Account-Book. (open access)

Account-Book.

Patent for a new and improved account book that is arranged to improve accuracy of record-keeping and facilitate the referencing of different accounts.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Zimmerman, Charles Levy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Enteric Lavage. (open access)

Apparatus for Enteric Lavage.

Patent for an enteric lavage for the use of emptying the bowels of any liquid after use of an enema. The device will remove the waste and deposit it into a separate receptacle.
Date: June 27, 1916
Creator: Pair, Laura Costello
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Molding and Sinking Concrete Piling (open access)

Apparatus for Molding and Sinking Concrete Piling

Patent for methods and apparatus for forming and sinking piles, blocks, slabs, and concrete.
Date: June 27, 1916
Creator: Hildebrand, Henry W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Spoons. (open access)

Attachment for Spoons.

Patent for an attachment for spoons, forks, and the like. The attachment is a metal wire loop that attaches to a utensil and is bent to hook onto a vessel such as a bowl to keep the utensil from falling in the vessel.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Allen, Harry P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Release hook (open access)

Automatic Release hook

Patent for Automatic Relese Hook
Date: June 15, 1916
Creator: Mazoch, A. F. & Sladecek, E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Skid. (open access)

Bag-Skid.

Patent for a device that will protect cotton pick-sacks against wear and tear when being dragged on the ground.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Ullmann, Fannie M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Separator (open access)

Boll-Separator

Patent for a mechanism to remove cotton from bolls or hulls. The mechanism is designed to be integrated easily into the standard cotton picking and cleaning procedure and is meant to increase productivity while decreasing cost.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Dickerson, Eustice E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracket for Window-Shades. (open access)

Bracket for Window-Shades.

Patent for new and improved brackets to hang window shades and curtain rods without damaging window frames, including illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Choules, Arthur Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burner. (open access)

Burner.

Patent for "the improvement of burners. The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of burners and to provide a simple, practical an comparatively inexpensive burner of strong and durable construction"
Date: June 27, 1916
Creator: Messerli, J.J. & Miller, Fred. F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Candy, Cake, and Cracker Box. (open access)

Candy, Cake, and Cracker Box.

Patent for "a tin box for candy, cakes, or crackers" (lines 15-16) with a display glass panel on the front wall.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Rizzotto, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clasp. (open access)

Clasp.

Patent for a new clasp, or fastening device, that is less expensive to construct and easier to use, with illustration. The clasp is to be used for the varied purposes of "hair dressing, millinery, drapery, and dress-wear" (lines 78-79).
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Fridolph, Anna S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin-controlled Pump. (open access)

Coin-controlled Pump.

Patent for the improvements in coin-controlled pump for pumping liquids only in required amounts based on the value of the coin or check.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Redden, Oscar D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Emergency and Transmission Brake Mechanism. (open access)

Combination Emergency and Transmission Brake Mechanism.

Patent for a combination of emergency and transmission brake mechanism on Ford automobiles that helps relieve the strain on the emergency brake mechanism.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Fitch, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Bridge and Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Combined Bridge and Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a bridge with movable parts that disallows the passage of cattle while allowing for the passage of human foot-traffic and automobiles.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Brian, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Table and Chair (open access)

Combined Table and Chair

Patent for combined table and chair that is very durable and simple in construction. This will allow organization and support for either a chair use or table use.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Macon, Alexander W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container. (open access)

Container.

Patent for an adapted barrel/container that can be assembled from the barrel/containers collapsed form, including illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: York, Edward Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Controlling Device for Water Heaters. (open access)

Controlling Device for Water Heaters.

Patent for a device that controls the gas supply valve for water heaters. Patent includes illustrations and specifications.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Cochran, Harry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Drying Apparatus. (open access)

Cotton-Drying Apparatus.

Patent for a new invention in a apparatus which can be used to dry cotton. This apparatus can be used to dry cotton in a very good loose condition.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Frank J. Durda
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for improved cotton gin, in particular the mote plate and wind guard. The new design allows for the mote plate to easily be adjusted, and for cotton-laden air currents to be cleared regularly.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for altering the regulating the depth of insertion into the ground, without the need of operators alighting from seat of cultivator.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Andy F. Parker
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Beam Adjustor (open access)

Cultivator-Beam Adjustor

Patent for "beam adjustment for cultivators" (lines 9-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Hanke, George L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Articulator. (open access)

Dental Articulator.

Patent for a dental articulator that will more precisely demonstrate the natural movements of the human jaw.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Hall, Rubert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Ridge-Conduit (open access)

Design for a Ridge-Conduit

Patent for a new, original, and ornamental Design for a Ridge-Conduit.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Zetak, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight.

Patent for new invention in automobile. This is made of low cost and highly efficient. This is operated from the steering gear of the automobile.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Pepple, John. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History