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Flytrap.
Patent for a "new and improved fly trap arranged to insure [sic] a proper transfer of the flies or other insects" in such a way that the trap bait is preserved for repeated use (lines 14-16).
Date:
May 31, 1921
Creator:
Wallace, William Simpson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe of Concrete and the Like
Patent for bell and spigot concrete pipes with a slip joint. This eliminates the potential for wear of the slipping joints, thus mimicking a metal pipe.
Date:
May 29, 1920
Creator:
Trammell, Jefferson D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cold Process of Repairing Radiators of Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for repairing breaks in radiator pipes caused by freezing, by which can be repaired quickly and efficiently at a low cost.
Date:
May 18, 1920
Creator:
Henderson, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery Terminal Fastening
Patent for fastening "the rubber caps or tops on the cells of storage batteries in various ways." (Lines 12-14.)
Date:
May 5, 1920
Creator:
Hawkins, Alda F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery-Plate and Terminal Connection
Patent for improvements on a battery plate and terminal connections. Plate lugs and the terminal for the battery are a solid piece to fit more battery sizes and prevent the lugs from breaking off.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Hawkins, Alda F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Covertible Stock and Freight Car.
Patent for an improved process of constructing convertible stock and freight train cars, including illustrations.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Wyatt, Everett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbon-Brush Holder
Patent for a carbon-brush holder that provides the user with novel means of holding a carbon brush. Through this device, users can more efficiently transmit an electric current from the brush to motors, dynamos, or commutators.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Knight, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head for Hammers and Other Tools.
Patent for heads for hammers, hatchets, axes, and other similar tools that prevents the handles from becoming loose in the heads, and that can also tighten the handles in the heads. Includes illustration.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Mosley, Noah S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buttonless Neckband.
Patent for a buttonless neckband eliminates collar buttons "which would have a tendency to discolor the neck of the wearer" (lines 21-22).
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Narmore, Missouri A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleeve Extractor
Patent for sleeve-extractor with improvements, including illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Carpenter, George L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Replanter.
Patent for Replanter. "This invention relates to replanters and it has for its object to produce a simple and improved device capable of being readily attached to and used in combination with an ordinary cultivator for the purpose of planting seeds where the seeds previously planted have failed to sprout as will appear at the time when the plants are first cultivated." (line 2)
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Cantrell, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Cord Shoe
Patent for a water shoe which is made of a woven mesh-work portion made of braided threads of rectangular cross section.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Tynes, Lucius M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Driving-Box.
Patent for an invention relating to detachable flanges found in locomotive driving boxes. Benefits and objectives are explained and illustrations are included.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Hazelwood, William A. & Whiteside, J. Aldo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Matrix Molding Device
Patent for invention relating to the matrix molding device that is used in linotype or intertype or linecasting machines for molding printers' slugs. This invention is to provide devices by which type high printing slugs can be molded with printing surfaces of various designs.
Date:
May 15, 1917
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Matrix Molding Device
Patent for matrix molding devices can be use in linotype or intertype or line casting machines for molding printers' slugs.
Date:
May 15, 1917
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pin-Holder
Patent for mechanism that will encase and dispense pins. It holds a roll of pins and its paper and guides "the removal of pins without manipulation of any apparatus, and without requiring mechanism for checking the pins individually" (lines 20-23).
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Bowman, Levi M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crutch.
Patent for crutches with adjustable pneumatic cushioned arm rests, adjustable length, absorbent hand grip, and a detachable vertical leg rest.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Gregson, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Carbureters.
Patent for improvement in attachments for carbureters that uses a hydro-carbon engine to induce a vertical whirl.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Loose, Robert D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Furniture.
Patent for an improved furniture brace that uses wire "for connecting parts of beds, tables and chairs for the purpose of strengthening [...] in which the tightening means lies substantially in the plane of the tightening wires so that there is no twisting action on the tightening means" (lines 11-20), including illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Wittliff, Theodore H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Tool
Patent for a series of dental cleaning tools to remove deposits from teeth and smooth rough surfaces. This design inflicts minimal damage to the gum tissue while both a guide and blade are in contact with the tooth.
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
Carr, Cassius M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Motor.
Patent for an electric motor that operates "with equal efficiency on either direct or alternating current" (lines 10-11).
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
Adams, Homer E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fuse Plug
Patent for "improvements in automatic fuse plugs" (lines 12-12). These are "adapted to be successively engaged by a swinging contact arm" (lines 16-17).
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Bowman, Levi M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beveled-Rule-Molding Device
Patent for improvements in matrices and devices which are similar to matrices that are used in linotype and intertype or line casting machines. These devices consist of a rule molding mechanism with a bar having the general contour of a matrix. A channel exists in one side with under cut edges. These objects can be operated by matrix molding devices for forming rules for printing purposes.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milking Pail and Stool.
Patent for a new milk pail and stool combination that can be wall-mounted for support.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Rollins, George L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History