Piston Packing (open access)

Piston Packing

Patent for extansible rings for piston packing.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Miles, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint (open access)

Rail Joint

Patent for Rail Joint
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Walker, Asa
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alarm for Incubators (open access)

Alarm for Incubators

Patent for an alarm that sounds upon the temperature in an incubator either increasing or decreasing.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Poore, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Crossing Signal (open access)

Automatic Crossing Signal

Patent for Automatic Crossing Signal
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Machac, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella Support (open access)

Umbrella Support

Patent for support item worn as a harness, into which the umbrella can be placed allowing for the user to be hands free while protected from the rain.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Merrill, Dimmitt H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Advertising Machine (open access)

Display Advertising Machine

Patent for rotating machine which will display papers or advertisements for cetain intervals of time before rotating and changing.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Barnett, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bolster Bearing (open access)

Bolster Bearing

Patent for Bolster Bearing
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Hayes, Richard S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tool Set (open access)

Combination Tool Set

Patent for tool with detachable heads, that can be interchanged for different tool needs.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Ligon, Arthur L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Locking Device (open access)

Door-Locking Device

Patent for Door-Locking Device
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Newcome, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Stretcher or Litter (open access)

Wheeled Stretcher or Litter

Patent for wheeled stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Doole, Thomas P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Clothes-Press. (open access)

Power Clothes-Press.

Patent for a "manually operated clothes press which is provided with a self-heating iron and a self sprayer" (lines 11-14). Includes a pressure release feature that removes iron from clothing to prevent burning when foot pedal is not engaged.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Mundy, Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History