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Process and Apparatus for Distilling Petroleum.
Patent for apparatus and improving practices associated with distillation of petroleum as undistilled residues, as well as petroleum in other forms.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Van Dyke, John W.; Irish, William M.; Ellis, H. A. & Esterly, Edw. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Gap Gate.
Patent for new and improved water gap gates to protect gates and barriers during natural interference, thereby preventing livestock injury.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Sattler, Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for insect traps, specifically for concentrating capture and extermination via placement over an ant hill.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Chandler, John T. & Harber, Joseph L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Shaft Brace.
Patent for buggy shaft braces for connecting the shaft and cross bar of a vehicle, in order to eliminate malfunction of cross bar.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Brunken, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
De-Aerator
Patent for improvements in de-aerators such as "forcing the water into the tank and spraying the same against the cylinder to cause the air and gases to separate from the water, and means for causing a vacuum in the upper end of the tank from which a suction pipe extends to allow ready escape of the separated air and gases" (lines 27-33) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Strite, Frank S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Burner.
Patent for improved lamp burners, which reduces explosion risk, improves wick trimming, and maintains chimney positioning.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet-Bed.
Patent for improved cabinet bed construction features, which include allow access to mirror on either side.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Giordano, Anthony
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Cylinder.
Patent for well-cylinder improvements, specifically pumps with "special reference to a pump having a reciprocating piston and being adapted for use in a deep well, where the pump cylinder is difficult to access" (lines 11-14).
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Ligon, Arthur Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Umbrella.
Patent for folding umbrella that consists of: improved construction, easy to open and close, as well as folding small upon collapse.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Beaver, John Mitchell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for a "self-setting" (line 16) trap with a "tilting platform" (line 17) including an illustration. The trap is designed to retain the animal and is made for easy removal of the animal.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Trull, Harvey L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Levee.
Patent for reinforced levees with "means whereby the water will be positively prevented from seeping therethrough and weakening the levee" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Beazley, John Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for improvements to wrenches and monkey wrenches in particular, "improved construction and arrangement of adjustable jaw and improved means for locking the latter in its adjusted position and quickly releasing the same for readjustment" (lines 16-19) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Waters, Richard Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Pad
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Knee-Pads" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Schmitt, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers.
Patent for a trouser pattern, "to so construct a pair of trousers that the waist portion thereof may be readily manipulated in order that the trousers may be easily converted from a stock size into a pair of trousers having a high waist band, a low waist band or a waist band at a line between high and low" (lines 12-19).
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Ludwig, John. A. & Moses, Jacob B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tunnel-Driving Machine.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Tunnel- Driving Machines" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Speer, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Explosive-Engines.
Patent for engine valves (rotary type) that are noiseless, connected to the the engine cylinders so that they are self grinding and self adjusting, and that cover and uncover the spark plug in a way that prevents fouling it.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Ray, Albert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Can Spout.
Patent for an oil can spout that is used as a connection to a dispensing can which serves as a spout and as a stopper. This spout is easily installed and removed when desired, this spout also prevents accidental removal while handling.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Melvin, Joe D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Ring for Piston-Rods.
Patent for a packing ring that will go on conveniently and will create an effective packing without putting wear on the piston.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tombstone-Mold
Patent for a "new and useful Tombstone-Mold" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Cameron, Neill C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism
Patent for improvements for lamp-adjusting mechanism for one of the lamps of an automobile for operation from driver's seat. The driver is enabled from seat to partially rotate one of the forward lamps, causing the light to follow curve of road.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Maxfield, Nelson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Progressive Electrostatic Separation of Comminuted Materials
Patent for a process of electro-static separation which is the improvement and consists in establishing three different types of electro-static fields upon a single conveying or electrical surface, shifting these fields across the line of normal movement.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propelling Mechanism For Bicycles.
Patent for propelling mechanism for bicycles that allows any type of bicycle frame to have an improved and inexpensive added high speed mechanism, including illustrations.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Meschkat, Wilhelm
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener.
Patent for a device to securely fasten a hat to the head of a person. The device is hidden from sight when worn, may easily be removed, and engages both the use of the hair and the shape of the head in it's operation.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Miller, Emma T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Irrigation System
Patent for an elevated irrigation system that relates to a useful system for supplying and distributing water, for the irrigation of large tracts of land.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Anderson, Young Rhea
System:
The Portal to Texas History