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Degree Department
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States
Air-Regulating Attachment.
Patent for a new attachment in a carburetor that regulates air through suction and has a valve to release pressure from an engine, including illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Kimbler, Henry R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Mold
Patent for "a butter mold embodying means for cutting and shaping a piece of wrapping paper to conform to the configuration of the mold in which it is adapted to be placed to receive the butter." (lines 9-13).
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Higginbotham, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Huller-Gins
Patent for the type of cotton gin known as huller gins. It is an attachment intended to force cotton through portions of the huller gin that often becomes blocked by accumulated detritus.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Prichard, William Mathews
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Molding Silos and the Like.
Patent for an apparatus of simple structure that allows for the easy adjustment and manipulation of parts. It is "used for molding silos and similar structures from concrete cement material" (lines 10-12).
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Atkins, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charge Firing Pin
Patent for a new improvement in Charge - Firing Pens by John N. Swanson. Designed for bombs and torpedoes to create a simple firing pen mechanism that is simple, yet prevents accidental detonation of munitions
Date:
January 14, 1918
Creator:
Swanson, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catch.
Patent for an improved catch (latch) to hold open gates that will "prevent a rebound of the gate" (lines 20) and is "simpler, less expensive, and otherwise more convenient" (lines 29-30) to manufacture and use.
Date:
March 5, 1918
Creator:
Borah, Dee.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Classifier and Separator.
Patent for classifiers and separators used in mining to separate solids and liquids in the tank. It allows for easy removal and replacement of parts as they wear.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship.
Patent for an airship with multiple gas bags inside an outer enclosing casing, which maintain the buoyancy of the airship in case one or more of the smaller bags should rupture. This airship also supports one or more persons other than the pilot, has an "envelop adapted to serve as a parachute in the event of danger", and can "alight upon and rise from the surface of a body of water".
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Communion-Service Cabinet.
Patent for an improved communion service cabinet meant to distribute communion service to parishioners "quickly and noiselessly" (lines 5-6). The shelves contain grooves to hold wine glasses and small loafs of bread.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Howard, Jewell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing Scale
Patent for moving a pole along a beam that efficiently measures weight as a scale.
Date:
June 29, 1918
Creator:
Foster Jr., Samuel T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Desk and Map-Cabinet.
Patent for a convertible writing desk that doubles as a cabinet for storing and displaying maps. Intended to allow multiple scrolled maps to be stored inside and easily displayed and retracted in classroom settings.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Fanning, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Cleaner
Patent for an appliance to clean boilers. Device remains in boiler and sucks dirt particles out.
Date:
January 1, 1918
Creator:
Cross, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Candy-Wrapping Machine.
Patent for a candy and small object wrapping machine that automatically cuts, feeds, and positions paper, making use of a folding arm. Intended to significantly decrease time taken to wrap small objects by hand.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Greer, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compression Indicator
Patent for a device that determining the compression of engine cylinders. Is meant to provide a more efficient and quicker way to test compression in explosive engine cylinders.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Lambeth, Acey L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Stop
Patent for an automatic train stop. Used to simplify the construction where fewer magnets and changeable switches are necessary. To provide an automatic train control mechanism with a normally closed circuit, the breakage or disarrangement of any part that would ensure the stopping of the train.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Maximum-Speed Controller
Patent for improvements is construction and adaptation of a gear pump.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Weston, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card-File Cabinet.
Patent for a lockable card file cabinet or casing that allows for viewing through a transparent top with use of a rod for moving cards back and forth. The transparent top allows customer information to be stored and used, but not edited without a key.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Reeves, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cane-Stripper.
Patent for cane stripper with v-shaped opposing spring jaws and double cutting edges on its blades. Its simple construction can be created at a low cost and then be sold for profit.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Haynes, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Awning-Lock
Patent for a novel locking attachment for awning locks. Device locks so that is it inaccessible from the outside, therefore providing security from intruders.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Hatchl, Harold C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Safety-Razor and Hair-Trimmer.
Patent for a tool used for shaving or hair trimming. This device has a reversible plate carrying a guard and comb teeth. The plate being reversible to permit the guard to be used in connection with a blade for shaving and to permit the teeth to be used in connection with a blade for hair trimming.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Brasier, William Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Tooth
Patent for an artificial tooth that is better able to anchor to the mouth plate.
Date:
July 5, 1918
Creator:
Dee, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Cap
Patent for Louis Skala's improvement on the bottle cap. This design features a clampable bottlecap design for better functionality and a better seal
Date:
March 9, 1918
Creator:
Skala, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbon-Brush Holder
Patent for a carbon-brush holder that provides the user with novel means of holding a carbon brush. Through this device, users can more efficiently transmit an electric current from the brush to motors, dynamos, or commutators.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Knight, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cistern-Cleaner
Patent for a device to be used for cleaning mud and sediment from cisterns while preventing contamination of the water within the cistern.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Lewis F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History