38 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Automatic Circuit Maker and Breaker (open access)

Automatic Circuit Maker and Breaker

Patent for automatic circuit maker and breaker that automatically cuts off the circuit to electric lights. Also for automatically completing circuits to said lights at the proper time
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Scholl, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Press. (open access)

Bale-Forming Press.

Patent for a new and improved hay bale forming press that compresses hay or other similar material into a bale and secures it with wire or chords that are tied around the bale, including illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Dudley, Andrew T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Grinding and Removing the Valves of Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Device for Grinding and Removing the Valves of Explosive-Engines.

Patent for a simple, easy to operate device for the grinding and removal of explosive engine valves.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Forster, Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Animal-Prod (open access)

Electric Animal-Prod

Patent for an electric animal prod as a "simple and efficient instrument which may be used for prodding animals without injuring the flesh or hide of the animal" (lines 12-14), including illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Floyd, William Boyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap. (open access)

Electric Fly-Trap.

Patent for a cheap and simple electric fly trap that operates automatically, including illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Bass, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freezing-Plug. (open access)

Freezing-Plug.

Patent for freezing plug. This device prevents pipes from bursting when frozen.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Howell, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene-Cut-Off Lock for Automobiles. (open access)

Gasolene-Cut-Off Lock for Automobiles.

Patent for a lock-controlled device to cut-off gasoline to the carburetor to prevent unauthorized or accidental use of the automobile. "Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character which is simple and inexpensive in its construction" (lines 20-22).
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Reid, William Otho
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Container and Holder Therefor. (open access)

Liquid-Container and Holder Therefor.

Patent for a liquid container that can be securely fastened on the running board of a vehicle and used for transporting liquids while keeping contents cool, including illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Welsch, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moldboard for Plows. (open access)

Moldboard for Plows.

Patent for improved design of plow moldboard made from Plaster of Paris which repels sticky soils and is durable for shipping. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Miller, Charles K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an improved oil burner design "for use where high efficiency and greatest economy are desired in burning low grade oil" (lines 14-16), such as coal and crude oil. Includes illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Wright, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Guide for Printing-Presses. (open access)

Paper-Guide for Printing-Presses.

Patent for improved paper guides for printing presses (particularly stop cylinder printing presses).
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Garlick, Mark J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle for Peanut-Harvesters. (open access)

Receptacle for Peanut-Harvesters.

Patent for improvements to peanut harvesters, specifically receptacles. The receptacle can be placed on the back of the harvester to collect the unneeded vines and then form them into bundles.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Boyd, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revolving-Cutter Rotary Boring-Drill. (open access)

Revolving-Cutter Rotary Boring-Drill.

Patent for an improved rotary boring drill, "particularly to drills of that type which are provided with cutters of a flat, circular plate shape" (lines 16-18), designed to reduce wear from repeated use.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Reed, Clarence Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revolving-Cutter Rotary Boring-Drill (open access)

Revolving-Cutter Rotary Boring-Drill

Patent for improvements to a rotary boring drill of the type which uses circular plate or disk shaped cutters, including illustrations.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Reed, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sealing Device for Cocks. (open access)

Sealing Device for Cocks.

Patent for a device that seals or locks valves or cocks when in operation and not in operation to prevent connection interference.
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Caldwell, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dustless Trousers Cabinet. (open access)

Dustless Trousers Cabinet.

Patent for improvement of construction of display cabinets in stores.
Date: June 2, 1915
Creator: O'neal, Simean
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Stop Device for Printing-Presses. (open access)

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
Battery Connector (open access)

Battery Connector

Patent for a battery connector that will bind the, "posts and nuts of batteries."
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hale, Noah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Boll Separator. (open access)

Cotton-Boll Separator.

Patent for "cotton boll threshing machines." "Obejct of the inventions is provide means for crushing, agitating, and opening the dry cotton bolls and removing the fiber of seed cotton,,, without breaking the fiber and lowering the grade of the staple."
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crossover (open access)

Crossover

Patent for cross-overs in railways to prevent collisions of trains traveling on intersecting track ways
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Miller, Sam P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer (open access)

Draft-Equalizer

Patent for a draft-equalizer which is an apparatus adapted to be used for, "three draft animals, one pulling against two animals.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: McCall, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Operating and Locking Means. (open access)

Gate Operating and Locking Means.

Patent for an "invention that relates to new and useful improvements in gates and particularly that class which swing in a vertical plane." (Lines 12-14)
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Hoffman, F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Cake Feeder. (open access)

Oil-Cake Feeder.

Patent for new improvements in oil-cake feeders to regulate the feed supply to cattle.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: McFarland, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Supporting Device (open access)

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