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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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion.
Patent for improved apparatus for separating liquids in emulsion (relates to improved apparatus for separating one liquid from another) when found in emulsion and has especial reference to means for rapidly and effectually dehydrating petroleum oil emulsion.
Date:
May 27, 1919
Creator:
McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weeding Device
Patent for improving "the construction and increase the efficiency and utility" of "horse or motor drawn weeding devices." (Lines 8-11)
Date:
May 31, 1919
Creator:
Zetzman, William of Post, Texas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Rim.
Patent for new and useful improvements related to demountable rims that are collapsible. This improvement facilitates the removal of a tire in an easier and expeditious manner.
Date:
May 20, 1919
Creator:
King, Willis C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Spring Clamp
Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Hillin, H. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Treating Concrete Flooring
Patent for improvements to treating concrete flooring. The process described for mixing animal, mineral, and vegetable waxes to produce a treatment which renders already poured concrete floors (or other cement or stone) dustless and waxy to prevent disintegration of the floor's components.
Date:
May 12, 1917
Creator:
Annan, Alfred H.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Regulating Attachment.
Patent for a new attachment in a carburetor that regulates air through suction and has a valve to release pressure from an engine, including illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Kimbler, Henry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Stop
Patent for an automatic train stop. Used to simplify the construction where fewer magnets and changeable switches are necessary. To provide an automatic train control mechanism with a normally closed circuit, the breakage or disarrangement of any part that would ensure the stopping of the train.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern B.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cistern-Cleaner
Patent for a device to be used for cleaning mud and sediment from cisterns while preventing contamination of the water within the cistern.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Lewis F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Valve and Cap Tool
Patent for a combination valve cap and stem used to ease the process of deflating pneumatic tires by eliminating the need to keep track of a separate cap piece when removing the valve core, including illustrations and instructions for use.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
McComb, William Perry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cane Stripping Machine.
Patent for a new cane stripping machine, specifically for use in harvesting sugar cane grown particularly in Lousiana and Texas.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Piatt, Charles E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Catcher
Patent for a machine for removing boll-weevils from growing cotton
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Hitt, Reed R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Belt-Buckle
Patent for belt-buckles that design "to be worn around the waist, without injuring or mutilating the ends of the belt (lines 13-15)."
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Hall, Cyrus M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery
Patent for an improvement on batteries. Meant to increase insulation and plate stability inside the battery.
Date:
May 15, 1918
Creator:
Pipkin, Maurice E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Locking Device
Patent for improvements to automatic locking devices when turned one direction with illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Dixon, Thomas K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Machine.
Patent for Boring-Machine. Particularly a boring-machine for boring brush blanks, and can bore all of the necessary openings, both straight and at an angle, at a single operation.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Miller, Emma T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roaster.
Patent for a coffee roaster, with key features such as electric heat and agitation of coffee beans during roasting, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1918
Creator:
Shortt, Everett T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships" (lines 5-6). The improvements enable concrete hulls to be made efficiently, comparatively lightweight, and durable with a new form of rib reinforcement providing strength to withstand all strains of ocean travel.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Child's Bed.
Patent for a retractable crib and mattress attached to side of bedstead, folding underneath for storage when not in use. When fully extended, allows crib mattress and bedstead mattress to be in the same plane.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Myers, Daniel E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Lock and Jack.
Patent for a combination lock and jack to prevent automobile theft. The jack locks the operating levers of an automobile to prevent them from moving, and the lock prevents its removal. The jack can also be detached and collapse for easy storage.
Date:
May 5, 1919
Creator:
Brittain, William Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Skimmer
Patent for a boiler-skimmer that assist in preventing external pressures from collapsing the float values. These type of boilers are used in steam locomotives.
Date:
May 20, 1919
Creator:
Schreiber, Norbert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History