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Steam Engine
Patent for an improved steam engine design.
Date:
May 27, 1919
Creator:
Edwards, James L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Standing-Valve Structure.
Patent for a standing valve structure "which serves as a coupling between the working barrel (of a pump) and strainer member, to effectively exclude foreign matter" (lines 16-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Ewing, Samuel D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulator
Patent for an inexpensive speed regulator "which can be readily reset manually"(lines 21-22).
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Priming Device
Patent for a priming device. Intent of the priming device is to provide improvements to priming devices in internal combustion engines.
Date:
May 16, 1919
Creator:
Donada, Benito J
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Torpedo-Guard.
Patent for torpedo guards that can be applied without needing to place the vessel in a dry dock, as well as giving the option of retracting the torpedo guards when not needed. Includes illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Rolf, Frederick G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process for Treating Cotton-Seed
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Processes for Treating Cotton-Seed"(lines 6-8), which expresses oil from cotton and neutralizes it with "alkali... and precipitating solid matter"(lines 26-27).
Date:
May 27, 1919
Creator:
Fee, Horatio A. & Aeveaenes, Garciea H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Retaining Internal Gear Drive
Patent for automotive drive shaft that retains oil.
Date:
May 27, 1919
Creator:
Hereford, Adolph P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Telegraph Line-Wires and the Like.
Patent for "supports for telegraph and telephone line wires, electric light line wires, and the like, and the object is to provide simple and highly efficient brackets for holding such wires securely in place ... so that the wires will not drop to the ground" (lines 10-18), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Wilson, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Tandem-Roller Attachment.
Patent for improved, simply constructed, and high-efficiency tandem roller attachments with the purpose of, "preventing surface waving of roadways," (lines 18-19) including illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Brown, Frank O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Electric Water-Heater.
Patent for a new electric water heater that forces water to travel around heated wires in tubes, including illustrations.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Valdes, Salvador M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill.
Patent for a drill that provides an improvement to connecting the drill bit to the shank so they do not become detached or break.
Date:
May 22, 1919
Creator:
Weathersby, Fred Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drive Belt
Patent for a drive belt. Used for automotive motor fans and similar light elements so light machinery will not be liable to slip upon belt wheels or become displaced.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Kelley, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Record-Filing Cabinet
Patent for a record filing cabinet designed to show every record within as well as records of different sizes.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
McCart, Robert, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shotgun
Patent for a trigger operated shotgun that uses an electrical circuit to ignite combustible material of the shell and thereby propelling the shot within.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Fleming, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus
Patent for an improved refrigerating apparatus.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Strange, P. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Expansion-Plug.
Patent for "an expansion plug wherein a traveling nut cooperates with a screw to expand or contract a sectional plug" (lines 8-11) with illustration.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Barlow, Walter S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film Actuating Mechanism For Motion Picture Cameras.
Patent for useful improvement in Film Actuating Mechanism for Motion-Picture cameras and cinematograph motion picture cameras. This invention simplifies and improves on the construction and capacity of film.
Date:
May 12, 1917
Creator:
Gildersleeve, Fred E. & Trice, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farming Implement
Patent for a farming double plough. This increased a farmers ability to break up the soil and increase productivity.
Date:
May 20, 1919
Creator:
Raun, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater.
Patent for a heater adapted for use in an internal combustion engine for the purpose of assisting the vehicle to start in cold weather.
Date:
May 27, 1919
Creator:
Pirtle, Claiborne Clinton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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