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Miner's Lamp.
Patent for a miner's lamp with a combustion chamber that allows for the regulation and extinguishing of the flame. It is designed to be lightweight and cheap to manufacture.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
Sallander, Carl G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Handling Device.
Patent for a mail handling device that mounts into a train car to assist in loading and unloading of mail bags.
Date:
September 11, 1917
Creator:
Kost, Joseph L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Operated Circuit-Closer.
Patent for an alarm trigger or stopping device on belt driven grain elevators.
Date:
July 3, 1919
Creator:
Touchy, Frank Earl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Salve.
Patent for a process for making salve from sheep sorrel leaves and stems in a copper pot that produces a medical paste.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Herald, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Preparation.
Patent for improvement in medical preparation for treatment of eczema and other similar diseases.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Linn, Samuel S.
System:
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Pump.
Patent for an improvement in pumps and "has for its object the provision of a pump providing a counterbalance for the weight of the column of liquid in the suction pipe provided by a vacuum chamber in the pump" (lines 10-14). Illustration included.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Haszinger, George Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Topping Device for Sugar-Beets.
Patent for a machine to remove the tops of beets while they are still in the ground "without packing or injuring the beets and without removing more or less than the exact portion required" (lines 15-18).
Date:
June 30, 1914
Creator:
Sutton, Frank R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector.
Patent for new tire-protector, introducing new and useful improvements in pneumatic tire attachments.
Date:
October 13, 1914
Creator:
La Hatte, Albert S.
System:
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Envelop.
Patent for the production of a simple envelope
Date:
November 28, 1916
Creator:
Milutin, John
System:
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Touch-System Hand-Rest
Patent for attaching a novel clamp to the rest frame of a typewriter or table. The clamps can be adjusted to fit various pieces of furniture or typewriters. The invention is to improve the way the hand rests on the frame of the typewriter.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Anderson, Walter J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surf-Toboggan
Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Silvernail, George E.
System:
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Pocket Hair Brush.
Patent for useful improvements on the pocket hairbrush in which the bristles are movably mounted in a supporting frame in order to make the brush more compact.
Date:
October 29, 1918
Creator:
Walbach, James de B.
System:
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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:
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Tester for Pipe Systems.
Patent for a mechanism to test the tightness of pipe systems.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Nicholls, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel
Patent for improved spring wheels where the pneumatic tire is replaced with a non-puncturable tire meant to increase strength and resilience of the tire while still being economical.
Date:
October 15, 1918
Creator:
Spiridakis, Astasios
System:
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Hinge Construction.
Patent for a hinge so that doors hung by the use of the hinge will not slam or move casually into a closed position.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Weaver, James J.
System:
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Fire-Extinguishing System.
Patent for a fire extinguishing system with improved hydrant connections and sprinkler systems in buildings.
Date:
February 7, 1911
Creator:
Corneliussen, Ivar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Blind Slats
Patent for fasteners for blind slats. This invention is an improved spring actuated device attached with a central rod of the shutter. Illustration included.
Date:
December 10, 1912
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Figure Velocipede.
Patent for new figure velocipede which when propelled, resembles a galloping horse.
Date:
August 8, 1916
Creator:
Houghland, Howard J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Propelled Truck.
Patent for a self-propelled truck that has free-turning movement, independent of the truck frame, and has a body that "may be low down and straight from end to end" (lines 29-30). This patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Hoag, George M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Oiling Handsaw.
Patent for invention of a handsaw which is an improvement of current version. This is simple, low cost and convenient handsaw and is operated easily without removing the grip.
Date:
July 18, 1916
Creator:
Pearson, Robert Bartley
System:
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Receptacle-Lid Lifter
Patent for "new and useful improvements in means for automatically opening the closure of a receptacle upon the approach of a person thereto" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Bianchi, Manlio
System:
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Spring-Wheel
Patent for a spring wheel designed to resist weight pressure. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 11, 1911
Creator:
Hayden, Walter
System:
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Telephone-Transmitter Disinfector.
Patent for a telephone transmitter disinfector, which kills germs on telephone mouthpieces.
Date:
June 14, 1910
Creator:
Peck, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History