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Improvement in Signals
Patent for a signal for an exhaust pipe of an automobile. Essentially, this device would quiet exhaust noise leaving an automobile.
Date:
February 26, 1919
Creator:
Baker, James Slayton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inlet Control Valve for Flush Tanks
Patent for inlet control valve for flush tanks. Invention is indented to be an improvement on inlet control valves in flush tanks by decreasing noise levels.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Wright, William
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
Wrist Blotter
Patent for a wrist blotter that provides a simple and inexpensive blotter to be attached to the wrist.
Date:
October 1, 1918
Creator:
Cardwell, Harland W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener.
Patent for a can opener that is made from "a single flat piece of metal" (line 17) and is made for ease of operation, reducing the chance of the user cutting themselves.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starter.
Patent for starter for internal combustion motors. The starter will not emit the backward kick of the motor which could injure the operator.
Date:
March 5, 1918
Creator:
Parrott, Columbus A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton
Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Streun, John Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber.
Patent for a shock absorber for motor vehicles that have springs systems extending transversely to the vehicle body. The shock absorber is designed to absorb and break the sudden movements of the vehicle enabling an easier ride than would otherwise be possible.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Williams, Robert Sears
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Dropper.
Patent for a seed dropper that is used to drop peas or other seeds between hills of corn. This tool is very light and can be handled with one hand.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Hefner, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator.
Patent for separator to be used with a plow in removing undesirable materials from dirt.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Crowson, Jonas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dispensing-Counter
Patent is for new way of dispensing and weighing material housed on store shelves. It saves time and labor putting items out.
Date:
March 20, 1917
Creator:
Griffin, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tire
Patent for non-pneumatic vehicle tires.
Date:
January 30, 1917
Creator:
Fitzharris, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bread Slicer
Patent for machine that can slice bread, cake, or the like.
Date:
January 2, 1917
Creator:
McLaughlin, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal
Patent for Automobile Signal
Date:
November 14, 1916
Creator:
James, Daniel V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber.
Patent for shock absorbers that are simple and can be readily used on vehicles to prevent the sudden rebounding of springs.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Crowson, Jonas Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Device for Hay-Presses.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Feeding Devices for Hay-Presses" (lines 5-6), including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Sandy, Sam S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin.
Patent for an improved clothes pin made from resilient wire stock and comprised of side by side loops and nipping jaws, including illustrations.
Date:
August 11, 1915
Creator:
Griffin, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a new type of wrench.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Bean, Jesse A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Reinforcing-Bar Supports.
Patent for improving "bar supports for use in concrete construction" (lines 9-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Darr, Frank J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelop-Lock
Patent for an Envelop-Lock, which "appertains to a sealing or locking device for envelops and other containers, and aims to provide a novel and improved means for locking or sealing the closure flap of an envelop, whereby the envelop cannot be opened without tearing or mutilating the same, so as to be apparent to the recipient of the envelop." (lines 8-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 24, 1914
Creator:
Buckner, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie Plate
Patent for "a rail tie plate with a horizontally extending member which will slidably support a switch point and hold the same in proper relation to the main rail and thus prevent the jouncing of the switch point (lines 14-18).
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Morrison, Oscar P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for an improved and resilient spring wheel for a vehicle.
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Collinsworth, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Range.
Patent for a cooking-range that "heat may be conducted from the firebox above the oven, and into a lid compartment" (lines 11-12).
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Daniel, James Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Subsoil Attachment for Plows.
Patent for a subsoil attachment for plows in which the attachment can be “held fixedly relative to the plow so as to be maintained constantly at the desired depth without pushing upwardly under the resistance offered by the soil. This attachment can also be adjusted easily to plow to the desired depths.” (P. 1, lines 15-22.) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Mathis, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History