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Cab-Signal and Automatic Stop
Patent for a cab-signal and automatic stop that "relates to railway safety appliances and has particular reference to signals carried preferably within the locomotive cab." (lines 9-12) includes instruction and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern Bernie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine.
Patent for a new, efficient machine, with a double purpose: "to clean hand-picked cotton and better prepare it for the ginning operation" (lines 11-13) and to extract cotton "from unripe and closed bolls" (lines 14-15).
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Funnel.
Patent for an improved "funnel device which is adapted to be connected to the inlet of a receptacle such as a tank and form therewith an air tight connection provided with a manually operated valve" (lines 18-23).
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Errington, Walter W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rat and Mouse Trap.
Patent for a cheaper and more effective trap that displays live bait but is unreachable to animals. The trap will make it "impossible for animals to escape after they have been captured" (lines 26-28), including illustrations.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Bevers, William S., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Dasher
Patent for a device used to make butter by churning cream.
Date:
September 7, 1916
Creator:
Davis, Thomas C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Signal
Patent for a vehicle signal. Intent of signal is to improve visibility of rear vehicle turn signals.
Date:
September 7, 1916
Creator:
Reynolds, Rohde
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Bit.
Patent for new and improved well-drilling bit. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Marney, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rack
Patent for hay rack.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Malcik, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flush Valve
Patent for flush valve that stabilizes the cup or trough housing mercury.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Cahill, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton
Patent for machine that cleans harvested cotton.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Drill
Patent for rachet drill.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Sherman, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reed Organ
Patent for improved construction of reed boards that prevents dust from getting inside of the reeds.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Preston, Percy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument.
Patent for new and improved surveying instrument for use "in calculating the distance between the point of 'setting up' and the target, without the use of the usual linear chain" (lines 12-15). Illustration and instruction included.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Adams, J. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine
Patent for internal combustion engine.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Box, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelop Machine
Patent for Envelop Machine
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Otey, George S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Means for Rotary-Drill Cutters.
Patent for new retaining rings in rotary-drill cutters, which allow the cutters to be inserted into and removed quickly from a drill, and can be "manufactured cheaply" (line 28).
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine
Patent for an improvement in washing machines that have a rocking cylinder or drum shaped agitator.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
McAnally, Marion L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie
Patent for a type of support for the rails in railroad tracks.
Date:
August 7, 1916
Creator:
Huffman, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner
Patent for Cotton Cleaner
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Disk Drill
Patent for disk drill.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Ginning, Cleaning, and Bleaching Mechanism
Patent for Cotton Ginning, Cleaning, and Bleaching Mechanism
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Hodo, Wesley A. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for wire stretcher that will secure a wire as it is stapled to a post.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Kasprzyk, Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chemical Heater and Composition of Matter Therefor
Patent for Chemical Heater and Composition of Matter Therefor
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Paschal, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support
Patent for Combined Rotatable Table, Book-Shelf, and Lamp-Support
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Trinkl, Sam D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History