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Attachment for Seed Planters
Patent for "improvements in attachments for seed-planters" (lines 5-6) where seeds will not be unevenly planted including illustrations.
Date:
July 7, 1914
Creator:
Hooks, Jesse J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto Body
Patent for an invention made for the improvements of the auto body and provide a way to convert a motor vehicle body to a comfortable bed with a foldable cushion for the back seat.
Date:
September 16, 1919
Creator:
Lawrence, John & Whitton, Orvil C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Plows
Patent for a plow attachment that is easy to use, does not "require the use of a supplemental beam or handle" (lines 11-12), and can be used with different makes of plows
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Nunnally, Robert Bruce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chain-Tightening Tool
Patent for a tool for tightening automobile wheel chains that is "simple in construction and may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost" (lines 14-16).
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Ruthven, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excavator.
Patent for Excavator
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
Butterfield, Charles S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Lock
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Sash Locks" (lines 5-7). "The object in view is to produce a simple and efficient device..., [which] consists essentially in the provision of means for permitting either sash to be locked or one sash to be partially or fully opened..." (lines 17-22).
Date:
July 9, 1918
Creator:
Rickel, Tremont W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Stopping Apparatus
Patent for the improvement of train stopping apparatuses, includes illustration.
Date:
December 7, 1915
Creator:
Bock, Victor E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock that has a washer divided on predetermined lines bent in a V-shaped fold line that provides attaching support. Identical sector-like portions of the nut lock have a curved edge that permit embedding in material through which a bolt is passed.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Harding, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Submarine-Destroyer.
Patent for submarine destroyer that is a projectile of the harpoon type adapted to be dropped from an aeroplane with the purpose to destroy a submarine or other vessel.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Garner, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thermostatic Fire-Extinguishing Device
Patent for a thermostatic fire-extinguishing device that improves the efficiency and operation of thermostatic fire-extinguishers.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Hooks, J. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Box.
Patent for a hat box that is capable of being used on shelves with capability to pile additional objects, with a removable cover and hinged front wall.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Ledbetter, Lewis J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game-Retaining Garment
Patent for a garment with detachable areas that allows for the carrying and quick loading of ammunition when hunting game, and is more sanitary and durable than other options.
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Cox, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater.
Patent for a heater, "designed for use in orchards for raising the temperature of the atmosphere at times when frosts or freezing temperature is threatened" (lines 11-14). Illustration included.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Briscoe, Williard H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dish Washing Machine
Patent for "new and useful machine improvements for washing dishes and other articles" (lines 9-11).
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Randolph, Hallie H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History