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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
Wire-Fence-Stay Machine.
Patent for wire working machines, specifically for automatically making wire fence stays. This machine can be operated manually and it is portable.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis
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
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shadowgraph.
Patent for "improvements in shadowgraphs" (lines 12-13) "to afford entertainment and amusement" (lines 22-23) by means of using "a holder for pieces of which a design may be composed" (lines 31-32), including one illustration.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Barler, Eugene Miles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tongs
Patent for blacksmith's tongs. Used to handle and manipulate different sizes of rods and bars that are round.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Beacham, Charles M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for a wheel made of metal that is secured to the rim without slipping or creeping, including illustrations
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Bonelli, Liborio C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Knee-Pad.
Patent for Cotton-Picker's Knee-Pad. "This invention relates to pads and particularly to a new, useful, simple and practical knee pad especially designed fo use by cotton pickers." (line 2)
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Boynton, Willie A. & Terrell, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamp for Spirit-Levels.
Patent for clamps for spirit levels that allow a spirit level to be attached directly to a straight edge so that one person could safely use both the straight edge and the spirit level simultaneously. Additionally, the clamp production is simple so it can be produced at a low cost.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Bridgman, Jesse Everet
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
Comb-Cleaning Device
Patent for a comb-cleaning device which can be "secured to a wall, wires or cords being strung upon the bracket so that a comb may be stroked thereacross and cleaned &c., &c." lines 16-19
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Buchorn, Ben A.
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
Photography Exposure Meter
Patent for a Photography Exposure Meter, whereby the correct exposures may be obtained in the taking of pictures irrespective of weather conditions and the period of the day.
Date:
April 14, 1918
Creator:
Cady, Silas J.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Brake Mechanism
Patent for a centrifugal break mechanism, primarily designed as an automatic brake device for elevators travelling at an abnormal speed.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Cobb, Albert C.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Clock Speed Regulator And Recorder
Patent for a combined clock-speed regulator and recorder. This object is used for recording and measuring speed in a vehicle.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Cook, Charles T.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.
Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
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