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Agitator.
Patent for an improved device to produce a useful agitation of liquid in washing machines by configuring the paddles or blades in the most effective manner, including illustrations.
Date:
February 23, 1915
Creator:
Babek, Aloysius S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut lock that can be easily applied and detached from a bolt. Will lock screws in place to avoid accidental rotation of the bolt and is less expensive to make.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Boren, W. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Apparatus.
Patent for an apparatus that displays objects enclosed in containers and allows them to be retrieved without "changing the position of any other than the [container] to which access is desired" (lines 16-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Boudreaux, Carlos
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Writing-Desk and File-Cabinet.
Patent for a writing desk with combined filing cabinet designed for routine clerical and writing tasks. The desk has the added benefit of maximizing file space in both the front and back of the desk while permitting the user to remain seated in order to access files.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Cooper, Samuel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for a resilient wheel showcasing adjustable or sectional rims. Modification also exhibits lightness quality, balance for proper distribution, and is noiseless with easy running abilities.
Date:
February 23, 1915
Creator:
Dysart, Marby P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Drying Apparatus
Patent for an improved cotton dryer which uses heat from steam to dry wet cotton more effectively with simpler construction and lower cost.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Evans, Alva A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Penknife
Patent for a combination penknife that includes: blades, awl, tack puller, screwdriver, beer bottle opener, cork screw, thorn extractor. The pen knife uses a "pocket" within the blades to house the corkscrew and awl.
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Feyrer. Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement for Cotton Chopper
Patent for improvement for cotton choppers “so that the operator may regulate the depth of cut, and may shift the cutting member forward or back” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustration included.
Date:
February 2, 1915
Creator:
Finch, Arthur M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing Mechanism for Oil and Water Wells
Patent for a mechanism which cases water off of oil when boring oil wells.
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Fuqua, William Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic Copying Apparatus
Patent for a simple and effective photographic-copying apparatus capable of making copies of small objects of different sizes. The machine is for general commercial use "that may be successfully operated by persons not particularly skilled in the photographic art" (lines 23-25) including illustrations.
Date:
February 2, 1915
Creator:
Gregory, Oscar T. & Carkhuff, Norman W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for plow improvements, including a "novelly adjusted stock" and "adjustable colter knife," with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Hankins, Elias
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension Pedal Attachment
Patent for extension pedal for automobiles that can be easily and readily adjusted and applied to any ordinary automobile pedal, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Harrington, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator
Patent for a vehicle indicator that indicates speed using a sound and light. "The driver may be warned when a certain speed is reached and so officers of the law and others may readily tell by glancing at the vehicle whether or not it is exceeding the speed limit."
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Hartman, Arthur R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
End-Gate Fastener
Patent for improvements in wagons' and similar vehicles' end gate fasteners, of which provide a firm lock and are readily and quickly disengaged as needed, with illustration.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Harvey, Thomas David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Handle-Protector.
Patent for an improved device to protect handles of axes, hammers, and other tools which makes the handle stronger and prevents the head from falling off, including illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Holik, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Oil-Burners
Patent for the improvement of oil-burners in which it is “extremely cheap and simple, which may be readily installed, and which is adapted to burn oil practically without smoke” (lines 12-14). Instructions and illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Hope, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn having two dashers for reciprocation.
Date:
February 15, 1915
Creator:
Jarnigan, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Seed Planter.
Patent for a seed planter that provides improvements upon a riding or wheel planting plow.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Johnson, W. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Round-Bottomed Paper Bags.
Patent for a process to quickly assemble a round-bottomed paper bag economically in regards to labor and waste paper.
Date:
February 2, 1915
Creator:
Johnston, Leila M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting and Moving Device
Patent for a construction device to help move heavy machines.
Date:
February 20, 1915
Creator:
Kenyon, H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Buffer
Patent for an improved construction for a vehicle-wheel buffer which eliminates deterioration of its components found in ordinary type buffer. This invention implements an anti-friction mounting which allows the buffer to rotate freely.
Date:
February 25, 1915
Creator:
Kettler, Martin F.; M. F. Kettler
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inside Trimming Machine for Trimming Wooden Handles for Tools and the Like.
Patent for a machine to trim wooden handles for tools. The "invention relates to trimming machines and more particularly to machines for trimming the inside portions of wooden tools or handles, such as handles for spades, shovels, and like articles." (Lines 10-14)
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Kimerer, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism
Patent for a new and improved lamp-adjusting mechanism for automobiles and other vehicles that directs light from lamps in any direction, within a certain arc, in order to illuminate any object at the side of the road or street, with illustrations (lines 10-20).
Date:
February 23, 1915
Creator:
Kitching, David C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History