Process of and Apparatus for Sizing Comminuted Material. (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Sizing Comminuted Material.

Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in process of and apparatus for sizing or classifying comminuted material according to the size of the particles of the material" (lines 13-16), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wall Construction (open access)

Wall Construction

Patent for a wall construction with metallic column casings and reinforced rods. Illustrations included.
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for an internal combustion engine, which can be run with less fuel and better control of the engine.
Date: February 1, 1910
Creator: Reaugh, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor (open access)

Tractor

Patent for improvements to tractors which are designed with the driver's seat positioned on the trailing unit. The improvements allow for tools to be attached in such a way cultivating may be done near fences and other common obstructions.
Date: July 1, 1918
Creator: Chenoweth, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mill for Grinding or Crushing Cotton-Seed or the Like. (open access)

Mill for Grinding or Crushing Cotton-Seed or the Like.

Patent for improvements to the grinding or crushing of materials in mills by eliminating the hammering action by the use of supported ball bearings. This decreases the amount of power needed to operate the mill and includes illustrations.
Date: May 1, 1917
Creator: Nolen, Robert Rufus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials. (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials.

Patent for improvements in process of and apparatus for sizing and classifying comminuted materials, according to the size of the particles of the material. It allows for particles to be classified according to size and discharged from the apparatus in different receptacles, with the particles in each receptacle being substantially the same size.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Huller-Gin. (open access)

Huller-Gin.

Patent for a Huller-Gin. This device has an improvement that reduces the cotton being wasted by getting clogged in the hulling chamber.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stenographic-Writing Means (open access)

Stenographic-Writing Means

Patent for improvements in stenographic-writing (typewriting). The object of the invention being "to provide a keyboard comprising keys to cooperate with suitable printing means, and to so arrange said keys...to facilitate the speed at which the writing can be accomplished" (lines 14-20).
Date: April 1, 1913
Creator: Ireland, Ward S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Roller-Cleaning Device. (open access)

Printing-Roller-Cleaning Device.

Patent for a cleaning device designed to expedite the cleaning of printing press rollers.
Date: March 1, 1917
Creator: Farr, Charles A. & Dove, Bascom A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing-Machine. (open access)

Hoeing-Machine.

Patent for dual drive hoeing machine. Machine utilizes a "carriage, support brackets, journaled drive shaft, crank arm and gyrating arm" (p. 3, lines 31-34). The machine produces straight rows and eliminates side draft (p.1, 15-19)
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Ashely, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener. (open access)

Hat-Fastener.

Patent for improvements in hat-fasteners in which the “fastener can be adjustable to hats of different sizes and shapes, …., for securing the hat upon the head.” (Lines 10-15) Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Schmidt, Harel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan and Fixture Support. (open access)

Fan and Fixture Support.

Patent for a fan and fixture support that can be used in connection with a common type of union box for electrical conduit installations. The device provides a support or hanger that can be installed either in frame or in concrete ceilings and partitions, and it prevents rotation of the device after installation.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Murph, Donald H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stripping-Plate Molding-Machine (open access)

Stripping-Plate Molding-Machine

The Patent is for a Stripping-Plate Molding-Machine. The purpose of this invention is "to provide a simple and efficient apparatus for forming sand models" (Kimball, lines 11-12 of patent).
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: Kimball, Herbert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus for Generating Motive Fluid (open access)

Method and Apparatus for Generating Motive Fluid

Patent for improvement in methods and apparatus for generating motive fluid "to provide a source of combustion" and dispose of it outside the generator to generate steam (lines 11-12).
Date: May 1, 1917
Creator: Reordan, Charles, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mason's Jointer (open access)

Mason's Jointer

Patent for jointers used by stone masons and brick masons which can be used to cut out mortar to a predetermined depth between courses of bricks and smooth the mortar surface for a neat and attractive joint.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Downs, Anthony Wayne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker. (open access)

Cotton-Picker.

Patent for a cotton picker, which has an improved hood that goes over the cotton plants.
Date: March 1, 1910
Creator: Dannelly, Frank M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Filler and Packer for Baling-Presses (open access)

Combined Filler and Packer for Baling-Presses

Patent for a combined filler and packer for association with a cotton press or baling apparatus and operating to receive lint cotton from a suitable source. The primary objective is to facilitate an automatic direct feed of lint cotton from the cotton separator into the baling apparatus.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Book-Cover. (open access)

Adjustable Book-Cover.

Patent for adjustable book covers. More protection with use of thicker paper, with adjustable feature is highly important as is also the slit and tongue.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Walraven, Albert T.
System: The Portal to Texas History