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Threshold
Patent for an improved threshold to fit the bottom of a door more properly to "prevent the entrance of dust, wind, and rain" (lines 16-17).
Date:
May 11, 1915
Creator:
Krause, Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Treating Ores.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in methods of Treating Ores, of which the following is a specification. The present invention relates to a method of treating ores carrying gold and silver values in any form amenable to cyanid treatment or flotation" (lines 6-12).
Date:
May 8, 1917
Creator:
Friberger, Harry Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telephones or the Like.
Patent for "improvements in adjustable supports for holding telephones or the like" (lines 10-11). Patent includes illustration and specifications.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Priest, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo-Guard.
Patent for torpedo guards that can be applied without needing to place the vessel in a dry dock, as well as giving the option of retracting the torpedo guards when not needed. Includes illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Rolf, Frederick G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasket-Retainer
Patent for a gasket retainer for hoses.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Ramage, Jonathan Wade
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Separating Machine.
Patent for a new and improved fiber separating machine "in which the entire cleaning or separating of the fibers from the plant stock can be done in one operation" (lines 10-13).
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Parks, Michael Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Brake Setting Apparatus For Elevators.
Patent for an emergency brake setting apparatus for elevators. This invention is an improved emergency brake, especially for the type of elevators used in mines.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Canion, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film-Winder for Cameras.
Patent for a film-winder for cameras. This particular film-winder is designed so that the exact required amount of film is placed upon the lens of the camera.
Date:
May 22, 1917
Creator:
Mansfield, Clarence H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Cleaner.
Patent for an improved floor cleaner that allows for a belt or apron to be turned on to provide continuous motion in order to clean or scrub floors. The floor cleaner will also supply water to the belt, wring and catch dirty water from the belt, and tighten the belt.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Crawford, Hezekiah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Record-Filing Cabinet
Patent for a record filing cabinet designed to show every record within as well as records of different sizes.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
McCart, Robert, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for a furnace used in steel making operations to "enable...uniform heating and the dissipation of the black spots" created on some heated materials during the heating process by means of a "lifting means or moveable hearth."
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Moore, Ralph S
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Alcohol
Patent for improvements in processes for making alcohol. The process relates to making alcohol from sotol and other species of cacti. This involves subjecting the cacti with water and steam in a digester. The resulting fermented liquid can be distilled.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Thatcher, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an oil burner. Illustration included.
Date:
May 23, 1911
Creator:
Watts, Simeon Jefferson; Jones, David Crockett & Barton, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drafting-Tool.
Patent for a drafting ruler that does not need to be turned end over end to be used.
Date:
May 15, 1917
Creator:
Faas, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Direction-Indicator.
Patent for a direction indicator that is "extremely simple, durable, efficient in operation, and inexpensive to manufacture" (lines 20-22). It is "an improved electrically operated direction indicator, in the nature of an arm pivotally mounted in a casing and operated by an electro-magnetically controlled lever [...] for indicating the directions in which the vehicle to which the device is applied, is about to move" (lines 10-17), including illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Justus, Fred E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garden Implement
Patent for new garden implement that is "a combination of a rake and scraper and which may also be used in the capacity of hoe or allied implement." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
Bozarth, John Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Economizer
Patent for a fuel economizer. Illustration included.
Date:
May 3, 1910
Creator:
Phillips, Edwin R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Chair
Patent for a rocking chair for displaying advertisements. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 24, 1910
Creator:
Biehl, Antonio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cigar or Cigarette Holder
Patent for improvements to cigar and cigarette holders so that the stub (butt) of the cigar/cigarette can be easily ejected, thereby decreasing the instances of choking. This also makes the mouthpiece easier to clean and therefore, more sanitary.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
McClintock, Herbert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar Attachment
Patent for a collar attachment to be used with fold down collars to provide a means to hold the collar closed, with illustrations.
Date:
May 1, 1917
Creator:
Allen, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Spring Clamp
Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Hillin, Harry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for a crude oil burner for stoves that does not smoke when it is turned on.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Dawson, Oliver B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Stop
Patent for an automatic train stop. Used to simplify the construction where fewer magnets and changeable switches are necessary. To provide an automatic train control mechanism with a normally closed circuit, the breakage or disarrangement of any part that would ensure the stopping of the train.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History