Fruit Cutting Implement. (open access)

Fruit Cutting Implement.

Patent for a fruit cutting implement with increased safety measures to help users avoid "the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemons with a knife" (lines 23 - 24), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1918
Creator: Davis, Mack H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gold Dredging in the United States (open access)

Gold Dredging in the United States

Report discussing the development of gold dredging in the United States, the essential features of present-day dredges, the facts that determine whether a placer deposit can be profitably dredged, and the approved methods of prospecting placer ground and of operating dredges. Intended for designers and builders of dredges, mining engineers, and persons who may contemplate investing capital in placer-mining ventures.
Date: May 1918
Creator: Janin, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harness. (open access)

Harness.

Patent for a new, reinforced harness made of rubber, a metal chain, and leather, including illustrations.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Brecheen, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin (open access)

Hat-Pin

Patent for a hat pin. This hat pin utilizes a new form of guard to house the pin to prevent injury and keep it from accidentally slipping out. It is also designed to be ornamental, compact, and can be applied to many different types of hat.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Collier, William Reid
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Head for Hammers and Other Tools. (open access)

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.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heel-Attaching Means. (open access)

Heel-Attaching Means.

Patent for a new means of using screws and plates to securely attach wooden heels to women's shoes, including illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Dickerson, Harry P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Clamp (open access)

Hose-Clamp

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Clamps" (lines 5-6). "It is the object of this invention to provide a clamp which is provided with yieldable slips, which securely clamp the hose to prevent the separation of the hose from the nipple..." (lines 30-34).
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Bennett, Clarence D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incinerator-Closet (open access)

Incinerator-Closet

Patent for an incinerator closet with "the purpose of receiving human excreta so the contents may be dried out and burned up" (lines 11-13) within a fireproof device, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Greene, George A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicating and Testing Apparatus. (open access)

Indicating and Testing Apparatus.

Patent for indicating and testing cylinders on multi-cylinder engines (such as gasoline) to show if any are misfiring, have leaking valves or rings, and show that the carburetor is properly adjusted.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Pittman, Mordaunt E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap. (open access)

Insect-Trap.

Patent for a new and improved insect trap with a flanged pan, the mouth of which has an inclined surface. The insect trap is designed to be arranged directly over a burrow of ants, so that ants are directed to a bait pan.
Date: May 7, 1918
Creator: Mosby, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lens Mounting. (open access)

Lens Mounting.

Patent for an improvement to spectacles to prevent lens breakage. The change to the design of the spectacles are mounts on the nose piece that attaches to the lenses, as well as mounts that attach to the temples of the spectacles and the lenses.
Date: May 18, 1918
Creator: Rees, Charles S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Steering-Wheels. (open access)

Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.

Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Grimm, Max F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Making Lunch-Rolls. (open access)

Machine for Making Lunch-Rolls.

Patent for a machine that makes lunch rolls. By using the machine, people (particularly street vendors) can make hamburger rolls similar to the Mexican hot tamale.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Wiseman, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag-Delivering Apparatus. (open access)

Mail-Bag-Delivering Apparatus.

Patent for "a device for effecting the receipt of bags and the like from and the delivery thereof to railway trains, cars, etc., while the latter are in motion" (lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Kost, Joseph L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measure for Oil-Wells. (open access)

Measure for Oil-Wells.

Patent for a device measuring the depth of oil and other wells by computing the distance preferably by the sand line or other line as it is let down from the earth's surface to the bottom of the well.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Richardson, Robert B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus fo Baling Cotton and the Like (open access)

Method and Apparatus fo Baling Cotton and the Like

Patent for a method and machine for packaging and bailing cotton.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Taft, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Condensing a Vapor in a Natural Gas (open access)

Method of Condensing a Vapor in a Natural Gas

Patent for Method of Condensing a Vapor in a Natural Gas. The purpose is to remove condensation and other wet gases from oil wells.
Date: May 27, 1918
Creator: Duffy, James T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mouse-Guard for Pianos. (open access)

Mouse-Guard for Pianos.

Patent for "an upright device for closing the opening in the front of a piano directly below a pedal to thereby render the piano mouse proof" (lines 8-11). The device utilizes spring tension to operate.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Bell, Silas D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner which burns more efficiently and is easier to clean, including illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Spence, Garfield A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Planter. (open access)

Peanut-Planter.

Patent for a device that evenly and uniformly deposits peanut seeds during the planting operation whereby the required quantity of seed may be deposited in the soil. The device contains a supplemental container, separate from the main container, where the supplemental container can uniformly divide seeds for planting.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Norman, William A. & Norman, Mack D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench (open access)

Pipe-Wrench

Patent for a self-adjustable pipe wrench that actively adapts to the material it is applied to by means of a moveable portion of the gripping jaw, with illustrations and instructions.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Moore, Joseph D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Aluminum Chlorid. (open access)

Process of Making Aluminum Chlorid.

Patent for the process of making aluminum chlorid (chloride) wherein solid materials are preheated to alleviate heating supply issues during the process.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: King, George H. & Roberts, Gerald I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protector for Paper-Rolls. (open access)

Protector for Paper-Rolls.

Patent for adjustable paper roll protector that prevents rolls of paper (such as what is used for newspaper printing) from becoming damaged during shipping and/or handling to prevent waste. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 28, 1918
Creator: Staley, William O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Replanter. (open access)

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
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History