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Braking Actuating Mechanism for Automobiles
Patent for an improvement to braking actuating mechanism for automobiles to allow for safer braking with the lever right of the driver's seat, in particular adaptable to Ford emergency brakes.
Date:
November 30, 1917
Creator:
Baker, Howard A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap.
Patent for improvement to fly traps. The improved fly trap electrocutes flies and other flying insects as they enter the trap. In the trap, there is a lamp that attracts flying insects.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
Bass, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Holder.
Patent for a builders' hardware used to hold a sash in a closed to the adjacent stile so that the sash cannot be opened from the outside.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Boynton, Amos W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters.
Patent for an improved type of gearing for peanut harvesters, with illustrations.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Brummett, Sinclair H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track Appliance for Automatic Stops
Patent for a new and improved track appliance for automatic stops in relation to railway trains.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Conveyer
Patent for pneumatic conveyor to handle cotton seeds that are being discharged. This particular conveyor uses air currents to operate it.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Caffey, Charles B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for a valve for the improvement of flushing water in tanks. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Cahill, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Preventing Clogging of the Working Barrels of Pumps.
Patent for an apparatus that prevents the clogging of the working barrels of pumps.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector.
Patent for improvements in plant-protection by providing a foraminous hood for young plants. This particular plant-protector is protect melon type and vegetable of similar qualities against worms, grubs, lice and other pests.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Cook, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Projecting Motion-Pictures.
Patent for an improvement to motion picture projectors that lowers the operating speed, thus reducing the amount of film needed for movies, and eliminates flickers in the projection. This patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Route-Indicator.
Patent for an improved route indicator for automobiles "which not only visually indicates the characteristics and risks of the road" but in addition provides an "auditory signal to call attention to approaching hazards or dangers" (lines 36-41). Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Cranmer, Howard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dish-Washing Machine.
Patent for an improved dish-washing machine with removable platforms to hold the dishes to be cleaned and water spraying from both top and bottom of the device, including illustrations.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Crow, Jesse J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal
Patent for a signal of the nature indicated including a signal arm controlled in novel manner and movable from one position to another, the signal arm being inoperative in one position, and when moved to the other position being visible to other vehicles and pedestrians both in front and in rear, to warn them of the intention of the operator driver to turn.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Deats, O.G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo Construction
Patent for Improvements in Silo Construction which include verticalstaves, grooves, and sealing strips. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Dietz, Paul A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock Attachment for Automobiles.
Patent for a lock attachment for automobiles in relation to the gear-shift levers to prevent unlicensed interference with or stealing of the car.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
Dobler, Joseph G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Holder.
Patent for a necktie-holder "which may either be used in connection with a four-in-hand or bow tie." (lines 10-11) including illustrations. The holder has been adapted to maintain the tie in the proper position by having it be engageable with the collar button and secured within the tie. Another feature of the device is the adjustable frame which enables the holder to adapt to collars of different sizes.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Duff, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flame-Proof Insulation.
Patent for "flame proof" insulation that is a composition comprising of chlorinated petroleum material.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Ellis, Carleton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slide-Scraper
Patent for a slide scraper. The objective of this invention is to create a more efficient slide scraper that allows the attention of the operator to remain on the draft horse and the work.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Elrod, Albert K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trailing Device for Tractors and the Like
Patent for a device built to connect behind tractors and other farming vehicles. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Fiegelson, Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe-Anchor for Tents
Patent for a "stove pipe anchor for use on tents and other portable structures" (lines 9-12) in order to reduce draft and prevent "entrance of the elements" (lines 14-15) through the hole in the tent, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
November 6, 1917
Creator:
Fitch, Morgan L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Linotype Machine
Patent for used producing lines of type, and it is the object of the invention to provide a comparatively simple, small, inexpensive and compact machine of that character generally resembling a type write in its construction and operation, and operable to produce lines of type.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
French, Morris
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bill-Posting Blanking Device.
Patent for bill-posting blanking device for applying strips of paper to bill-boards.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
Gallia, Paul
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Submarine-Destroyer.
Patent for submarine destroyer that is a projectile of the harpoon type adapted to be dropped from an aeroplane with the purpose to destroy a submarine or other vessel.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Garner, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Sealing Tire-Punctures and the Like.
Patent for sealing tire punctures consisting of the extract obtained from boiling guayule and candelilla plants in water to which is added asbestos and fullers' earth.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Garza, Ricardo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History