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Aeroplane
Patent for aeroplane with an improved carrying capacity.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Millican, Joel W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor
This document is a patent for the invention of the Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor. According to its inventor Frank M. Bell, the object of this mechanism is to fire aerial projectiles or torpedoes more accurately at their intended target. This mechanism can be called an anti-observation balloon/zeppelin weapon and it would see some usage by the Allied air forces during this conflict.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Bell, Frank M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bracelet
Patent for a "friendship bracelet" that has the option of adding or detaching links when necessary.
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Cox, Morgan H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Driving Mechanism.
Patent for a driving mechanism for an automobile to dispense with the usual form of transmission gearing and differential, to substitute mechanisms power devices through the medium of a suitable liquid [preferably oil], maintained at a predetermined volume, and to provide a noiseless operating mechanism.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Allan, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Furniture.
Patent for convertible furniture used in education. Features a table which can be easily converted from a flat desk, to an inclined black-board, and can store building blocks and similar items.
Date:
October 3, 1916
Creator:
Barler, Eugene M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Apparatus.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and compact cleaning apparatus that tends to a variety of receptacles and dishes.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Peña, Max & Cruz, Patricio
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeration and Subirrigation for Promoting Vegetation
Patent for large terminal that can be implanted into the ground, which can supply air and moisture into the surrounding soil to stimulate growth of vegetation.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Rife, Archibald H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotter-Pin Puller
Patent for cottor-pin puller that is useful to pull cotter pins that are secured in shafts, fly wheels or any other devices without bending or twisting or damaging them.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Hayden, Jefferson B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Air-Feed for Carbureters.
Patent for a carbureter that improves auxiliary air feed, wherein gradually increased quantities of air are harnessed as the speed of the motor increases.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Bills, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Control Mechanism for Internal Combustion Engines
Patent for an object that "[provides] economical mixtures when the engine is running under light load without affecting the power of the engine when running under a heavy load."
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Underground Latrines for Mines
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the introduction of underground latrines in mines to increase sanitary conditions. The improvements made by underground latrines are presented and discussed. This paper includes photographs, and illustrations.
Date:
October 1916
Creator:
White, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Car-Door Seal.
Patent for a lockable seal to be affixed to doors of passenger cars.
Date:
October 20, 1916
Creator:
Wright, Memory G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comb-Cleaner.
Patent for a reusable comb cleaner which is cheap to produce.
Date:
October 23, 1916
Creator:
Schimmelpfening, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Lamp
Patent for lamp within an automobile., with small front opening to change out lightbulbs.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Cloninger, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack for Pumps and Other Purposes
Patent for a jack, that can be used for a variety of purposes.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washboard.
Patent for a washboard, with improvements to the conventional washboard such as "having a scrubbing surface formed of transversely arranged, longitudinally twisted wires, which (...) have their ends cleated to the board which prevent displacement" (lines 15-19), including illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Butler James. F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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Patent for claw hammer.
Date:
October 3, 1916
Creator:
Walton, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter
Patent for a motor powered cutting machine to cut large amounts of vegetation, such as corn, at one time.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
McNally, Frank A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow that has a quicker and easier way to adjust the angle and depth of the plow. Including illustrations
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Fehrenkamp, Elo A. & Giese, August H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetlyene Generator
Patent for an imporived acetlyene generator, "wherein the carbid container or receptacle will be elevated clear above the surface of the water contained in the generator when said receptacle is not discharging into the water."
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Michael, Mack W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting
Patent for Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Volz, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Well Strainer
Patent for an oil well strainer that increases the surface area of the inlet, and also provide protection to the person straining.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Hardin, Otis & Daniels, Veerin B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for Pump
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Martin, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for pump that has "a valve chest which is formed of a single casting removably mounted on the pump cylinder, and carrying all the valves of the pump."
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History