Apparatus for Making Carbureted Hydrogen Gas. (open access)

Apparatus for Making Carbureted Hydrogen Gas.

Patent for improved apparatus for manufacturing carbureted gas at small cost for illuminating and general heating and power purposes.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Herndon, Joseph R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antikicking Device for Automobiles. (open access)

Antikicking Device for Automobiles.

Patent for a device that catches the crank of hand crank automobiles which were typical of the early 1900s in the United States of America. The invention addresses controlling the motion of the crank and preventing the crank from causing injury.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Miller, Herman P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for improving the fuselage for aeroplanes by "securing double strength throughout the body and [...] be light and durable" (lines 12-14). Provides rudder, landing gear, telescopic joint, and sprocket gear improvements, including illustrations.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Smith, Glen B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Locomotive-Cabs. (open access)

Safety Attachment for Locomotive-Cabs.

Patent for a locomotive engine safety device involving a detachable protective carrier that releases from the engineer's cab allowing escape from the locomotive engine cab in case of danger, including illustrations.
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Uttz, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg Tester. (open access)

Egg Tester.

Patent for "an improved egg tester". (line 14)
Date: March 25, 1913
Creator: Smith, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence. (open access)

Wire Fence.

Patent for a wire fence that allows for easy tightening of the wires.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Miller, Daniel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench, which has a pipe wrench on one end and a monkey wrench on the other end.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Paul, Zacharier M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Vulcanizing Apparatus. (open access)

Tube-Vulcanizing Apparatus.

Patent for a tube-vulcanizing apparatus "and in such connection, it relates more particularly to an apparatus for repairing inflatable tubes for wheel tires." (lines 10-13)
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Alvis, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tuning Instrument. (open access)

Tuning Instrument.

Patent for a tuning instrument that has interchangeable reeds and can find the fourth, fifth, and single tone of an octave.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washer for Wagon-Bolsters (open access)

Washer for Wagon-Bolsters

Patent for a washer wagon-bolsters. Illustration included.
Date: March 22, 1910
Creator: Martin, James Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tankage and Manure Press. (open access)

Tankage and Manure Press.

Patent for a tankage and manure press that collects grease from waste meat materials.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Singleton, Joseph J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Manufacturing Carbureted Hydrogen Gas. (open access)

Process of Manufacturing Carbureted Hydrogen Gas.

Patent for a process for manufacturing carbureted hydrogen gas.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Watkins, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Matrix Broach-Molding Device (open access)

Patent for Matrix Broach-Molding Device

Patent for Matrix Broach-Molding Device
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Markwell, Andrew E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag for Keys and Other Articles. (open access)

Tag for Keys and Other Articles.

Patent for a tag that can be attached to keys for hotel rooms and similar uses. The tag could include the room number associated with the key, the hotel address, and a space for inserting advertising cards.
Date: March 12, 1918
Creator: Hartman, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post. (open access)

Fence-Post.

Patent for a metal fence post, which can have many wires and rails attached to it.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Miller, Daniel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Candy Wrapping Machine (open access)

Candy Wrapping Machine

Patent for a machine that will enrobe stick cand with a wrapper. It will recieve the candy stick by stick, wrap it in paper, and twist the ends.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Greer, Jesse W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Step for Railway Cars and the Like (open access)

Step for Railway Cars and the Like

Patent for extendable step for railway cars, and the like.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Dixon, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracket (open access)

Bracket

Patent for an improved bracket.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Mertz, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Facilitating the Use of Railway-Schedules. (open access)

Means for Facilitating the Use of Railway-Schedules.

Patent for "improvements in means for facilitating the use of local, through and joint-route transportation or time schedules of railways or other carriers.” (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Glisson, Amos A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Action (open access)

Piano-Action

Patent for a new piano-action that will get rid of unwanted sounds and reduce the amount of cushioning needed. Other goals are to ensure that strings cannot not be prevented from vibrating, and that a certain sound can be made.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Blessing, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Hopple. (open access)

Cultivator-Hopple.

Patent for "a cultivator hopple that will require very little manual exertion to adjust the cultivator beams between their limiting positions." (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Hill, Josef D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal (open access)

Seal

Patent for seals of car doors and other structures, and the object is to provide seal which cannot be released without destruction or mutilation so that the tampering with the seal may be readily detected.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Peyton, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generator (open access)

Gas Generator

Patent for a gas generator that generates hydrocarbon gases. It is "to provide ample and efficient means for feeding gas making elements into the fillings or contents located in the generators and to distribute uniformly to all parts of a generator the elements fed into the generator and to provide efficient means for operating the feeding devices and to provide agitating devices working in combination with the feeding devices for agitating the fumes within the generator." (line 11-21)
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Tinsley, Waller P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopping Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Cotton-Chopping Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for a cotton chopping attachment for cultivators. Illustrations included.
Date: March 19, 1912
Creator: Walthall, John & Carter, Oliver C.
System: The Portal to Texas History