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- Texas State Lunatic Asylum Annual Report: 1917 and 1918
- Annual report of the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, providing data about operations, updates about programs, and other information related to activities at the institution for the fiscal years 1917 and 1918.
- Bale Forming Press.
- Patent for a bale forming press to form bales of hay and automatically secure "baling wires around the bale as formed" (lines 13-14). It automatically stops the feeder when "the bale is being tied" (lines 19-20) and winds and automatically unwinds and winds the wire.
- Aerial Projectile
- Patent for an aerial projectile for use as an anti-infantry bomb, dropped by planes. Specifically, it is a fragmentation bomb hand dropped from planes that will not only deliver an explosive blast and the subsequent shrapnel, but deliver such a blast as to destroy itself so it cannot be reverse engineered.
- Buttonless Neckband.
- Patent for a buttonless neckband eliminates collar buttons "which would have a tendency to discolor the neck of the wearer" (lines 21-22).
- 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.
- Bale-Core-Operating Device
- Patent for bale core operating device which improves the bale core quality around which the bale is formed, including illustrations.
- Chimney-Cowl
- Patent for low cost chimney cowl improvements to insure proper draft and prevent fires.
- Glass Manufacture dated November 5, 1918
- Patent for apparatus to improve the overall quality and efficiency of glass production. This includes both window and sheet glass. It assists in developing sheet glass through blowing, drawing, and ladling.
- Automatic Automobile-Top.
- Patent for an improvement on automatic automobile-tops. The primary objective is that when in inoperative positions, the actuated drum neatly appears as a weather proof roll. Another objective is to provide side curtains so that the vehicle may be closed on all sides.
- Comb-Cleaning Device
- Patent for a comb-cleaning device which can be "secured to a wall, wires or cords being strung upon the bracket so that a comb may be stroked thereacross and cleaned &c., &c." lines 16-19
- Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.
- Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.
- Concentration of Ores.
- Patent for improvements to recovering ore using flotation methods.
- Broom-Holder.
- Patent for a holder for suspending a broom by its head in an inverted position. Primarily a bracket designed to be secured against a wall or the back of a door.
- Automobile-Signal
- Patent for a device to indicate the intention to make a turn in an automobile, with improvements made for nighttime usage, including illustrations.
- Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.
- Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
- Antifriction Hollow-Tube Sucker-Rod for Deep Wells
- Patent for a "simple and inexpensive means for coupling the tubular sections of the sucker rod together and guiding said rod with little or no friction into the well casing or tube" (lines13-17). This object is to be used in "pumping water, oil, and other liquids from deep wells"(lines 11-12).
- Carbureter Attachment.
- Patent for a carbureter attachment.
- Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages.
- Patent for adjustable rockers that convert baby carriages into a cradle in a quick and reliable manner.
- Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.
- Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
- Cork-Puller
- Patent for a cork-puller which eases the removal of a cork from a bottle, without damaging either cork or bottle, with illustrations.
- Automatic Vaporizing-Plug
- Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Vaporizing-Plugs" (lines 5-6). "This invention... has for its principle object the production of a device which is adapted to be carried upon a manifold of an internal combustion engine... so that upon each stroke of the piston, or pistons, air will be drawn into the intake manifold where it will be mixed with gas passing therethrough, thus forming a charge which will have more power when exploded and which will prevent the formation of carbon deposits within the cylinders and which will also reduce the cost of operation of the engine." (lines 9-23).
- Block and Tying Mechanism for Baling Presses.
- Patent for blocks and tying mechanism for baling presses, which include "a hollow block, a plurality of which may be used in a press, and a tying mechanism including transversely operating needles or plungers entering the the blocks and cooperating with the means therein for tying the bale wires" (lines 17-23) including an illustration and instructions.
- Boring-Drill.
- Patent for detachable heads and plates for frusco-conical rollers that allow for space between drills, including illustrations.
- Burial-Casket
- This patent is for a burial casket. One of the aims of this casket is to obviate the necessity of using metallic securing devices which now commonly corrode or deteriorate from moisture and expose the body of the corpse to moisture in the ground as well as to parasites and burrowing animals.
- Bale-Forming Machine.
- Patent for improvement on a bale forming machine that will operate easily, positively, and automatically. This invention described for forming and automatically securing wires around bales of hay and other like materials. It has a special object that is an improved form of clutch for connecting the wire twisters and needles and disconnecting them from a driving means. The clutch will permit the plunger in the bailing chamber to perform a predetermined number of strokes after the completion of the bale to be tied.
- Airship.
- Patent for improved airship design involving the containment of gas in an envelop and the passage of gas through multiple compartments with the purpose of facilitating, "steering or repairing of the machine." (line 17) including illustrations.
- Churn.
- Patent for working body-churn "which is mounted between springs and is adapted to be worked up and down by the contraction and expansion of the springs so as to thoroughly agitate the cream within the receptacle thereof" (lines 16-20) including illustration.
- Bottle-Closure
- Patent for a bottle cap for milk bottles and similar types of glass bottles. This is designed to be easily removed, keep the mouth of the bottle clean, and can be cleansed, sterilized, and reused.
- Chair Cot.
- Patent for "the provision of a chair or a seat which may readily be converted into a cot when occasion demands" (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
- Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton
- Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
- Derailing Block dated October 1, 1918
- Patent for new and improved detailing rocks for railroads. What makes this unique is that the clamp can be quickly and effectively clamped to railroad tracks.
- Boll-Weevil Exterminator.
- Patent for a machine that exterminates boll weevils. This machine employs air suction for drawing boll weevils into a retaining box from which they may be removed for destruction.
- Automatic Circuit-Closer Attachment for Telegraph-Keys
- Patent for an attachment for telegraph keys, so that the line circuit closes automatically upon the release of the key.
- Adjustable Support.
- Patent for adjustable props or supports used in concrete construction or scaffolding, including illustrations.
- Adjustable Electric-Light Holder.
- Patent for an adjustable electric-light holder for automobiles.
- Baling-Press.
- Patent for improvements in baling presses. Consists of improvements over prior patents 1197532 and 1229126. These improvements are primarily for operation of the compressor and also the mechanism for actuating the feeder.
- Boll-Weevil Destroyer.
- Patent for woll weevil destroyer that is an attachment that can be applied to the frame and beams of a cultivator and may knock weevil and insects from plants standing in a row.
- Combination Plow and Pulverizer.
- Patent for a combination plow and pulverizer, designed for the purpose of improved plowing and sowing of seed, with illustrations and explanations.
- Closure for Refrigerators and the Like
- Patent is to "provide a simple and efficient construction of doors or lids for refrigerators, refrigerator cars, ice boxes, fireless cookers, telephone booths and the like, and as fire doors for storage houses, and wherever it is necessary or desirable to provide for facility of movement in opening or shrinking, due to head or cold, dampness or dryness, or other climatic or atmospheric or similar changes or conditions, while insuring an air tight, smoke, fire and bug proof, and heat insulating closure and seating joint, regardless or vibration of the receptacle on the door frame and of the size or shape of the door or lid." (lines 9-24).
- Cotton-Seed Flour and Process of Making the Same.
- Patent for cotton-seed flour and the process for producing it, including removal of the oils and hulls.
- Cultivator Attachment dated October 8, 1918
- Patent for cutting cotton and maintaining it at a certain height. This can be mounted to different cultivators without any need of change or alteration.
- Belt
- Patent for a belt. The belt is used for fan belts in motor vehicles and to also have a resilient engagement with wheels without wear on wheels and pulleys.
- Chute for Garbage
- Patent for improvements to the conveyer and chutes associated with the disposal of garbage. Also delivers coal and wood to the house from outside.
- Adjustable Window-Shade Support.
- Patent for an adjustable window shade support that can readily attach a shade to a window frame and the roller can be adjusted to any desired location or elevation.
- Building Tile.
- Patent for "hollow blocks" or "tile and hollow corner blocks" that "prevent moisture from passing through walls" (lines 10-14).
- Automobile-Tire
- Patent for the improvement of cushion tires. The improvement produces a more resilient tire, less susceptible to punctures.
- Automatic Fire and Burglar Alarm.
- Patent for automatic fire and burglar alarm. A cord extends from the casing of the alarm mechanism to a window. The alarm is triggered either by weight of a window opening or the cord is burned by fire.
- Combined Mail-Box and Door-Bell
- Patent for a combined mailbox and doorbell. The invention automatically sounds a bell when mail is placed inside that can be set up directly on the house or at a distance. The invention also serves to protect the mail from rain and mail thieves.
- 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.
- Automatic Railway Switch.
- Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.