Cable Reeling and Pulling Truck (open access)

Cable Reeling and Pulling Truck

Patent for the cable reeling and pulling truck. This invention was made to ease the process of cable reeling and pulling by trucks and for improvements to the safety of this process. Illustrations are provided.
Date: February 12, 1918
Creator: Alberts, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for improvements to a new cultivator which eliminate side drafting and improving the means of cultivating and adjusting the shovels with ease.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Ashley, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elastic Tire. (open access)

Elastic Tire.

Patent for improvements on elastic tires, so that they are solid and secured on rims of wheels laterally and circumferentially, with fastening rings that hold the tires steady with circular movement; includes illustrations.
Date: October 29, 1918
Creator: Avery, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catch. (open access)

Catch.

Patent for an improved catch (latch) to hold open gates that will "prevent a rebound of the gate" (lines 20) and is "simpler, less expensive, and otherwise more convenient" (lines 29-30) to manufacture and use.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Borah, Dee.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tandem-Roller Attachment. (open access)

Tandem-Roller Attachment.

Patent for improved, simply constructed, and high-efficiency tandem roller attachments with the purpose of, "preventing surface waving of roadways," (lines 18-19) including illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Brown, Frank O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photography Exposure Meter (open access)

Photography Exposure Meter

Patent for a Photography Exposure Meter, whereby the correct exposures may be obtained in the taking of pictures irrespective of weather conditions and the period of the day.
Date: April 14, 1918
Creator: Cady, Silas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Composition (open access)

Concrete Composition

Patent for a formulation of waterproof concrete that utilizes lava rocks.
Date: December 17, 1918
Creator: Charles E. Barglebaugh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor (open access)

Tractor

Patent for improvements to tractors which are designed with the driver's seat positioned on the trailing unit. The improvements allow for tools to be attached in such a way cultivating may be done near fences and other common obstructions.
Date: July 1, 1918
Creator: Chenoweth, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shank-Stiffener and Heel-Plate for Shoes. (open access)

Shank-Stiffener and Heel-Plate for Shoes.

Patent for "shank stiffener and heel securing plate for use in the manufacture of shoes or in the repair work" (lines 25-27) to prevent or repair buckling, loosening, and breaking of heels due to shanks of soles being made from "leather, compressed paper, or steel" (lines 18-19) which historically have not been able to support the heel of the shoe.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Cobler, Lee Ora
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Hand-Grip. (open access)

Artificial Hand-Grip.

Patent for an improvement to artificial hand-grips that includes a pair of jaws that attaches to an artificial arm and allows wearers to perform various activities.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Corley, Quentin D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elbow-Joint for Artificial Arms (open access)

Elbow-Joint for Artificial Arms

Patent for an elbow joint for artificial arms that can be manipulated by the wearer into any desired position.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Corley, Quentin D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine. (open access)

Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.

Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Fabric. (open access)

Fence Fabric.

Patent for a new kind of fence fabric that lays flatter, can be made more efficiently, and slips less.
Date: September 24, 1918
Creator: Dobkins, Pearl
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container for Quick Tire Patches. (open access)

Container for Quick Tire Patches.

Patent for quick-tire patches for repairing blowouts. Abrasive surface provides a more convenient way to clean tire patches than the usual sandpaper.
Date: February 12, 1918
Creator: Duffy, C.O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Curing Plant (open access)

Vegetable-Curing Plant

Patent for curing vegetables by a unit system. The design is a curing house of multiple bins with air circulation in each, allowing for a faster and more uniform curing process.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Ewton, Thomas F. & Waldrop, Frances E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pass-Book (open access)

Pass-Book

Patent for improvements on pass book design, so that the owner's name can be included on the cover of the book, and so that the name can not be easily removed.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Desk and Map-Cabinet. (open access)

Combined Desk and Map-Cabinet.

Patent for a convertible writing desk that doubles as a cabinet for storing and displaying maps. Intended to allow multiple scrolled maps to be stored inside and easily displayed and retracted in classroom settings.
Date: July 16, 1918
Creator: Fanning, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Worth Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1918
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Cattle-guard. (open access)

Railroad Cattle-guard.

Patent for an improved cattle-guard to keep livestock from crossing onto a railroad track or into railway property. This protects livestock and decreases railroad liability for loos of property. The invention includes a pivotal gate which runs parallel to the track that will go across the track to block animals if they try to cross the opening.
Date: January 22, 1918
Creator: Gidcumb, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner. (open access)

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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foot Steering Device for Automobiles. (open access)

Foot Steering Device for Automobiles.

Patent for foot steering device as "an attachment to the ordinary steering devices which are operated by handwheels for controlling the steering mechanism by foot, or other parts of the body to relieve the hand" (lines 13-17). The device also provides "a steering device with pedals so connected thereto and so located that the same may be readily reached with the feet" (lines30-32).
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Haley, Seabron M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camp-Cooker. (open access)

Camp-Cooker.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in a form of camp cooker, or camp stove and particularly appertains to a folding and demountable cooker" (lines 8-11), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Hanson, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interest-Computing Device. (open access)

Interest-Computing Device.

Patent for a mechanical interest computing device, which is designed to be simple to build, maintain, and operate.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Harris, Ira S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal (open access)

Automobile-Signal

Patent for a device to indicate the intention to make a turn in an automobile, with improvements made for nighttime usage, including illustrations.
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Illingworth, Sam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History