Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for cotton chopper
Date: November 27, 1915
Creator: Van, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tramper for Cotton Presses (open access)

Tramper for Cotton Presses

Patent for The sketches for trampers for cotton by Mr. N.B. Henry
Date: November 27, 1915
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
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
Candy-Drying Machine. (open access)

Candy-Drying Machine.

Patent for a machine to dry and pack chocolate more uniformly without need for attendants, including illustrations.
Date: July 27, 1915
Creator: Greer, Jesse W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rope Guide and Protector. (open access)

Rope Guide and Protector.

Patent for improvements to rope guides and protectors for "unloading grain from cars, to prevent the rope from wearing during its passage around the door jamb of the [train] car, and also to prevent friction during such passage of the rope" (lines 14-18).
Date: July 27, 1915
Creator: Early, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Point Lock (open access)

Switch-Point Lock

Patent for switch-point lock "provides novel locking means for securing the movable member of a railway switch, thereby preventing accidents which are occasioned by the movable members of railway switches being loose" (lines 9-13).
Date: July 27, 1915
Creator: Lambert, Joseph T. & Cronin, Charles P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track-Cleaner. (open access)

Track-Cleaner.

Patent for a track cleaner "particularly adapted for use in saw mills, planing mills and the like, where it is necessary to keep tracks clear of shavings, saw dust and the like" (lines 15-18), includes illustrations.
Date: July 27, 1915
Creator: Lynch, Charley W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Yoke. (open access)

Cattle-Yoke.

Patent for a cattle yoke which enables the yoke to be attached to a cow's head to prevent grazing from other side of the wire fence.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Carr, Jessie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colter Attachment for Lister-plows (open access)

Colter Attachment for Lister-plows

Patent for a colter attachment (triangular blade used on lister plows), by capitalizing on parts that should already exist on the plow.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Mosely, George L.
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
Four-Wheel Drive. (open access)

Four-Wheel Drive.

Patent for improvements in four-wheel driving, which uses a "novel flexible driving connection for the steering wheels." Citation: Hodges, Eugene C. Four-Wheel Drive., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Hodges, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Washer. (open access)

Hose-Washer.

Patent for improvement in efficiency of hose washers. Patent helps to prevent accidental detachment of a hose via the use of a "resilient wire" designed to strengthen the connection. Citation: Calvert, Walter Riley. Hose-Washer., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Calvert, Walter Riley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie (open access)

Necktie

Patent for a pre-made necktie. This is a pre-made four in hand necktie that is designed to be adjustable to various neck sizes and made to not tear a shirt collar.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Allen, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Harvester. (open access)

Peanut Harvester.

Patent for a "new and useful peanut harvester" (lines 9-10), with illustrations.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Erwin, Joseph R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump or Motor. (open access)

Pump or Motor.

Patent for pump which converts to motor. Pump, compressor doubles as a motor when rotation operation is reversed.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Reaugh, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug (open access)

Spark-Plug

Patent for an improved spark plug assembly used in explosive engines allowing for easier cleaning of the electrodes while the motor is running, among other enhancements over contemporary spark plug design.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Inman, John P. & Estes, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Craft. (open access)

Water Craft.

Patent for a "bathing float equipped with propelling means" (lines 10-11) and a "depressible platform combined with ... a diving rudder" to allow the front part of the craft to dive underneath the water (lines 13-15).
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Caldwell, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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