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Air-Lift for Elevating Liquids.
Patent for a pneumatic lift that maintains the air pressure needed to effectively move liquid through a pipe.
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Controller for Cotton Trampers
Patent for an automatic controller of cotton tramplers intended to improve piston performance and reduce need for attendant intervention.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Troy W. Sparks
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot.
Patent for a cultivator foot that allows shovels or sweep blades to be quickly attached to it or detached from it.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Vance, Caughey C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Cutting Edge for Drilling Tools.
Patent for a rotary cutter with a detachable cutting edge and shearing portion that can be easily renewed or replaced.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for an improved version of a pump that includes two pistons in order to eliminate both intake and discharge valves.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Sherman, J. M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chase for Printers.
Patent for chase for printing presses, and more particularly to facets of choses or type which are adjustable without knocking down the type and which can be shifted to any desirable position on the bed of the printing press and held rigid.
Date:
April 23, 1915
Creator:
Bolles, Percy S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tool Set.
Patent for blacksmith tool set including tool holder and tool handle, with illustrations
Date:
June 8, 1915
Creator:
Ligon, Arthur Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutter for Rotary Boring-Drills.
Patent for an improvement to Hughes' previously patented rotary cutter design for oil drilling equipment (no. 930,759, 1909), to increase the cutting surface area and durability of the cutter.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffin
Patent for a lightweight and sturdy coffin made of two solid pieces of baked or burned clay which can be sealed with cement and secured further with nuts and bolts.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Arnold, Price
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Map, Reconnoissance Survey, South Central Texas Sheet
Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, counties, towns, ranches, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols.
Date:
June 12, 1915
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnoissance soil survey of south-central Texas
Soil survey of 19 counties in south-central Texas. "The area includes all of Crockett, Schleicher, Menard, Mason, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Gillespie, Kimble, Sutton, Valverde, Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, and Comal Counties and the greater parts of Hays and Travis Counties . . . ." Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of these counties.
Date:
June 12, 1915
Creator:
Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Lock.
Patent for a device which may be attached to the upper and lower sashes of a window to firmly lock them in position. The device is special because "the attachment to the upper sash does not project into the path of the lower sash nor interfere with its operation" (lines 16-19).
Date:
June 8, 1915
Creator:
Merrell, Frederick R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for an improved wire-stretcher that is able to stretch wires while simultaneously holding the stretched wire during stapling.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Kidd, Burrell L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Landing-Net.
Patent for improvements to landing nets to make them foldable or collapsible, providing for easier storage when not in use.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cracking Nuts
Patent for a machine that is able to crack multiple types of nuts at a rapid rate.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
McDonald, C. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lever-Latch.
Patent for a lever latch that features improved locking mechanisms for hand levers, including illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Smith, Asa E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack-Block.
Patent for improvement in jack boxes used for holding the wheel of a car.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Guild, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear.
Patent for a horizontally arranged cylinder that when used would bear no wear indefinitely. The cylinder was made specifically for steam engines.
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Burrow, Edgar A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Net.
Patent for improvements in net traps for fish. The trap is constructed of two sections that "can be held open at any depth" and automatically close when lifted.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials.
Patent for improvements in process of and apparatus for sizing and classifying comminuted materials, according to the size of the particles of the material. It allows for particles to be classified according to size and discharged from the apparatus in different receptacles, with the particles in each receptacle being substantially the same size.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Forming Walls
Patent for the process of forming walls
Date:
June 21, 1915
Creator:
Connelley, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device
Patent for a measuring device specifically created for drawing circles with chalk, with the ability to increase and decrease the size of the circles being drawn without interference including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Giese, Willy
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for "a pneumatically actuated nozzle for elevating water, in which the parts are readily assembled and adjusted for both shallow and deep work" (lines 19-22).
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Meier, Fred H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that releases the fuel oil by means of a spray, for use in furnaces of stationary boilers. It also allows easy adjustment to the fuel nozzle on the spray.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Smith, Algernon V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History