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Silo. (open access)

Silo.

Patent for a reinforced concrete silo, including specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Abbett, Edgar J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Making Halids (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Making Halids

Patent for a new and improved process of and apparatus for making halides which transmit the necessary heat to the reaction mass by preheating the chlorine and not through the wall as in usual types of retorts.
Date: July 8, 1919
Creator: Abbott Lyle Stockton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Tooth-Brush (open access)

Rotary Tooth-Brush

Patent for a crank powered rotary toothbrush. Designed with the purpose of easily cleaning teeth with a simple automatic mechanism, with added projection via a shield around the brush for protecting gums and cheeks from being scraped by the brush.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: Abel, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jack (open access)

Jack

Patent for a new Jack's that can use in motor cars and other vehicles, It is folded into a compact condition, for storage, within the tool chest of the machine, including illustrations.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Abernathy, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Shovel (open access)

Cultivator Shovel

Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Abramson, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Rail Support and Coupling. (open access)

Railway-Rail Support and Coupling.

Patent for improved combined railway rail supports and joints that increases the efficiency and utility of such devices. Eliminates the need of employing additional bolts or other fastening means.
Date: July 29, 1913
Creator: Acker, Charles C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Pole Remover (open access)

Curtain-Pole Remover

Patent for a curtain pole remover that allows the user to remove or put in place curtain poles without climbing on anything.
Date: December 3, 1912
Creator: Adair, Lulu N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pipe and Rod Clamps. (open access)

Improvement in Pipe and Rod Clamps.

Patent for "improvements in devices for supporting pipes and rods in position" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Adams, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for a new invention of pipe-wrench, how it is made and how it is used.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Adams, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for an economical pipe wrench that is easily adjustable using a pivoting, movable jaw to fit pipes of varying sizes.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Adams, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reproducing Device for Graphophones. (open access)

Reproducing Device for Graphophones.

Patent for a reproducing device for graphophones improving the objects that transmit sound to the horn or like element and provide a new means to mount the tone arm. It further improves the means for mounting the needle on the device.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Adams, Henry Rolland
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Motor. (open access)

Electric Motor.

Patent for an electric motor that operates "with equal efficiency on either direct or alternating current" (lines 10-11).
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Adams, Homer E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument. (open access)

Surveying Instrument.

Patent for new and improved surveying instrument for use "in calculating the distance between the point of 'setting up' and the target, without the use of the usual linear chain" (lines 12-15). Illustration and instruction included.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Adams, J. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a content chopping device with an adjustable lever and cutters. The cotton chopper can be attached to different cultivator frames (farm equipment) and adjusted to chop or thin out different rows of cotton stalks (or other plants).
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Adams, Joe B. & Miller, Lawrence M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils. (open access)

Apparatus for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils.

Patent for an apparatus for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils. This invention is to use high heat to change the original oils and fluids into oils and fluids of better quality and value.
Date: November 4, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Converting Apparatus. (open access)

Oil-Converting Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils (open access)

Process for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils

Patent for a process for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils that converts these fluids into more buoyant products with lower specific gravities and boiling points. This process seeks to meet demand for engine fuels, gasoline, and oils, and augment the diminishing supply of these natural products.
Date: November 4, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for a rail joint, which is long lasting and rigid.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Adams, Powell O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for a rail joint, which is rigid and locks in place.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Adams, Powell Orgain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Oiler (open access)

Automatic Oiler

Patent for an automatic oiler for railroad cars.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Adams, Richard Field
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Set (open access)

Saw-Set

Patent for a saw set. Illustrations included.
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: Adams, Theodore C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter (open access)

Seed-Planter

Patent for a seed planter that has a revolving set of cups that are filled with seed and then planted as the seed planter crosses a field.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Adams, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack (open access)

Display Rack

Patent for store window display racks which can be easily removed and altered in appearance, allowing for more unique showings of commercial goods.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Adamson, John Seldon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing Signal (open access)

Railway-Crossing Signal

Patent for improvements in Railway-Crossing Signals that provide both a visual and audible signal to be given at the crossing when a train is approaching.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Adleta, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History