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Carbureter Attachment.
Patent for a carbureter attachment.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
McDonald, James A. & Harris, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Block dated October 1, 1918
Patent for new and improved detailing rocks for railroads. What makes this unique is that the clamp can be quickly and effectively clamped to railroad tracks.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Samuel Harvey Garrett & Joseph Owen Staude
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1918
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Machine.
Patent for a machine that displays advertisements in a rotation.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Change-Over Signal for Motion-Picture Machines
Patent for an automatic change-over signal for motion picture machines that signals the approach of the end of the film reel.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Wood, Victor & Feegles, De Witt C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device
Patent for an advertising device meant to sit on a desk as a ruler. This device is designed to make the images on its surface appear to be suspended in air when it is lifted. It can be manufactured cheaply and is intended to be distributed for free as both a ruler and advertisement.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Glisson, Amos Adolphus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Vulcanizing Apparatus.
Patent for a tube-vulcanizing apparatus "and in such connection, it relates more particularly to an apparatus for repairing inflatable tubes for wheel tires." (lines 10-13)
Date:
March 26, 1918
Creator:
Alvis, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Level-Indicator.
Patent for a new and improved level indicator, intended for use with airplanes and other flying machines to indicate the angle of ascent or descent, as well as when the machine is on a level keel. The level indicator is designed to have a water-tight casing and weatherproof joints and has brackets to secure it to the airplane.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Westbrook, Homer S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel-Measuring Tank
Patent for a liquid fuel measuring tank that accurately measures fuel and can automatically stop accumulating fuel when a certain amount has been reached, including illustrations.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Helm, Virgil L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machine.
Patent for a driving mechanism to reduce the numbers of shafts and other parts needed for well drilling. The invention allows for one main driving shaft to be used as the primary source for well drilling.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Herdman, Adam H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in the Concentration and Purification of Sludge Acid
Patent for improvements in the concentration and purification of sludge acid in petroleum refineries.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Slater, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor
Patent for improvements to tractors which are designed with the driver's seat positioned on the trailing unit. The improvements allow for tools to be attached in such a way cultivating may be done near fences and other common obstructions.
Date:
July 1, 1918
Creator:
Chenoweth, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Pressure and Time Indicator
Patent for hydraulic pressure and time indicator for "recording the times when hydraulic cylinders are in operation and to indicate when the cylinders commence work or reach the required pressure" (lines 10 - 14).
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Helm, Clyde D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Splitting-Ax
Patent for a splitting ax to be used for splitting wood, especially rails, constructed in a manner to prevent the ax wedge from sticking in the rail. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Sandidge, Thomas R., Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tag for Keys and Other Articles.
Patent for a tag that can be attached to keys for hotel rooms and similar uses. The tag could include the room number associated with the key, the hotel address, and a space for inserting advertising cards.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Hartman, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor Limbering Stand
Patent for a motor limbering stand. To provide an apparatus for starting and testing motors.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Hill, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thimble.
Patent for an improved thimble that incorporates a thread-cutter tool.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Colburn, Sophia
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston Ring
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Piston Rings (lines 5-6)."
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Byrant, Clarence R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swing
Patent for a new lawn swing design meant to be "a simple and inexpensive swing which will be strong and durable" (lines 10-12) and that will engage all muscles in its operation, including illustrations.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Bretz, Don C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Tent Bed
Patent for a Combination Folding Tent Bed and Tent
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Marsh, Willard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater
Patent for an improved heater for heating water and utilizing exhaust steam.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Averitt, Robert W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank Protector.
Patent for an invention to protect oil tanks against destruction from lightning by carrying escaped gas away from the oil tank's exterior, illustration included.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Cohen, Wolf
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Matrix Molding Device.
Patent for improvements on matrix molding devices, "to provide simple devices or improvements in matrices of standard size and adaptation for use in linotype and other line casting machines for preparing the operating edges of printers' slugs for holding cross-rules" (lines 10-15), including illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1918
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E. & Evans, S. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motion-Picture Machine.
Patent for "improvements in motion picture machines and more particularly to means for automatically shutting the lights off the head or film operating part of the machine" (lines 9-13) "in case of accident, as when the film breaks." (lines 15-16)
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Dodd, David P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History