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Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for a new invention of pipe-wrench, how it is made and how it is used.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Adams, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Shutter-Operating Attachment For Photographic Cameras.
Patent for shuttering operating attachment for photographic cameras. Small mechanical device that is operated by a thumb-lever that causes the shutter of the photographic camera to operate.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Atwood, Harry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo.
Patent for an improvement of a silo that includes a sliding door, including illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Barker, Judge F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch Stand.
Patent for a railway switch stand that locks "a switch of this class and from which the lock cannot be removed except when the switch is fully locked, thus obviating accidents by always insuring a locked condition of the switch after operation and thereby preventing the switch from being subsequently actuated by unauthorized persons" (lines 11-20), including illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Berger, James H. & Rosson, George T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for getting a good knowledge on how to use a cultivator, detailed instructions are provided.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Blalock, Justice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Block
Patent for improvements in building blocks, so they would be stronger, but lighter in weight, and cheaper to transport.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Boehm, Edward.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Knife.
Patent for a new cotton knife to provide more versatility in its use. It is "for sampling bales of cotton, and [...] cutting the bagging of the cotton, and a hook whereby a sample of cotton may be plucked out" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Bowers, Jacob R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pin-Holder
Patent for mechanism that will encase and dispense pins. It holds a roll of pins and its paper and guides "the removal of pins without manipulation of any apparatus, and without requiring mechanism for checking the pins individually" (lines 20-23).
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Bowman, Levi M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Boll Thresher.
Patent for a cotton-boll thresher which opens the bolls and separates the cotton. This thresher tries to improve on others by making them "strong, durable, efficient, and simple and comparatively inexpensive to construct" (lines 21-23); patent includes illustrations and specifications.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Bryan, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Heading Knife.
Patent for a corn cutting knife that straps to the hand and protects the fingers for a more efficient harvesting of corn and maize.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Buchanan, Lemuel O.; Maddox, John S.; Russell, James P. & Speers, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer Line-Shift.
Patent for line shifter attachment for typewriter which makes it possible for the typewriter to print characters above or below the standard line of print. This attachment makes the typewriter useful for taking stenographic notes.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Byrne, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Feed.
Patent for improvement of pressed cakes for cattle feed.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Carter, Newton L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Wing Attatchment for Plows
Patent for adjustable sweep wings that attach near the shovel or blades of a plow, and which will vary the throw of the soil as it is dug by the plow.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Casstephens, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Mounting for Vehicle Bodies
Patent for new, and resilient vehicle mounting, which aims to "mount a body in such a manner as to eliminate jars and jolts..." (lines 11-12).
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Chambers, Silas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Electrical Indicator for Street-Cars.
Patent for Electrical indicator for street cars the display to the passengers the names of the streets passed by the car.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Cleaner.
Patent for an improved floor cleaner that allows for a belt or apron to be turned on to provide continuous motion in order to clean or scrub floors. The floor cleaner will also supply water to the belt, wring and catch dirty water from the belt, and tighten the belt.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Crawford, Hezekiah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for an improved wrench wherein various shaped and sized heads can be quickly and easily put on and taken off. This allows for the wrench to be used with nuts of varying shapes and sizes.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Davis, George W. & Davis, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chest for Piston-Valves.
Patent for a valve chest "fitted for the reception and operation of a piston valve, easily applying to a piston cylinder of a locomotive in place of a removed slide-valve chest without loss of the cylinder, adapting to use superheated steam and high pressure." (lines 11-19).
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Dawson, Lance L. & Roach, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Warehouse Truck
Patent for improving hand truck, aiming to increase the carrying capacity of the truck.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Dickson, Braxton B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blowpipe.
Patent for an improved blowpipe (or hydrocarbon torch), which when activated causes "an extremely hot needle flame" for a Bunsen burner (lines 18-19). Patent contains an illustration and instructions.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Downie, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop
Patent for Automatic Train-Stops "particularly to a system operable in connection with well-known airbrake systems to apply the airbrakes, and shut off the power when an accident of a predetermined character occurs." (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Estes, Betram P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Machine
Patent for an agricultural machine that consists of a rotary cutter and a fixed horizontal cutter. Illustrations are included.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Evans, Lucias S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History