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Valve.
Patent for a safety valve that closes a conduit when a change in pressure occurs that shuts off the supply of fluid (or gas) until the valve is manually reset.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Ruffner, Earl S., of Wichita Falls, Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Route-Indicator.
Patent for an improved route indicator for automobiles "which not only visually indicates the characteristics and risks of the road" but in addition provides an "auditory signal to call attention to approaching hazards or dangers" (lines 36-41). Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Cranmer, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strap Fastener
Patent for a strap fastener to be used for clamping devices such as harnesses, saddles, reins, and tie-straps. Illustration included.
Date:
February 22, 1910
Creator:
Carlson, Frank A. & Rhodes, L. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Threshing Machine.
Patent for an improvement to cotton-threshing machines that threshes "the cotton crop by extracting and separating the cotton locks from the bolls and stalks" (lines 13-15). This patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A. & Kemp, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Check.
Patent for a door check that will be able to hold the door in any desired position to which it may be moved and it will prevent the slamming or sudden closing of the door.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Winfrey, Edgar M. & Pike, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Threshing Machine.
Patent for a cotton threshing machine with wheels designed to be constructed in the cotton field and easily moved to different parts of the field.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects
Patent for an apparatus for destroying insects. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 23, 1911
Creator:
Crow, William M. & Crow, Levi H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor Starter
Patent for a new motor starter design.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Maha, Irwin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry Closet
Patent for a dry closet.
Date:
November 28, 1916
Creator:
Pyle, Eben W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Washing Apparatus
Patent for bottle washing machine.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
McDaniel, Joshua S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crossing-Gate.
Patent for improvements to crossing gates through a device that helps facilitate the gates' automatic closing and opening position.
Date:
September 18, 1917
Creator:
Hood, Lemuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder.
Patent for improved book holder for holding down the leaves of an open book which can be adjusted to fit various widths.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Duckett, J. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closet
Patent for a dry closet. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Crow, Levi H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sack-Protector.
Patent for an improvement to sacks, as used in picking berries, to protect the bag from deterioration caused by dragging of the sack on the ground.
Date:
March 4, 1919
Creator:
Roer, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rifle.
Patent for a rifle that uses electricity from a battery to ignite the explosive charge for the ammunition.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Brannon, Virgil C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bevel-Square
Patent for improvements in bevel squares used by carpenters, mechanics, and other similar work to represent the work of multiple bevels at once "to minimize and facilitate operations in fitting the parts of an objective structure together..." (Lines 19-21).
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Seay, Mathew E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-Cycle Internal-Combustion Engine and Method of Operating Engines of this Type.
Patent for a two-cycle type of internal combustion engine to make the engine more effective. This invention can be used on motor vehicles, motor boats, flying machines and the like.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
McKiearnan, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Pipe-Gripper
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Internal Pipe-Grippers" (lines 6-7) such as "an improved tool for removing pipes or casings from drilled wells (lines 14-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
McConnell, Scott R.
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension Pedal Attachment
Patent for extension pedal for automobiles that can be easily and readily adjusted and applied to any ordinary automobile pedal, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Harrington, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Burning Stove.
Patent for an improved gas burning stove with a new design to better unite the oxygen in the air and the gas fuel.
Date:
November 10, 1914
Creator:
Ziegler, John C,
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Brake-Shoe
Patent for a locomotive brake shoe that is "capable of being economically manufactured in a small foundry without the installation of special and elaborate machinery, whereby they may be produced in various repair shops local to different railroad centers" (lines 15-20), including illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Christensen, Jacob V. C. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Stuffing-Box.
Patent for improvements on well stuffing boxes, particularly in packing the vertically reciprocating pump rod and keeping it packed over time, so that the stuffing box doesn't need to be dismantled for manual adjustments.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Church, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Mechanism.
Patent for an improved power-transmitting mechanism for, "bicycles, motorcycles and similar vehicles whereby rotation is transmitted to the driven wheel without the use of chains, belts, gears or analogous elements commonly employed for this purpose" (lines 14-18). The invention will maximize driving power while minimizing energy expenditure (lines 19-24), employ a propelling mechanism, and reduce manufacturing and repair costs.
Date:
March 11, 1919
Creator:
Grubb, Orin A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History