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Machine for making Water and Oil Screens.
Patent for a new way of making forming "a wire screening surface about a perforated pipe" (lines 67-68) with illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Kreiter, Richard F.; Post, Ernest S.; Roco, Albert L. & Layne, Mahlon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winding Drum
Patent for an improved winding drum. This uses a different type of adjustable cam that allows for less oscillation and better control of winding and unwinding the cable.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Voight, Phillip H. & Kuehne, Oscar C
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill.
Patent for a drill especially adapted for use in rock and earth formations. The drill has a number of separate cutters that are secured onto a head and detachable, which gives the tool many advantages.
Date:
November 4, 1913
Creator:
Weathersby, Fred Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells.
Patent for an “apparatus for raising liquid from wells by means of a compressed fluid, such as air or other vapors or gas“ (lines 9-12). The apparatus leaves liquid from the well under normal pressure during hoisting or pumping, and allows for varying amounts of liquid to be extracted.
Date:
October 28, 1913
Creator:
McCall, Duncan D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter-Regulating Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in carbureter-regulating mechanism by "automatically regulate the air and fuel valve of a carbureter, according to the speed of the engine and the load being carried thereby" (lines 12-15, p.1.) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Plow and Harrow.
Patent for combined plows and harrows, which operates to break up the earth after it has been plowed, while the plow is opening another furrow. This invention also features the provision of a harrow attachment which can be readily applied to or removed from various types of plows.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Rohrer, Darius B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter.
Patent for an internal combustion engine starter that is operated using compressed air. Compressed fluid can be used for other purposes such as inflating tires.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Hume, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that has plurality of nozzles from which hydrocarbon is discharged by steam pressure to collide at common point before combustion.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Wall, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Clasp
Patent for tie-clasp for men's neckties, which will hold the tie in place and prevent it from becoming loose or untied.
Date:
October 13, 1913
Creator:
Willingham, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Drier.
Patent for a device to help dry and warm shoes.
Date:
October 7, 1913
Creator:
McIver, James William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display-Board
Patent for electronic baseball display board. Including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Detrick, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Levee.
Patent for reinforced levees with "means whereby the water will be positively prevented from seeping therethrough and weakening the levee" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Beazley, John Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propelling Mechanism For Bicycles.
Patent for propelling mechanism for bicycles that allows any type of bicycle frame to have an improved and inexpensive added high speed mechanism, including illustrations.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Meschkat, Wilhelm
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Construction
Patent for improved concrete construction methods for creating buildings made of or with concrete. These improvements include lighter walls with an air space that prevents dampening.
Date:
September 12, 1913
Creator:
Howard, Frances H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Rocking-Chairs
Patent for attachments for rocking chairs such as a rotary fan and platform for the rockers of the chair among other items including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Ryan, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Coop.
Patent for coop for poultry and similar animals that can be kept in a sanitary condition. The coop has a removable container that holds the refuse and can contain disinfectant. This container sits below the mesh floor of the coop.
Date:
August 31, 1913
Creator:
Clippinger, Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral-Prospecting Apparatus.
Patent for an "apparatus for drilling and obtaining samples or specimens of minerals" (lines 12-13), and obtaining accurate samples of ores in situations where they would otherwise be washed away by water or broken apart. The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Cup.
Patent for an oil cup to be used for lubricating bearings that can be regulated with a valve to control the flow of the lubricant.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Dawley, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Caster Attachment.
Patent for casters. An attachment to prevent insects from passing up bed posts or other furniture. Fits to any form of caster.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
McCombs, John E. & McCombs, J.E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber
Patent for spring-based
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Newell, Greene E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sealing Device.
Patent for improvements in the design of devices used for sealing car doors, including illustrations and a description. The device is designed in such a way that the seal may not be removed in the locked position without breaking the door, thus preventing theft.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Fox, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Attachment
Patent for improvements in boiler attachments, to produce a thermostatic device of simple and improved construction which may be utilized for the purpose of actuating a valve governing the steam supply to the pump or the injector.
Date:
June 28, 1913
Creator:
Priester, Joel Ellis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incubator Alarm
Patent for incubator alarm in which an audible signal will be triggered when the temperature of the incubator is above or below the normal predetermined degree.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Kelley, Clyde W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like.
Patent for forming concrete foundations and piers by placing metal tubes into the ground and enveloping them with gravel.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History