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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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill (open access)

Rotary Boring Drill

Patent for an improvement in rotary boring drill that will prevent head from wobbling sideways in the hole being drilled.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake for Marine Vessels (open access)

Brake for Marine Vessels

Patent for Brake for Marine Vessels
Date: August 29, 1916
Creator: Harriss, Wade. H
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
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
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for hay baler.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Dudley, Andrew T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reaming-Drill (open access)

Reaming-Drill

Patent for an improved and longer lasting rotary boring drill.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reaming-Drill. (open access)

Reaming-Drill.

Patent for a reaming drill that is interchangeable between the upper and lower head and best used for materials such as gumbo, shale, and clay. Illustrations and instructions included.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gage-Cock. (open access)

Gage-Cock.

Patent for gage cock used in combination with the boiler of an engine to determine amount of water in engine.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Lang, Victor A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator (open access)

Elevator

Patent for a new and improved elevator that has “a locking device for securing the jaws of the elevator around the pipe to be lifted” (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Simmons, Wise F. & Levy, Christin W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator. (open access)

Elevator.

Patent for elevator supporting a locking mechanism to restrict movement in case of a broken cable preventing the elevator car "from dropping to the bottom of the shaft" (lines 16-17).
Date: July 18, 1916
Creator: Hathhorn, Robert A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gang Disk Drill. (open access)

Gang Disk Drill.

Patent for a new disk drill, with instructions for use and illustrations. The gang disk drill has a series of disk-shaped cutters along its body, allowing for more rapid, efficient penetration of shale and other types of material.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
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, James C. & Reynolds, Charles S.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Heating and Applying Coating Material (open access)

Device for Heating and Applying Coating Material

Patent for a device for heating and applying coating materials, and more particularly for applying asphalt to surfaces, which it is desirable to coat therewith.
Date: July 4, 1916
Creator: Seale, Elbert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Disk Drill (open access)

Rotary Disk Drill

Patent for an improvement to rotary disk drills that prevent excessive wear on the cutting edge of the disk.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate. (open access)

Crate.

Patent for a crate for eggs which allows the eggs to be suspended in individual compartments for shipping. The crate will be lined with flexible material that will cushion the egg absorbing shock, including illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1916
Creator: Smith, Nora S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container. (open access)

Container.

Patent for an adapted barrel/container that can be assembled from the barrel/containers collapsed form, including illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: York, Edward Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History