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Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.
Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Edens, Myrtle J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Hand-Grip.
Patent for an improvement to artificial hand-grips that includes a pair of jaws that attaches to an artificial arm and allows wearers to perform various activities.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Corley, Quentin D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade Holder
Patent for a window shade holder that makes the shade go up and down with the window opening and closing.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Harris, Albert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wireless Break-Key
Patent for a wireless break key that allows a station to just have one aerial line and prevents burn out of the machinery and injury to operators while transmitting messages faster than other wireless devices.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Mobley, Grier P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weeder
Patent for a weeder that breaks up the ground as well as cutting weeds.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Wind, Iver Ebbesen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongue Support for Binders
Patent for a tongue support for binders. "A device of this nature for supporting tongues of binders or other machines, in order to remove the weight and the strain from the necks of the animals" (lines 15-18). Illustration included.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Loe, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger for Baling Presses
Patent for a plunger for baling presses. This baling press is used for the baling of cotton, hay, and similar products through the "means for mounting and actuating the ram or plunger which reciprocates in the baling chamber" (14-16) Illustration included.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Cameron, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving-Box.
Patent for improvements in locomotive driving-boxes aimed at eliminating the need to hold locomotives (trains) out of service for significant periods of time in order to repair solid driving boxes. Increased functionality is achieved by means of removable hub liner, deliverability of lubricant to various surfaces of the box and sections having slidable engagement with the hub face.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Simmons, Arthur W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Making Apparatus
Patent for an ice-making apparatus that both cools the brine and makes the ice.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Bell, Samuel Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for an improved rotary boring drill of the roller type for use in digging wells or mines in earth or rock. These improvements are primarily a means for housing the cutters of a drill in a removable housing that can be quickly removed but also firmly secured against accidental removal during operation.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Machine.
Patent for a refrigerating machine that works with a double jacketed brine cylinder with a self-contained expansion tank for the coolant. It is meant to provide cooling with small displacement of the cylinder, but with great circulation of the brine.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Bell, Samuel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine.
Patent for a flying machine that is designed to carry heavy weight such as for multiple passengers or cargo. It is also designed to be used for military purposes such as for carrying weaponry and soldiers.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Torres, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench
Patent for a pipe wrench with adjustable jaws.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Brightwell, Walter J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe-Fastener.
Patent for a stovepipe fastener for the purpose of securing the end of the stovepipe into a sheet metal thimble and preventing the stovepipe being pulled out of the chimney and into the room.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Schuch, Anthony
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Operating Mechanism
Patent for a churn operating mechanism. This invention provides a dasher operating mechanism for easy and convenient cleaning. Illustration included.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Cunningham, Richard A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concentrated Animal-Dip
Patent for a concentrated insecticide dip for cattle to kill Texas fever ticks made of alkali arsonite, soap, pine tar, water, and ethyl alcohol.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Chapin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Rail-Joint and Nut-Lock
Patent for a combination rail joint and nut lock to hold railroad tracks in place.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Iley, William A.; Money, Robert L. & Money, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Tile.
Patent for "hollow blocks" or "tile and hollow corner blocks" that "prevent moisture from passing through walls" (lines 10-14).
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Bennett, Walter R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History