Fluid Vending Machine (open access)

Fluid Vending Machine

Patent for machine designed to vend fluids such as gasoline once a coin is inserted into the designated slot. Offers adjustment of amount of dispensed liquid, in accordance with the fluxuations in price.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Chandler, Jason M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for measurement device, specifically for the measurement of the hem of a garment. Includes two small affixments that act as placemarkers of the measured number, allowing for the measurement of the hem, as well as the distance from the floor.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Davis, Margaret L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Attachment (open access)

Telephone Attachment

Patent for device that eliminates the waste of current from batteries by eliminating batteries entirely, as well as preventing interference with other telephones.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Rainwater, Wiley W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Refrigerator (open access)

Automobile Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator that can house lunches and bottles inside a compact, small space. Will safely store materials without fear of the items inside being damaged or jostled during the movement of the automobile.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Rilling, Charles G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie Mold (open access)

Tie Mold

Patent is for new molds to hold in place railway ties inexpesively.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Shearer, F. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraper (open access)

Scraper

Patent for Scraper
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Spears, Wiliiam I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Means for Producing Moving Pictures (open access)

Process of and Means for Producing Moving Pictures

Patent for the fixture in whichs cells or images could be placed to make the showinf of a film easier, with supplemental drawings that give suggestion for storage and any additional usages.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Sudmann, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Moving Pictures From Plastic Materials (open access)

Process of Producing Moving Pictures From Plastic Materials

Patent for process of producing moving pictures from plastic materials
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Sudmann, Charles L. & Hopkins, Willie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filing Machine (open access)

Saw Filing Machine

Patent for a device that will create uniform shape to all the teeth on a saw blade, and can be quickly adjusted.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Wilkinson, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History