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Cross-Tie. (open access)

Cross-Tie.

Patent for a railroad cross tie made of concrete and metal, which can be attached without spikes or bolts.
Date: October 24, 1911
Creator: Whaley, Albert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collector's Receipting-Recording (open access)

Collector's Receipting-Recording

Patent for a device for keeping a record of the money received in commercial transactions. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Hayes, Arthur Ward & Stevens, Clarence D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Craft Propeller (open access)

Air-Craft Propeller

Patent for an air craft propeller that reduces air resistance.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Koiw, Julius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard (open access)

Cattle-Guard

Patent for a cattle guard to prevent cattle from treading upon railroad tracks. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Reed, Conwell P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press that packs the bales more effectively than other models.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Slover, Marion F. & Harter, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Continuous Oil-Press. (open access)

Continuous Oil-Press.

Patent for a continuous oil press for use in pressing oil from seeds, nuts, and fruits.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Blain, Frank A. & Hill, Clyve D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buckle for Bale-Ties (open access)

Buckle for Bale-Ties

Patent for a buckle for bale ties for use on hay bales.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Eddleman, Dudley E. & Armstrong, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal Poke (open access)

Animal Poke

Patent for an animal poke which is attached through a nose ring and pulls on the animal if it tries to crawl under or over a fence.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Kelley, Howard T.; Matthews, George N. & Davis, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete-Mixer. (open access)

Concrete-Mixer.

Patent for a concrete mixer that keeps the materials low to the ground and has improved mixing and delivery mechanisms.
Date: October 3, 1911
Creator: Foley, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Implement (open access)

Culinary Implement

Patent for a culinary implement for slicing food. Illustrations included.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Wyatt, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case for Motion-Picture Films (open access)

Case for Motion-Picture Films

Patent for a case for motion picture films that protects the film from damage when rewinding or transferring from one reel to another. The case also ensures that the film will be wound uniformly.
Date: October 5, 1915
Creator: McNeel, William Pinkney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Seed Planter (open access)

Attachment for Seed Planter

Patent for a new attachment to seed planters.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Lusk, Eli M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter. (open access)

Carbureter.

Patent for a carburetor that automatically regulates oil based on how much air enters the carburetor.
Date: October 19, 1915
Creator: Cerny, Alois
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for aeroplane with an improved carrying capacity.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Millican, Joel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tray-Holding Attachment for Bedsteads (open access)

Tray-Holding Attachment for Bedsteads

Patent for an attachment for a bedstead in order to hold a tray. The invention allows a tray, or trays, to be held over a bed to hold food, drink, or other items closer to the occupant.
Date: October 27, 1914
Creator: Beechie, Simon Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Change-Speed Gearing (open access)

Change-Speed Gearing

Patent for "power transmission for automobiles... provides a driving shaft and a driven shaft arranged in alignment, and a countershaft which parallels the driving and driven shafts and carries a set of gears that continuously mesh."
Date: October 13, 1914
Creator: Relle, William A. So
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor (open access)

Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor

This document is a patent for the invention of the Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor. According to its inventor Frank M. Bell, the object of this mechanism is to fire aerial projectiles or torpedoes more accurately at their intended target. This mechanism can be called an anti-observation balloon/zeppelin weapon and it would see some usage by the Allied air forces during this conflict.
Date: October 10, 1916
Creator: Bell, Frank M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Making Lard Substitute (open access)

Apparatus for Making Lard Substitute

Patent for an apparatus to produce a lard substitute from cotton seed oil. "An important object of this invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and continuous in operation."
Date: October 6, 1914
Creator: Chisholm, Jesse C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cabinets. (open access)

Attachment for Cabinets.

Patent for Attachment for Cabinets. An adjustable bracket that attaches to various pieces of cabinetry or furniture for supporting water basins for easy reach.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: Austin, W. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracelet (open access)

Bracelet

Patent for a "friendship bracelet" that has the option of adding or detaching links when necessary.
Date: October 17, 1916
Creator: Cox, Morgan H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Actuating Mechanism (open access)

Churn-Actuating Mechanism

Patent for a churn actuated mechanism that is operated by means of a rocking chair.
Date: October 9, 1914
Creator: Jones, Erastus T. & Stanton, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connector for Electrical Conductors. (open access)

Connector for Electrical Conductors.

Patent for a new type of electrical conduit connector made for railway coach wiring and other similar uses, designed to be adaptable and reliable.
Date: October 12, 1915
Creator: Denman, Hugh E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Driving Mechanism. (open access)

Automobile Driving Mechanism.

Patent for a driving mechanism for an automobile to dispense with the usual form of transmission gearing and differential, to substitute mechanisms power devices through the medium of a suitable liquid [preferably oil], maintained at a predetermined volume, and to provide a noiseless operating mechanism.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells. (open access)

Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells.

Patent for an “apparatus for raising liquid from wells by means of a compressed fluid, such as air or other vapors or gas“ (lines 9-12). The apparatus leaves liquid from the well under normal pressure during hoisting or pumping, and allows for varying amounts of liquid to be extracted.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: McCall, Duncan D.
System: The Portal to Texas History