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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
Bed
Patent for a single bed that can be converted into a double bed. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Lockhart, Samuel R.
System:
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Alarm Device
Patent for an alarm device that is mounted on a house to warn of approaching wind storms.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Stamps, William P. & Phillips, William R.
System:
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Amusement Device
Patent for an amusement device. This invention uses a ballast and simulates the appearance and motion of a floating ship under way. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Corneliussen, Ivar
System:
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Wire Strecher
Patent for wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Longan, John Virgle
System:
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Improvements in Processes of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil
Patent for a process to refine oil, specifically crude, cotton-seed oil, using caustic soda. Includes an explanation of how the process works.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Chisholm, Jesse C.
System:
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Trap.
Patent for a trap for catching animals alive.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Jones, Rufus A. & Grant, Wilburn C.
System:
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Train-Pipe Coupling.
Patent for a train pipe coupling that holds tightly together.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Moss, Dexter W. & Olschner, Clarence E.
System:
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Well-Casing Spear
Patent for a well casing spear. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Norris, Joseph B.
System:
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Ventilating Device
Patent for a ventilating device for vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Cunningham, Melville Boyd
System:
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Press for Attaching Comb Foundations to Honey-Frames for Beehives
Patent for a press for attaching comb foundations to honey frames for beehives. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Ward, Jefferson W.
System:
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Parachute.
Patent for a type of parachute that may be used for a balloon, air ship, or a window of a building as a method of fire escape. The design is such that the parachute may be stored in a compact, unobtrusive way while not in use. This is made possible by mounting multiple parachutes, one above the other, in varied diameter.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Mayes, Aceph B.
System:
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Gin Saw Cleaner
Patent for a gin saw cleaner. Illustration included.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Pillow, James G.
System:
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Smoothing-Iron.
Patent for a redesigned smoothing iron. This includes the design of a hollow transparent body with heating elements. The elements are made of replaceable lights which heat the body as well as lighting up so that the unit may be used in a dimly lit room.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Thomas, Theodore G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Equilibrium-Retaining Device for Flying-Machines.
Patent related to automatic means for maintaining equilibrium while operating heavier-than-air flying machines through the use of valves.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Macmanus, Augustus Frederick Watson
System:
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Envelop.
Patent for an adjustable envelop design for storing documents and articles. This is a design with flaps within the inner fold that are made to secure and protect the document. Straps that extend from the outer edge secure the outer flap over the contents as well as the inner protective flaps.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Low, Eugene
System:
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Roller-Drill
Patent for a roller drill that has a roller spindle which is detachable.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
System:
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Washing Machine
Patent for a washing machine. Illustration included.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Vines, James W.
System:
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Fireproof System
Patent for a fireproof construction system for buildings. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Morey, Jay & Magruder, Paul K.
System:
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Oil Burner
Patent for an oil burner. Illustration included.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Kendall, Ernest L.
System:
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Electric Heater
Patent for an electric heater that is insulated from foreign bodies or fluids. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Harvie, Arthur H. & Davis, William G.
System:
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Elevating-Truck
Patent for an elevating truck. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Sellers, Jacob L.
System:
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Attachment for Cultivators
Patent for attachment for cultivators. The invention allows a cultivator's shovel to be spaced apart to facilitate the plowing of corn, cotton, and other similar products.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Jez, Joseph M.
System:
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Sewing-Awl.
Patent for an improvement upon the sewing awl that is designed to work well with leather workers. The sewing awl is made to be "adaptable to work with a break or tension device, capable of restraining a thread holding spool against free rotation to prevent excessive undesirable slack or looseness of the thread" (lines 15-19) as illustrated and described.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Alten, George Philip
System:
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