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Pipe Connection.
Patent for the use and improvement of pipe connections.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Breaker, Lewis F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather-Strip.
Patent for an improved door weather strip and stop. The device atuates to be both a door stop and a weather strip.
Date:
May 28, 1919
Creator:
Campbell, Thomas M.
System:
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Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for a crude oil burner for stoves that does not smoke when it is turned on.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Dawson, Oliver B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a washing machine that uses jets of boiling water and steam to clean clothes.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Dickey, John S.
System:
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Shoe-Dauber
Patent for a shoe dauber "in which the polishing solution will be automatically supplied to the daubing head as it is moved over the shoe" (lines 13-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Dover, Devoe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detent Mechanism for Wire-Stretchers.
Patent for a new mechanism on a wire stretching device that makes the device cheaper and portable to use on wire fences, including illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Green, Fred O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insulator and Support
Patent for an insulator and support for communication lines.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Gressett, Lawrence F.
System:
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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.
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
Rope-Socket.
Patent for rope socket "for use in connection with oil well drilling bits" (lines 13-14) "which can be quickly, easily and conveniently adjusted to provide a swivel or nonswivel socket as desired" (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date:
May 28, 1917
Creator:
McConnell, Scott Russell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
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
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closer for Cans and the Like.
Patent for an efficient, easy-open-and-close top for various types of cans which are used frequently.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Perkins, William Hunter
System:
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Gasket-Retainer
Patent for a gasket retainer for hoses.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Ramage, Jonathan Wade
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace
Patent for a furnace that burns low grade fuel completely reducing waste.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Rice, Earley W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Refrigerators and the Like
Patent is to "provide a simple and efficient construction of doors or lids for refrigerators, refrigerator cars, ice boxes, fireless cookers, telephone booths and the like, and as fire doors for storage houses, and wherever it is necessary or desirable to provide for facility of movement in opening or shrinking, due to head or cold, dampness or dryness, or other climatic or atmospheric or similar changes or conditions, while insuring an air tight, smoke, fire and bug proof, and heat insulating closure and seating joint, regardless or vibration of the receptacle on the door frame and of the size or shape of the door or lid." (lines 9-24).
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Seifert, John W. of Houston, TX
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Center-Piece for Buggy Neck-Yokes
Patent for a center-piece for buggy neck-yokes that strengthens the connection between the yoke and the tongue.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Stimson, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roll-Calendar.
Patent for an improved roll calendar comprising a calendar strip, a pair of rolls, and a display casing. The calendar can be moved in either direction to display any calendar month desired. The improved calendar is extremely cheap and simple, may be readily operated and embodies improvements in the construction of the casing.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Townsend, Isaac W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicating Attachment for Tanks
Patent for an indicating attachment for gas tanks on cars.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Turner, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History