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Attachment for Plows (open access)

Attachment for Plows

Patent for "improvements in attachments for plows for the purpose of cutting roots, sods, and the like, and has for one of its objects to provide a simply constructed attachment which not only provides a suitable cutting implement but likewise includes a removable landslide." (9-15)
Date: January 25, 1916
Creator: Reeves, Wesley L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Roost. (open access)

Bat-Roost.

Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Campbell, Charles A. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clock Attachment (open access)

Clock Attachment

Patent for an improved clock attachment to operate "a series of alarms or signals arranged in different rooms of a building or in other separated stations for simultaneously sounding the alarms or for operating the signals at predetermined times." (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
Date: January 11, 1915
Creator: Moore, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Life-Boat (open access)

Collapsible Life-Boat

Patent for a lifeboat that can be rolled and unrolled from the side of vessels for easy access for patrons on boats in the event of emergency
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Dolejska, Frank & Herzik, Louis M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Mouth-Spreading Device (open access)

Bag-Mouth-Spreading Device

Patent for a device which holds open the mouth of a bag or sack so that it can be easily filled. The device works with bags hung on a post or with bags hung from the shoulder, as a cotton picker's sack.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Willoughby, Alfred Pervis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles. (open access)

Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.

Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Blanchard, Edward.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk. (open access)

Combined Educational Chart, Drawing-Board, and Writing-Desk.

Patent for "a combined desk and blackboard" (line 68) that includes illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Henderson, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
COTTON CHOPPER (open access)

COTTON CHOPPER

Patent for a simple arrangement to be drawn along a row of standing plants in order to chop or cut out the superfluous plants in the row.
Date: January 7, 1914
Creator: Charles Lomax
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ax-Sharpener (open access)

Ax-Sharpener

Patent for an ax sharpener that can be attached to and removed from an ax head.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Wilson, Friend A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Button (open access)

Button

Patent for a button that holds articles of clothing securely with a combination of rings
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Karger, Rose
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Soap-Drainer and Brush (open access)

Combined Soap-Drainer and Brush

Patent for a brush which can be used as a soap receptacle when laid flat on its back. In this position, it also allows the brush bristles to drain.
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Tijou, Lincoln
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaking Machine. (open access)

Boll Breaking Machine.

Patent for new and useful improvements in Boll-Breaking machines.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Bradford, McDuffee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process For Expressing Fluid From Paraffin Compositions. (open access)

Process For Expressing Fluid From Paraffin Compositions.

Patent for using a cooling and heating process to assist with expressing fluids from paraffin compositions.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Hansen, Julius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Film-Mover (open access)

Automatic Film-Mover

Patent for an automatic film mover which allows film in a projector to be automatically moved forwards and in reverse.
Date: January 12, 1915
Creator: Edmond, Berger & Barnes, Ned E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antiseptic Shaving Outfit. (open access)

Antiseptic Shaving Outfit.

Patent for a more compact and improved version of an antiseptic shaving outfit, including illustrations.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Braunstein, Aron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb-Level. (open access)

Plumb-Level.

Patent for a modified and improved plumb-levels that allow for consistent and accurate readings, as well as the ability for the level to adjust after being harmed.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Rutledge, Caleb C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvesting Machine. (open access)

Beet-Harvesting Machine.

Patent for beet harvesting machine capable of plucking, cutting, and sorting vegetable parts.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Holub, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Jack (open access)

Automobile-Jack

Patent for an automobile jack that lifts the vehicle so that necessary repairs can be made and that relieves constant pressure of the tires.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Davidson, Charles Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch. (open access)

Railway-Switch.

Patent for an improvement to railway switches, by creating an automatic switch that changes the direction of a track from object while object is moving on track.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: James, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake. (open access)

Air-Brake.

Patent for train air-brakes to provide set brakes and same auxiliary pressure on all cars regardless of the brake cylinder piston travel distance.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: Wolf, Gustav B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Generating and Carbureting Hydrogen. (open access)

Apparatus for Generating and Carbureting Hydrogen.

Patent for an apparatus that will improve the cost efficiency of producing gas. Specifically, this invention details a "main tank which produces hydrogen and an auxiliary tank wherein the hydrogen is mixed with crude petroleum oil and thereby given its illuminating and combustible properties" (lines 18-23).
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Stuart, Charles V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Butler, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box (open access)

Collapsible Box

Patent for collapsible boxes. Makes it easier and more convenient for people using them.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Houghland, Frank H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Shafts (open access)

Buggy-Shafts

Patent "is to provide a construction whereby the shafts and cross beam which connect the same may be held against relative movement" (lines 10-13).
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: McMillan, Newton W.
System: The Portal to Texas History