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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
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
Track-Cleaner.
Patent for a track cleaner "particularly adapted for use in saw mills, planing mills and the like, where it is necessary to keep tracks clear of shavings, saw dust and the like" (lines 15-18), includes illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Lynch, Charley W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for a sealed bottle that cannot be refilled once the contents have been used, intended to prevent commercial fraud, including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Matthews, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Spillable Oil Can
Patent for improvements upon non-spillable oil cans that contain "a valve-controlled inlet and outlet whereby the receptacle can be readily and easily filled and its contents prevented from spilling irrespective of what position it may be arranged when not in use" (lines 10-15).
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Matthews, William James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Shoe.
Patent for a device that fits "pneumatic tires for automobiles" (lines 8-9) in order to "prevent the slipping of a pneumatic tired wheel in snow, ice, mud, sand, or the like." (lines 10-12).
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
McCall, Jacob Capshaw
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Picking And Separating Cotton from Bolls.
Patent for a device to remove plant fiber from picked cotton (referred to as "burs" and "bolls"). The device makes the process of cleaning cotton faster and more efficient.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Meier, John
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
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
End Gate Fastener
Patent for a new End-Gate Fastener, accompanied by several illustrations of form and function. Specific claims to the End-Gate Fastener include: transverse rods designed to mount device for easy removable and replacement of device on wagons, transverse rods designed for sliding to connect rods inside a wagon or door, associated rods which can be used to restrict outward movement of rods in the fastener when placed under tensions, and the combination of the wagon body with the end gate once the fastener as been installed.
Date:
July 29, 1915
Creator:
Nichols, George Thomas
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
Method of Applying a Corn-Shuck Wrapper to a Cigar.
Patent for a "method of applying a protective corn shuck wrapper to a cigar" (lines 97-98) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Rossy, Charles J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Float-Valve.
Patent for improved float valve. This patent is especially adapted for use in water tanks and other receptacles for providing water for stock or for any other purposes.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Sharp, Harry Q.
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
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
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
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
Foot Scraper for Vehicles.
Patent for foot scrapers for vehicles which allows a person to clean their shoes before entering. The foot scraper can be fastened to the axle of a wheel or other suitable part of a vehicle.
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Van Meter Brown, Maud
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for a device which effectively burns "kerosene, gasoline, naphtha or crude oil" (lines15-16) in a bunsen-burner fashion that is also easy to manufacture and cheap to maintain.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Veach, Joshua H.
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
Heading Knife.
Patent for improvements to heading knives. This knife is used for topping corn, Kafir corn, and the like. This knife can be attached to a person's hand.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Warren, Raymon Travis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester.
Patent for a peanut harvester which would loosen peanuts and beat the dirt from them, includes illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Warren, William M. & Carpenter, Solomon L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Corn Hanger.
Patent for Seed-Corn Hangers "for holding ears of seed-corn during the period of drying".
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Weaver, Willis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for improvements to furnaces which use oil-fueled, stationary or locomotive boilers.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Wilson, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History