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Resilient Wheel.
Patent for improvements in the structure of wheels.
Date:
June 23, 1916
Creator:
Avery, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device
Patent for lubricating device which is a dispenser for liquids or semi liquids to come out of.
Date:
February 8, 1916
Creator:
Aycock, Nathaniel. M
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvester
Patent for harvesting produce, as well as straightening fallen stalks for easier harvesting.
Date:
November 14, 1916
Creator:
Bachtel, J. Sidney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
Patent for a trap to catch small animals
Date:
November 28, 1916
Creator:
Baker, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type Writing Machine
Patent for type-writing machine used to center heading on a document in typewriting machines. With the success of the invention, the carriage-spacing key is depressed once for each letter in the word being centered.
Date:
August 1, 1916
Creator:
Barker, Benjamin F.
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
Convertible Furniture.
Patent for convertible furniture used in education. Features a table which can be easily converted from a flat desk, to an inclined black-board, and can store building blocks and similar items.
Date:
October 3, 1916
Creator:
Barler, Eugene M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate.
Patent for imrpoved tie plates that will prevent the rails from wearing down the ties.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Barnes, Ned E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Rail Brace.
Patent for a new railway-rail brace designed "particularly to be used on curves of rail-way tracks, and which ties the rails as to prevent spreading of said rails" (lines 13-16), including illustrations.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Barnes, Ned Eastman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Advertising Machine
Patent for rotating machine which will display papers or advertisements for cetain intervals of time before rotating and changing.
Date:
November 21, 1916
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Valve
Patent for gate valves for oil and other types of reservoirs.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Barry, Herbert & Hindglass, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Operating Device For Camera Shutters
Patent for Operating Device For Camera Shutters
Date:
November 14, 1916
Creator:
Bartlett, Willis N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Box.
Patent for an invention of simple and efficiently designed ice boxes.
Date:
August 1, 1916
Creator:
Bauer, Frederick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reciprocating Valve.
Patent for a reciprocating valve. This valve is adapted for use with air, gases, or liquids.
Date:
March 14, 1916
Creator:
Bean, Cecil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding-Door Mechanism.
Patent for a new sliding door mechanism that allows for doors to be opened and shut by a foot-operated pedal without the use of one's hands, including illustrations.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Beardon, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Stay Bolt
Patent for Flexible Stay Bolt
Date:
September 5, 1916
Creator:
Bearicks, Charles F
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Bag Catching and Delivering Device
Patent for a device that will quickly exchange mail bags between a moving train and a station.
Date:
November 28, 1916
Creator:
Becker, Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor
This document is a patent for the invention of the Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor. According to its inventor Frank M. Bell, the object of this mechanism is to fire aerial projectiles or torpedoes more accurately at their intended target. This mechanism can be called an anti-observation balloon/zeppelin weapon and it would see some usage by the Allied air forces during this conflict.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Bell, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic gas-lighter
Patent for automatic gas lighter, designed for igniting the headlights of auto vehicle, the principle object was to attach a simple automatic lighter to any automobile which is cheaper and reliable.
Date:
July 11, 1916
Creator:
Ben F. Keith
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book.
Patent for a checkbook holder that includes a special binder for check stubs, with instructions and illustration. When a new set of checks and binder are inserted into the holder, the old binder of stubs can be easily removed and saved, for receipt purposes.
Date:
July 11, 1916
Creator:
Bennett, Paul H.
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
Refillable Multiple Fuse Plug
Patent for a fuse plug that can be used multiple time without chargine, and includes several arms in its interior that allows for usage even if on fuse arm is blown, it can simply be moved to the next one.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Berry, Thomas O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rat and Mouse Trap.
Patent for a cheaper and more effective trap that displays live bait but is unreachable to animals. The trap will make it "impossible for animals to escape after they have been captured" (lines 26-28), including illustrations.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Bevers, William S., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History