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Controlling Mechanism for Windmills.
Patent for the operation of a windmill pump that may be automatically controlled so that a constant supply of water will be maintained in the storage tank.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Bradford, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages.
Patent for adjustable rockers that convert baby carriages into a cradle in a quick and reliable manner.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Hill, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Support.
Patent for adjustable props or supports used in concrete construction or scaffolding, including illustrations.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Ware, Howard T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines
Patent for a type of air heater designed to be attached to an internal combustion engine for the purposes of regulating heat.
Date:
February 18, 1919
Creator:
Brooks, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automobile-Wheel and Flexible Tire.
Patent for improving tires for the motor vehicles. The invention provides a wheel with a tieldably connected tire so as to take up the vibration upon the vehicle equipped with the wheel. Further, invention provides vehicle wheel with a yieldable rim. This rim is for a wheel formed from sheet metal instead of usual pneumatic tire, eliminating the expense of repairs from punctures and blow-outs.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
La Bauve, Henry John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for improvements in churns that are made with an actuating motor, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Waller, Charles Floyd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer System.
Patent for "an improved conveyer system that will take a package and automatically carry it to any selected point along the system, discharge the package and return to the starting point" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date:
March 18, 1919
Creator:
Hanak, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bank-Check Writer.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in Bank-Check Writers. With this device, a blank check may be inserted and the name of the payee and the amount in figures will be typewritten.
Date:
May 18, 1920
Creator:
Wendelken, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle Attachment
Patent for a new and improved way to connect the blind brace of a bridle.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Steele, Tom L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Security Lock Device.
Patent for a new and useful form of automobile lock adaptable for use in connection with the steering column and steering wheel of the car or automobile to be locked.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Mushaway, Alden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a new type of pump operator mechanism with a "novel mounting for the air compressing pump" (lines 18-19) and a more compact form. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Feagin, Luther W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for an inexpensive and efficient burner for oil "with a maximum production of heat." (lines 14-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Upton, Arthur L. & Immer, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinding Implement
Patent for improvements in Valve-Grinding implements. This improvement is applicable to practically any type of engine or motor and to the different types of valves employed therein. This valve relates to the rotating of the valves of internal combustion engines and the like when the same is being ground to effect a proper seating action.
Date:
April 18, 1922
Creator:
Hood, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane-Tail.
Patent for improvements to the tail of aeroplanes. This invention is to be used to help control the flight of planes or heavy projectiles, and would not have effects on the equilibrium or be difficult to use.
Date:
January 18, 1921
Creator:
Joseph, M. Krowka
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casket.
Patent for a casket with that is a "reinforced plastic burial casket which shall be of a light construction but having great strength in proportion to its weight" (lines 13 - 16), hermetically sealing the interior and keeping water out, including illustrations.
Date:
March 18, 1918
Creator:
Cook, Leander P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Writer.
Patent for an automatic bank check writer that will type out the name of the payee and other figures. Rotatable type cylinders, a foot presser, and additional adjustable character dials are included in the invention objects.
Date:
May 18, 1920
Creator:
Wendelken, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Screen Frame.
Patent for a more economical, foldable wire screen frame for doors with removable wire mesh, and included illustration.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Carroll, Houston Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bur Breaker and Suction Fan.
Patent for "a new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Bur Breakers and Suction-Fans" (lines 6-8) and is designed for loading and unloading cotton from a wagon while separating the cotton lint from the hulls, including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Irwin, Samuel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Stove
Patent for a stove "with an oven, and a combustion chamber, so arranged . . . that the heat will completely surround said oven, said stove being equipped with a novel form of oil burner which is contained in the combustion chamber and adapted to utilize oil as a fuel" (lines 14-19).
Date:
March 18, 1919
Creator:
Cook, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Measuring and Transfer Tank Pump
Patent for a combination measure and transfer tank pump to be used for the transferring of oil from one container to another.
Date:
March 18, 1919
Creator:
Kirkwood, A. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Turning Device
Patent for improvements of check-turning devices. The improvements allow checks to be turned quickly especially by adding machine operators.
Date:
February 18, 1919
Creator:
Albaugh, Ellis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Stacker and Unloading Barge
Patent for a Machine for Stacking and Loading Hay or Other Vegetation
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Conway, Julian C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuff-Button and Sleeve-Holder.
Patent for a cuff button and sleeve holder that can be enlarged to allow for the cuff to be secured in different positions on the arm, including an illustration. If the wearer would like to pull their sleeve up around the arm, this device is meant to secure it in place.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Smith, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Axle Lubricator
Patent for improving parts of the journal box in car axles to simplify construction and enable access to the interior of the journal box for replacement or otherwise.
Date:
May 18, 1920
Creator:
Urbeita, Jose M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History