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Locomotive Brake-Shoe
Patent for a locomotive brake shoe that is "capable of being economically manufactured in a small foundry without the installation of special and elaborate machinery, whereby they may be produced in various repair shops local to different railroad centers" (lines 15-20), including illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Christensen, Jacob V. C. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Route-Indicator.
Patent for an improved route indicator for automobiles "which not only visually indicates the characteristics and risks of the road" but in addition provides an "auditory signal to call attention to approaching hazards or dangers" (lines 36-41). Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Cranmer, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crossing-Gate.
Patent for improvements to crossing gates through a device that helps facilitate the gates' automatic closing and opening position.
Date:
September 18, 1917
Creator:
Hood, Lemuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for simple, efficient oil burner.
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Latshaw, Benjamin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Means for Oil Well Swivels
Patent for a valve that may be incorporated into the swivel of an oil well drill to aid in expediting the drilling process.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Lincoln, B. Hugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rope-Socket.
Patent for rope socket "for use in connection with oil well drilling bits" (lines 13-14) "which can be quickly, easily and conveniently adjusted to provide a swivel or nonswivel socket as desired" (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1917
Creator:
McConnell, Scott Russell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Washing Apparatus
Patent for bottle washing machine.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
McDaniel, Joshua S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Pulling Device.
Patent for a device for pulling pipes from wells without damaging the pipe, with a safety feature in case the pipe breaks.
Date:
September 25, 1917
Creator:
Osborne, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Threshing Machine.
Patent for a cotton threshing machine with wheels designed to be constructed in the cotton field and easily moved to different parts of the field.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Threshing Machine.
Patent for an improvement to cotton-threshing machines that threshes "the cotton crop by extracting and separating the cotton locks from the bolls and stalks" (lines 13-15). This patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A. & Kemp, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Core-Drill.
Patent for a rotary drill for drilling into and removing solid core samples of hard formations encountered in deep oil wells. It is designed to remove the core sample intact so the composition of the formation can be analyzed.
Date:
May 1, 1917
Creator:
Smith, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Check.
Patent for a door check that will be able to hold the door in any desired position to which it may be moved and it will prevent the slamming or sudden closing of the door.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Winfrey, Edgar M. & Pike, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History