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Car Door (open access)

Car Door

Patent is for car door and support. It goes on to explain that the car door and support were created to serve as a means of forming an efficient rain-proof closure when the door is moved into closed position. Another object is to provide sufficient means for slide-able support for the door and locking mechanisms.
Date: March 27, 1915
Creator: Minton, S. F. & McClellen, R. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Door (open access)

Grain Door

Patent for a railway car door that is designed to assist with loading and unloading of grain
Date: October 23, 1915
Creator: Alquist, Sven Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silent Self-Adjusting Push-Rod. (open access)

Silent Self-Adjusting Push-Rod.

Patent for a self-adjusting push rod intended to reduce engine stress and noise.
Date: November 9, 1915
Creator: Russell, Robert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generating Apparatus (open access)

Gas Generating Apparatus

Patent for a tool designed to generate small volumes of gases.
Date: October 16, 1915
Creator: McFarland, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a novel churn "whereby the dasher or agitator carried by staff or stem within the churn body will be simultaneously rotated and reciprocated...and the reciprocation will effectively agitate the contents of the churn for churning the same" (lines 14-21), with illustrations.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Logan, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Tongs (open access)

Ice Tongs

Patent for ice tongs to assist with lifting ice "and other articles," with a special feature on the device that will display the weight of the item being carried (line 10).
Date: May 25, 1915
Creator: Henderson, Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Loader. (open access)

Cotton-Loader.

Patent for “improvements in apparatus for loading cotton bales (either gin or compress) onto box cars, especially with a view of utilizing the head room or space usually left unoccupied between the roof of the car and the bales stacked on the floor in the prevailing practice of loading cars” (lines 36-42) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Newell, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case for Motion-Picture Films (open access)

Case for Motion-Picture Films

Patent for a case for motion picture films that protects the film from damage when rewinding or transferring from one reel to another. The case also ensures that the film will be wound uniformly.
Date: October 5, 1915
Creator: McNeel, William Pinkney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heading Knife. (open access)

Heading Knife.

Patent for improvements to heading knives. This knife is used for topping corn, Kafir corn, and the like. This knife can be attached to a person's hand.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Warren, Raymon Travis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Tube (open access)

Boiler-Tube

Patent for an improved boiler tube which is more durable and easier to install and remove than other boiler tubes.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Burkett, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop. (open access)

Automatic Train-Stop.

Patent for mechanism to automatically sound alarm and shut off steam when a train passes a danger point.
Date: December 21, 1915
Creator: Bulla, Melbern Bernie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ribbon Cabinet and Winding Machine. (open access)

Ribbon Cabinet and Winding Machine.

Patent for ribbon cabinet and winding machine, in which "ribbons, such as are used on typewriters, adding machines, and cash registers and line machines may be stored in bulk on large reels from which said ribbon may be transferred to individual machine spools when desired," (lines 17-20) "and whereby the desired kind of ribbon may be wound upon the machine spools as it is used." (lines 75-76)
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Worsham, Louis W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
End Gate Fastener (open access)

End Gate Fastener

Patent for a new End-Gate Fastener, accompanied by several illustrations of form and function. Specific claims to the End-Gate Fastener include: transverse rods designed to mount device for easy removable and replacement of device on wagons, transverse rods designed for sliding to connect rods inside a wagon or door, associated rods which can be used to restrict outward movement of rods in the fastener when placed under tensions, and the combination of the wagon body with the end gate once the fastener as been installed.
Date: July 29, 1915
Creator: Nichols, George Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter. (open access)

Carbureter.

Patent for a carburetor that automatically regulates oil based on how much air enters the carburetor.
Date: October 19, 1915
Creator: Cerny, Alois
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Writing-Desk and File-Cabinet. (open access)

Combined Writing-Desk and File-Cabinet.

Patent for a writing desk with combined filing cabinet designed for routine clerical and writing tasks. The desk has the added benefit of maximizing file space in both the front and back of the desk while permitting the user to remain seated in order to access files.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Cooper, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Motor. (open access)

Electric Motor.

Patent for an electric motor that operates "with equal efficiency on either direct or alternating current" (lines 10-11).
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Adams, Homer E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Hoe (open access)

Adjustable Hoe

Patent for improvement in "the construction of hoes and to provide a simple, practical, and inexpensive hoe, of strong and durable construction." (lines 11-13) including illustrations.
Date: July 27, 1915
Creator: Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Lift for Elevating Liquids. (open access)

Air-Lift for Elevating Liquids.

Patent for a pneumatic lift that maintains the air pressure needed to effectively move liquid through a pipe.
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: Andrews, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for "a motor driven cultivator adapted to be attached to various types of cultivating devices to draw the latter over the ground to be cultivated". (lines 12-15)
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Hodges, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Lock (open access)

Door-Lock

Patent for a lock which can be attached to either a right-hand or left-hand door and operated from either side. When locked from the inside, a shutter will prevent the door from being unlocked from the outside until released again from the inside.
Date: January 12, 1915
Creator: Wilson, Ira W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
File-Cabinet. (open access)

File-Cabinet.

Patent for combination safe or revolving file cabinet to provide a safe operable means for compartments of batches of papers. Illustration is provided.
Date: August 10, 1915
Creator: Whitlow, Alamander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extension Pedal Attachment (open access)

Extension Pedal Attachment

Patent for extension pedal for automobiles that can be easily and readily adjusted and applied to any ordinary automobile pedal, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Harrington, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Controller for Cotton Trampers (open access)

Automatic Controller for Cotton Trampers

Patent for an automatic controller of cotton tramplers intended to improve piston performance and reduce need for attendant intervention.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Troy W. Sparks
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Railway (open access)

Elevated Railway

Patent for an elevated railway track system including motorized elevators in each tower/station/terminal to access the railcar platform.
Date: August 10, 1915
Creator: Hinsen, William
System: The Portal to Texas History