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Boiler-Tube
Patent for an improved boiler tube which is more durable and easier to install and remove than other boiler tubes.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Burkett, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Hoe
Patent for improvement in "the construction of hoes and to provide a simple, practical, and inexpensive hoe, of strong and durable construction." (lines 11-13) including illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Candy-Drying Machine.
Patent for a machine to dry and pack chocolate more uniformly without need for attendants, including illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Greer, Jesse W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Pump
Patent for an automobile air pump that can be power driven from a car motor. This pump can be driven from the rear wheel of a car.
Date:
July 15, 1915
Creator:
Causey, Thomas S. & Kelley, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Converting Motor-Propelled Vehicles into Tractors.
Patent for a device which attaches a "tractor which can be used to draw plows, harrows, cultivators, mowers, reapers, and other agricultural implements" (lines 12-17) to motor vehicles, thus converting the motor vehicle into a tractor.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Wynne, William P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin.
Patent for a coil clothes-pin "capable of ready engagement and disengagement with and from the clothesline" and "which may be loosely and slidably mounted upon a clothesline".
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Plaster, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Differential Driving Mechanism.
Patent for a differential driving mechanism which allows axles to rotate at different speeds, includes illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Lindsley, Berrien M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Fastener.
Patent for providing a durable structure for fasteners to be used on horse collars for effectiveness and quick manipulation. Illustrations are provided.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Wallace, William F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Object-Finders.
Patent for a "new and useful attachment for the object finder of a camera" (lines 9-10) with adjustable configuration, including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Lawson, Harry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight
Patent for an improved automobile headlight function that allows the light to be pointed directly at the road in front of the wheels to avoid the glare/reflection associated with straight-forward lighting.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Allan, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Kiln.
Patent for an improvement for continuous and semi-continuous kilns, to decrease resulting moisture "without materially lessening their fuel economy" (page 1, lines 50-51), including illustrations.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Montrief, James V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building-Block Construction.
Patent for concrete blocks used for construction, including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Gray, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction and Operation of a Single-Tube Cracking Furnace for Making Gasoline
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the construction of cracking furnaces for gasoline production. Descriptions of the equipment used for construction are presented and discussed. This paper includes photographs.
Date:
July 1915
Creator:
Bowie, C. P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lock.
Patent for a keyed lock with "an improved mounting and arrangement of the locking tumblers whereby the same are properly held against displacement within the body of the lock so that they will properly engage with the locking bolt."
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Dunaway, Harrison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Device for the Cabs of Locomotives.
Patent for a life-saving device for the cabs of locomotives. The device is used to safely help the engineer or fireman escape from the locomotive engine cab should danger arise. The device is used to protect an individual against fire, hot water, or some other forms of danger.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Uttz, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Attachment for Locomotive-Cabs.
Patent for a device held within the engineer's cab of a locomotive which the engineer can be enclosed in and dispatched from the engine safely in case of an emergency.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Uttz, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Car-Carried Mechanism of Train-Stopping Apparatus.
Patent for an invention which provides an improved train stopping apparatus, whereby the propelling power of the motor car will be cut off when conditions warrant.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Labit, Girard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Tongue.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Tongues, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings." (lines 6-9).
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Zimmer, Henry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wedge Cutter
Patent for a device that cuts wood into different sized wedges. This is a device used in the construction industry.
Date:
July 14, 1915
Creator:
Echols, Elijah B. & Zindler, Herman J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Device.
Patent for a weighing device. This device should be an improvement over other methods. The device weighs various articles and automatically sums the total weight of the various articles.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Neeley, Samuel T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Engine-Cut-Out Valve.
Patent for valves on locomotives that allow the locomotive to continue to operate under specified conditions until it can be repaired or the locomotive has reached its destination, including illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Dugan, Samuel Austin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor.
Patent for a water motor "concentrating the force of the water against the wheel near the outer periphery...to maximize the purpose of the water as a driving agent for the motor and to also insure a uniform operation of the motor" (lines 14-20), including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Stukes, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for an improvement in sealing capabilities for water pump valves, including illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Shelp, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train-Stopping Apparatus.
Patent for "to provide a track instrument for automatic train stopping apparatus which will be useful in conjunction with block signaling system." (lines 16-19) including illustrations.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Labit, Girard E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History