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Block and Tying Mechanism for Baling Presses.
Patent for blocks and tying mechanism for baling presses, which include "a hollow block, a plurality of which may be used in a press, and a tying mechanism including transversely operating needles or plungers entering the the blocks and cooperating with the means therein for tying the bale wires" (lines 17-23) including an illustration and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Ezell, Uberto D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Destroyer.
Patent for woll weevil destroyer that is an attachment that can be applied to the frame and beams of a cultivator and may knock weevil and insects from plants standing in a row.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Young, Troy W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine.
Patent for an apparatus that improved the cleaning process for machine-processed boll cotton. The invention made it possible to extract more lint cotton from closed bolls which were typically unharvestable by traditional machine-based cotton gins. The machine also improved success in late fall or winter cotton harvesting by allowing bolls containing hard-to-reach cotton to be processed.
Date:
September 4, 1918
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clasp or Fastener for Garments.
Patent for a clasp or fastener for garments, designed to replace hooks and buttons as fasteners of womens' garments, including illustrations.
Date:
February 4, 1918
Creator:
Sanger, Isaac L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush.
Patent for a brush that provides adjustable handle for variety of uses and great saving of time and labor. The brush is durable and not excessively heavy.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Lay, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Motion-Picture and Sound-Reproducing Mechanism.
Patent for a connecting mechanism between the motion picture and sound reproducing mechanisms. If the two get out of sync, there are manually operable means to halting one until the other has caught up.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Kirkwood, Abraham L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leather-Working Machine
Patent for a leather-working machine which performs the many steps involved in finishing leather straps and related items into one easy step, with illustrations.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Russell, Frank K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Energized Make-and-Break Spark-Plug.
Patent for a vacuum-energized make-and-break spark plug that "relates to new and useful improvements in ignition apparatus for internal combustion engines" (lines 16-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Irwin, Herbert Glen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing.
Patent for "improvements in variable speed transmission gearing, adapted for use upon automobiles or the like, while not necessarily restricted to such use. An important object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is so constructed that the various speeds may be obtained in a highly expeditious and convenient manner" (lines 11-17) including an illustration and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Pilcher, Newton R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Square
Patent for a simple, accurate try-square composed of minimal pieces for the ease of use in measuring and tracing requirements needed for architects, carpenters, and similar professions, with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Frazier, Samuel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene and Oil Filter
Patent for a gasoline and oil filter capable of filtering material in a way that makes in suitable for reuse, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Caen, George, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Sliding Doors and Windows
Patent for a clutch mechanism for sliding doors and windows that ensures the panel can be moved in both directions freely but will not disengage of it's own accord, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Benson, Jarome F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit
Patent for a drill bit for oil wells that provides a way for the bit to be lubricated while in use to prevent the adhesion of gummy substances.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Kilgore, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Matrix Molding Device.
Patent for improvements on matrix molding devices, "to provide simple devices or improvements in matrices of standard size and adaptation for use in linotype and other line casting machines for preparing the operating edges of printers' slugs for holding cross-rules" (lines 10-15), including illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1918
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E. & Evans, S. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History