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Corn-Popper
Patent for a corn popper that can also be used for roasting nuts or for general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for "a bale-tie which may with readiness and case be locked in position upon a bale and which will be positive in operation and thoroughly efiective for the purpose designed"(lines 8-12)
Date:
October 28, 1902
Creator:
Griggs, James Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Destroying Insects
Patent for an apparatus for destroying boll weevils on cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
July 26, 1904
Creator:
Jones, Albert Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Machine
Patent for an advertising machine for displaying various advertising cards in a motorized machine that displays all the different cards as it goes around in a circle.
Date:
April 18, 1911
Creator:
Helm, Virgil L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bathing-Suit.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in bathing suits.
Date:
March 29, 1898
Creator:
Davis, Jesse W D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
Patent for an animal trap. Illustration included.
Date:
July 31, 1906
Creator:
Crowson, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for improvements in bale-ties is to produce a “buckle-plate having a middle portion with an opening therein, arms at each end separated from the middle portion by spaces open at one side, a longitudinal entering-passage connecting the opening with one of said spaces, and a hoop the free ends of which are looped down through said opening and up through the spaces, resting upon the arms under the standing part of the hoop.” (Lines 74-83) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 8, 1902
Creator:
Johnson, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Wire Mat.
Patent for a flexible wire mat that is portable, loosely woven to shake out dirt and mud, and which prevents the edges form curling up to trip people.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Shelton, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
Patent for an animal trap, particularly desgned for rodents and birds, which is able to trap animals without having to be manually reset each time. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 19, 1909
Creator:
Barron, Nathan J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compressed-Air Machine.
Patent for an "an automatically acting compressed air machine where a reciprocating action is desired" (lines 9-11) "which will be automatic and positive in its action, which may be operated with minimum amount of compressed fluid, and which has relatively few parts that might get out of order" (lines 12-18).
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Saurenmann, Jacob Gilmore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Fastening
Patent for bale bend fastening that includes a winding-key engaging the lapped ends of a bale-band and a lock for retaining the winding key against the reverse movement after the latter has been turned to wind the connected ends of the band for the purpose of taking up the slack in the latter (Lines 8-15)
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard to prevent animals from going on railroad tracks by installing plates which grate and rock if an animal steps on them to scare the animals away from the tracks.
Date:
August 23, 1910
Creator:
Herring, Henry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headlight.
Patent for "an electric head-light which will adjust the carbons of the arc lamp without the usual vibration" (lines 12-14) and be more durable and efficient.
Date:
October 31, 1911
Creator:
Dooley, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie
Patent for improvements in bale-ties by using a “combination with a band; of jaws pivoted to one end of the band and adapted to engage a hook carried by the other end of the band, and a guard-plate fixed to one of said jaws and adapted also to engage the hook and prevent it from accidentally becoming disengaged from the jaws.” (Lines 78-84) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Pfeffer, Albert John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Swing for Store Counters
Patent for a barrel swing that allows the barrel to swing out from under the counter. Illustration included.
Date:
December 21, 1909
Creator:
Gimbal, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifriction Device for Sucker-Rods.
Patent for a rod sleeve to protect the rod joints from damage or bending. The design also includes rollers to keep the rods centered in the casing to eliminate rubbing.
Date:
August 4, 1903
Creator:
Black, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CHURN
Patent for the improvement of a churn. The churn has a detachable support and a closure for the upper end of the body of the churn.
Date:
February 18, 1913
Creator:
HARRISON, DAVID M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Mechanism.
Patent for "a new and useful air-brake mechanisms in relation to a pressure controller and distributer designed to perform the several independent and joint functions of a triple valve, a pressure-retaining valve, and a pressure relief or reducing valve."
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Dillander, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for a single row planter for corn or cotton. The planter is to be used in virgin soil with out any soil preparation.
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap
Patent for a cylinder shaped animal trap for small furry animals.
Date:
February 25, 1913
Creator:
Fikes, Benjamin M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AIR-BREAK SIGNALING AND RELEASEING DEVICE.
Patent for an improvement in air-brake release-valve in trains to signal train crews and release the breaks if they become set for any reason, or stuck, while the train is moving, including descriptions of the release valve and illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1902
Creator:
Dukesmith, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush-Cylinder for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for brush cylinders for cotton gins which when clamped have no need to be further secured or fastened.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Vehicle
Patent for an aerial vehicle. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 2, 1912
Creator:
Rex, Cleveland A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ax Handle
Patent for an ax handle. The handle is a tubular handle which also includes hingedly connected part fitting into the eye of the ax head. Illustration included.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Burks, William Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History