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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.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Thomas J. McCoy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling Apparatus dated November 5, 1918
Patent for a rotary drilling apparatus that specifies in wells and mines.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Robert E. Carmichael
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship-Destroyer.
Patent for a new airship-destroyer with the new ability to fire pellets and bombs in various directions and differing altitudes (lines 8-12), to ignite fuses to prime the device for firing at a predetermined altitude (lines 13-19), to incorporate a bomb to explode upon contact with the airship (lines 20-24), and to provide the projectile with a rocket to propel it to a greater altitude (lines 25-28).
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Saladiner, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Oil-Can and Oiler.
Patent for combined oil-can that "combines the function of an oiler and oil can" (lines 12-13) and "is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in operation" (lines 18-21).
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Tumey, Alfred S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Farming Implement.
Patent for "agricultural implements and particularly to soil tilling machines of the rotary type" (lines 9-11) ... "of simple and improved construction embodying a carrying frame, a swingingly supported adjustable frame, and a rotary tilling device mounted on the swinging frame for direct engagement with the ground" (lines 13-18).
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Corbin, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ash-Sieve.
Patent for a new ash sieve for a home oven.
Date:
November 2, 1918
Creator:
Steindorf, Michael C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918
Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Edward W. Hartough
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Curing Plant
Patent for curing vegetables by a unit system. The design is a curing house of multiple bins with air circulation in each, allowing for a faster and more uniform curing process.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Ewton, Thomas F. & Waldrop, Frances E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinding Machine
Patent for a simple valve grinding machine designed to be efficient and easy to use, as well as more secure (within a valve casing) than previous models.
Date:
November 6, 1918
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magazine-Projectile
Patent for a new type of projectile that includes an initial explosion followed by multiple other explosions from smaller bombs contained inside the larger projectile. The projectile is described as a "novel and improved instrument of destruction" (lines 10-11).
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Saladiner, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for improved wire-stretchers. The simple concept allows for the pieces to be produced inexpensively and does not require any machine work.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Moseley, Benjmine G
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Operated Make-And-Break Spark Plug
Patent for an improved "vacuum operated make and break spark plug" (lines 16-17) including illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Irwin, Herbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Preparation.
Patent for improvement in medical preparation for treatment of eczema and other similar diseases.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Linn, Samuel S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for high pressure water pump with improved arrangement of and contact between internal pumps in order to create higher water pressure. For use by fire fighters and at pump stations, including illustrations.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Raynes, Clarence R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes
Patent for providing emergency egress to pilots by way of quick release restraint straps, a parachute, and a trap door, including illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Carver, Ben D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie Tamping Device.
Patent for a tie tamping device to be used in building and repairing railroads.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Johnson, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Inflating Pump.
Patent for tire inflating pump. Its purpose is meant to be used to inflate automobile tires.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Heading Machine.
Patent for a grain-heading machine for "gathering broom corn, sorghum, maize and the like" (lines 12-13).
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Davidson, Rufus Burley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grease-Gun
Patent for an applicator of grease to targeted areas with improved method for refilling, including illustration.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Miller, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for a heartier spoke to be used in place of wooden spokes. This spoke can be inserted and substituted for a wooden one.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Stewart, Joseph B. & Winfrey, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horizontal-Drilling Machine
Patent for a horizontally boring drill for use in trench warfare, including illustrations.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Form For Concrete Vessels
Patent for large, concrete vessels, meant as a mold to "be used again and again in building different vessels" (lines 17-18).
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Kroeger, Otto P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine.
Patent for "engines which employ governors" (lines 11-12) "desirably located within the crank cases to be effectively lubricated by the oil which is dashed about in engine operation." (lines 13-16)
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History