Apparatus for Building Circular Walls and Means for Adjusting the Apparatus. (open access)

Apparatus for Building Circular Walls and Means for Adjusting the Apparatus.

Patent for a "scaffold adjusting apparatus, and particularly to means for elevating and lowering scaffolds for building circular wills or silos, circular tanks, smoke stacks, and similar circular walls "(lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Nash, Alexander Q.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery Connector (open access)

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
Safety Attachment for Locomotive-Cabs. (open access)

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
Liquid-Container and Holder Therefor. (open access)

Liquid-Container and Holder Therefor.

Patent for a liquid container that can be securely fastened on the running board of a vehicle and used for transporting liquids while keeping contents cool, including illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Welsch, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Elevator Signal Systems (open access)

Improvement to Elevator Signal Systems

Patent for an improvement to an elevator in which “to provide an elevator signal system that will permit a party at any landing to indicate his desire to go up or down to the elevator operator by pressing one of two buttons” (lines 10-15). Instructions and illustration included.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Johnson, Charles S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues - 01206874 (open access)

Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues - 01206874

Patent for Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues (no illustration).
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: McAfee, Almer McDuffie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement for Cotton Chopper (open access)

Improvement for Cotton Chopper

Patent for improvement for cotton choppers “so that the operator may regulate the depth of cut, and may shift the cutting member forward or back” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustration included.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Finch, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for an improvement to the plow by providing a plastic or plastic-like material to help sticky, thick soil and clay to glide over the surface and decrease frictional resistance, including illustrations.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Fleehearty, Edward L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Round-Bottomed Paper Bags. (open access)

Process of Making Round-Bottomed Paper Bags.

Patent for a process to quickly assemble a round-bottomed paper bag economically in regards to labor and waste paper.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Johnston, Leila M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing by Lithography (open access)

Printing by Lithography

Patent for improvements in lithography printing that further help reproduce worn or difficult engravings, as well as transfer and make impressions into engravings with slight loss of effect, while also providing a means in which the engraving or stone can be prepared expeditiously and inexpensively. (lines 10-25)
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Ray, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Guide for Printing-Presses. (open access)

Paper-Guide for Printing-Presses.

Patent for improved paper guides for printing presses (particularly stop cylinder printing presses).
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Garlick, Mark J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Grinding and Removing the Valves of Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Device for Grinding and Removing the Valves of Explosive-Engines.

Patent for a simple, easy to operate device for the grinding and removal of explosive engine valves.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Forster, Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene-Cut-Off Lock for Automobiles. (open access)

Gasolene-Cut-Off Lock for Automobiles.

Patent for a lock-controlled device to cut-off gasoline to the carburetor to prevent unauthorized or accidental use of the automobile. "Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character which is simple and inexpensive in its construction" (lines 20-22).
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Reid, William Otho
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Operating and Locking Means. (open access)

Gate Operating and Locking Means.

Patent for an "invention that relates to new and useful improvements in gates and particularly that class which swing in a vertical plane." (Lines 12-14)
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hoffman, F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap. (open access)

Electric Fly-Trap.

Patent for a cheap and simple electric fly trap that operates automatically, including illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Bass, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freezing-Plug. (open access)

Freezing-Plug.

Patent for freezing plug. This device prevents pipes from bursting when frozen.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Howell, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill (open access)

Roller Boring-Drill

Patent for a roller boring drill in which "the cutting rollers are arranged on the drill in a novel manner." Object of invention is to keep the drill centered in the hole to prevent wobbling.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rivet Setting and Displacing Tool (open access)

Rivet Setting and Displacing Tool

Patent for a tool for "setting new rivets and displacing defective rivets from buggy bow-sockets" (line 9-10), and it is aimed to be easy to use with efficiency and reliability. The tool is constructed to be "simple, strong, durable and inexpensive construction" (line 16-18).
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Thrasher, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill (open access)

Roller Boring-Drill

Patent for roller boring drill that provides the cutting device to maintain clearance of the drill-head and can be adjusted to compensate for wear.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch Mechanism (open access)

Switch Mechanism

Patent for a switch mechanism, which is a improvement for the switch throwing mechanisms used for street railway systems. "The switch is set by means of tripping devices by the car and under control of the motorman."
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Yoakum, Hugh D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Cake Feeder. (open access)

Oil-Cake Feeder.

Patent for new improvements in oil-cake feeders to regulate the feed supply to cattle.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: McFarland, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an improved oil burner design "for use where high efficiency and greatest economy are desired in burning low grade oil" (lines 14-16), such as coal and crude oil. Includes illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Wright, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle for Peanut-Harvesters. (open access)

Receptacle for Peanut-Harvesters.

Patent for improvements to peanut harvesters, specifically receptacles. The receptacle can be placed on the back of the harvester to collect the unneeded vines and then form them into bundles.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Boyd, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Supporting Device (open access)

Plant-Supporting Device

Patent for a simple form of a plant supporting and sticking device for gardeners and agriculturalists, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Allen, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History