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Combination Battery Vault, Cistern, and Semaphore Foundation
Patent for an improvement to combination battery vaults, cisterns and semaphore foundations used in railway signal systems, including illustrations and descriptions.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Johnson, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a new and improved churn and cooler which allows for easier removal of the cooling liquid and includes illustrations and description.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Sibley, William P. & Williamson, Riley B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for a bale tie that can withstand strain on the side of the band. The text describes the different parts of the bale tie and how it differs from ones currently used.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Franz, Ezra A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device
Patent for an Advertising Device. This device provides "a series of hinged leaves so mounted that those exposed to view have the experience of being part of a book." (lines 14-17). "A further object is to provide means which will conceal the operating mechanism, and mystify the observer" (lines 23-25), with a "supporting structure and a dummy provided with a movable hand...for turning said movable shaft as the leaves are turned" (lines 3-13).
Date:
April 6, 1912
Creator:
Friedman, Bernard Z.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Apparatus.
Patent for an improvement to the air brake which includes new types of valves.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Parker, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Mowers
Patent for a dividing and feeding mower attachment to guide grain into the cutters of the mowers in an upright position.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Mosely, Jimmie E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Journal Lubricating Machine.
Patent for employed who related to car journal lubricating machine and oiling all classes of railroad cars and streetcars. Also, its benefits to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of machines of this character.
Date:
April 4, 1916
Creator:
Fleischer, Lewis Bernard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements to Demountable Wheels
Patent for a new design for the demountable wheel with a new simple and strong construction that is made of a lighter pressed steel that may be manufactured at a relatively lower cost.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Simmons, Oliver G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Service-Switch.
Patent for a new automatic service switch "which will be entirely concealed within a casing ordinarily kept locked, thus preventing any unauthorized parties from endangering themselves by tampering with the switch, and furthermore impeding any attempt to defraud the company furnishing the current by rendering the switch difficult to access." (lines 35-42) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Wetter, Ralph E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine.
Patent for "a combined roasting and grinding machine" (lines 12-13) with a conveyor that moves the coffee from end to end.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Herndon, Robert
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
Beet-Harvester.
Patent for a beet-harvester that pulls the beets from the ground and severs the tops from the bodies of the beets.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Faucher, George E
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AIR REGULATING ATTACHMENT
Patent for an Air Regulating Attachment. This new invention for an air regulating attachment builds upon previous advancements to create an inexpensive air regulating attachment system, which will in turn be used to regulate engine carburetors (Oscar Kiessing).
Date:
April 21, 1919
Creator:
Kiessig, Oscar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for improving acetylene gas generators.
Date:
April 1, 1919
Creator:
Muse, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Circuit-Closer Attachment for Telegraph-Keys
Patent for an attachment for telegraph keys, so that the line circuit closes automatically upon the release of the key.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
White, James L
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Alarm.
Patent for a device to prevent the theft of automobiles capable of producing audio and visual signals as warnings of unauthorized access.
Date:
April 22, 1919
Creator:
Smith, Thomas H.
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
Cane-Stripper.
Patent for cane stripper with v-shaped opposing spring jaws and double cutting edges on its blades. Its simple construction can be created at a low cost and then be sold for profit.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Haynes, Robert J.
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
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery Terminal
Patent for an adaptable battery terminal design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Luthy, J. O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Mine Filling: Its Use in the Pennsylvania Anthracite Fields, A Preliminary Report
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on hydraulic mine filling. The different uses of this type of mine filling are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
April 1913
Creator:
Enzian, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library