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Auxiliary Air-Feed for Carbureters.
Patent for a carbureter that improves auxiliary air feed, wherein gradually increased quantities of air are harnessed as the speed of the motor increases.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Bills, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for pump that has "a valve chest which is formed of a single casting removably mounted on the pump cylinder, and carrying all the valves of the pump."
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washboard.
Patent for a washboard, with improvements to the conventional washboard such as "having a scrubbing surface formed of transversely arranged, longitudinally twisted wires, which (...) have their ends cleated to the board which prevent displacement" (lines 15-19), including illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Butler James. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steel Form for Laying Concrete
Patent for metal forms used in the laying of concrete for construction of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Cramer, Walter H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Machine.
Patent for "a machine for resurfacing roads or preparing new roads" (lines 9-10). Machine includes an adjustable scraper to aid in leveling of the roadway and compresses the edges of the roads using drags or shoes. The machine is adaptable to aid in road construction "depending upon the nature and condition of the road's surface" (lines 16-17).
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Dean, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Well Strainer
Patent for an oil well strainer that increases the surface area of the inlet, and also provide protection to the person straining.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Hardin, Otis & Daniels, Veerin B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cell Tester
Patent for a portable device that can test battery cells to determine if they are outputting the normal current, of if voltage has dropped.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Luthy, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scoop
Patent for a self adjusting scoop, that can be used to measure quantities of items such as grain, and contains the component of a self leveler for accuracy.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Read, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting
Patent for Gasoline Burner for Incandescent Lighting
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Volz, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Feeding Fuel to Furnaces
Patent for device that aids in the separation of bolls and burrs in cotton ginning, and makes use of undesired material as a fuel for power.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Williams, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History