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Cattle-Yoke.
Patent for a cattle yoke which enables the yoke to be attached to a cow's head to prevent grazing from other side of the wire fence.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Carr, Jessie D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colter Attachment for Lister-plows
Patent for a colter attachment (triangular blade used on lister plows), by capitalizing on parts that should already exist on the plow.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Mosely, George L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for "a motor driven cultivator adapted to be attached to various types of cultivating devices to draw the latter over the ground to be cultivated". (lines 12-15)
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Hodges, Eugene C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Four-Wheel Drive.
Patent for improvements in four-wheel driving, which uses a "novel flexible driving connection for the steering wheels." Citation: Hodges, Eugene C. Four-Wheel Drive., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Hodges, Eugene C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Washer.
Patent for improvement in efficiency of hose washers. Patent helps to prevent accidental detachment of a hose via the use of a "resilient wire" designed to strengthen the connection. Citation: Calvert, Walter Riley. Hose-Washer., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Calvert, Walter Riley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Necktie
Patent for a pre-made necktie. This is a pre-made four in hand necktie that is designed to be adjustable to various neck sizes and made to not tear a shirt collar.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Allen, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Harvester.
Patent for a "new and useful peanut harvester" (lines 9-10), with illustrations.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Erwin, Joseph R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump or Motor.
Patent for pump which converts to motor. Pump, compressor doubles as a motor when rotation operation is reversed.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Reaugh, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for an improved spark plug assembly used in explosive engines allowing for easier cleaning of the electrodes while the motor is running, among other enhancements over contemporary spark plug design.
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Inman, John P. & Estes, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Craft.
Patent for a "bathing float equipped with propelling means" (lines 10-11) and a "depressible platform combined with ... a diving rudder" to allow the front part of the craft to dive underneath the water (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Caldwell, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner
Patent for new and improved Boll Breakers and Cleaners "for handling and cleaning seed cotton prior to it delivery to the ginning mechanism..." (lines 9-10).
Date:
April 26, 1915
Creator:
Kinne, Tempel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop.
Patent for a more efficient automatic train stop with a mechanism that uses a connection with the block system used on railways to stop a train when it runs into "the tracks of the danger zone or upon the tracks of the block where the train should be stopped." (lines 16-18)
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Gramm, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boltless Rail-Joint.
Patent for improvements in connecting rails without the use of bolts and nuts but instead using two fish-plates.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Richardson, Charles I. & Hall, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box.
Patent for collapsible box which uses hinges to strengthen the box and to allow the box to be collapsed easily for easy storage.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Smith, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving Gearing for Motor Vehicles
Patent for a driving mechanism that allows all four wheels of a motor vehicle to be used for traction purposes.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Twyford, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Stay.
Patent for fence stays which have "novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing the wires of a fence." The invention "will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time, is simple in construction and operation."
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Benson, Autha C. & Benson, A. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Grain-Harvester Reel.
Patent for making the arms of the folding reels of grain harvesters shiftable and creating a way to brace the arms and hold them in different positions.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Buchanan, David E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Coupling.
Patent for a coupling device for train pipes used on railroad trains to connect fluid conduits and similar pipes.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hume, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jaws for Animal Traps
Patent for an animal trap that traps animals by the leg and prevents the animal from reaching its leg after being caught.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
King, Wylie D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device for Rotary Drills
Patent for improving the lubricating devices for rotary drills, especially the rotatble cutting devices attached to the head of the drill.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reamer
Patent for the improvement of vertical reamers used in the drilling of wells. Intended to provide a multi-bladed reamer that expands holes more evenly with less parts than previous models.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Filling Tire
Patent for a product that automatically inflates automobile tires with the motion and weight of the moving vehicle, with the help of a piston that is not driven by springs.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Fernandez, Jose
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoker's Pipe.
Patent for improvements in sanitation, or cleaning, of smoker's pipes. Pipe can be dissembled for cleaning and includes access to duct and stem with no loss of quality in airstream.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hopkins, George C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History