying to find the suitable means for manipulating the adjustable sections whereby the movable sections. This invention aims to provide a machine that is strong, durable, efficient, and comparatively simple to construct.
Date:
September 7, 1915
Creator:
McCarroll, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery Connector
Patent for a battery connector that will bind the, "posts and nuts of batteries."
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Hale, Noah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Buffer
Patent for an improved construction for a vehicle-wheel buffer which eliminates deterioration of its components found in ordinary type buffer. This invention implements an anti-friction mounting which allows the buffer to rotate freely.
Date:
February 25, 1915
Creator:
Kettler, Martin F.; M. F. Kettler
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ax-Sharpener
Patent for an ax sharpener that can be attached to and removed from an ax head.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Wilson, Friend A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Cotton Device.
Patent for an apparatus to clean cotton and feed it into a cotton gin, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Finger-Shield.
Patent for a new finger protection device which may be utilized in needlework.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Morris, Homer B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for an improved version of a pump that includes two pistons in order to eliminate both intake and discharge valves.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Sherman, J. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvester
Patent for device used with a harvester to head stalks of corn using an adjustable cutting mechanism.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Barnett, Solomon V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telltale Switch
Patent for switch that indicates when a vacuum fails. Used for systems in "which it is desired to keep a ... uniform vacuum such as in fruit dryers, creosoting plants, surgace and jet condensing for steam plants and the like" (lines 21-25).
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Howland, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Agitator.
Patent for an improved device to produce a useful agitation of liquid in washing machines by configuring the paddles or blades in the most effective manner, including illustrations.
Date:
February 23, 1915
Creator:
Babek, Aloysius S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Locomotive-Cabs.
Patent for a locomotive engine safety device involving a detachable protective carrier that releases from the engineer's cab allowing escape from the locomotive engine cab in case of danger, including illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Uttz, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Martin F. Kettler
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Catching Insects
Patent for a device to gather and remove eggs deposited by insects, particularly boll weevils, from plant material.
Date:
February 4, 1915
Creator:
Stautzenberger, William C. & Olsen, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Lister-Plows.
Patent for a lister plow, which is a device to be attached to listers, plows, and other farming equipment. The broad design (consisting of mold board wings) and blades (or knives) will remove weeds or prevent weeds from damaging different types of farming equipment.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
McCune, Floyd S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for an improved fly-trap that effectively ensnares flies while providing an efficient method of fly disposal and easier access to the trap for cleaning, including illustrations.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Crawford, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvements in cotton choppers that are reliable, cost-effective, and move transversely through the rows of cotton "separately producing a vertical adjustment of each earth turning member." (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Gant, Jesse B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History