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Cotton-Picker.
Patent for improvements on cotton pickers that allow the cotton to be collected separately from the bolls.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Phel, Walter Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Finger-Shield.
Patent for a new finger protection device which may be utilized in needlework.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Morris, Homer B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Joint
Patent for a flexible joint provides "an improved and simplified device that is simple, durable and reliable in construction and effective and efficient in operation" (lines 10-13).
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Mooney, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine.
Patent for a new and improved device within internal combustion engines "whereby water is converted into steam, and then delivered into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine" (lines 13-16). Includes illustrations.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Harwood, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for "stalk cutter which may be readily attached to any standard from of plow, without requiring any changes or alterations in the construction thereof "(lines 17-20), including instructions and illustration.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Rumbaugh, Charlie Marvin & Jones, Melvin Commodore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck-Gear for Vehicles.
Patent for a durable, efficient, simple, and inexpensive turning gear that enables trucks to turn from the top of the vehicle.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Moore, Charles P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Stuffing-Box.
Patent for improvements on well stuffing boxes, particularly in packing the vertically reciprocating pump rod and keeping it packed over time, so that the stuffing box doesn't need to be dismantled for manual adjustments.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Church, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Mounting
Patent for window mountings that allows the window to open both vertically and horizontally.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Bast, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generating Apparatus
Patent for a tool designed to generate small volumes of gases.
Date:
October 16, 1915
Creator:
McFarland, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing Ring
Patent for improved packing rings for pistons.
Date:
October 16, 1915
Creator:
Westmoreland, Ernest T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Compressing Apparatus.
Patent for a new air compressing apparatus which employs two kinds of tanks called high pressure containers and low pressure containers charged by means of an air compressing engine.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Gebhardt, William Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Lister-Plows.
Patent for a lister plow, which is a device to be attached to listers, plows, and other farming equipment. The broad design (consisting of mold board wings) and blades (or knives) will remove weeds or prevent weeds from damaging different types of farming equipment.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
McCune, Floyd S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm System.
Patent for an automatic fire alarm system with a simple arrangement of alarm devices (positioned throughout different rooms) with sound or visual indicators for fire awareness and closer thermal circuits (assisted with spring contact and circuit closer). The automatic fire alarm system will have a more immediate reaction by making an alert noise or visual and propping open the spring contact.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Ammons, John Burck; Ammons, Evander & McGaffey, Otis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle.
Patent for "a bridle wherein means for controlling a horse is provided." (lines 15-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Hentschel, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Brush
Patent for metal brooms or brushes that are "strong and durable, relatively light in weight, and can be inexpensively manufactured" (line 13-15). It is intended for "sweeping snow, mud, slush, and the like" (line 16-17). The patent can also be applied for smaller version of metal brooms or brushes for other purposes.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Airhart, Noah S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Foot.
Patent for “shovel supporting feet of cultivators.” (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Graves, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Check.
Patent for a door check with improvements to device operation and movement control, with illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Kinard, Chester E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Double Stroke Pumping Jack
Patent for a double-stroke pumping jack with two pistons in the same cylinder "to discharge a steady stream of water therefrom" (line 12-13). This invention allows the pipe cylinder and pistons to be easily removed for repairs or cleaning.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Winterborne, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Collar.
Patent for a new design for collars to be used on water-flushed rotary drills, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Myers, George S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Alarm System.
Patent for "an alarm system consisting of an electric circuit within which as thermally operated circuit closer was placed, which was adapted to sound an alarm when the circuit closer had been closed by an operation of the thermal elements of the circuit closer." (lines 78-84) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Ammons, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater for Gaseous Fluids.
Patent for "an attachment for use in connection with internal combustion engines whereby heavy oil...may be advantageously used as fuel" (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Anderau, Joseph Engelbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Protector
Patent for a knee protector "adapted to be worn by cotton pickers, miners, and other workmen who are required to walk or labor while resting on the knees. The present invention contemplates the provision of a knee protector of unique construction...the present device while applied to the knee, permitting the wearer to walk conveniently either while standing or kneeling."
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Bassett, Rufus C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Facilitating the Use of Railway-Schedules.
Patent for "improvements in means for facilitating the use of local, through and joint-route transportation or time schedules of railways or other carriers.” (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Glisson, Amos A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Retainer
Patent for necktie retainers that can be slipped into turndown collars while retaining neckties or scarfs against pulling down or moving sidewise, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Yeager, Margaret Sanders
System:
The Portal to Texas History