Combined Automatic and Straight-Air Brake (open access)

Combined Automatic and Straight-Air Brake

Patent for Combined Automatic and Straight-Air Brake
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Pomeroy, William. E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Shovel (open access)

Cultivator Shovel

Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Abramson, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Chicken-Coop. (open access)

Folding Chicken-Coop.

Patent for folding chicken coop with locking parts when folded or in the upright position. There are also improvements to poultry crates such as occupying minimal space when not in use for shipping purposes, including illustrations.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Jones, Cecil A,
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Harrow Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for Harrow Attachment for Cultivators
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Kučera, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lister Plow Adjuster (open access)

Lister Plow Adjuster

Patent for Lister Plow Adjuster
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Kunkel, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pocket Index (open access)

Pocket Index

Patent for Pocket Index
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Urmston, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for object that provides "a comparatively simple mechanism for multiplying the efficient power of a prime mover of any well known types" and "designed to conserve and utilize kinetic energy and apply momentum with the utmost economy in order to retain the result sought."
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for a power multiplying mechanism that maximizes the effect of utilized kinetic energy.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Purse. (open access)

Purse.

Patent for a small purse attached to the hand via a strap, including illustration of purse in use on hand.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Urmston, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie (open access)

Railroad Tie

Patent for Railroad Tie
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Stroud, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rim Breaker (open access)

Rim Breaker

Patent for Rim Breaker
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Du Bois, Homer. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps (open access)

Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps

Patent for Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Latta, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Bicycle Fork (open access)

Spring Bicycle Fork

Patent for Spring Bicycle Fork
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Thompson, Bula J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pipe Coupling (open access)

Air Pipe Coupling

Patent for the air-pipe coupling. This invention relates to improvements in couplers for air other liquid pipes. The improvement is primarily designed for connecting the fluid pipes of an air brake system between the locomotive and coaches of railway trains.
Date: September 23, 1916
Creator: Bonelli, Liborio C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Refrigerator (open access)

Automobile Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator that can house lunches and bottles inside a compact, small space. Will safely store materials without fear of the items inside being damaged or jostled during the movement of the automobile.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Rilling, Charles G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Vending Machine (open access)

Fluid Vending Machine

Patent for machine designed to vend fluids such as gasoline once a coin is inserted into the designated slot. Offers adjustment of amount of dispensed liquid, in accordance with the fluxuations in price.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Chandler, Jason M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for measurement device, specifically for the measurement of the hem of a garment. Includes two small affixments that act as placemarkers of the measured number, allowing for the measurement of the hem, as well as the distance from the floor.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Davis, Margaret L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Means for Producing Moving Pictures (open access)

Process of and Means for Producing Moving Pictures

Patent for the fixture in whichs cells or images could be placed to make the showinf of a film easier, with supplemental drawings that give suggestion for storage and any additional usages.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Sudmann, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Moving Pictures From Plastic Materials (open access)

Process of Producing Moving Pictures From Plastic Materials

Patent for process of producing moving pictures from plastic materials
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Sudmann, Charles L. & Hopkins, Willie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filing Machine (open access)

Saw Filing Machine

Patent for a device that will create uniform shape to all the teeth on a saw blade, and can be quickly adjusted.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Wilkinson, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraper (open access)

Scraper

Patent for Scraper
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Spears, Wiliiam I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Attachment (open access)

Telephone Attachment

Patent for device that eliminates the waste of current from batteries by eliminating batteries entirely, as well as preventing interference with other telephones.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Rainwater, Wiley W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie Mold (open access)

Tie Mold

Patent is for new molds to hold in place railway ties inexpesively.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Shearer, F. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Film Splicer (open access)

Film Splicer

Patent for film splicer, a means of connecting broken ends of film while moving.
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Thaison, John
System: The Portal to Texas History