Safety-Valve Mechanism for Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Safety-Valve Mechanism for Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for useful improvements on safety valve mechanism for Pneumatic Tires. This invention constructs a mechanism to control air pressure within the tire in order to prevent bursting from over charging, heating, sudden compression is avoided.
Date: January 31, 1917
Creator: Gebhardt, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Adjustable Feeder Valve (open access)

Automatic Adjustable Feeder Valve

Patent for fluid pressure regulation valves.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Hard, Raymond E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bag Emptier (open access)

Cotton Bag Emptier

Patent for a portable derrick, that can be easily lifted and emptied.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Brown, Odis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for a cotton harvester that aides in picking the most difficult part of cotton to pick by hand. Includes instruction and illustrations.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Ford, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Circuit Breaker (open access)

Electric Circuit Breaker

Patent for circuit control apparatus that automatically opens the circuit when conditions are abnormal.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Nielssen, Steffen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Drafting Rule (open access)

Elevated Drafting Rule

Patent for instrument used in drafting and ruling straight lines.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gage Cock (open access)

Gage Cock

Patent for gage cock.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Lang, Victor A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grate (open access)

Grate

Patent for grate that are applied to the fire box of a boiler.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Brown, Sidney E. & Kain, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Mechanism (open access)

Locking Mechanism

Patent for locking mechanism, particulalry used in locking liquid dispensing machines.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Bradley, Richard C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger (open access)

Post Hole Digger

Patent for machine that digs holes for posts for construction.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Holsomback, Lee N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Grader (open access)

Road Grader

Patent for road grader, that applies additional support to the frame.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Hawley, Royal A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soldering Device (open access)

Soldering Device

Patent for improved automatic soldering device.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Bradley, Richard C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tire (open access)

Vehicle Tire

Patent for non-pneumatic vehicle tires.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Fitzharris, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Violin. (open access)

Violin.

Patent for violin with special arrangement of two strings. The two strings produce similar tones when vibrated.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Rice, John Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for windmill
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: MacEwen, Benjamin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for wire stretcher.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Clark, Joseph G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Basin-Protector (open access)

Basin-Protector

Patent for a flexible basin lining that improves sanitation in areas where washrooms are often-used and rarely cleaned.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Van Dunker, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvester (open access)

Cotton Harvester

Patent for improved cotton harvesters
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Cayo, Ernest P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Job Press Standardizer (open access)

Job Press Standardizer

Patent for job press.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: McMath, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Radiator Supporting Frame (open access)

Radiator Supporting Frame

Patent for support structure for car radiators.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Neveu, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scale Beam (open access)

Scale Beam

Patent for sclae beam that is used to weigh bales of cotton.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Gattis, Thomas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Skirt Gage (open access)

Skirt Gage

Patent for device that marks the length of a skirt from a floor.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Watkins, Lou V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tank (open access)

Tank

Patent for a tank that filters.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Gartrell, Clifford E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy Repeating Gun. (open access)

Toy Repeating Gun.

Patent for an improvement on toy repeating guns "which may be cocked and fired by manipulation of a single member and which embodies a magazine to receive a number of projectiles which automatically feeds by gravitative action into proper position to be projected by the striker or discharging member. " (lines 10-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Osborn, Carl B.
System: The Portal to Texas History