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Automatic Controller for Cotton Trampers
Patent for an automatic controller of cotton tramplers intended to improve piston performance and reduce need for attendant intervention.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Troy W. Sparks
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials.
Patent for improvements in process of and apparatus for sizing and classifying comminuted materials, according to the size of the particles of the material. It allows for particles to be classified according to size and discharged from the apparatus in different receptacles, with the particles in each receptacle being substantially the same size.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hull-Burner.
Patent for a hull burner in particular for use with cotton gins, and is intended to easily attach to the door of a furnace without inconveniencing the operator. The hull burner provides a door to which the chute may be easily disconnected or attached to form an air tight joint to prevent escape of smoke into the furnace room.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Sneed, William Vernon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Multiple-record phonograph.
Patent for a means by which record cylinders are "brought successively into operative relation" with the mechanism which causes them to rotate. Includes illustrations.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Childers, Walter Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gun or Rifle.
Patent for gun or rifle that automatically dislodges shell casing and replaces it with a new bullet, instead of requiring manual ejection of shell casing and reloading of bullet.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Douglas, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soda-Ash Process.
Patent for a new process to create soda-ash, also known as sodium carbonate. Includes the detailed steps to this process and the chemical reactions involved.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Hirt, Jules Hector
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hamper.
Patent for a hamper that transports post, laundry, baked goods, etc. The hamper is compactly collapsible for easy storage.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Hill, Edwyn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan and Fixture Support.
Patent for a fan and fixture support that can be used in connection with a common type of union box for electrical conduit installations. The device provides a support or hanger that can be installed either in frame or in concrete ceilings and partitions, and it prevents rotation of the device after installation.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Murph, Donald H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Signal
Patent for an alarm device to indicate overheating of an internal combustion engine.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Lièvre, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reeling Device.
Patent for a reeling device that helps tie both mail matter and packages of articles in an efficient manner. It can be used on various sized mail and packages with minimum effort using tying cord and a clamping device.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Gillespie, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot.
Patent for a cultivator foot that allows shovels or sweep blades to be quickly attached to it or detached from it.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Vance, Caughey C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History