Oil Filter (open access)

Oil Filter

Patent for Oil Filter
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Armstrong, Frank J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

Planter.

Patent for a Planter that is adjustable used to drops seeds, forming a covered furrow so that sub-soil may be plowed.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Baker, Gustavus A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie Wire for Insulators (open access)

Tie Wire for Insulators

Patent for device that attaches wire to electric devices, without employing the use of tie wires.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Boyter, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for an improved model of wrench, designed to work upon the bore of tubes, thimbles, and other forms of pipes. This invention improves on the construction of the wrench, allowing it to be inserted in the end of a tube, and when rotated, be effectively engaged with the tube to turn the same.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Brown, Charley S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters. (open access)

Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters.

Patent for an improved type of gearing for peanut harvesters, with illustrations.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Brummett, Sinclair H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track Appliance for Automatic Stops (open access)

Track Appliance for Automatic Stops

Patent for a new and improved track appliance for automatic stops in relation to railway trains.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Bulla, Melbern B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Conveyer (open access)

Pneumatic Conveyer

Patent for pneumatic conveyor to handle cotton seeds that are being discharged. This particular conveyor uses air currents to operate it.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Caffey, Charles B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Hook (open access)

Hame Hook

Patent for improved harness and trace connector.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Conn, Isaac D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector. (open access)

Plant-Protector.

Patent for improvements in plant-protection by providing a foraminous hood for young plants. This particular plant-protector is protect melon type and vegetable of similar qualities against worms, grubs, lice and other pests.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Cook, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Treating Apparatus and Process (open access)

Cotton Treating Apparatus and Process

Patent for cotton treating apparatus and process, cleaning the cotton as it is removed from bolls and then formed in to bales.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Dunlap, Samuel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe-Anchor for Tents (open access)

Stovepipe-Anchor for Tents

Patent for a "stove pipe anchor for use on tents and other portable structures" (lines 9-12) in order to reduce draft and prevent "entrance of the elements" (lines 14-15) through the hole in the tent, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Fitch, Morgan L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Heading Machine (open access)

Grain Heading Machine

Patent for machine that aids in the harvest and processing of Kafir corn.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Forbes, Cullen C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Fence and Repair Tool (open access)

Combination Fence and Repair Tool

Patent for a multi-purpose tool related to working with wires in and around the home. It is intended to tighten, twist, and/or sever a wire.
Date: September 6, 1917
Creator: Grogan, Edward W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a valve for suction and blower conduits. This particular device is designed for use in cotton ginneries and saw mills.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Guice, Bengamen R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calculating-Machine (open access)

Calculating-Machine

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in calculating machines. Whereby substantially correct calculations may be registered or recored without using a series of superfluous or immaterial numbers. The machine will round prices up to the nearest cent. For example, $0.024 becomes $0.02 while $0.025 becomes $0.03. Illustrations included.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Hardgrave, Everett J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chicken Coop (open access)

Chicken Coop

Patent for an improved chicken coop.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Harp, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blade Holder. (open access)

Blade Holder.

Patent for an improved blade-holder that is simple in construction and can be manufactured at a lower cost. It is designed to "permit of the blades being readily and quickly assembled in the holder and permanently clamped therein to prevent any accidental displacement or movement of the blades from such holder during the stropping." (lines 16-21), including illustrations.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Harriss, Wade H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sawmill Carriage Track (open access)

Sawmill Carriage Track

Patent for Sawmill Carriage Track. This device allows for the logs to be held in place on a straight line while lining up for timber production.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Heard, Wm. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Screening and Selecting Means for Cotton Gins (open access)

Seed Screening and Selecting Means for Cotton Gins

Patent for a seed screening and selection means for cotton gins. This invention was made as a reference to seed screening and selecting means for cotton gins and its object is to provide for the cleaning of the seed from burs or other deleterious matter or selecting certain batches of seed as may be desired.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Henson, William Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hulling Machine (open access)

Hulling Machine

Patent for sifting out leaves and detritus from harvesting of pecan nuts.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Huegele, Alvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill (open access)

Rotary Boring Drill

Patent for rotary boring drill with explanation and the accompanying illustrations.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Hughes, Howard R
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for chopper blade for cotton.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt Tightener for Pumps. (open access)

Belt Tightener for Pumps.

Patent for belt tighteners for well pumps which decreases the amount of force necessary to tighten a pump. Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener (open access)

Fastener

Patent for improved fastener for boxes.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Lewis, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History