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Concentration of Ores.
Patent for improvements to recovering ore using flotation methods.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Wiser, Oba
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom-Holder.
Patent for a holder for suspending a broom by its head in an inverted position. Primarily a bracket designed to be secured against a wall or the back of a door.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Veach, Dewey M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.
Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Edens, Myrtle J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Closure
Patent for a bottle cap for milk bottles and similar types of glass bottles. This is designed to be easily removed, keep the mouth of the bottle clean, and can be cleansed, sterilized, and reused.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for improvements in baling presses. Consists of improvements over prior patents 1197532 and 1229126. These improvements are primarily for operation of the compressor and also the mechanism for actuating the feeder.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
North, George W. & Andreas, H.M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin or Linting-Machine
Patent for machine to "provide means for removing lint cotton from the gin saw teeth" (lines 11-12) and "provide efficient means for taking care of the cotton after it leaves the saw teeth." (lines 14-19)
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Hodo, Wesley A. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Tile.
Patent for "hollow blocks" or "tile and hollow corner blocks" that "prevent moisture from passing through walls" (lines 10-14).
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Bennett, Walter R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating and Cleaning Hulls and Trash from Seed Cotton.
Patent for a machine for separating and cleaning hulls and trash from seed cotton. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a boll threshing machine.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Cass, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Composition
Patent for a formulation of waterproof concrete that utilizes lava rocks.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Charles E. Barglebaugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Athletic Shoe
Patent for improvements to athletic shoes for men, women, and children that improve the comfort of the shoe, support the anatomy of the foot, and prevent “falling arches and other foot ailments” (p. 1, lines 22-23).
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Rokahr, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carton
Patent for improvements made to a carton such as an inclusion of a wrapper and retaining strip to protect and hold valuable objects such as glass along with various other improvements to the overall construction of the carton.
Date:
December 6, 1918
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Holder.
Patent for a bottle holder, to hold ink bottles to a surface such as a desk or table. It is designed to be both a permanent or detachable fixture.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Kayser, Mary Louise
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar.
Patent for a collar that can be fastened without the need of a button. It is meant to be attached to any shirt and constructed so that it can stay without a button through a tab system.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Narmore, Missouri A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Hand-Grip.
Patent for an improvement to artificial hand-grips that includes a pair of jaws that attaches to an artificial arm and allows wearers to perform various activities.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Corley, Quentin D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump
Patent for centrifugal pump design meant to improve upon past models in which pieces of the pump wear out over time.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Duda, Oswald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compress.
Patent for improvements to compresses. Invention for the receiving and compressing of multiple bales of hay, with further compression into a compact bale of great density. The invention additionally provides for the discharging of the compressed bale. Intent is to decrease volume of hay for economy in shipping.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Paine, Herbert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for "an improved apparatus for generating acetylene gas" (lines 12-13). The apparatus includes a carbid receptacle with a conical bottom and a cylindrical valve for better control of the carbid, as well as a gas tank with a gasometer-bell which operates the system.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Lay, Claud
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling.
Patent for a coupling invention that consists of a detachable key member and locking key member for a valve plug. It is meant to improve couplings for detachable handles of drain-cocks.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Copeland, Joe S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Foot Rest.
Patent for a collapsible foot rest used for shoe shining stands. The invention is meant to simplify and improve the process of one stepping off or on a foot-rest to prevent injury or accident.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Le Laurin, Eugene M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher.
Patent for an improvement to devices that receive mail bags from moving locomotion.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Ryan, Augustus M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Cutter.
Patent for a vegetable cutter which is to be used as a grater.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Wittenborn, Edmund A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interest-Computing Device.
Patent for a mechanical interest computing device, which is designed to be simple to build, maintain, and operate.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Harris, Ira S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for improvement in valves, by means of assuring a tight operating stem. The stem is comprised of two movable sections incorporated into a design purposed to prevent leakage by the stem. Additional mentions include acknowledged awareness of susceptibility to change and modification, convenience and facility, and simplicity as related to cost.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor Attachment
Patent for a tractor attachment. The purpose of this attachment is to lift up the back wheels of the driving vehicle and improving the power of the vehicle.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Thomas, Samuel Shelby
System:
The Portal to Texas History