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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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Processes of Distillation and Apparatus Therefor
Patent for improvements in processes of distillation and apparatus therefor in petroleum refineries.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Prichard, George L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Casing Grapple
Patent for a well-casing grapple, allowing a positive grip when lowering casing or pipe within a well, or withdrawing it therefrom, without the danger of slipping or accident.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Artzt, Erich C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Projectile
Patent for toy arrows and similar projectiles "which may be safely shot or projected by children without danger of the arrow injuring any object or hurting the child" (lines 12-15). Additionally it can be used to kill flies without smashing them.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Pewther, Judson C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Header and Binder
Patent for a mechanically driven header and binder tool that can be mounted to a tractor for use in large-scale agricultural harvesting, with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Swofford, Marvin L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surgical and Bathing Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to surgical and bathing apparatus.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Scroggin, Jethro W.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surf-Toboggan
Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Silvernail, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Pillow.
Patent for improvements to pneumatic pillows, specifically the ventilator within the pillow.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Kelly, Ida
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Blocker
Patent for "new and useful improvements hat-blocker (lines 8-9)."
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Milligan, Clifford V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Clipper
Patent for a hair-clipper designed for barbers' and household use, designed to be used without discomfort for the patient.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Sammons, Loney H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Crate
Patent for a crate for use in shipping live pigs which allows for the free movement of the animal's legs while maintaining separation from other animals for identification purposes, including illustrations and instructions for use.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Hirst, John A. & Hirst, Samuel L.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston Ring
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Piston Rings (lines 5-6)."
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Byrant, Clarence R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History