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Airship.
Patent for improved airship design involving the containment of gas in an envelop and the passage of gas through multiple compartments with the purpose of facilitating, "steering or repairing of the machine." (line 17) including illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Rainey, James E. J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Spring Clamp
Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Hillin, H. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships" (lines 5-6). The improvements enable concrete hulls to be made efficiently, comparatively lightweight, and durable with a new form of rib reinforcement providing strength to withstand all strains of ocean travel.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safe Lock
Patent for providing "a means which will necessitate the operation of a series of setting devices before the several bolts can be moved to unlock the door". (lines 11-14).
Date:
June 13, 1918
Creator:
Harris, William J. B. of Bonham, TX
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Change-Over Signal for Motion-Picture Machines
Patent for an automatic change-over signal for motion picture machines that signals the approach of the end of the film reel.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Wood, Victor & Feegles, De Witt C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kiln
Patent for improvements to kilns, which include improvements for transferring heat, "burning lime and clay products"(line 11), powdered fuel feeding and preventing unheated air from flowing into the kiln.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Bone, David R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spout for Railroad Water Tanks
Patent for improvements to railroad water tank spouts which allow for valve shut-off. The valve shut-off function controls the flow of water by suction force into the spout which will prevent wasting water.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Metzger, Frederick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ticket-Distributer
Patent for improvements of Ticket-Distributers in telephone offices and similar establishments.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Mendeck, Fred C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protecting Device for Tires
Patent for new and useful improvements protecting tires in the provision of a pad held over the tread.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Harmon, William Oliver
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Attachment.
Patent for a hame attachment, used in the collar of a draft horse, that is simple in construction and operation and can be produced for little cost. The attachment would prevent wear of lines and keep them in place at the same time.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Bilderback, Eddy R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Record-Filing Cabinet
Patent for a record filing cabinet designed to show every record within as well as records of different sizes.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
McCart, Robert, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie and Fastener
Patent for "a novel and improved rail-tie and fastener which will support and hold the rails in a substantial manner and prevent displacement and spreading thereof, so as to avoid wrecks or accidents and consequent loss of lives and property" (lines 11-16), including illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Felton, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crib.
Patent for a folding crib which folds compactly for easy storage while keeping the mattress and covers in place, with illustration.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Vidrine, Homer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Canopy.
Patent for a universal canopy to provide shade for cultivator operators. The canopy is light, simple, and durable.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Owen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester
Patent for an improved cotton harvester for the purpose of increased efficiency, with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Stark, Alvin E. & Garrett, Myers A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Janes, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber for Bicycles and Motor Cycles.
Patent for "invention...to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive device adapted to be readily applied to motorcycles and bicycles and capable of absorbing the shocks and jars and increasing the life of a bicycle or motorcycle and of enabling the engine of the latter to run smoother and at the expenditure of less power" (lines 15-23) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Newberry, Roy D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo.
Patent for a feed storage building that allows silage to be discharged from bottom, removing the opportunity for air and spoilage organisms to affect remaining feed when silage is removed. A screw- or auger-like conveying device moves feed downward and eliminates the need for multiple points of door or window access in upper portions of the silo.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Lock
Patent for a window sash lock which allows window sashes to "be adjusted to any desired position in the window-frame and locked in the said position" (lines 12-14) as well as to "be readily released from its locked position when it is desired to adjust the window sash" (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Keller, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slot Angle Bar
Patent for a new slot angle bar design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Rice, E. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Impression Cake
Patent for a new type of impression cake meant for the creation of dental and other kinds of molds.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Downie, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Distant Control Switch Socket For Electric Lights
Patent for an improved electric light control switch design meant to decrease the rate of energy consumption.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Davis, James Mattison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Printing Blue-Prints
Patent for a new type of printing press for the printing of large blue-prints. It is to be a more effective method of printing large objects with a curved plate to provide a more continuous and effective result.
Date:
January 30, 1919
Creator:
Cooper, Christopher Columbus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Cutting Implement.
Patent for a fruit cutting implement with increased safety measures to help users avoid "the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemons with a knife" (lines 23 - 24), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Mack H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History