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Texas Patents
628
USDA Farmers' Bulletins
125
Technical Report Archive and Image Library
48
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Collection
14
The Federal Reporter
9
USGS Topographic Map Collection
9
World War Poster Collection
9
World War One Collection
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Farmers' bulletin (United States. Dept. of Agriculture)
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United States Bureau of Mines Reports
29
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13
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12
National reporter system. United States series
9
The Federal Reporter
9
30 Minute Series
7
American War Posters
7
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining
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Water Tank Cut-Off
Patent for improvements on the devices controlling the flow of water in tanks. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
December 11, 1917
Creator:
Law, Eugene L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Topper and Boll Weevil Catcher
Patent for improvements to cotton topper and boll weevil catcher machines. This invention will cut tops off cotton plants at a certain height to prevent the spread of the boll weevil insect.
Date:
December 6, 1917
Creator:
Marquis, A. of Hondo, Texas & Sprott, W. of Hondo, Texas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Stalk-Cutters.
Patent for an attachment for stalk cutters to help prevent corn stalks from clogging the cutter after being cut.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Jansky, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch
Patent is for electric switch that minimizes other phone interference and limits each call to a single caller on the line. Two lines can be connected to the switch.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Teare, J. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline and Oil Renovator
Patent for a device that can take the impurities from gasoline and oil, thus making them reusable. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Caen, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grader-Blade.
Patent for a new form of grader blade for road graders and ditchers for road and ditch work, with illustration.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Wendell, Benjamin J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grass and Weed Cutter
Patent for devicd for the cutting of grass and pulling of weeds from the root. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Taylor, Lawrence S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism For Compressing And Sheeting Loose Materials.
Patent for a mechanism used for compressing and sheeting loose materials. The machine allows for materials that have been compressed to be flattened more and sheeted prior to delivery back to the mechanism.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Stubbs, Robert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paracentesis Needle or Trocar
Patent for a needle with the purpose of injecting fluids or extracting excess fluids from the body. Includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Hill, Phillip
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pile-Supporter
Patent for new and useful improvements in Pile-Supporters, specifically for use for protruding piles. "The device is designed to retain the ruptured portions within the anus, thereby relieving pain." Improvements allow extended wear and freedom of movement not allowed in previous supporters.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Raines, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Stock.
Patent for improvements to a plow stock to be adjustable so that the angle of the plow blade may be controlled causing the plow blade to enter the ground at the proper angle based on the type of ground being plowed.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Partin, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoking Device.
Patent for a improving the art of smoking meat by providing a smoking device adapted to be positioned in the smoke house which provides a means for controlling the amount of smoke that comes from the fire and covers the fire allowing for safe operation.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Halata, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tape-Measure.
Patent for a tape measure with a claw on one end that the user can affix to a surface to hold one end of the measuring tape and aid in the measuring process.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Anderson, Andrew E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tillage Implement.
Patent for an improved type of tillage implement of the harrow type that can be used in places other harrows can't operate, as well as being capable of being operated in close proximity to plants without damaging them. Illustration included.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Bonds, Walter P. Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917
Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date:
December 1917
Creator:
Thompson, J. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917
Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date:
December 1917
Creator:
Thompson, J. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining decisions made between May and August of 1917. Details of the decisions are presented and discussed.
Date:
December 1917
Creator:
Thompson, Joseph Wesley
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Braking Actuating Mechanism for Automobiles
Patent for an improvement to braking actuating mechanism for automobiles to allow for safer braking with the lever right of the driver's seat, in particular adaptable to Ford emergency brakes.
Date:
November 30, 1917
Creator:
Baker, Howard A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Bathing Apparatus
Patent for a portable device that provides the ability to bathe using heated water.
Date:
November 30, 1917
Creator:
Richards, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Projecting Motion-Pictures.
Patent for an improvement to motion picture projectors that lowers the operating speed, thus reducing the amount of film needed for movies, and eliminates flickers in the projection. This patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Elevator.
Patent for an automobile elevator for use in garages, which operates using the car's own movement.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Wright, Virgil Tilden
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal
Patent for a signal of the nature indicated including a signal arm controlled in novel manner and movable from one position to another, the signal arm being inoperative in one position, and when moved to the other position being visible to other vehicles and pedestrians both in front and in rear, to warn them of the intention of the operator driver to turn.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Deats, O.G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Sealing Tire-Punctures and the Like.
Patent for sealing tire punctures consisting of the extract obtained from boiling guayule and candelilla plants in water to which is added asbestos and fullers' earth.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Garza, Ricardo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Threshing Machine.
Patent for an improvement to cotton-threshing machines that threshes "the cotton crop by extracting and separating the cotton locks from the bolls and stalks" (lines 13-15). This patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A. & Kemp, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History