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Valve-Grinder. (open access)

Valve-Grinder.

Patent for a valve grinder that fit together perfectly to prevent leakage and a consequent loss of power.
Date: May 16, 1916
Creator: Atkin, Frank R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device (open access)

Lubricating Device

Patent for lubricating device which is a dispenser for liquids or semi liquids to come out of.
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: Aycock, Nathaniel. M
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate. (open access)

Tie-Plate.

Patent for imrpoved tie plates that will prevent the rails from wearing down the ties.
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: Barnes, Ned E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swing Crib. (open access)

Swing Crib.

Patent for a new bed can use in both a swinging crib or a swinging seat which is designed for young kids.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Bobbitt, Frederick W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cable Splicing Joint (open access)

Cable Splicing Joint

Patent for a case that encapsulates the joined ends of cables to protect them from moisture.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Bostick, Deane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid Dispensing Apparatus" (lines 5-7) describing new improvements, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Bradley, Richard C.; Kinnebrew, Lee; Eastham, J. Malley & Ireland, C. Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Drill-Bit. (open access)

Detachable Drill-Bit.

Patent for a detachable drill bit for use in drilling deep wells via the rotary method, where the bit can be replaced with the drill stem still in the bore.
Date: March 23, 1916
Creator: Carden, David A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Burner. (open access)

Gas-Burner.

Patent for gas burners that are made for water heaters to prevent "back firing" by building them so that they can be placed on the side of the heater rather than underneath it, so that liquid does not fall on the burner.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Cochran, Harry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Life-Boat (open access)

Collapsible Life-Boat

Patent for a lifeboat that can be rolled and unrolled from the side of vessels for easy access for patrons on boats in the event of emergency
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Dolejska, Frank & Herzik, Louis M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for an improvement to the general construction of the wheel in order to make it easier to assemble and disassemble. The improvement also is intended to make the wheel cheaper and easier to manufacture.
Date: February 29, 1916
Creator: Downing, Otto P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rim Breaker (open access)

Rim Breaker

Patent for Rim Breaker
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Du Bois, Homer. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for hay baler.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Dudley, Andrew T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for hay press, or hay baler.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Dudley, Andrew T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor. (open access)

Motor.

Patent for improvements in motors designed for motor-vehicle operation. Cheaper manufacture and less expensive fuel are included as claimed improvements.
Date: June 5, 1916
Creator: Edwards, Charles R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal (open access)

Automobile Signal

Patent for automobile signal that allows those in the rear to know if the driver is about to stop, or is slowing down.
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Fernandez, José
System: The Portal to Texas History
Direction Indicator (open access)

Direction Indicator

Patent for turn signals on vehicles that can be operated by the drivers knees, or by the steering wheel.
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Gallia, Ignatz J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Renovator. (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Renovator.

Patent for cotton cleaner and renovator, which can also be used for other fibrous materials. The machine is meant to clean and renovate second grade fiber to a degree that it may be rated as first grade on the market. Patent contains illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner Regin Machinery Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Opener and Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton Opener and Cleaner.

Patent for cleaning and renovating cotton and other fibrous materials that are found in the lint that falls from the gin in the regular ginning process.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose Attachment (open access)

Hose Attachment

Patent for hose to be used in well-drilling.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Girten, Charles E. & Bowman, Archibald M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons (open access)

Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Patent for converting higher-boiling hydrocarbons into naphtha or gasolene with a suitable agent to a temperature not substantially above the end-boiling-point of naphtha.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Gray, George William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons (open access)

Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Patent for novel processes of converting higher-boiling petroleum hydrocarbons of complex molecules into lower-boiling petroleum hydrocarbons of simpler molecules. This converts higher-boiling hydrocarbons into naphtha or gasoline.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Gray, George William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Articulator. (open access)

Dental Articulator.

Patent for a dental articulator that will more precisely demonstrate the natural movements of the human jaw.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Hall, Rubert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Instrument. (open access)

Dental Instrument.

Patent for a new and improved dental instrument "designed to be used for removing the enamel around the base of a tooth preparatory to crowning the same and may be also employed for the purpose of removing crowns from teeth" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Hamilton, Arthur L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Cutter. (open access)

Tie-Cutter.

Patent for tie cutters used to cut railway ties into parts in preparation to discard them from the tracks after their decay.
Date: July 18, 1916
Creator: Harber, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History