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Automatic Weighing Scale
Patent for moving a pole along a beam that efficiently measures weight as a scale.
Date:
June 29, 1918
Creator:
Foster Jr., Samuel T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Out Device for Windmills.
Patent for "an improved attachment for wind mills, whereby the mill may be thrown out of gear automatically when the supply tank becomes filled" (lines 9-13). It includes an illustration and description of the components.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Pennington, Phil M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim.
Patent for demountable rims for motor vehicles which are constructed of two sections that latch together, resulting in easier application and/or removal of a tire from the rim.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Dugger, Huston R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel-Measuring Tank
Patent for a liquid fuel measuring tank that accurately measures fuel and can automatically stop accumulating fuel when a certain amount has been reached, including illustrations.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Helm, Virgil L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Plow.
Patent for motor-plows with a spring-actuated motor driving device. The motor-plow can be rewound for use by the hand of the operators without leaving the driver's seat. The motor-plows have a plurality of moldboards and provide an inexpensive motor eliminating the use of draft-animals.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Kucharski, Konstanty
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank Protector.
Patent for an invention to protect oil tanks against destruction from lightning by carrying escaped gas away from the oil tank's exterior, illustration included.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Cohen, Wolf
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plane Attachment.
Patent for an attachment to be affixed to a hand plane to guard the hand from splinters while in use.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Langford, Joseph O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Device for Automobiles.
Patent for turn signal device for automobiles that "can be easily and quickly attached to the frame of the usual wind shield" (lines 21-22) and allows driver to operate it without letting go of the steering wheel.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Niissle, Charles J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thimble.
Patent for an improved thimble that incorporates a thread-cutter tool.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Colburn, Sophia
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Shooting Torpedo.
Patent for "torpedoes of the type used in "shooting" wells, the object being to provide a torpedo which will be especially useful in the removal of casings from wells" (lines 9-13), such as easier removal from dry wells. Also, modifications to the hammer are noted to ensure explosion.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Franklin, Henry L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs
Patent for improvements to Pipe Tongs used in oil wells by improving the strength and gripping capability of the pipe.
Date:
June 21, 1918
Creator:
Reed, Clarence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Burners
Patent for improvements for burners. It is related explicitly to hydrocarbon burners. Its purpose is to keep the oil and steam separate as they leave the burner by keeping them in two separate streams.
Date:
June 19, 1918
Creator:
Trahan, Clair A
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages.
Patent for adjustable rockers that convert baby carriages into a cradle in a quick and reliable manner.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Hill, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Support.
Patent for adjustable props or supports used in concrete construction or scaffolding, including illustrations.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Ware, Howard T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Stacker and Unloading Barge
Patent for a Machine for Stacking and Loading Hay or Other Vegetation
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Conway, Julian C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automobile-Wheel and Flexible Tire.
Patent for improving tires for the motor vehicles. The invention provides a wheel with a tieldably connected tire so as to take up the vibration upon the vehicle equipped with the wheel. Further, invention provides vehicle wheel with a yieldable rim. This rim is for a wheel formed from sheet metal instead of usual pneumatic tire, eliminating the expense of repairs from punctures and blow-outs.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
La Bauve, Henry John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Controlling Mechanism for Windmills.
Patent for the operation of a windmill pump that may be automatically controlled so that a constant supply of water will be maintained in the storage tank.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Bradford, Joseph W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutlery-Sharpener.
Patent for a cutlery sharpener "which may be used for dressing down the edges of knives," "may be employed in the kitchen to rapidly condition kitchen knives," (line 16, lines 18-20) and create different types of beveled edges on a blade. It provides instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Ball, Ewart M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence Attachment
Patent for a fence attachment to prevent animals from digging under a fence. The novelty patented is the attachment of knife blades to the device which are buried when the device is mounted on a fence.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Brown, Jerry F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Tent Bed
Patent for a Combination Folding Tent Bed and Tent
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Marsh, Willard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Drying Apparatus.
Patent for an improved method of drying hair after washing that separates and parts the hair in numerous places to quickly and thoroughly dry the hair. The apparatus, that sits on the shoulders, also has an "improved fastener for holding the frame on the head" (lines 40-41), and the frame is collapsible.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Moffitt, Mansfield M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hinge Construction.
Patent for a hinge so that doors hung by the use of the hinge will not slam or move casually into a closed position.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Weaver, James J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester
Patent for a peanut harvester that uproots the peanut and lifts it for delivery to a carrier. This harvester also includes a pair of colters that roll alongside the row of peanuts to cut grass and loosen the soil, this includes a mechanism for raising and lowering the digging structure and fingers to guide to stems of the plants so that they are not cut.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Phillips, Preston D. & Phillips, Herbert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Aluminum Chlorid.
Patent for the process of making aluminum chlorid (chloride) in which aluminum carbid "is subjected to the action of chlorin or a gas containing chlorin" (lines 17-19) and is more cost effective, uses less heat, and does not require the use of bauxite (optional) or metallic aluminum.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Smith, Dillon F. & Essex, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History