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Boll-Weevil Machine. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Machine.

Patent for a pneumatic device to remove and crush boll weevils and their associated bolls on cotton plants, in the ground around cotton plants, and in the air.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Jones, Henry A. & Harrell, Billington C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funnel and Gage. (open access)

Funnel and Gage.

Patent for a funnel and gage with a mechanism used to indicate "when the proper amount of water has been inserted in the battery" (lines 14-15).
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Burkett, Joseph Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Armor For Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Armor For Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for armor for pneumatic tires to prevent puncturing of the inner inflatable tube. To also provide anti-skidding lugs which connect to the flexible armor embodied in the tire casing.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Chilton, William G. & Hobgood, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper or Blocker. (open access)

Cotton Chopper or Blocker.

Patent for an invention that provides a wheeled carriage, or supporting frame, to support cotton choppers, or similar devices, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Cunningham, Jasper V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses (open access)

Automatic Binder Attachment for Hay Presses

Patent for automatic binder attachment for hay presses with accompanying illustrations of the patent.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Trigg, John B & Hill, William E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connecting Member. (open access)

Connecting Member.

Patent for connecting members, "which in one form is particularly adapted for repairing chains or linking chains to each other and which may be modified so as to be used as buckles or for a variety of other purposes." (lines 20-24)
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Wallace, Milton M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Fender (open access)

Cultivator Fender

Patent for cultivator fenders, which will assist in tilling the earth for proper planting methods. This invention will allow for the removal of weeds close to plants without burying the plants in soil.
Date: November 16, 1917
Creator: William M. Peel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Internal Combustion Engines. (open access)

Attachment for Internal Combustion Engines.

Patent for an attachment to internal combustion engines that allows for vaporizing part of the fuel mixture to introduce air and steam that aid combustion efficiency.
Date: August 16, 1917
Creator: Lynch, Floyd W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intermittent-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Intermittent-Operating Mechanism

Patent for intermittent-operating mechanism. This is to improve upon the automatic regulating means for windmills in regards to supplying water to a tank.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Bittner, Emil R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Key-Ring Holder. (open access)

Key-Ring Holder.

Patent for an improved device which holds key rings, and may be fastened to a belt.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Kropp, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worm Drive Mechanism for Windmill Engines (open access)

Worm Drive Mechanism for Windmill Engines

Patent is for improved wind mill drive shaft and reciprocating member called a "worm".
Date: May 16, 1917
Creator: Eller, Tom & Eller, Pernell D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Chain or Belt. (open access)

Transmission Chain or Belt.

Patent for a transmission belt with elastic contact components to allow for a constant pressure exerted on the pulleys, which in turn allows for smoother driving.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Lynn, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine

Patent for internal combustion engine.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Box, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for planter that allows grain to be platned in a straight line.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Gruben, Edward J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Operating Air-Compressors, &c. (open access)

Mechanism for Operating Air-Compressors, &c.

Patent for operating air-compressors, an improvement on the action rather than simply the machinery, accompanied by illustrations on the patent.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Brown, Ira Ellsworth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a reinforced plow shoe that eliminates frictional wear on the landside bar and reduces wear on the landside plate of the plow.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Alston, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent Awning (open access)

Patent Awning

Patent for awning.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Foord, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coach-Step. (open access)

Folding Coach-Step.

Patent for foldable steps for train cars, in particular passenger cars.
Date: April 16, 1917
Creator: Berry, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emergency-Door for Safes. (open access)

Emergency-Door for Safes.

Patent for an emergency door for safes that provides an improved arrangement including a supplemental door which will automatically move to closed position when the main door is opened to its limit.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Puhl, Max O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Motor (open access)

Spring Motor

Patent for a device being used as a propulsion for some forms of machine.
Date: June 16, 1917
Creator: Sims, Taylor J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo Construction (open access)

Silo Construction

Patent for silo, with walls constructed out of plastic,
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Pierson, Ludvig B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon (open access)

Wagon

Patent for vehicle
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: La Croix, C. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Desk and Seat (open access)

Combined Desk and Seat

Patent for combination seat and desk for school installation.
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Bloomfield, Benjamin K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Direction Indicator (open access)

Direction Indicator

Patent for direction indicators for vehicles
Date: January 16, 1917
Creator: Boberg, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History