Glass Manufacture dated November 5, 1918 (open access)

Glass Manufacture dated November 5, 1918

Patent for apparatus to improve the overall quality and efficiency of glass production. This includes both window and sheet glass. It assists in developing sheet glass through blowing, drawing, and ladling.
Date: November 5, 1918
Creator: Thomas J. McCoy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Regulator for Oil-Pumps. (open access)

Vacuum-Regulator for Oil-Pumps.

Patent for vacuum regulator for oil pump. This device is simply constructed and easy to operate. It is an automatic cut-off in the vacuum of the pipe line to the pump.
Date: March 12, 1918
Creator: Hobb, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measure for Oil-Wells. (open access)

Measure for Oil-Wells.

Patent for a device measuring the depth of oil and other wells by computing the distance preferably by the sand line or other line as it is let down from the earth's surface to the bottom of the well.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Richardson, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

This patent is for pumps. This patent allows for the pump barrel to be readily disengaged from its normal positive engagement with the well tube for removal from said tube for repairs or any other reason.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Perry, Sherman V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telegraph Line-Wires and the Like. (open access)

Support for Telegraph Line-Wires and the Like.

Patent for "supports for telegraph and telephone line wires, electric light line wires, and the like, and the object is to provide simple and highly efficient brackets for holding such wires securely in place ... so that the wires will not drop to the ground" (lines 10-18), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Wilson, James F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder. (open access)

Holder.

Patent for improved book holder for holding down the leaves of an open book which can be adjusted to fit various widths.
Date: July 2, 1918
Creator: Duckett, J. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-off Valve for Pipe-Lines (open access)

Cut-off Valve for Pipe-Lines

Patent for cut-off valve for pipe-lines intended for oil companies.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Hagern, Joseph F.
System: The Portal to Texas History