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Vehicle-Signal
Patent for vehicle signal with accompanying illustrations.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Edmond, George Woodbridge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that can hold round-headed fastening elements (bolts) so as to prevent from turning in the same direction. The wrench can be held while the jaws grip and hold the round heads of bolts.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Wright, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Basin-Protector
Patent for a flexible basin lining that improves sanitation in areas where washrooms are often-used and rarely cleaned.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Van Dunker, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvester
Patent for improved cotton harvesters
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Cayo, Ernest P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Job Press Standardizer
Patent for job press.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
McMath, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Radiator Supporting Frame
Patent for support structure for car radiators.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Neveu, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scale Beam
Patent for sclae beam that is used to weigh bales of cotton.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Gattis, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Skirt Gage
Patent for device that marks the length of a skirt from a floor.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Watkins, Lou V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tank
Patent for a tank that filters.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Gartrell, Clifford E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Repeating Gun.
Patent for an improvement on toy repeating guns "which may be cocked and fired by manipulation of a single member and which embodies a magazine to receive a number of projectiles which automatically feeds by gravitative action into proper position to be projected by the striker or discharging member. " (lines 10-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Osborn, Carl B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Mechanism
Patent is for power transmission in motor vehicles. It is housed in one case.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Stillians, Harry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comb-Cleaner.
Patent for a reusable comb cleaner which is cheap to produce.
Date:
October 23, 1916
Creator:
Schimmelpfening, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Pipe Coupling
Patent for the air-pipe coupling. This invention relates to improvements in couplers for air other liquid pipes. The improvement is primarily designed for connecting the fluid pipes of an air brake system between the locomotive and coaches of railway trains.
Date:
September 23, 1916
Creator:
Bonelli, Liborio C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for improvements in the structure of wheels.
Date:
June 23, 1916
Creator:
Avery, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Feed.
Patent for improvement of pressed cakes for cattle feed.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Carter, Newton L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chest for Piston-Valves.
Patent for a valve chest "fitted for the reception and operation of a piston valve, easily applying to a piston cylinder of a locomotive in place of a removed slide-valve chest without loss of the cylinder, adapting to use superheated steam and high pressure." (lines 11-19).
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Dawson, Lance L. & Roach, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condiment-Holder.
Patent for a condiment holder that contains both salt and pepper within the receptacle, seperated so that the user need only one condiment holder for either salt or pepper. Illustrations and instructions for design within.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
McClung, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Drill-Bit.
Patent for a new invention in drill-bit machine which can be detached from two different sides and very flexible for use.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Sly, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Burner.
Patent for gas burners that are made for water heaters to prevent "back firing" by building them so that they can be placed on the side of the heater rather than underneath it, so that liquid does not fall on the burner.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Cochran, Harry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for improvements on lawn mowers with "drive wheels and an adjustable cutting mechanism [...] held in adjusted positions by means releasable by the propelling handle" (lines 10-15). This allows "adjusted positions to cut grass of different lengths without the necessity of the operator stooping" (lines 21-23), including illustrations.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Martin, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for how a oil-burner works and invention in the oil-burner with more advanced features.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Kunkel, Albert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pin-Holder
Patent for mechanism that will encase and dispense pins. It holds a roll of pins and its paper and guides "the removal of pins without manipulation of any apparatus, and without requiring mechanism for checking the pins individually" (lines 20-23).
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Bowman, Levi M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for a new invention of pipe-wrench, how it is made and how it is used.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Adams, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton Picking and Transferring Machine.
Patent for pneumatic cotton picking and transferring machine that readily transfers the cotton from the receiver to a wagon where it can be taken to a gin.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Tulley, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History