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Combination Fence and Repair Tool
Patent for a multi-purpose tool related to working with wires in and around the home. It is intended to tighten, twist, and/or sever a wire.
Date:
September 6, 1917
Creator:
Grogan, Edward W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roaster.
Patent for a coffee roaster, with key features such as electric heat and agitation of coffee beans during roasting, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1918
Creator:
Shortt, Everett T.
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
Automobile Seal-Holder.
Patent for adjustable holders on automobiles for carrying the registry seal. In particular, this invention utilizes some sort of holder that clamps both to the part of the automobile it attaches to and the registry seal.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Blair, Stuart Baggs
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fountain Valve For Locomotives
Patent for improvements to the automatic fountain valves of locomotives.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Yeamans, E. N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stand for Rolled Goods.
Patent for a merchant stand for improved storage and movement of various forms of rolled fabrics and other textiles.
Date:
November 6, 1919
Creator:
Luzenberg, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
COTTON CLEANER
This is a patent for a Cotton Cleaner. This new cotton cleaner is able to use air to rotate the rotors to then separate the dirty cotton from the clean cotton.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Cabrera, Maragarito
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinding Machine
Patent for a simple valve grinding machine designed to be efficient and easy to use, as well as more secure (within a valve casing) than previous models.
Date:
November 6, 1918
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine.
Patent for "improved construction and arrangement of parts of two cycle motors" (lines 15-17) of gas engines involving the compression and introduction of additional explosive material into the explosion chamber at the end of each cycle of movement. This invention intends to improve the efficiency of gas use, cool the motor's cylinder walls more easily, and delay the wearing of piston rings.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Brevard, Procter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Washer And Wiper.
Patent for improvement in window washer and wiper design pertaining to the windshields or windows of street cars.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Randall, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Boiler.
Patent for a steam boiler that is more efficient in heating.
Date:
August 6, 1919
Creator:
Parker, Truman J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hulling Machine
Patent for sifting out leaves and detritus from harvesting of pecan nuts.
Date:
February 6, 1917
Creator:
Huegele, Alvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Generating Plant
Patent for improvements in steam-generating plants. The most notable change is that the boiler proper is separate from the furnace proper but still contains the water, steam, and fire tubes.
Date:
March 6, 1919
Creator:
Connelley, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulator
Patent for an inexpensive speed regulator "which can be readily reset manually"(lines 21-22).
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prescription-Filing Machine.
Patent for a prescription-filing machine that allows for more accurate sorting of medical prescriptions.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus
Patent for an improved refrigerating apparatus.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Strange, P. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Screening and Selecting Means for Cotton Gins
Patent for a seed screening and selection means for cotton gins. This invention was made as a reference to seed screening and selecting means for cotton gins and its object is to provide for the cleaning of the seed from burs or other deleterious matter or selecting certain batches of seed as may be desired.
Date:
March 6, 1917
Creator:
Henson, William Marion
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shape-Retaining Device for Felt Hats.
Patent for a device that retains the shape of felt hats and restores felt hats that have lost their original form, illustrations included.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Hausinger, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Clamp.
Patent for improved pipe grips, to be used for vises and similar gripping devices, with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Ponton, B. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Roasting Device.
Patent for a peanut roasting device that uniformly roasts peanuts. The peanut roaster is an automatic device that rotates through batches of raw peanuts in pre-determined intervals.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Peckham, Samuel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device For Cleaning Electrodes Of Make-And-Break Spark-Plugs.
Patent for improvements in cleaning the electrodes of make and break spark plugs, with an illustration and explanation.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Irwin, H. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutting and Stepping Machine
Patent for a cutting and stepping machine meant to replace a human cutter.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Moore, L. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Accelerating Foot-Throttle for use on Automobile-Engines
Patent for an "improved form of foot pedal or foot throttle" (line 10) which "provides means for effectively controlling the speed of an engine by the action of the driver's foot against the foot throttle located in a convenient position on the floor of the car" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Vineyard, Pleas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Topper and Boll Weevil Catcher
Patent for improvements to cotton topper and boll weevil catcher machines. This invention will cut tops off cotton plants at a certain height to prevent the spread of the boll weevil insect.
Date:
December 6, 1917
Creator:
Marquis, A. of Hondo, Texas & Sprott, W. of Hondo, Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History