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Automatic Train-Stop.
Patent for a more efficient automatic train stop with a mechanism that uses a connection with the block system used on railways to stop a train when it runs into "the tracks of the danger zone or upon the tracks of the block where the train should be stopped." (lines 16-18)
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Gramm, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boltless Rail-Joint.
Patent for improvements in connecting rails without the use of bolts and nuts but instead using two fish-plates.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Richardson, Charles I. & Hall, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box.
Patent for collapsible box which uses hinges to strengthen the box and to allow the box to be collapsed easily for easy storage.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Smith, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jaws for Animal Traps
Patent for an animal trap that traps animals by the leg and prevents the animal from reaching its leg after being caught.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
King, Wylie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weight-Motor.
Patent for a fan, which includes improvements in the arrangement of gears and the addition of a casing with a weighted motor.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
McQueen, Charley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device for Rotary Drills
Patent for improving the lubricating devices for rotary drills, especially the rotatble cutting devices attached to the head of the drill.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transposition Device for Electric Lines.
Patent for improving efficiency in transposing electric lines. Improvements include providing devices "which cannot be destroyed by bullets or rocks and other destructive agencies", providing devices "which will maintain the lines parallel with each other", and providing devices "so that no special tools will be necessary for linemen... only a pair of pliers."
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Neel, Guy W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Classifying Comminuted Material.
Patent for improving the process of classifying materials in order to reduce rehandling and improve efficiency in sizing materials through the use of screens.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoker's Pipe.
Patent for improvements in sanitation, or cleaning, of smoker's pipes. Pipe can be dissembled for cleaning and includes access to duct and stem with no loss of quality in airstream.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hopkins, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving Gearing for Motor Vehicles
Patent for a driving mechanism that allows all four wheels of a motor vehicle to be used for traction purposes.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Twyford, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Stay.
Patent for fence stays which have "novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing the wires of a fence." The invention "will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time, is simple in construction and operation."
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Benson, Autha C. & Benson, A. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Filling Tire
Patent for a product that automatically inflates automobile tires with the motion and weight of the moving vehicle, with the help of a piston that is not driven by springs.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Fernandez, Jose
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Grain-Harvester Reel.
Patent for making the arms of the folding reels of grain harvesters shiftable and creating a way to brace the arms and hold them in different positions.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Buchanan, David E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Coupling.
Patent for a coupling device for train pipes used on railroad trains to connect fluid conduits and similar pipes.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hume, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reamer
Patent for the improvement of vertical reamers used in the drilling of wells. Intended to provide a multi-bladed reamer that expands holes more evenly with less parts than previous models.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History