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Metallic Train-Pipe Connection.
Patent for metal pipes used to allow fluid to travel from train car to train car.
Date:
May 12, 1917
Creator:
Mooney, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
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
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drain-Valve for Well-Pipes.
Patent for drain valves used with well pipes that is "adapted to be positioned in the stand pipe of a well below the surface of the ground, and which may be actuated in cold weather so as to permit of the water in the pipe being drained back into the well" (lines 13-18) including illustration.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Lindsey, William Noal
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning Machine
Patent for an improved cotton cleaning machine.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Brune, A. & Stone, C. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Janes, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleeve Extractor
Patent for sleeve-extractor with improvements, including illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Carpenter, George L.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slot Angle Bar
Patent for a new slot angle bar design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Rice, E. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shank-Stiffener and Heel-Plate for Shoes.
Patent for "shank stiffener and heel securing plate for use in the manufacture of shoes or in the repair work" (lines 25-27) to prevent or repair buckling, loosening, and breaking of heels due to shanks of soles being made from "leather, compressed paper, or steel" (lines 18-19) which historically have not been able to support the heel of the shoe.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Cobler, Lee Ora
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Impression Cake
Patent for a new type of impression cake meant for the creation of dental and other kinds of molds.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Downie, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Distant Control Switch Socket For Electric Lights
Patent for an improved electric light control switch design meant to decrease the rate of energy consumption.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Davis, James Mattison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Plate
Patent for an improved dental plate design that fits better in the mouth of the user and allows for easier speaking and eating.
Date:
May 20, 1919
Creator:
Glaser, Adolph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutting and Stepping Machine
Patent for a cutting and stepping machine meant to replace a human cutter.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Moore, L. R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Printing Blue-Prints
Patent for a new type of printing press for the printing of large blue-prints. It is to be a more effective method of printing large objects with a curved plate to provide a more continuous and effective result.
Date:
January 30, 1919
Creator:
Cooper, Christopher Columbus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display or Advertising Device.
Patent for a dimple, durable display or advertising device "which may be easily and conveniently used for displaying or exposing an advertising sign in a manner to attract attention to the same" (lines 14-17), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Fox, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Differential Construction
Patent for "a new and Improved Differential Construction" (lines 5-6). "The object of the present invention is to provide a differential particularly suitable for motor vehicles... whereby the spinning of the wheels... is effectually prevented while the relative movement thereof necessary in passing around curves is freely allowed" (lines 22-31).
Date:
May 21, 1919
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar U. G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History