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Process of Making Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Patent for an invention that relates to processes of making aromatic hydrocarbons, and comprises a method of producing lower boiling aromatic hydrocarbons.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reel
Patent for an improvement in reels. The reel features improvements in how to attach the end of a film strip to the reel for winding.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Allen, Harry Porter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pumping-Engine.
Patent for a pumping engine that pumps air, water, oil, or other agents. It was designed to be used for air pumps on locomotives, inflating tires on automobiles, pumping water in steam operated machines, and other uses.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Allison, Jesse H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rocking-Chair Clamp
Patent for converting standard chairs into rocking chairs, including illustrations.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Bell, Silas, D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Hoisting Apparatus
Patent for gearing that hoists items in construction. This one is designed more specifically with the drilling of wells in mind, but it can be used in other activities as well. The apparatus can run at varying speeds, all controlled by a single person who does not have to leave the controls to adjust said speed.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Black, Lee Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongue Supporting Attachment for Cultivators and Planters
Patent for the Tongue Supporting Attachment for Cultivators and Planters. This invention, according to Paul J. Block, is to provide an improved support for the tongues of a cultivator and relieve the draft animal of its weight. Illustrations are included.
Date:
June 14, 1917
Creator:
Block, Paul J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace
Patent for "a system of producing heat for kilns, furnaces for burning lime, furnaces for boilers, and similar purposes, and the object is to provide apparatus for consuming all the fuel fed to the furnaces and for pre-heating the air which is fed to the furnaces and for excluding all air which has not been preheated" (lines 8 - 15).
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Bone, David R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for improved propulsion for airplanes involving propellors in the front and rear of the plane. This aids in regulating air currents to stabilize flight, landing and speed. The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Campbell, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Device for Wells.
Patent for a device for cleaning wells. Particularly for washing out of the well screen after it has been set in the bore.
Date:
June 19, 1917
Creator:
Carden, David A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Control
Patent for a window sash control system. This mechanism allows the user to open a hard to reach window, such as one at the top of a stairwell, remotely via a series of ropes and pulleys.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Coogle, John David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel for Vehicles.
Patent for spring-wheel that will supply resiliency for shock absorption, preventing shocks and jarring to the body of the vehicle.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Crowe, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ceiling-Plate.
Patent for improvements to ceiling plates that allow a ceiling plate through which a pipe passes to remain securely attached to the ceiling (or other surface) even while the pipe expands or contracts.
Date:
June 19, 1917
Creator:
Donnelly, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Meter-Valve Protector
Patent for an attachment for gas or fluid meters that uses the sliding valve principle. Improvments upon valve covers so that they are more firmly attached.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Emerson, Bennett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper Doll
Patent for to create a more sturdy paper doll and its outfits by means of folding and using slits and adhesives to no longer require the use of tabs. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Ferguson, Gradele
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tortilla-Making Machine.
Patent for a machine for making tortillas "easily, conveniently and rapidly" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Gutiérrez, Refugio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Radius-Rod.
Patent for radius rod which will hold more effectively the front axle in alignment for steering purposes. This rod will not cause damage to the crank case, motor, or other connecting parts.
Date:
June 19, 1917
Creator:
Harpst, Frederick E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate or Door Closing Device
Patent for "improvements in closing devices for doors, gates, and the like" (lines 12-13) using a spring connected to the door and frame, including illustrations.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Hawley, Royal A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand Manure-Scraper.
Patent for a handheld scraper with a handle added at a 45-degree angle and rivets to secure the shank.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Heller, Louis & Neese, Elo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for hay press has better aims to provide a novel and improved press for baling hay and other similar material.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Hilton, Ben F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Ginning, Cleaning, and Bleaching Cotton.
Patent for improvements to the processes of ginning, cleaning, and bleaching cotton, and "particularly to stripping the lint cotton from the seed and for treating cotton with an air treatment after it leaves the saws" (lines 10-13), including illustrations.
Date:
June 19, 1917
Creator:
Hodo, Wesley A. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for improvements to rotary boring drills that enable a drill to be assembled and disassembled without a tool and that ensure the removable cutters do not come off during operation.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin.
Patent for improvements in cotton gins, including "an attachment for a gin feeder to separate cotton from the burs during the gin operation...especially adapted for use upon cotton containing an excess amount of bolls" (lines 13-16). The improvements include an air suction device to remove cotton from the burs before it enters the gin.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Huntsman, Edward L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Needle
Patent for a cotton picking needle that relates to machines for picking cotton. More particularly to a novel form of picking needle especially designed for use in connection with a picking machine of that type shown for example.
Date:
June 19, 1917
Creator:
Johnson, Billie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Conduit.
Patent for flexible conduits that posses maximum strength, resilience, and flexibility that extend the life of dredge sleeves, couplings and other capacities.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Johnson, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History