Cultivator Shovel (open access)

Cultivator Shovel

Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Abramson, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding and Packing Mechanism for Baling Presses (open access)

Feeding and Packing Mechanism for Baling Presses

Patent for condenser that positively feeds cotton into the press box.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Christopher, Giles V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Hulling Machine. (open access)

Grain-Hulling Machine.

Patent for improvements in grain-hulling machines for further effectiveness and convenience at a lesser cost.
Date: August 26, 1916
Creator: Couch, Albert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for object that provides "a comparatively simple mechanism for multiplying the efficient power of a prime mover of any well known types" and "designed to conserve and utilize kinetic energy and apply momentum with the utmost economy in order to retain the result sought."
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for a power multiplying mechanism that maximizes the effect of utilized kinetic energy.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Attachment (open access)

Bottle Attachment

Patent for attachment that prevents a person from accidentally consuming poison.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Drouilhet, William L.
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
Pencil Attachment (open access)

Pencil Attachment

Patent for device that continuously applies mucilage to the penil without rendering it sticky.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Elliott, Claud B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Delivery-Reel for Printing Presses (open access)

Delivery-Reel for Printing Presses

Patent for "improvements in delivery reels for printing presses, and more particularly to such reels on the so-called stop cylinder press having a reciprocatory bed carrying the type, and its object is to provide the delivery reel with mechanism whereby the paper will, after being removed from the cylinder be carried to such a position that its lower edge will be removed from the proximity to the type to prevent its engagement therewith on the return stroke of the bed" (lines 13-24) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Garlick, Mark J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Chicken-Coop. (open access)

Folding Chicken-Coop.

Patent for folding chicken coop with locking parts when folded or in the upright position. There are also improvements to poultry crates such as occupying minimal space when not in use for shipping purposes, including illustrations.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Jones, Cecil A,
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lister Plow Adjuster (open access)

Lister Plow Adjuster

Patent for Lister Plow Adjuster
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Kunkel, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Harrow Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for Harrow Attachment for Cultivators
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Kučera, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps (open access)

Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps

Patent for Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Latta, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joint Gage, Level, and Miter Square (open access)

Joint Gage, Level, and Miter Square

Patent for joint gage, level, and miter square, and is especially adapted for brick layers to start on corners.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Maddox, Thomas R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bunk Stairs (open access)

Folding Bunk Stairs

Patent for stair-step that can be folded up, to be used in bunk bed situations such as in sleeping cars of trains.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Mey, Ella E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Plow (open access)

Patent for Plow

Patent for a wing plow.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Moore, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automatic and Straight-Air Brake (open access)

Combined Automatic and Straight-Air Brake

Patent for Combined Automatic and Straight-Air Brake
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Pomeroy, William. E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Prod Pole (open access)

Electric Prod Pole

Patent for electric prodding pole used for corraling animals.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Smith, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie (open access)

Railroad Tie

Patent for Railroad Tie
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Stroud, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Cleaner (open access)

Concrete Cleaner

Patent for Concrete Cleaner
Date: August 26, 1916
Creator: Stubbs, Robert C
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Bicycle Fork (open access)

Spring Bicycle Fork

Patent for Spring Bicycle Fork
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Thompson, Bula J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Load Lifting Device (open access)

Load Lifting Device

Patent for improved load-lifting devices.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Trigg, Van H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pocket Index (open access)

Pocket Index

Patent for Pocket Index
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Urmston, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Purse. (open access)

Purse.

Patent for a small purse attached to the hand via a strap, including illustration of purse in use on hand.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Urmston, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History