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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
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
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
Hydraulic Pressure and Time Indicator
Patent for hydraulic pressure and time indicator for "recording the times when hydraulic cylinders are in operation and to indicate when the cylinders commence work or reach the required pressure" (lines 10 - 14).
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Helm, Clyde D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Chimney and Burner.
Patent for securely fastening the lamp chimney when it is placed on top of a burner to prevent the two from coming detached. Includes illustrations.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Anderson, Laura
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Hanging Car-Doors and The Like
Patent for a mechanism for hanging car doors and similar objects. The tool reduces the amount of people needed to install a car door or similar object, providing a more efficient installation.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
Hartough, Edward W.
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
Dirigible Headlight.
Patent for improvements in dirigible headlights. This headlight is used for automobiles and self-propelled vehicles where the usual headlights are directed to throw their beams of light in the direction of travel upon actuating the steering mechanism.
Date:
September 24, 1918
Creator:
Harris, Robert L. & Geeslin, Eli M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Head
Patent for drill head improvements by inventor Clarence E. Reed.
Date:
September 24, 1918
Creator:
Reed, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence Fabric.
Patent for a new kind of fence fabric that lays flatter, can be made more efficiently, and slips less.
Date:
September 24, 1918
Creator:
Dobkins, Pearl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that can burn "heavy substances [such] as fuel for locomotives, stationary boilers, kilns, heating furnaces and the like" (lines 15-17).
Date:
September 24, 1918
Creator:
Nicholson, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Perhalates
Patent for an improved process of producing perhalates, perchlorates, and their corresponding acids.
Date:
September 24, 1918
Creator:
Schoch, Eugene Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stand-Value for Oil-Well Pumps.
Patent for a Stand-Value for Oil-Well Pumps so that the ball seat in an oil well pump does not work loose. This is also meant to be turned end for end so that the part's life is lengthened. With this being done, the utility of the oil-pump should now be enhanced.
Date:
September 24, 1918
Creator:
Slaughter, George W., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
Date:
January 24, 1918
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Monroe C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History