Adjustable Window-Shade (open access)

Adjustable Window-Shade

Patent for an adjustable window-shade that is more useful and can be "raised and lowered in its entirety" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustration.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Hayes, George Daniel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1915 (open access)

Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1915

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the quarry accidents during the year of 1915 in the U.S. The locations and types of quarry accidents are presented. This paper includes tables.
Date: December 1916
Creator: Fay, Albert H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bearing for Baling-Presses. (open access)

Bearing for Baling-Presses.

Patent for a bearing for cotton presses which allows for greater force and less friction.
Date: December 29, 1916
Creator: Taft, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Appara (open access)

Lubricating Appara

Patent for a lubricating apparatus used for internal combustion engines, whereby the lubricant or oil is forced, as by a pump, to a distributing tank containing oil under predetermined pressure, and from said tank permitted to drop by gravity or flow under pressure, as desired, to the elements of the engine to be lubricated.
Date: December 12, 1916
Creator: Shaw, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboard (open access)

Washboard

Patent for washboard that "is made for automatically moving, step by step, a cake of soap inclosed in a housing" (lines 9-11) against the cloths being washed and is "operated by the pressure exerted through the rubbing action upon a rubbing board associated with the device" (lines 22-24).
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Durden, Perrey Milton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction Engine. (open access)

Traction Engine.

Patent for an improved version of traction engine with ambulatory wheels that improve the design, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 12, 1916
Creator: Altgelt, Herman E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Food Products. (open access)

Process of Making Food Products.

Patent for a new process "to make lard and butter substitutes, and other edible fatty products possessing the desired consistency and flavor" (lines 27-30) by hydrogenizing oils and fats. Includes explanation of the process.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Walker, Thomas Bailey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joint Gage, Level, and Miter Square (open access)

Joint Gage, Level, and Miter Square

Patent for joint gage, level, and miter square, and is especially adapted for brick layers to start on corners.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Maddox, Thomas R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for harrow that is helpful when replanting on hard ground.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Dickinson, Kyle R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Load Lifting Device (open access)

Load Lifting Device

Patent for improved load-lifting devices.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Trigg, Van H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for Plow Attachment
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Smith, Fletcher
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neck Yoke (open access)

Neck Yoke

Patent for neck yoke.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Metts, Amos E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces (open access)

Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces

Patent for Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Mckinney, Elnathan J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tool for Wells (open access)

Fishing Tool for Wells

Patent for device that will remove broken drill heads or foreign matter from drill well.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Sheldon, Ward J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding and Packing Mechanism for Baling Presses (open access)

Feeding and Packing Mechanism for Baling Presses

Patent for condenser that positively feeds cotton into the press box.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Christopher, Giles V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment (open access)

Pencil Attachment

Patent for device that continuously applies mucilage to the penil without rendering it sticky.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Elliott, Claud B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn Swing Fan (open access)

Lawn Swing Fan

Patent for Lawn Swing Fan
Date: December 12, 1916
Creator: Porter, Harrison B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg Testing Globe (open access)

Egg Testing Globe

Patent for egg tester, where you can place an egg into the globe and see if it is fertilized.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Woolfolk, Paul E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neck Yoke (open access)

Neck Yoke

Patent for neck yokes, particularly for hogs, but not made especially for hogs.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: McClure, Cicero F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Prod Pole (open access)

Electric Prod Pole

Patent for electric prodding pole used for corraling animals.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Smith, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Excavator (open access)

Excavator

Patent for excavator.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Story, Ela D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulating Tube (open access)

Insulating Tube

Patent for sercuing, protecting, and insulating electrical wires.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Morene, Carl T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Marker (open access)

Land Marker

Patent for land markers that can be used as guides such as for planting.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Bland, Royal H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for mechanical movement that aids in operating a gin automatically.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Tucker, Roger V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History