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Car-Roofing.
Patent for "a novel and improved device for fastening corrugated sheet metal roofing, and the running board supports or blocks upon the car." (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Maness, William Curtain
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing Scale
Patent for moving a pole along a beam that efficiently measures weight as a scale.
Date:
June 29, 1918
Creator:
Foster Jr., Samuel T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
DERAILER
This is a patent for a railway Derailer. This new derailer is less expensive, easier to manufacture, and will be an improvement over older models. For example, it is easier to attach to the rail track and more efficient at stopping railroad collisions.
Date:
April 22, 1919
Creator:
Gravis, James. C
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor.
Patent for a water motor that is operated by the current.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Gonzalez, José
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel
Patent for a water wheel. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 10, 1910
Creator:
Masterson, Bernard W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator
Patent for "lubricators adapted to be used in journal boxes of card, in shaft bearings, and at any other point...to provide a lubricator which will adjust itself automatically to the member to be lubricated and which includes wiping means for removing surplus" (lines 7-10 & 15-18).
Date:
December 15, 1914
Creator:
Maness, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Lubricator
Patent for journal-lubricator. To provide continuous lubrication for a railway car axle.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Urbieta, Jose Maria
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo-Controlling Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to a torpedo controlling apparatus. Electrically operated wings or vanes are added to the exterior of the torpedo, allowing remote control from within an airplane. The position and angle of the wings or vanes affect the depth of the submerging operation.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Longoria, Nicholas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Towing Device for Vehicles.
Patent for "an attachment for self-propelled vehicles" (lines 9-10) and "a means for connecting two or more of the same together to tow a disabled vehicle." (lines 11-13)
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Loyer, Alfred A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for a new and durable valve design, with illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Villareal, Patricio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus.
Patent for "improvements in refrigerating apparatuses, more particularly to those for the purpose of hardening ice cream" (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Mackin, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rifle Bolt
Patent for a new style of bolt for bolt action rifles. Designed with the purpose of fulfilling the same functionality as a bolt on the Springfield Rifle, while using less parts and requiring no other modifications to the Springfield rifle.
Date:
October 2, 1916
Creator:
Mudd, Thomas, O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Handle-Fastener
Patent for handle fastener for tools such as screwdrivers, chisels, and augers. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 4, 1913
Creator:
McMillan, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Drill
Patent for adding mechanical improvements to ratchet drill tools. These improvements include improved adjustment efficiency and range.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
McMillan, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight for Guns
Patent for a rear sight for firearms, particularly larger firearms such as service rifles or other field artillery and machine guns.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System:
The Portal to Texas History