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Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a content chopping device with an adjustable lever and cutters. The cotton chopper can be attached to different cultivator frames (farm equipment) and adjusted to chop or thin out different rows of cotton stalks (or other plants).
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Adams, Joe B. & Miller, Lawrence M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto power transmitting jack
Patent for auto power transmitting jack and it uses.
Date:
March 29, 1915
Creator:
Adolf F. Johnson, of El Campo, Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Brush
Patent for metal brooms or brushes that are "strong and durable, relatively light in weight, and can be inexpensively manufactured" (line 13-15). It is intended for "sweeping snow, mud, slush, and the like" (line 16-17). The patent can also be applied for smaller version of metal brooms or brushes for other purposes.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Airhart, Noah S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Supporting Device
Patent for a simple form of a plant supporting and sticking device for gardeners and agriculturalists, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Allen, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Alarm System.
Patent for "an alarm system consisting of an electric circuit within which as thermally operated circuit closer was placed, which was adapted to sound an alarm when the circuit closer had been closed by an operation of the thermal elements of the circuit closer." (lines 78-84) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Ammons, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm System.
Patent for an automatic fire alarm system with a simple arrangement of alarm devices (positioned throughout different rooms) with sound or visual indicators for fire awareness and closer thermal circuits (assisted with spring contact and circuit closer). The automatic fire alarm system will have a more immediate reaction by making an alert noise or visual and propping open the spring contact.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Ammons, John Burck; Ammons, Evander & McGaffey, Otis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater for Gaseous Fluids.
Patent for "an attachment for use in connection with internal combustion engines whereby heavy oil...may be advantageously used as fuel" (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Anderau, Joseph Engelbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for improvements to plows with laterally extending adjustable wings, as well as other different styles of plow and cultivator standards, with illustration.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Armentraut, Richard B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Gasolene.
Patent for the manufacture of gasoline. The product is used as a fuel for internal combustion engines.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Bacon, Raymond F.; Brooks, Benjamin T. & Clark, Clinton W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for an improved cotton-chopper, which includes a vertical swinging movement, as well as a wheel at its base which, and has a chopper shaft that may be depressed by the feet of the operator so that the chopper can operate even on uneven ground.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Baker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvester
Patent for device used with a harvester to head stalks of corn using an adjustable cutting mechanism.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Barnett, Solomon V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Protector
Patent for a knee protector "adapted to be worn by cotton pickers, miners, and other workmen who are required to walk or labor while resting on the knees. The present invention contemplates the provision of a knee protector of unique construction...the present device while applied to the knee, permitting the wearer to walk conveniently either while standing or kneeling."
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Bassett, Rufus C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sad-Iron Heater.
Patent for a portable device for heating sad-irons (as well as other heaters) with a small oil tank for a burners and a cover. The device will regulate the amount of oil and provide coverage that will maintain the high temperature of the sad-iron.
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Beck, Joseph P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Stop Device for Printing-Presses.
Patent for improvements to safety devices (springs, belt shift levers, guide members, rock shafts) that can be attached to a printing press to create automatic stops. These safety devices can be used to address possible accidents or emergencies by fastening down on a specific section of a printing press.
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Brown, John Walter R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel
Patent for the improvement of resilient wheels meant to be applied to any vehicle running gear. Resilient wheel will allow tire to move freely and absorb shocks.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Burgess, Richard H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cheese-Hoop.
Patent for improvements in cheese hoops by creating a suitable frame work to support a wire gauze or net on the sides and the top of the hoop. This protects the cheese when cutting out a portion of the cheese.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Cain, William R. & Cain, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for linotype-machines
Patent for "an attachment for a linotype machine in the form of a measuring gage constructed in such a manner that the same can be quickly attached to the linotype machine adjacent to the keyboard to facilitate the correcting of proofs and the like by the operator." With this invention, an operator can "ascertain instantaneously, what measure or the number of ems at which to set the machine to make the required correction."
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Callan, Christopher B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for "an improved stalk cutter and has for its primary object to provide a very simple, durable, and serviceable device of this character which may be advantageously employed for cleaning a field of corn stalks as the same is plowed." (lines 9-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Carnes, Dudley Don
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swinging Cradle.
Patent for a new swinging cradle which allows the baby crib to be attached to a bed post; includes illustrations.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Christensen, Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rural-Mail-Delivery System.
Patent for an improved system of delivering mail to inhabitants of rural areas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Clayton, Ira B. & Moore, Nealy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency-Spindle for Automobiles
Patent for an emergency wheel spindle used to towing a vehicle upon damage to the front or rear axle. The spindle may attach irrespective to any brake drum or rods that may be present on the vehicle.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Clement, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for an improved fly-trap that effectively ensnares flies while providing an efficient method of fly disposal and easier access to the trap for cleaning, including illustrations.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Crawford, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rubberized Fabric and Rubber Tire.
Patent for rubberized fabric and rubber tires.
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Dees, Mark A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt Lifter for Bull Wheels
Patent for belft lifters for bull wheels for providing "a simple and efficient belt manipulating device peculiarly adapted to be used in connection with bull wheels of well drilling machinery" (line 11-14).
Date:
March 23, 1915
Creator:
Edward Peterson
System:
The Portal to Texas History