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Advertising-Machine.
Patent for a machine that displays advertisements in a rotation.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton
Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Streun, John Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Dental Instruments.
Patent for a dental instrument which is to attach to a dental drill handle. Protecting the patient's tongue from being cut by the drill or grinding disk while the patient's lower teeth are being operated on, including illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Luzzi, August F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Signal
Patent for new automatic train signal. It was invented to improve train signaling systems for automatic trains.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Bulla, Melburn Bernie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner.
Patent for a device that attaches to a cotton gin that cleans and crushes the cotton bolls.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Streun, John Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for improvements to the boll breaker and cotton cleaner by changing the construction and arrangement of parts. The patent uses air pressure to move the bolly cotton through the boll breaker and cotton cleaner chambers.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Gillespie, Solomon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Mold
Patent for "a butter mold embodying means for cutting and shaping a piece of wrapping paper to conform to the configuration of the mold in which it is adapted to be placed to receive the butter." (lines 9-13).
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Higginbotham, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener.
Patent for a can opener that is made from "a single flat piece of metal" (line 17) and is made for ease of operation, reducing the chance of the user cutting themselves.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter Attachment.
Patent for a carbureter attachment.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
McDonald, James A. & Harris, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Classifier and Separator.
Patent for classifiers and separators used in mining to separate solids and liquids in the tank. It allows for easy removal and replacement of parts as they wear.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar
Patent for a collar with tie supporting strip.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Naegeli, Fred E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Block dated October 1, 1918
Patent for new and improved detailing rocks for railroads. What makes this unique is that the clamp can be quickly and effectively clamped to railroad tracks.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Samuel Harvey Garrett & Joseph Owen Staude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drainage-Bottle
Patent for a drainage bottle that can be attached/detached from the person and is used for draining wounds.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Wofford, William Fillmore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explosive-Engine.
Patent for "an improved engine of the internal combustion type, in which the explosion occurs between two oppositely moving pistons arranged in a cylinder and connected with independent crank shafts." (lines 13-17). The engine also includes a new type of valve gear with mechanically triggered valves and an apparatus for the forced water cooling of the engine.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Cooper, Willis W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Meter-Boxes.
Patent for fasteners (locks) for meter-boxes to prevent tampering by unauthorized users by attaching a cover with rotating bolts that can be locked or unlocked with an accompanying key.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Metallic Joint
Patent for flexible metallic joint used to make improvements with railroad couplings on trains along with train pipes.
Date:
December 19, 1918
Creator:
Schulz, Wilhelm
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Burners
Patent for improvements for burners. It is related explicitly to hydrocarbon burners. Its purpose is to keep the oil and steam separate as they leave the burner by keeping them in two separate streams.
Date:
June 19, 1918
Creator:
Trahan, Clair A
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown and Portable Frame and Hoist.
Patent for a knockdown and portable frame and hoist as a combined structure for "easy and convenient transportation" (line 19).
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Shook, Jessie Alonzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means of Escaping from Aeroplanes
Patent for providing emergency egress to pilots by way of quick release restraint straps, a parachute, and a trap door, including illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Carver, Ben D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor Limbering Stand
Patent for a motor limbering stand. To provide an apparatus for starting and testing motors.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Hill, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Cutter
Patent for improvements to pipe-cutters that can cut pipes of different sizes.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Hime, Clint T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic-Tire Protector
Patent for an improved pneumatic tire protector. This is a liner "interposed between the inner tube and tire casing to prevent puncture of the inner tube" (p.1 lines 6-8)
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Haas, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process for Tanning Hides.
Patent for a novel process of tanning hides of various animals.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Moore, Rufus N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Tanning Hides and Skins
Patent for rendering the process of tanning hides and skins "more expeditious and considerably cheaper &c., &c." (lines 12-13)
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Hall, Lewis T. & Tuttle, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History