Cattle Feed. (open access)

Cattle Feed.

Patent for improvement of pressed cakes for cattle feed.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Carter, Newton L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chest for Piston-Valves. (open access)

Chest for Piston-Valves.

Patent for a valve chest "fitted for the reception and operation of a piston valve, easily applying to a piston cylinder of a locomotive in place of a removed slide-valve chest without loss of the cylinder, adapting to use superheated steam and high pressure." (lines 11-19).
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Dawson, Lance L. & Roach, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condiment-Holder. (open access)

Condiment-Holder.

Patent for a condiment holder that contains both salt and pepper within the receptacle, seperated so that the user need only one condiment holder for either salt or pepper. Illustrations and instructions for design within.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: McClung, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Drill-Bit. (open access)

Detachable Drill-Bit.

Patent for a new invention in drill-bit machine which can be detached from two different sides and very flexible for use.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Sly, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Burner. (open access)

Gas-Burner.

Patent for gas burners that are made for water heaters to prevent "back firing" by building them so that they can be placed on the side of the heater rather than underneath it, so that liquid does not fall on the burner.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Cochran, Harry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for improvements on lawn mowers with "drive wheels and an adjustable cutting mechanism [...] held in adjusted positions by means releasable by the propelling handle" (lines 10-15). This allows "adjusted positions to cut grass of different lengths without the necessity of the operator stooping" (lines 21-23), including illustrations.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Martin, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for how a oil-burner works and invention in the oil-burner with more advanced features.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Kunkel, Albert R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pin-Holder (open access)

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
Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for a new invention of pipe-wrench, how it is made and how it is used.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Adams, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton Picking and Transferring Machine. (open access)

Pneumatic Cotton Picking and Transferring Machine.

Patent for pneumatic cotton picking and transferring machine that readily transfers the cotton from the receiver to a wagon where it can be taken to a gin.
Date: May 23, 1916
Creator: Tulley, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History