Grain Heading Machine (open access)

Grain Heading Machine

Patent for machine that aids in the harvest and processing of Kafir corn.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Forbes, Cullen C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Seeding Attachment for Planters (open access)

Auxiliary Seeding Attachment for Planters

Patent for an attachment to existing hopper fed planters intended for larger format seeds (corn, cotton, etc.), to allow their use in distribution of smaller format seeds (cabbage, onions, etc.).
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Whitworth, John Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connecting Member. (open access)

Connecting Member.

Patent for connecting members, "which in one form is particularly adapted for repairing chains or linking chains to each other and which may be modified so as to be used as buckles or for a variety of other purposes." (lines 20-24)
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Wallace, Milton M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for an automatic valve for use upon hydraulic or suction dredges to prevent sore material such as clay, sand and mud from preventing the efficient use of the dredge sure to the closing of heavy material in the mouth of the dredge. The valve is intended to supply water to flush out the mouth of the dredge.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Miller, Henry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inspirator Valve For Intake Manifolds (open access)

Inspirator Valve For Intake Manifolds

Patent for inspirator valve for to accelerate the air intake to the intake manifold as suction is increased.
Date: September 18, 1917
Creator: Brasier, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve for the improvement of flushing water in tanks. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Cahill, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Armor. (open access)

Tire-Armor.

Patent for "a flexible protector adapted to be applied to a tire" (lines 8-9).
Date: September 25, 1917
Creator: Oatman, Duke
System: The Portal to Texas History