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Tire and Reliner.
Patent for a long-lasting, low-cost tire that is durable and resistant to punctures and blowouts.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Morse, Edwin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for an improved wrench that is effective and durable. Illustration and description included.
Date:
March 28, 1916
Creator:
Collier, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Receptacle-Lid Lifter
Patent for "new and useful improvements in means for automatically opening the closure of a receptacle upon the approach of a person thereto" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Bianchi, Manlio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Stopping Apparatus.
Patent for "to provide a track instrument for automatic train stopping apparatus which will be useful in conjunction with block signaling system." (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Labit, Girard E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Car-Carried Mechanism of Train-Stopping Apparatus.
Patent for an invention which provides an improved train stopping apparatus, whereby the propelling power of the motor car will be cut off when conditions warrant.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Labit, Girard E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Engine-Cut-Out Valve.
Patent for valves on locomotives that allow the locomotive to continue to operate under specified conditions until it can be repaired or the locomotive has reached its destination, including illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Dugan, Samuel Austin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Landing-Net.
Patent for improvements to landing nets to make them foldable or collapsible, providing for easier storage when not in use.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
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Trap-Net.
Patent for improvements in net traps for fish. The trap is constructed of two sections that "can be held open at any depth" and automatically close when lifted.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Lock.
Patent for a device which may be attached to the upper and lower sashes of a window to firmly lock them in position. The device is special because "the attachment to the upper sash does not project into the path of the lower sash nor interfere with its operation" (lines 16-19).
Date:
June 8, 1915
Creator:
Merrell, Frederick R.
System:
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Gun or Rifle.
Patent for gun or rifle that automatically dislodges shell casing and replaces it with a new bullet, instead of requiring manual ejection of shell casing and reloading of bullet.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Douglas, William M.
System:
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Propellor Pitchometer.
Patent for instruments which measure the pitch of propeller blades.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Frank, Lawrence
System:
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Range-Finder For Small-Arms.
Patent for an improved Range-Finder for Small-Arms at an inexpensive price which can be attached at any rifle specifically designed and used in the United States Army.
Date:
November 24, 1914
Creator:
Guild, George R.
System:
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Spring
Patent for a spring "wherein all of the parts are removably connected to each other so as to be convenient and inexpensive to repair." (Line 11-14)
Date:
November 3, 1914
Creator:
Avera, Lawrence A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail.
Patent for an invention relates to improvements in railway rails. The object is to provide a hollow rail having simple and cheap, but effective means for connecting the ends of the rails.
Date:
October 20, 1914
Creator:
Rochel, Ken E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector.
Patent for new tire-protector, introducing new and useful improvements in pneumatic tire attachments.
Date:
October 13, 1914
Creator:
La Hatte, Albert S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine
Patent for an internal-combustion engine with a novel form of rotary valve and other meaningful improvements to a combustion engine.
Date:
September 29, 1914
Creator:
Clough, George Golden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Propelled Truck.
Patent for a self-propelled truck that has free-turning movement, independent of the truck frame, and has a body that "may be low down and straight from end to end" (lines 29-30). This patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Hoag, George M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Topping Device for Sugar-Beets.
Patent for a machine to remove the tops of beets while they are still in the ground "without packing or injuring the beets and without removing more or less than the exact portion required" (lines 15-18).
Date:
June 30, 1914
Creator:
Sutton, Frank R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Load-Transferring Apparatus.
Patent for load transferring apparatus, important for its innovations "applicable to the operation of unloading bulk material from boats or barges and of transferring said material to stationary bins or ships at sea" (lines 11-15).
Date:
June 23, 1914
Creator:
Hildebrand, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed Killing Car.
Patent for a weed killing car that runs on a railroad track. It distributes herbicide along the line of the railroad track.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Ortan, Ingomar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy
Patent for a toy particularly adapted for the amusement of small children.
Date:
May 29, 1914
Creator:
Boyle, Frank J.
System:
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Internal Combusion System
Patent for new and useful Internal-Combustion Engine. Improves the provision of an engine which the cylinder is provided with a semi-spherical upper end, fr the rotatable reception of similar shaped power cylinder carrying shell. Specification of letter patent with illustration. Serial number 789.146
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Clough, George G.
System:
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Improved Process of Sterilizing and Packaging Rice
Patent for sterilizing and packaging rice by subjecting it to heat for twenty minutes or more. After this, the rice is sorted in a shaker and put into packaging while maintaining the air temperature. This prohibits the rice kernels from cracking.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Davis, Waters Smith, Jr.
System:
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