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- Southwestern Insane Asylum Annual Report: 1917 & 1918
- Annual report of the Southwestern Insane Asylum, providing data about operations, updates about programs, statistics regarding patients, and other information related to activities at the hospital.
- The Fish and Oyster Laws of Texas
- Text of laws governing fishing and oyster culture, as well as regulation by the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission. Index starts on page 61.
- Break-Out Pin.
- Patent for a modified break-out pin on an oil derrick which makes it easier to release a wrench for unscrewing pipes when done, but still holds the wrench in place while in use.
- Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters.
- Patent for improvements to "a gas control for instantaneous gas water heaters" (lines 9-10), including illustrations and instructions.
- Automobile Bed-Rack.
- Patent for a bed rack (bed roll) located at the rear of a car so that once the car cushions have been placed to form a mattress, the bed roll can be unwound to stretch and cover the cushions providing bedding and covering.
- Churn.
- Patent for improvements in churns, "specifically a churn disclosed in Patent No. 1268766, L. M. Payne, R. A. Thompson and L. P. Morris, June 4, 1918."
- Core-Barrel.
- Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.
- Attachment for Cash-Registers.
- Patent for an attachment for cash registers which makes it impossible to remove paper to wrap a customer's purchase before the cash register has been opened, for the purpose of reducing "losses due to forgetfulness or dishonesty of clerks making sales" (lines 9-11), including illustrations and instructions.
- Cranking Device
- Patent for cranking device to start internal combustion engines and designed specifically for automobiles.
- Cross-Roller Bit.
- Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in cross-roller bits. Invention relates to "improvements in rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells for water, oil or gas and has particular reference to drills of the so called cross roller type for use in hard formation."
- Automatic Continuous Hydraulic Oil Press
- Patent for an automatic continuous hydraulic oil press designed to more efficiently extract oil from a variety of crops and seeds.
- Automobile-Windlass
- Patent for an improvement to automobile windlasses. The improvement allows automobile to be removed from any road obstruction easily and quickly.
- Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion.
- Patent for improved apparatus for separating liquids in emulsion (relates to improved apparatus for separating one liquid from another) when found in emulsion and has especial reference to means for rapidly and effectually dehydrating petroleum oil emulsion.
- Ratchet Die-Stock
- Patent for improvement on the usage of die-stocks which are used to cut and thread metal objects such as pipes.
- Beet-Harvester.
- Patent for a beet-harvester that pulls the beets from the ground and severs the tops from the bodies of the beets.
- AIR REGULATING ATTACHMENT
- Patent for an Air Regulating Attachment. This new invention for an air regulating attachment builds upon previous advancements to create an inexpensive air regulating attachment system, which will in turn be used to regulate engine carburetors (Oscar Kiessing).
- Attachment for Automobile Headlights
- Patent for an automobile headlight attachment capable of horizontal rotation.
- Cooking Utensil.
- Patent for cooking utensil designed for roasting coffee, popping corn, roasting meat, and other food by hand over a fire or flame by rotating. The device is made of metal and mesh, turns by cranking, and the length of the shaft is adjustable for stability.
- Weeding Device
- Patent for improving "the construction and increase the efficiency and utility" of "horse or motor drawn weeding devices." (Lines 8-11)
- Acetylene-Gas Generator.
- Patent for improving acetylene gas generators.
- Collapsible Rim.
- Patent for new and useful improvements related to demountable rims that are collapsible. This improvement facilitates the removal of a tire in an easier and expeditious manner.
- Carpenter's Implement.
- Patent for a carpenter's implement designed to be easily carried within one's pocket, with illustrations.
- Auto-Lock
- Patent for an invention of a valve locking device by which the fuel supply pipe can be cut off and a valve which is inserted in the said pipe locked in the cut off position.
- Beet Harvestor
- Patent for improvements and additional features in the mechanical frame of beet harvesting equipment.
- Change-Speed Mechanism for Tractor-Truck Motor-Vehicles
- Patent for a machine that can be used either as a truck for traveling over highways or as a tractor for farm work.
- Adjustable Spring Clamp
- Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
- Check and the Like.
- Patent for a bank check that lists the names and information of multiple banks so that the check can be drawn or charged in multiple banks (universal check).
- Cattle-Guard
- Patent for an improved cattle guard with two parts that is adapted to specifically fit either inside the railroad tracks or alongside them.
- Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines
- Patent for a type of air heater designed to be attached to an internal combustion engine for the purposes of regulating heat.
- Combination Set-Collar for Well-Strainers.
- Patent for a combination set-collar for well-strainers that combines a back pressure valve and a washer pipe which allows for the cleaning of the strainer.
- Automobile Road-Light.
- Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
- Auto-Carrier
- Patent for an auto-carrier that applied to the running board for carrying various luggage. A second aspect is to provide a device to support a wide array of objects and to withstand the weight giving its location along the running board.
- Device for Cleaning Wells
- Patent for improving the efficiency of oil wells.
- Auto Body
- Patent for an invention made for the improvements of the auto body and provide a way to convert a motor vehicle body to a comfortable bed with a foldable cushion for the back seat.
- Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings
- Patent for an improved apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (relates to molding devices for curing tire casings) which is easily and quickly set up and knocked down, holds casings safely in position while being cured, and highly efficient in curing tire casings.
- Air Pump
- Patent for an air pump designed to have a strong cylinder and be able to equal quantities of air upon both the upward and downward motion of the piston.
- Automobile-Alarm.
- Patent for a device to prevent the theft of automobiles capable of producing audio and visual signals as warnings of unauthorized access.
- Automatic Pipe Coupling
- Patent for improvement on the methods of controlling oil flow.
- Converter and Smelter.
- Patent for an improved converter and smelter mechanism that processes crushed ore, including illustrations.
- Process of Purifying Oil
- Patent for using aluminum chlorid compounds to clean crude oil. Which is apart of the petrochemical process of oil purification.
- Crude-Oil Separator
- Patent for crude-oil separators mainly improves crude oil separators of baffle plate type.
- Battery-Mud-Extracting Device.
- Patent for improvement of Battery-Mud-Extracting Devices where the mud may be removed without disassembling the battery or displacing of the electrode plates.
- Carton.
- Patent for a carton used to carry bottles or other fragile containers in a manner that prevents spillage, breakage, or other type of damage to befall the bottles and their contents, includes illustrations.
- Conveyer System.
- Patent for "an improved conveyer system that will take a package and automatically carry it to any selected point along the system, discharge the package and return to the starting point" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
- Amusement Apparatus.
- Patent for improvements to the Amusement Apparatus that can be more easily constructed and supports swimmers by the use of horizontal and vertical bars on each side of the device with the horizontal bars rotate independently. Includes illustration.
- Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores.
- Patent for an improvement to hydraulic separators used in frothing classification to increase the recovery of larger mineral particles.
- Cattle and Poultry Food and Process of Producing Same
- Patent for the production for a new, non-perishable, marketable, inexpensive, plentiful and nourishing cattle food from the prickly pear cactus plant (except the root of the plant). Novel idea of directing blasts of flame to burn off spines and roast plant.
- Aeroplane.
- Patent for an airplane (or aeroplane) which provides a large number of control surfaces adjustable by the pilot, including a moveable engine.
- Bridle Attachment
- Patent for a new and improved way to connect the blind brace of a bridle.
- Automatic Electric Advertising Sign
- Patent for an electronic sign that works by a conveyor-belt like band printed with advertisements being rotated, allowing the owner to show many advertisements while saving space.