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Arc-Lamp Attachment
Patent for improving arc lamp attachments. The attachment allows an arc lamp to be able to use an incandescent lamp in place of the electrodes in an arc lamp. The attachment increases the efficiency and durability of the arc lamp.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Support
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Barrel Supports (lines 5-6)."
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Taylor, Charles E. Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casket-Support.
Patent for Casket-Support. "An object of the invention is to provide a support of simple and durable structure adapted to be manipulated to support the casket at an elevated position with relation to a floor or which may be folded whereby the casket may rest flat upon the floor." (line 3)
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Kinnison, Martin L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for improvements to a new cultivator which eliminate side drafting and improving the means of cultivating and adjusting the shovels with ease.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Ashley, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for a "furnace adapted especially for use outdoors for heating a wash pot or kettle" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Cornelius, Samuel S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Go-Cart Attachment.
Patent for an attachment to a child-sized go-cart, meant to hook onto the seat of the cart and undercarriage, providing a receptacle for the child to store clothes or other personal items while keeping it from swaying or falling off.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
McWilliams, Lulie C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line-Shaft Oiler
Patent for improvements to line-shaft oilers to more easily oil bearings and prevent oil waste.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Collins, Joseph P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Measure and Strainer
This patent relates to devices for measuring and straining liquids and discharging them into a receptacle or tank without exposing the liquids after being strained to the atmosphere or rendering the liquid liable to be deteriorated by dust or other foreign matter.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Doolin, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for Nut-Lock. The invention is to enable locking a nut upon a bolt, to keep from coming undone due to vibration.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Morris, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reversible Chuck-Jaw.
Patent for a reversible chuck-jaw that is " 'capable of wide adjustment, this flexibility of operation facilitating the application of the chuck jaw to various types of chucks." (lines 49-52)
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Miller, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Separator
Patent for a seed separator which uses suction and a rotary beater to separate undeveloped seeds from healthy ones. It is designed to be a cheap and efficient tool to separate good seeds from weak ones, dust, or other foreign objects into different containers.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Rylander, James B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Single Trigger Mechanism For Double-Barrel Guns
Patent for "new and useful improvement in Single Trigger Mechanism For Double-Barrel Guns (lines 5-7)."
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Lindsay, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an improvement wire-stretcher using a sliding, adjustable plate (non-rotating) that provides unique means for attaching, stretching, and adjusting the wire.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Moore, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device
Patent for an advertising device meant to sit on a desk as a ruler. This device is designed to make the images on its surface appear to be suspended in air when it is lifted. It can be manufactured cheaply and is intended to be distributed for free as both a ruler and advertisement.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Glisson, Amos Adolphus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Extracting Device
Patent for an Automobile Extracting Device, which may be readily carried in compact form in one of the storage compartments of a motor vehicle, including illustrations.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Morrow, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clod-Crusher
This patent is for a clod crusher. The purpose of this patent is to make clod crushing more effective and efficient through the action of the cutting members and not by the weight of apparatus alone.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Weems, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combine Dimmer and Adjuster for Headlights
This patent is for the improvement of illumination and more particularly relates to a combined dimmer and adjuster for headlights. The primary aim is for the improvement of dimmers on the lamps of a motor vehicle so that the dimmers might be adjusted together with respect to the lamps so that various positions of vertical and horizontal adjustment are possible and if necessary, the removal of the cover of the lamps.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Averitt, Robert W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for cultivator with illustrations and certain improvements on the invention.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Whisenant, David A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the Like.
Patent for "Improvements in Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the like" (lines 6-8) that uses electricity and includes "a heating element which is not affected by repeated changes in temperature, which is adapted to present a heating surface of large area, which may be raised to a high temperature with a low current, and which is many times more economical in use than metal coils possessing less heat radiating powers" (lines 21-28) including illustrations.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Lorenz, Charles O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flush-Valve
Patent for a valve for a general flush tank.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Cahill, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin Point Protector
This patent is for the device that is to be used for protecting the point of the hat pin, and the invention aims to improve the operative connection between the compartmental members which shield and grip the point of the pin.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Koch, Charles Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Can.
Patent for an oil can that provides a squirt through which oil is ejected with considerable force, illustration included.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Ellis, Water Lloyd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Harvester
Patent for "new and improved peanut harvester (lines 5-7)."
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Keith, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Head
This patent relates to piston heads particularly designed for use in connection with a hydrocarbon engine. The purpose of this invention is to provide a novel form of a ball and socket connection between the piston rod and the piston head. The said connection is designed to be durable in construction , cheap to manufacture and easily applied.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Collier, William Reid
System:
The Portal to Texas History