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Bearing.
Patent for invention of a bearing which has adjustable bearing for shafting. Also this invention wide range of position changes in shaft.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camera.
Patent for "means for accurately focusing the main or photographic lens without relying upon the scale; to provide means for determining the full extent of the view to be photographed; and to provide for seeing the image upon a ground glass up to the moment of exposure." (lines 10-16)
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Overman, Charles Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press
Patent for improvements in cotton press boxes such as used in the connection with cotton baling mechanisms. These prevent injury to the operator but are in such a location that the operator much go around, over, and under them in order to get to the compressed material and tie it.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Hanus, Joseph J.; Hanus, Tom Joe & Putz, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension Broom-Handle
Patent for extensions for broom handles and devices of that character. Sections of handles may be joined together for increasing the length of the handle for when the broom is being used to clean walls, ceilings and the like. It can also be used to repair broken handles.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Standefer, Wayne B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan
Patent for fan or blower for the conveyance of materials such as cotton, cottonseed, and saw dust under suction and air pressure from supple source to the delivery point. The travel of material is continuous and the materials will not come into contact with the blades of the fan or blower.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Globe Draft-Shield.
Patent for the invention of a simple and efficient device to attach to a chimney which will prevent sudden wind from blowing out the lamp.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Byrd, Silas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device.
Patent for a device that lubricates cylinders via the intake manifold that responds to small changes in pressure.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
McKay, Guy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker
Patent for nut crackers designed for use in cracking pecan nuts. It is a simple device that can be readily attached to a table or other support and is quickly adjustable for different sized nuts.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Blair, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil - Tank Gage.
Patent for invention of a gage which measures the depth of oil in a tank. This generally lowers the pole in tank until it touches oil.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
King, Horace. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Feeder.
Patent for a poultry feeder machine that automatically releases feed when a chicken pecks at the bait suspended from a lever. It helps prevent wasting the feed, including illustrations.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Seamans, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Brake Appliance
Patent for an improved railway brake device for indicating the position of the brake piston without the necessity for crawling under the car.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Price, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rake.
Patent for a rake with curved ends and multiple teeth that hold the material and keep it from going to the sides.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Green, Ella M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Securing Device
Patent for pins or bolts having a head at one end and a pivoted locking bar at the opposite end adapted to be moved angularly in relation to the pin or bolt to prevent removal.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Urban, William A. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer Attachment.
Patent for a typewriter attachment that shifts the carriage by foot rather than by hand.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Ward, Mizell Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Release hook
Patent for Automatic Relese Hook
Date:
June 15, 1916
Creator:
Mazoch, A. F. & Sladecek, E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for an improved rail joint with the ends of the joints fitting together in a more snug, efficient fashion.
Date:
April 15, 1916
Creator:
Ellis, Orvel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweep Stock Attachment
Patent for a plow attachment which allows for more control in regard to how deep the plow digs.
Date:
March 15, 1916
Creator:
Polasek, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Mowers
Patent for an improving to attachments for mowers that can be attached to shoe of the sickle bar. This attachment helps to raise the grain or growth being cut and bring it into the path of the sickle bar. It also works to ensure the cut grain will fall away from the standing grain.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Muller, Hermann W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cake-Rack
Patent for a display device of desert type foods.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Jones, Seaborn W. & Postlethwaite, Alonzo W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Oil-Supply Valve
Patent for an automatic oil-supply valve.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Daffern, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle
Patent for a bridle that will improve how the horse is guided and also prevent horse from running away. The device also will help prevent the horse from displacing the bridle.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Hentschel, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for improvements in cultivating devices such as weeders which includes a labor reducing tool to pull out weeds and grasses from various types of lands including instructions and an illustration.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Luckey, Bert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Currycomb and Brush
Patent for a currycomb and brush. This currycomb and brush is a combination in which the user can switch between comb and brush functions, also allowing for easy cleaning.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Vyvial, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tool
Patent for a fishing tool used for removing items lost in a well during the drilling process.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Trevino, Ignacio
System:
The Portal to Texas History