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Combined Latch and Lock for Screen Doors, etc.
Patent for a combined latch and lock for screen doors and other uses. Illustration included.
Date:
February 5, 1912
Creator:
Hart, Joel T. & Hart, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator.
Patent for Boll-Weevil Exterminator. Aims to provide a novel and improved apparatus for gathering the boll weevil and squares by air suction to catch insects and pests.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Harrison, James H.; Hall, Samuel E. & Gholson, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Lock for Cotton Gins
Patent for an automatic lock for cotton gins. It provides an automatic latch having a constant tendency toward the latching position, but yieldable to the opening of breast of the cotton gin. This is to prevent accidents involving the removing of obstruction in the gin happening to those removing the obstruction. Illustrations are provided.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Henson, W.M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Chair and Table.
Patent for a piece of furniture that can operate as either a table or a chair.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Macon, Alexander W.
System:
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Knife-Sharpener.
Patent for improvements in knife-sharpeners that can be clamped onto a table or similar object, including an illustration. The device has also been "adapted for use in connection with a pair of bits or cutters having convex cutting edges disposed in confronting relation, the bits or cutters being capable of adjustment to present new portions of the respective cutting edges for effective work as the occasion requires" (lines 17-23).
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Kirlin, Wiliam B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Construction
Patent for improved valve construction which permits unobstructed passage from valves to intake and exhaust pipe in motor vehicles.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Smith, Thomas Noah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machine.
Patent for a driving mechanism to reduce the numbers of shafts and other parts needed for well drilling. The invention allows for one main driving shaft to be used as the primary source for well drilling.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Herdman, Adam H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor For Fluid-Meters.
Patent for a motor for fluid meters. This specific construction will eliminate the friction of the moveable parts.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Bradley, Richard C. & Ireland, C. Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stove.
Patent for a stove with a combustion chamber that utilizes oil as fuel through an oil burner in said chamber, illustration included.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Cook, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Form-Holder and Wall-Tie
Patent for form holder and wall tie used in construction of walls and pertinent structures.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Tenholder, Herman G.
System:
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Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for an improved rotary boring-drill of which the rotary disk drill is constructed in a manner to prevent clogging from soft material balling up. The channel for flushing water is also arranged to keep cutters clear. Including illustrations.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Recording Device
Patent for recording device that included a future for printing data or records through an additional apparatus.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Bradley, Richard C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Cattle-Gate
Patent for a gate or guard to be positioned on a railroad track to prevent cattle or persons crossing the railroad track from turning up or down the track, and so avoid injury or death to cattle or persons. It is designed to be automatically activated by the passing train, and is of a simple design that is inexpensive to construct.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Seay, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer
Patent for an insect destroyer in the form of an oven that can be placed on the ground in the rows between plants to kill insects. This machine has an added benefit of killing weeds, as well.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Cameron, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fire and Burglar Alarm
Patent for new and useful improvements to fire and burglar alarms. The invention includes improvements so that frequent battery changes are not necessary.
Date:
February 5, 1918
Creator:
Bates, Lewis E. & Hanks, Vollie V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History