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Post Hole Digger.
Patent for a new post hole digger that both facilitates the creation of straight sides to the hole and a mechanism to allow for easy removal of the dirt.
Date:
August 17, 1916
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
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
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
Nutcracker
Patent for nut crackers designed for use in cracking pecan nuts. It is a simple device that can be readily attached to a table or other support and is quickly adjustable for different sized nuts.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Blair, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minnow Trap
Patent for Minnow Trap
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Bonner, John Sturgis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for planter, by Walter H. Boon
Date:
August 31, 1916
Creator:
Boon, Walter H.
System:
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Globe Draft-Shield.
Patent for the invention of a simple and efficient device to attach to a chimney which will prevent sudden wind from blowing out the lamp.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Byrd, Silas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Operated Door.
Patent for am electrically-operated door. This device has mechanisms that are when stepped on automatically open and close the door.
Date:
August 1, 1916
Creator:
Cain, Ira L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.
Patent for a new and improved locking device for steering wheels that secures the front axle of an automobile at an angle to prevent unauthorized movement beyond a small circle or curve, including illustrations.
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Coleman, Oscar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Hulling Machine.
Patent for improvements in grain-hulling machines for further effectiveness and convenience at a lesser cost.
Date:
August 26, 1916
Creator:
Couch, Albert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holding-Clip.
Patent for improvements on a holding clip for "cloth or other allied material." (line 79)
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Crume, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobiles or Any Other Desired Vehicles.
Patent for an attachment to automobiles to facilitate the attachment of luggage.
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Cypert, Jesse Bundy
System:
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Adjustable Seat for Automobiles.
Patent for the invention of adjustable seats for vehicles to provide a comfortable seating for travellers.
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Dedrick, John V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan
Patent for fan or blower for the conveyance of materials such as cotton, cottonseed, and saw dust under suction and air pressure from supple source to the delivery point. The travel of material is continuous and the materials will not come into contact with the blades of the fan or blower.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bearing.
Patent for invention of a bearing which has adjustable bearing for shafting. Also this invention wide range of position changes in shaft.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mason's Jointer
Patent for jointers used by stone masons and brick masons which can be used to cut out mortar to a predetermined depth between courses of bricks and smooth the mortar surface for a neat and attractive joint.
Date:
August 1, 1916
Creator:
Downs, Anthony Wayne
System:
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Display-Stand.
Patent for the invention of a rack used to hold harness pads such that they can be readily removed from the racks.
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Dyer, Simpson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carton.
Patent for cartons, specifically cartons belonging to "the class of collapsible safety wrappers for bottles or other fragile articles." (lines 9-10).
Date:
August 30, 1916
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Signaling Apparatus.
Patent for a signal that is put on a fishing pole that helps see if a fisher has a bite at night.
Date:
August 14, 1916
Creator:
Evans, Lyda D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rake.
Patent for a rake with curved ends and multiple teeth that hold the material and keep it from going to the sides.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Green, Ella M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drill
Patent for Rotary Drill
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Griffin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maize Header and Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved hand-operated implement designed for cutting heads of Kafir corn or maize in a more simple and efficient manner, including illustrations.
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Grindstaff, Isaac S. & Johnson, Luke
System:
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