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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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Larger Corn Stalk-Borer
Report discussing the destructive insect known as the corn-stalk borer in both its larval and adult forms.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Ainslie, George G.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight
Patent for an improved automobile headlight function that allows the light to be pointed directly at the road in front of the wheels to avoid the glare/reflection associated with straight-forward lighting.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Allan, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving Mechanism for Automobiles and the like
Patent for new and improved lubricating steering pump for automobiles and the like. Allows for better lubrication circulation to drive shafts.
Date:
November 9, 1915
Creator:
Allan, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Indicator.
Patent for a speed indicator to allow individuals not in an automobile to determine its speed, including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Allan, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime Separator and Classifier.
Patent for settler, separator, and classifier of different solid and liquid particles, includes illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Allen, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Alarm System
Patent for a new and improved fire alarm system. This alarm system will allow the room on fire to be identified and alert the fire department that there is a fire in that house. Using a minimum number of wires, for safety, this alarm signals only one bell no mater the room on fire.There is also a self test feature within this system.
Date:
January 21, 1915
Creator:
Ammons, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Water Alarm For Boilers
Patent for "improvements in low water alarms for steam boilers and more particularly to those which are operated by the heat from the steam in the boiler, after the water therein has fallen below a predetermined danger point" (lines 15-20).
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Anderson, Williamson D. & Shearer, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parcel-Carrier for Bicycles.
Patent for improvements in parcel carriers for bicycles in which the parcel carriers can attach/detach easily and is adaptable to different types of bicycle handlebars; includes illustration.
Date:
April 6, 1915
Creator:
Apple, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffin
Patent for a lightweight and sturdy coffin made of two solid pieces of baked or burned clay which can be sealed with cement and secured further with nuts and bolts.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Arnold, Price
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator.
Patent for a ventilating cowl for buildings for fire prevention by causing smoke and sparks to pass outside of a building or deflate to the surface below. The cowl is cone shaped with a deflecting surface and has several rings through which smoke and sparks can pass through to the outside.
Date:
November 30, 1915
Creator:
Ashorn, Inshrish
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Economic Methods of Utilizing Western Lignites
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over western lignite. The economic use of these lignite deposits is discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
November 1915
Creator:
Babcock, E. J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library