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Chimney-Cowl
Patent for low cost chimney cowl improvements to insure proper draft and prevent fires.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Burch, Robert S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Huller-Gins
Patent for the type of cotton gin known as huller gins. It is an attachment intended to force cotton through portions of the huller gin that often becomes blocked by accumulated detritus.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Prichard, William Mathews
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Carbureters
This patent is for improvements in attachments for carbureters for automobiles. The purpose of this invention is to provide a means whereby only hot air or vapor is sucked into the carbureter,
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Milligan, Albert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Oil-Can and Oiler.
Patent for combined oil-can that "combines the function of an oiler and oil can" (lines 12-13) and "is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in operation" (lines 18-21).
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Tumey, Alfred S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Container for Quick Tire Patches.
Patent for quick-tire patches for repairing blowouts. Abrasive surface provides a more convenient way to clean tire patches than the usual sandpaper.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Duffy, C.O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918
Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Edward W. Hartough
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Curing Plant
Patent for curing vegetables by a unit system. The design is a curing house of multiple bins with air circulation in each, allowing for a faster and more uniform curing process.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Ewton, Thomas F. & Waldrop, Frances E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizing Apparatus
Patent for an apparatus used during the process of retreading tires that updates the manufacture of rubber tire patches.
Date:
July 12, 1918
Creator:
Rasor, James, E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifter and Turner.
Patent for a lifter and turner tool to lift pots, pans, kettles and lids, and for turning and lifting food.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Milliorn, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator
Patent for a lubricator "in which an atomizing fluid is mixed with the lubricant" (lines 13-14) and provides for "an improved mixing chamber" (lines 15-16) as well as "an inclined surface on which the oil is dropped" (lines 22-23) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Hebel, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for improving windmills by attaching the vanes at angles that best match the wind's direction.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Liles, Leander W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Regulator for Oil-Pumps.
Patent for vacuum regulator for oil pump. This device is simply constructed and easy to operate. It is an automatic cut-off in the vacuum of the pipe line to the pump.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Hobb, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum Cotton-Picking Machine.
Patent for vacuum cotton picking machine and improvements, such as it is more portable, a receiver for the cotton and discharge of the cotton, and an improved cotton picking nozzle.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Chaney, Bailey E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Support
Patent for a portable support. This support improves previous portable support structures specifically based around transporting barrels or other cylindrical objects through rockers, pivoted legs, and supporting frames in order to increase movement and allow the frame to be tilted in alternate positions.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Morgan, Doctor F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Towel-Holder
Patent for improvement of towel holders. "Constructed to provide a fresh, clean portion of toweling for each successive user." (lines 12-14)
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Hudson, Richard E. & Bickley, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tag for Keys and Other Articles.
Patent for a tag that can be attached to keys for hotel rooms and similar uses. The tag could include the room number associated with the key, the hotel address, and a space for inserting advertising cards.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Hartman, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Inflating Pump.
Patent for tire inflating pump. Its purpose is meant to be used to inflate automobile tires.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for a heartier spoke to be used in place of wooden spokes. This spoke can be inserted and substituted for a wooden one.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Stewart, Joseph B. & Winfrey, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protector for Type-Writer Frames.
Patent for typewriter frame protector. The protector attaches to the part of the typewriter frame which is subjected to frequent contact by the user. The protector prevents the frame from wear which can lead to rust.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Glasscock, Gerald A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly Catcher
Patent for the fly catcher. This invention comprehends the provision of a fly trap embodying a chute through which livestock may pass and have flies that circulate around them being scared or brushed off of them and causing them to enter a trap. Illustrations are provided.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Girvin, Fitzhugh B. & Brady, Charles P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Float-Valve.
Patent for a float valve that is easy and inexpensive to manufactured. It may be used in all tanks.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Lakios, George John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filter.
Patent for Improvements in Filters specifically used to remove "impurities from gasoline and oil, to fit the gasolene or oil for reuse" (lines 11-13).
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Caen, George, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator Signal System.
Patent for an elevator signaling system that helps maintain proper spacing between elevator cars. This system provides signals to the elevator operator to allow him to know where all other elevator cars are located in real time.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
McNabb, Alvin C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock, with which a nut can be locked on a threaded bolt or stud to prevent moving the bolt or stud. It can also be detached without damaging the the nut, bolt, or thread.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Capron, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History