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Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.
Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Grimm, Max F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Refrigerators and the Like
Patent is to "provide a simple and efficient construction of doors or lids for refrigerators, refrigerator cars, ice boxes, fireless cookers, telephone booths and the like, and as fire doors for storage houses, and wherever it is necessary or desirable to provide for facility of movement in opening or shrinking, due to head or cold, dampness or dryness, or other climatic or atmospheric or similar changes or conditions, while insuring an air tight, smoke, fire and bug proof, and heat insulating closure and seating joint, regardless or vibration of the receptacle on the door frame and of the size or shape of the door or lid." (lines 9-24).
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Seifert, John W. of Houston, TX
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Regulating Attachment.
Patent for a new attachment in a carburetor that regulates air through suction and has a valve to release pressure from an engine, including illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Kimbler, Henry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Catcher
Patent for a machine for removing boll-weevils from growing cotton
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Hitt, Reed R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gold Dredging in the United States
Report discussing the development of gold dredging in the United States, the essential features of present-day dredges, the facts that determine whether a placer deposit can be profitably dredged, and the approved methods of prospecting placer ground and of operating dredges. Intended for designers and builders of dredges, mining engineers, and persons who may contemplate investing capital in placer-mining ventures.
Date:
May 1918
Creator:
Janin, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Suggestions for Improved Methods of Mining Coal on Indian Lands in Oklahoma
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of Oklahoma coal mines. As stated in the introduction, "this report describes the systems of mining used, points out their defects, and presents suggestions for improved methods, more especially as regards the applicability of different modifications of the panel system to mining coal in Oklahoma" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date:
May 1918
Creator:
Rutledge, J. J. & Harrington, Daniel
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Battery
Patent for an improvement on batteries. Meant to increase insulation and plate stability inside the battery.
Date:
May 15, 1918
Creator:
Pipkin, Maurice E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers-Stretcher.
Patent for a trousers stretcher that removes wrinkles and creases from trousers by stretching them. The stretching tension may be increased or decreased as desired.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Johnston, Renord C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for a new and improved insect trap with a flanged pan, the mouth of which has an inclined surface. The insect trap is designed to be arranged directly over a burrow of ants, so that ants are directed to a bait pan.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Mosby, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag-Delivering Apparatus.
Patent for "a device for effecting the receipt of bags and the like from and the delivery thereof to railway trains, cars, etc., while the latter are in motion" (lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Kost, Joseph L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon and Buggy Tap Extension.
Patent for a waggy and buggy tap extension that compensates for the waggon/buggy's wear and tear and mitigates instances of the wheels wobbling. The construction is simple to use and inexpensive.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Bosworth, Allie F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire.
Patent for "tires such as are used for automobiles and other like vehicles in which it is desirable to absorb the shocks incident to rapid travel over road by means of an inherent resiliency in the tire" (lines 12-16) including illustration.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Pepple, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicating and Testing Apparatus.
Patent for indicating and testing cylinders on multi-cylinder engines (such as gasoline) to show if any are misfiring, have leaking valves or rings, and show that the carburetor is properly adjusted.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Pittman, Mordaunt E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incinerator-Closet
Patent for an incinerator closet with "the purpose of receiving human excreta so the contents may be dried out and burned up" (lines 11-13) within a fireproof device, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Greene, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lens Mounting.
Patent for an improvement to spectacles to prevent lens breakage. The change to the design of the spectacles are mounts on the nose piece that attaches to the lenses, as well as mounts that attach to the temples of the spectacles and the lenses.
Date:
May 18, 1918
Creator:
Rees, Charles S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Making Lunch-Rolls.
Patent for a machine that makes lunch rolls. By using the machine, people (particularly street vendors) can make hamburger rolls similar to the Mexican hot tamale.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Wiseman, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Rod.
Patent for a well boring rod in which a hollow rod or shaft is used as a rotary power transmission shaft. The invention has for its primary objects the provision of means for reinforcing or stiffening a well boring rod so that a lighter tube may be used than would otherwise be the case.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism.
Patent for a transmission mechanism "in which a minimum number of parts is employed and the working thereof is uniform, steady, and without lost motion" (lines 16-18). Additional benefits are "simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, and which is strong and durable and may be manufactured at small cost" (lines 21-24).
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Martinez, Norberto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protector for Paper-Rolls.
Patent for adjustable paper roll protector that prevents rolls of paper (such as what is used for newspaper printing) from becoming damaged during shipping and/or handling to prevent waste. Includes illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Staley, William O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Standing-Valve Structure.
Patent for a standing valve structure "which serves as a coupling between the working barrel (of a pump) and strainer member, to effectively exclude foreign matter" (lines 16-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Ewing, Samuel D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measure for Oil-Wells.
Patent for a device measuring the depth of oil and other wells by computing the distance preferably by the sand line or other line as it is let down from the earth's surface to the bottom of the well.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Richardson, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telegraph Line-Wires and the Like.
Patent for "supports for telegraph and telephone line wires, electric light line wires, and the like, and the object is to provide simple and highly efficient brackets for holding such wires securely in place ... so that the wires will not drop to the ground" (lines 10-18), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Wilson, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mouse-Guard for Pianos.
Patent for "an upright device for closing the opening in the front of a piano directly below a pedal to thereby render the piano mouse proof" (lines 8-11). The device utilizes spring tension to operate.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Bell, Silas D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History