Apparatus for Burning Unburnt Gas Products. (open access)

Apparatus for Burning Unburnt Gas Products.

Patent for a new "method for burning all of the products usually known as "waste products" and to eliminate the fumes and poisonous vapors." (lines 27-30) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Jansen, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Pump (open access)

Air-Pump

Patent for an automobile air pump that can be power driven from a car motor. This pump can be driven from the rear wheel of a car.
Date: July 15, 1915
Creator: Causey, Thomas S. & Kelley, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane. The invention is designed to vary the curvature of the plane from front to rear and by this means the plane may be so adjusted as to reduce the "head resistance" to a minimum. The invention is also trying to find the suitable means for manipulating the adjustable sections whereby the movable sections. This invention aims to provide a machine that is strong, durable, efficient, and comparatively simple to construct.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: McCarroll, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for an improved version of a pump that includes two pistons in order to eliminate both intake and discharge valves.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Sherman, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Writing-Machine. (open access)

Writing-Machine.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Writing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. Our invention relates to stenographic writing machines and particularly to a ribbon feed and reverse for such machines" (lines 6-11).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Elevator Signal Systems (open access)

Improvement to Elevator Signal Systems

Patent for an improvement to an elevator in which “to provide an elevator signal system that will permit a party at any landing to indicate his desire to go up or down to the elevator operator by pressing one of two buttons” (lines 10-15). Instructions and illustration included.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Johnson, Charles S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Pad (open access)

Knee-Pad

Patent for knee-pads that are used for berry or cotton pickers.
Date: May 3, 1915
Creator: Holsey, Walter R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Suction-Cup for Cotton-Picking Machines (open access)

Improvement to Suction-Cup for Cotton-Picking Machines

Patent for the improvement in suction-cups for cotton-picking machines in which the addition of knives allows for easier collection of cotton. Instructions and illustrations included.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Meier, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Linter-Float-Driving Mechanism. (open access)

Linter-Float-Driving Mechanism.

Patent for the improvement of the linter-float-driving mechanism of float drives for cotton linters. The invention produces a positive driving mechanism for a float and removes the use of a belt tightening idler.
Date: May 18, 1915
Creator: Stephens, Louis K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Step. (open access)

Vehicle-Step.

Patent for a unit which covers the hub of a wheel to provide protection against people "stepping on or 'riding' the hub." (Line 15).
Date: August 10, 1915
Creator: Butcher, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerosene-Burner. (open access)

Kerosene-Burner.

Patent for kerosene fueled burner for use with cooking or heating, includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Patton, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Gear Shifting Device. (open access)

Transmission Gear Shifting Device.

Patent for a new transmission gear shifting device will "provide means for shifting the transmission parts of an automobile or other motor driven vehicle, without employing the usual hand levers and appliances, and to do so by means of electrically controlled operating mechanisms in combination with certain component parts." (Lines 12-18) including illustrations.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: De Witt, G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Separating and Grading Seeds. (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Separating and Grading Seeds.

Patent for an agricultural apparatus that separates and grades seed (such as grains) as well as accelerates the seed pressurizing process. The apparatus assists and accelerates the cultivation process.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials. (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials.

Patent for improvements in process of and apparatus for sizing and classifying comminuted materials, according to the size of the particles of the material. It allows for particles to be classified according to size and discharged from the apparatus in different receptacles, with the particles in each receptacle being substantially the same size.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Classifying Comminuted Material. (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Classifying Comminuted Material.

Patent for improving the process of classifying materials in order to reduce rehandling and improve efficiency in sizing materials through the use of screens.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Concrete Silos and the Like. (open access)

Mold for Concrete Silos and the Like.

Patent for a mold for concrete silos that improves on efficiency.
Date: November 9, 1915
Creator: Doyle, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spraying Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Spraying Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for spray attachment for a Cultivator, which is an agricultural farm equipment used for soil tillage. The machine is designed to stir soil around a crop. The improvement of the spray attachment is a nozzle that can control the spray of fluid at the same time the soil is being cultivated.
Date: October 12, 1915
Creator: Oldham, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Cushion Valve. (open access)

Steam-Cushion Valve.

Patent for "a new and useful steam cushion valve, and its object is to provide a steam cushion valve that will sever to automatically retard the exhaust from a cylinder as the piston approaches one of the cylinder heads." (lines 9-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Picking And Separating Cotton from Bolls. (open access)

Process of Picking And Separating Cotton from Bolls.

Patent for a device to remove plant fiber from picked cotton (referred to as "burs" and "bolls"). The device makes the process of cleaning cotton faster and more efficient.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Meier, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Guide for Printing-Presses. (open access)

Paper-Guide for Printing-Presses.

Patent for improved paper guides for printing presses (particularly stop cylinder printing presses).
Date: November 2, 1915
Creator: Garlick, Mark J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tail-Light for Automobiles. (open access)

Tail-Light for Automobiles.

Patent for a lamp for automobiles, which combines a lantern (with colored lens) with a number plate holder (which includes sections that can be inserted and removed). The lamp is positioned to show and illuminate the number plate.
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Lindsey, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck-Gear for Vehicles. (open access)

Truck-Gear for Vehicles.

Patent for a durable, efficient, simple, and inexpensive turning gear that enables trucks to turn from the top of the vehicle.
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Moore, Charles P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines. (open access)

Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. Our invention relates to stenographic typewriting machines, and relates more particularly to a striking mechanism for such machines" (lines 6-13).
Date: November 30, 1915
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thermostat. (open access)

Thermostat.

Patent for an improved and automatic thermostat tool to regulate temperature including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Royall, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History