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Automatic Vaporizing-Plug
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Vaporizing-Plugs" (lines 5-6). "This invention... has for its principle object the production of a device which is adapted to be carried upon a manifold of an internal combustion engine... so that upon each stroke of the piston, or pistons, air will be drawn into the intake manifold where it will be mixed with gas passing therethrough, thus forming a charge which will have more power when exploded and which will prevent the formation of carbon deposits within the cylinders and which will also reduce the cost of operation of the engine." (lines 9-23).
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Floyd, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship.
Patent for an airship with multiple gas bags inside an outer enclosing casing, which maintain the buoyancy of the airship in case one or more of the smaller bags should rupture. This airship also supports one or more persons other than the pilot, has an "envelop adapted to serve as a parachute in the event of danger", and can "alight upon and rise from the surface of a body of water".
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Making Tamales
Patent for a Machine for Making Tamales
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Winfrey, Herbert O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washboiler.
Patent for improvements in washboilers involving water and steam being forced through a perforated clothes receptacle as well as automatic draining or release of accumulated water and soil.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
McFarland, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Swing
Patent for a new lawn swing design meant to be "a simple and inexpensive swing which will be strong and durable" (lines 10-12) and that will engage all muscles in its operation, including illustrations.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Bretz, Don C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Extensible Ladder
Patent for a portable extendable ladder, designed for use, among other things, as a means of fire escape or observation, along with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Trojan, J. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Expansive and Contractive Well-Drill
Patent for improvements for expansive and contractive well drill involving improvements to drill bits.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Carter, Oscar Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Antiskid-Chains.
Patent for a "means for fastening anti-skidding chains about the tread surfaces of tires, and consists of a simple and efficient device ... which may be easily and quickly applied to the wheel and as easily removed therefrom" (lines 16-21), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Harmon, William Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process and Formula for Tanning Hides.
Patent for the formula and processing used in tanning hides that is cheaper and more effective.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Moore, Rufus N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Meter Attachment.
Patent for a gas meter attachment that will allow the meter to still function properly when somehow placed in a position other than upright. Valves that would not be functional due to changes in gravitational forces resulting from the meter being in a position other than upright are remedied using this attachment by new register and valve design.
Date:
July 2, 1917
Creator:
Morris, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Protector.
Patent for an easily detachable garment protector "for use with trousers and overalls to protect them from wear and from becoming soiled while in use" (lines 10-13) including illustration.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Spencer, William Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Automatic Train Stops.
Patent for an attachment to an automatic train stop device (Patent of The United States Number 1,267,179) which aims "to correct certain defects or deficiencies in the previous structure and so make the device more practical and reliable" (lines 15-17).
Date:
July 2, 1919
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern Bennie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cane-Topper
Patent for "a device which may be readily secured to a wagon or any other suitable vehicle and which may be quickly adjusted so as to cut the tops of cane of different sizes" (lines 11-14).
Date:
July 2, 1901
Creator:
Palm, Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for churns with accompanying illustration and description of machine.
Date:
July 2, 1901
Creator:
McCausland, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Frame
Patent for "a bicycle-frame which shall be yielding and support the motor mechanism in such manner that it shall be upheld by the part of the frame which yields to the greatest extent without adding appreciably to the rigidity of the frame" (lines 11-17).
Date:
July 2, 1901
Creator:
White, Edward Young
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve or Cut-Off for Tanks
Patent for Valve or Cut-off for Tanks. Improved valve or cut-off for tanks especially discharge valves. Few parts, easy to assemble, easy to operate, intended for extended use.
Date:
July 2, 1903
Creator:
Leithauser, Peter Jerome; Leithauser, Peter J. & Leithauser, P. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Testing Errors of Refraction
Patent for an eye testing device that has a movable lens, a measuring device for correction, and two different cards with test type on them which are fed into the machine during testing for astigmatism and myopia, presbyopia, and hyperopia to determine the level of correction needed in glasses.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Bahn, Gustavus Adolphus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Forming Apparatus.
Patent for a machine for use in making cotton batting which takes the cotton in by an air current and then distributes it evenly throughout the mold for the batting. Illustration is included.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Haynes, Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magazine-Hammer
Patent for a new Magazine-Hammer. The new and improved Magazine-Hammer consists of a setting hammer head, carrying handle, feed device for nails, tacks, or like fasteners, discharge device, and mounted setting tube. This Magazine-Hammer improvement allows the operator to drive fasteners with one hand and manipulate an object with one free hand.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Smith, Oliver J. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer Attachment
Patent for a type writer attachment that counts the number of words in a line and sounds a signal when a preset number of words on a line is reached.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Walker, Jack L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing
Patent for a car power transmission gearing which is operated by one simple stick that does not require lateral movements and eliminates the danger of stripping the gears.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
McCurdy, Horace L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Indicator
Patent for a train indicator that displays numbers or letters that can be easily changed.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Elliott, Claud B. & Clappart, Emile E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement.
Patent for a mechanical movement, which reduces the level of power needed to operate a mechanical motor pump for wells.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Kirby, William Buckingham
System:
The Portal to Texas History