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Automatic Train-Stop. (open access)

Automatic Train-Stop.

Patent for mechanism to automatically sound alarm and shut off steam when a train passes a danger point.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Bulla, Melbern Bernie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Bath-Tubs. (open access)

Attachment for Bath-Tubs.

Patent for a removable and adjustable wash cloth attachment "in such a position within the tub that a person bathing may readily move the back and shoulders over the wash cloth or other cleaning element to effect a thorough cleansing thereof" (lines 14-18) including illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Seib, Lee R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box (open access)

Collapsible Box

Patent for an improved pasteboard collapsible box for use by tailors, laundries, etc.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Houghland, Frank H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Tramper (open access)

Cotton-Tramper

Patent for
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Murray, Russell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Shutter for Poultry-Houses and the Like. (open access)

Automatic Shutter for Poultry-Houses and the Like.

Patent for automatic shutter for poultry houses, which closes with accumulation of rain water and opens upon rainwater drainage.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Hawkins, Fletcher M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for a cultivator attachment "of a plurality of cutter blades which are adapted to be adjustably secured to the supporting frame of a cultivator in such a manner as to efficiently cut the weeds and dig into the soil without injuring the plants which may pass therebetween" (lines 12-17), including illustrations.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Doak, Clifton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Choppers, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to cotton choppers and the primary object of the invention is to provide a cotton chopper which may be mounted upon any cultivator frame and which will operate easily and efficiently to thin out standing cotton or other plants which are growing in rows" (lines 5-15).
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for improvements on cotton choppers, primarily consisting of "a pair of oscillating hoes swinging in opposed relation and supported in vertically adjustable bearings suspended from a main frame" (lines 11-14).
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Strong, Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type Delivery Machine (open access)

Type Delivery Machine

Patent for a type delivery machine that separates different characters of type from one another.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Choate, King E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Register (open access)

Well-Drilling Register

Patent for a new, improved registering device particularly for use in well drilling, Illustrations included.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Jones, Noah M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine-Brake. (open access)

Machine-Brake.

Patent for machine brake for regulating the speed of an automatic fan.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Reeves, Elijah Winston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Keyless Padlock (open access)

Keyless Padlock

Patent for combination padlock.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Moses, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for a screen door lock which is both rotatable and slidable.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Stockburger, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Stopping Apparatus (open access)

Train-Stopping Apparatus

Patent for the improvement of train stopping apparatuses, includes illustration.
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Bock, Victor E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Gearing. (open access)

Transmission Gearing.

Patent for transmission gearing which is the gearing inside of the transmission.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Halze,Edwin J
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Station Device (open access)

Mail-Station Device

Patent for a mailbox in rural areas for outgoing and incoming mail to be placed in a convenient manner in a designated area. The mailbox will also have individual receptacles for individual persons to access with their designated key.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Gibson, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Starter for Internal Combustion Engines. (open access)

Mechanical Starter for Internal Combustion Engines.

The patent is to rotate the crankshaft of the engine by new and novel mechanical that means the simplified and improved construction for the target of starting the motor.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Leach, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant. (open access)

Hydrant.

Patent for hydrant with plurality of hose attachments. Attachment of hose opens head for egress of water, detachment closes head for egress of water.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Duey, Otus E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvement in plows, allowing for the adaptable use of walking or riding plows with the use of a wheel and frame with instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Hildebrandt, Henry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table. (open access)

Table.

Patent for improvements on table supports that enable the table to be adjusted to a raised position.
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Carrell, Fitchhulee & Moreau, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tier. (open access)

Tier.

Patent for a retractable and reusable package tie device for packages.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Clary, Irvin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Production of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons. (open access)

Production of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons.

Patent for the new and improved production of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons; "[t]his invention relates to the production of dichlorinated hydrocarbons of the ethylene series, and particularly to the production of mixtures of dichlorinated hydrocarbons containing dichlor-ethylene and dichlor-propylene from mixtures of ethylene hydrocarbons containing ethylene and propylene." (lines 13-20)
Date: December 10, 1915
Creator: Brooks, Benjamin T. & Smith, Dillon F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Nut-Locks" (lines 5-6). "This invention relates to improvements in nut locks. The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel and efficient device for locking a nut on the end of an axle shaft or the like" (lines 12-17).
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Best, Eben
System: The Portal to Texas History
Universal Lever (open access)

Universal Lever

Patent for a new universal lever “for the purpose of the transmission of power from any suitable source to a rod or bar, for reciprocating the rod or bar in a perfectly straight line at all times” (lines 15-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Blackaller, Miguel
System: The Portal to Texas History