Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.

Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: East, Arthur R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chute for Garbage (open access)

Chute for Garbage

Patent for improvements to the conveyer and chutes associated with the disposal of garbage. Also delivers coal and wood to the house from outside.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Roberson, Ella
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch. (open access)

Automatic Railway Switch.

Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Gullion, Robert, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charge Firing Pin (open access)

Charge Firing Pin

Patent for a new improvement in Charge - Firing Pens by John N. Swanson. Designed for bombs and torpedoes to create a simple firing pen mechanism that is simple, yet prevents accidental detonation of munitions
Date: January 14, 1918
Creator: Swanson, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Cleaner (open access)

Boiler-Cleaner

Patent for an appliance to clean boilers. Device remains in boiler and sucks dirt particles out.
Date: January 1, 1918
Creator: Cross, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Grain Knife. (open access)

Corn or Grain Knife.

Patent for an improved corn or grain knife that is simpler in construction and inexpensive to produce. This corn or grain knife is "adapted for use in the hand of the user for clipping the tops of standing grain such as corn, by the simple act of opening and closing the hand" (lines 10-13), including illustrations.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Holliday, Thomas B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Marking-Pot and Brush. (open access)

Combined Marking-Pot and Brush.

Patent for a combined marking-pot and brush where the marking-pot "will effectually support a brush and prevent the handle thereof from dropping down in to the ink or paint contained therein" (lines 13-16). The marking-pot also provides a detachable cover to prevent spilling.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: McCombs, Charles C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Supply-Valve Attachment (open access)

Air-Supply-Valve Attachment

Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
Date: January 24, 1918
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Monroe C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Canning Apparatus. (open access)

Canning Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus adapted for use in canning operations for steaming and cooking fruit, vegetables, and the like, in the cans.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Mueller, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Intake Device. (open access)

Air Intake Device.

Patent for an air intake device for automobiles and other internal combustion engines. Provides novel and improved heated air supply for carburetors during cold weather. Adjustable to admit unheated air in various proportions according to the air temperature and weather.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: Hornburg, C.A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerocompass. (open access)

Aerocompass.

Patent for an aerocompass, which improves upon a compass combined with inclinometers or map-boards. It is intended for use on submarines, airplanes, or in an area when it would be difficult to use a regular compass.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Fischer, Fred Charlie.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blackboard-Cleaner. (open access)

Blackboard-Cleaner.

Patent for a blackboard cleaner that incorporates a "water reservoir having manually controlled means for communicating the water of the reservoir to the rubbing element of the cleaner" (lines 13-17) including an illustration. The rubbing element was also made to be easily removed for replacement or cleaning.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: Satrum, Gilbert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Separating Device. (open access)

Automatic Separating Device.

Patent for an automatic separating device. This device operates with a link that connects the float level at the top of the tank with a valve handle at the bottom of the tank to control discharge from the tank.
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activated-Sludge Treatment. (open access)

Activated-Sludge Treatment.

Patent for a method that dehydrates sewage for easier removal.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: Moor, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooler. (open access)

Cooler.

Patent for an "iceless cooler" (line 13) with key features such as low manufacturing cost, easy assembly, and the capability to be collapsed for compact storage when not in use, including illustrations.
Date: January 26, 1918
Creator: Chapman, T. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Tire. (open access)

Automobile-Tire.

Patent for a device that provides a cushion to spring wheels.
Date: January 1, 1918
Creator: Dalwigk, Hermann
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incubator Regulator. (open access)

Incubator Regulator.

Patent for an incubator with an automatic regulator for the flame of an incubator or heating lamp. The invention also provides an improved regulator arranged to raise or lower the wick of an incubator lamp in accordance with the heat in the incubator itself.
Date: January 15, 1918
Creator: Harris, Luster. F. & Williams, Walter. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waterproof Car-Door. (open access)

Waterproof Car-Door.

Patent for a freight car door of "strong, durable, and inexpensive construction which will be water and air tight, and which will be practically indestructible in case of a wreck" (lines 17-20) including illustrations.
Date: January 1, 1918
Creator: Atkinson, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Drifting-Valve. (open access)

Locomotive Drifting-Valve.

Patent for locomotive drifting valves to admit saturated steam from the boiler to the steam chamber of the valve chest and cylinders while the locomotive is running with the main steam throttle closed.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Meister, Alfred A.; Surles, John W. & Boyle, Edmund F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watchmaker's Tool. (open access)

Watchmaker's Tool.

Patent for a watchmaking tool that enables a roller jewel to be set in the balance-wheel of a watch with accuracy, and without removing the hair-spring or the roller table.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Kethley, Jacob D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for an improved stalk cutter that can be connected with lister beams and thus, able to be connected to the lister to cut the stalks while plowing.
Date: January 29, 1918
Creator: Thompson, Roy De Witt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spindle Lubricator. (open access)

Spindle Lubricator.

Patent for improving the process of lubricating spindles without removing the wheel, and at a more affordable cost.
Date: January 1, 1918
Creator: Stair, Oscar H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment. (open access)

Plow Attachment.

Patent for a plow attachment that works especially for plowing around smaller plants.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Perkins, Simon F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Starter (open access)

Mechanical Starter

Patent for "improvements in mechanical starters for internal combustion engines" (lines 10-11). It is designed for the use in automobiles, trucks, and similar vehicles.
Date: January 3, 1918
Creator: Johnson, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History