Jack (open access)

Jack

Patent for a new Jack's that can use in motor cars and other vehicles, It is folded into a compact condition, for storage, within the tool chest of the machine, including illustrations.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Abernathy, George J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting Jack (open access)

Lifting Jack

Patent for lifting jack used to lift vehicles.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Applewhite, Scott C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridle-Bit (open access)

Bridle-Bit

Patent for improvements in bridle bits, particularly bridle bits known as curb bridle bits. One of the objects is to provide means whereby the curb loop or strap is prevented from engaging the lips of the horse when strain is applied to the driving reins.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Bass, James O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stable Rosin and Process of Making the Same (open access)

Stable Rosin and Process of Making the Same

Patent for the process of manufacturing hydrogenated rosin.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Brooks, Benjamin T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hen's Nest. (open access)

Hen's Nest.

Patent for an automatic gate or door for a hen's nest enclosure that will swing shut to keep out intruders when a hen enters and open when the hen leaves.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Buie, Daniel C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor pressure of various compounds at low temperatures (open access)

Vapor pressure of various compounds at low temperatures

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Date: January 1, 1916
Creator: Burrell, G. A. & Robertson, I. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling (open access)

Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling

Patent for a coupler adapted to be employed for operatively uniting the fluid pressure pipes of a pair of railway vehicles, when the vehicles are coupled up. The invention aims to improve the construction of the main pipe through the instrumentality of which the coupling operation is immediately effected, and to provide a means whereby the pipe is mounted in such a way as to have the necessary movemtns.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Cobb, John Ollen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Tongue Support (open access)

Wagon Tongue Support

Patent for improvements to wagon tongue supports. "Spring supporting device which can be quickly and easily moved into position to support the tongue or move out of position to permit the tongue to be lowered to the ground." (15-19)
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Cole, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo (open access)

Silo

Patent for improvements in silos, particularly in the means of tightening the boards and bracing the silos. The object of the invention is to provide a silo which will be easily put together and braced and which can be kept in an air-tight and a liquid tight condition, and to provide means for bracing the silo and for locking the boards in place.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Crady, Charles C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Station Indicator (open access)

Station Indicator

Patent for an indicator that lets passengers on a train know which street they are passing and which station they are at.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Craig, Richard M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for wrench improvement. Allows for "instantaneous initial or preliminary adjustment to fit any size object within its capacity, and a final adjustment to engage the object firmly and securely and to provide a simple, practical, and efficient wrench of strong and durable construction, and equipped with ratchet mechanism for affording a quick adjustment of a sliding jaw and a threaded connection . . . " (13-21)
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Cunningham, Ira
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Jack (open access)

Automobile-Jack

Patent for an automobile jack that lifts the vehicle so that necessary repairs can be made and that relieves constant pressure of the tires.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Davidson, Charles Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grass-Cutter (open access)

Grass-Cutter

Patent for a grass cutter adapted to be mounted on some part of a train of cars. The object of this invention is to provide a cutter which will cut the grass from railway tracks and to adapt the device for easy attachment to a truck of the car.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Doak, John S.
Object Type: Patent
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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Side Delivery Conveyor (open access)

Side Delivery Conveyor

Patent for a devices that transfers boxes from one point A to point B without any lifting from a person.
Date: June 23, 1913
Creator: Drake, Rollin L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Attachment for Corn and Cotton Planters (open access)

Roller Attachment for Corn and Cotton Planters

Patent for a land roller. This land roller will be attached to the planter in a new way, and will allow for the roller to curve with the planter.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Drapela, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kite. (open access)

Kite.

Patent for a new design of kite in which the frame is adjustable and able to form different shapes. Illustrations and instructions included.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Dropping Plate (open access)

Seed-Dropping Plate

Patent for a versatile seed dropping mechanism that retains the seed shells as they drop to prevent machine clogging and seed droppings.
Date: January 25, 1916
Creator: Grinstead, Albert N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Grader (open access)

Road-Grader

Patent for an improvement or update to a device called a road-grader. This patented upgrade will make the use of a road-grader easier.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Harris, Elie B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvesting Machine. (open access)

Beet-Harvesting Machine.

Patent for beet harvesting machine capable of plucking, cutting, and sorting vegetable parts.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Holub, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post-Card Rack (open access)

Post-Card Rack

Patent for racks for supporting and displaying commodities for sale. The device comprises a rotary holder or rack mounted for rotation around a vertical axis and including a skirt-like outer wall made of flexible material folded to form circumferentially arranged pockets into which the lower ends of a large quantity of post cards or the like may be inserted and supported in connection with certain other elements of the structure.
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Honig, Gustav
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box (open access)

Collapsible Box

Patent for box made of pasteboard that collapses and remains as such until needed for use.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Houghland, Frank E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box (open access)

Collapsible Box

Patent for collapsible boxes. Makes it easier and more convenient for people using them.
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Houghland, Frank H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Button (open access)

Button

Patent for a button that holds articles of clothing securely with a combination of rings
Date: January 11, 1916
Creator: Karger, Rose
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History