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Finger-Shield. (open access)

Finger-Shield.

Patent for a new finger protection device which may be utilized in needlework.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Morris, Homer B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for a new and improved device within internal combustion engines "whereby water is converted into steam, and then delivered into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine" (lines 13-16). Includes illustrations.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Harwood, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Stuffing-Box. (open access)

Well Stuffing-Box.

Patent for improvements on well stuffing boxes, particularly in packing the vertically reciprocating pump rod and keeping it packed over time, so that the stuffing box doesn't need to be dismantled for manual adjustments.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Church, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for "stalk cutter which may be readily attached to any standard from of plow, without requiring any changes or alterations in the construction thereof "(lines 17-20), including instructions and illustration.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Rumbaugh, Charlie Marvin & Jones, Melvin Commodore
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck-Gear for Vehicles. (open access)

Truck-Gear for Vehicles.

Patent for a durable, efficient, simple, and inexpensive turning gear that enables trucks to turn from the top of the vehicle.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Moore, Charles P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Joint (open access)

Flexible Joint

Patent for a flexible joint provides "an improved and simplified device that is simple, durable and reliable in construction and effective and efficient in operation" (lines 10-13).
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Mooney, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker. (open access)

Cotton-Picker.

Patent for improvements on cotton pickers that allow the cotton to be collected separately from the bolls.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Phel, Walter Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Mounting (open access)

Window Mounting

Patent for window mountings that allows the window to open both vertically and horizontally.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Bast, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History