Collection
Degree Department
Country
States
Month
Day
Rotary Drill
Patent for Rotary Drill
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Griffin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamp-vending Machine
Patent for Stamp-vending Machine
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Woodward, Charles H
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon - Cover.
Patent for invention of wagon - cover which is adjustable. This can stretch when required and then come back to original position. This can be used as a canopy or tent.
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Womack, Plenny V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Head Gate
Patent for "an adjustable gate adapted to be used in connection with irrigation ditches" (lines 10-12).
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Bogard, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air Controlling Device
Patent for an air controlling device that supplies air at a constant and unvarying pressure.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Crotto, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator
Patent for a new design to capture and exterminate Boll-Weevils; includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Riewe, Fridrick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake Applying Mechanism
Patent for a brake applying mechanism for motor vehicles.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Dickard, Regan B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Controlling Mechanism for Railway-Cars
Patent for an "air brake controlling mechanism for use in connection with railway cars" (lines 10-12), one feature applies whereby if a wheel becomes derailed the brakes will be applied automatically. Includes illustrations.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Halliburton, George M. & McBurney, Samuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Use in Killing Trees and Other Vegetable Growths
Patent for a composition or recipe for tree and plant killer
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Eason, John F. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Finish-Remover.
Patent for specifications of a finish-remover made with paraffin wax and other materials.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Ellis, Carleton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Valve
Patent for gate valves for oil and other types of reservoirs.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Barry, Herbert & Hindglass, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine
Patent for internal combustion engines.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Williams, Wiley J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Match-Delivering Machine
Patent for Match- Delivering System.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Walker, Horace C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Exterminating Grasses, Weeds, or Plants.
Patent for a method of exterminating weeds and grasses.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Orton, Ingomar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut lock that utilizes a spring coil to enable rotation.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Millard, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Operating Means for Reverse Gears
Patent for improvements on the operating means of reverse gears in intervals.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Moon, Thomas M. & Hallstrom, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pawl and Ratchet Mechanism
Patent for a pawl and ratchet mechanism for operating a jack.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Napier, William S. & Elliott, Claud B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel
Patent for Resilient Wheel.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Kettler, Martin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running Gear for Motor Vehicles
Patent for running gear for motor vehicles.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Blevins, Stphen S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Storage Battery.
Illustration of a storage battery for patent.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
East, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Crate.
Patent for "a crate in which eggs may be shipped by freight, express or parcels post...without being cracked or broken" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Miller, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Hook.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Hoisting-Hooks" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Collar.
Patent for a horse collar that prevents "grinning", i.e., "a slight enlarging of the apertures or slits provided in the outer edge of the lining of a horse collar to receive the thong lacing commonly employed to connect said edge to the corresponding edge of the front of the collar."
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Schenkenberg, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that releases the fuel oil by means of a spray, for use in furnaces of stationary boilers. It also allows easy adjustment to the fuel nozzle on the spray.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Smith, Algernon V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History