Boring-Drill. (open access)

Boring-Drill.

Patent for detachable heads and plates for frusco-conical rollers that allow for space between drills, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camp Bedding-Roll (open access)

Camp Bedding-Roll

Patent for a bedding roll in which the main sheet is adapted to receive a mattress or be stuffed with straw, grass, or leaves to enable it to be used as a bed-sack.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Waugh, Julia Nott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reamer. (open access)

Reamer.

Patent for an enlarged reamer for maintaining the gage of the hole comprising a head threaded at one end for attachment to the drill and disk-shaped reaming cutters housed in slots in the sides.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leaf for Books (open access)

Leaf for Books

Patent for certain improvements in leaves for books, specifically hotel registers and similar, that materially prolong the life of the leaf.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Moore, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in the Concentration and Purification of Sludge Acid (open access)

Improvements in the Concentration and Purification of Sludge Acid

Patent for improvements in the concentration and purification of sludge acid in petroleum refineries.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Slater, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor (open access)

Tractor

Patent for "novel features of construction and combinations of parts" in tractors to ensure a steady, even pace of travel and allow for traversing uneven landscape while maintaining a level setting, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Altgelt, Herman E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Welding (open access)

Method of Welding

Patent for an improved method of welding broken frames in portions of machinery that are difficult to access, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Brown, Charles Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller. (open access)

Stump-Puller.

Patent for an improved design for a stump-puller, using a hoisting derrick and lever to attach to the stump and pull it from the ground.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Weese, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surgical and Bathing Apparatus. (open access)

Surgical and Bathing Apparatus.

Patent for improvements to surgical and bathing apparatus.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Scroggin, Jethro W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pass-Book (open access)

Pass-Book

Patent for improvements on pass book design, so that the owner's name can be included on the cover of the book, and so that the name can not be easily removed.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harvester. (open access)

Harvester.

Patent for Harvester. "This invention relates to harvesters, particularly designed for harvesting beets, potatoes or analogous agricultural products and the primary object of the invention is to provide a machine which will harvest a crop of agricultural products of the edible root type with a minimum amount of manual labor." (line 2)
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Malone, Tom Anderson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Car Door. (open access)

Grain-Car Door.

Patent for Grain-Car Door. "The object the present invention is to arrange the door for use in transporting grain without requiring any additional grain door or planking on the inside door opening." (Line 3)
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Hartough, Edward W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ignition System for Internal-Combustion Engines. (open access)

Ignition System for Internal-Combustion Engines.

Patent for Ignition System for Internal-Combustion Engines. "This invention relates to ignition systems for internal combustion engines and comprehends the provision of a dual ignition system for multiple cylinder engines with which either battery or magneto current may be used and having only two coils, one with a vibrator for the magneto current and one without a vibrator for the battery current." (line - 2)
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Richards, Harvey B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoemaker's Gimlet. (open access)

Shoemaker's Gimlet.

Patent for a shoemaker's gimlet that bores holes in wooden heels for women's shoes, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Paternostro, Luca
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cooking Table (open access)

Sanitary Cooking Table

Patent for a sanitary cooking table, which has for its primary object the provision of a sanitary cooking table specially adapted for use in cooking schools.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Laursen, Laust K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pie-Carrier Cabinet (open access)

Pie-Carrier Cabinet

Patent for an improved pie carrier cabinet. This cabinet is designed to be strong, light, and produced cheaply. It provides increased accessibility and convivence when it comes to viewing or removing pies from it.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Blalock, Clovis Coffey
System: The Portal to Texas History