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Automatic Water Cut-Off
Patent for improvements to automatic water cut-offs adapted to be useful "in the event of the falling of temperature to freezing or any other predetermined degree of automatically cutting off the flow of the water." (Lines 18-22).
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Goodridge Wilson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Shoe.
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Casing-Shoes whose object is to "clamp around the tread of a tire casing for the purpose of reinforcing weak places in the casing, for repairing 'blow-outs' and for the purpose of preventing the 'skidding' of the vehicle" (lines 13-17), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Tuttle, Frank & Hall, Lewis T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Square-Gathering Device
Patent for cotton square gathering device will "provide a gatherer by means of which the punctured squares can be quickly collected off of the ground without compelling the user to bend, as ordinarily, with the result that a much smaller number of people can gather the punctured squares in a given area than has been possible heretofore in a given length of time" (lines 21 - 28).
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Summers, Martin Vandver & Passmore, Henry Tracy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim
Patent for "a demountable vehicle rim, which may be quickly secured to or detached from the felly rim or band of a wheel" (lines 9 - 11). As well as "to provide a demountable rim having lugs adapted to fit within bayonet slots in the felly band and be secured therein against rotational movement relative to the wheel by a plurality of spring pressed wedges or keys" (lines 16 - 21).
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Stroud, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dish-Washing Machine.
Patent for an improved dish-washing machine with removable platforms to hold the dishes to be cleaned and water spraying from both top and bottom of the device, including illustrations.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Crow, Jesse J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flame-Proof Insulation.
Patent for "flame proof" insulation that is a composition comprising of chlorinated petroleum material.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Ellis, Carleton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Preventing Clogging of the Working Barrels of Pumps.
Patent for an apparatus that prevents the clogging of the working barrels of pumps.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Permutation-Lock.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in permutation-locks." (Lines 6-7) This lock is specifically designed to protect delivered milk bottles from theft.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Otey R.
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
Sash-Holder.
Patent for a builders' hardware used to hold a sash in a closed to the adjacent stile so that the sash cannot be opened from the outside.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Boynton, Amos W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo Construction
Patent for Improvements in Silo Construction which include verticalstaves, grooves, and sealing strips. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Dietz, Paul A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slide-Scraper
Patent for a slide scraper. The objective of this invention is to create a more efficient slide scraper that allows the attention of the operator to remain on the draft horse and the work.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Elrod, Albert K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for a valve for the improvement of flushing water in tanks. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Cahill, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Condensing Apparatus.
Patent for a vapor condensing system that utilizes a mixing chamber and several coils of tubing to produce a cooling effect. The application is suitable for ice machines, refrigeration plants and other systems.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Phillips, John Ernst
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Plows
Patent for an attachment for plows. This invention "relates to new and useful improvements in attachments for plows, and my object is to provide means whereby the pitch of the moldboard or shovel may be regulated as desired" (lines 12-16). Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Wilke, Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin
Patent for a clothes pin. Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Ingersoll, Charles J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn Planter
Patent for a corn planter. This invention is simple and compact and does not require manual actuation of the drum for the dropping mechanism. It can be used for corn and similar seeds, including cotton and seeds with fibrous coating. Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Robinson, Charles William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for cotton choppers. This invention is adapted to be attached to a double shovel cultivator so that the chopper will rotate so as to protect plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Connell, Alexander Hardee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Press
Patent for a cotton press. This invention compresses and feeds cotton in a continuous spiral layer bat. The cotton goes to a revolving press of a cylindrical formation where they are compressed and condensed into a bale. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Baker, Horace A. & Crowson, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Float Drive For Cotton Linters
Patent for a float drive. This invention is for cotton seed linters as a means for imparting rotative movement to the float. Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Kimbrough, Jacob Wheeler
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger
Patent for a post hole digger with an illustration.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Wall, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Crossing
Patent for a railroad crossing. Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Baker, Horace A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen
Patent for a screen for doors that can be shipped and sold in a manner that it can be readily assembled. Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Pinkham, Delmar D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thill Coupling
Patent for a thill coupling. Illustration included.
Date:
November 13, 1906
Creator:
Barry, Jefferson D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History