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Apparatus for Chilling and Whitening Lard Compounds
Patent for an apparatus for chilling and whitening lard compounds that produces stiffer lard.
Date:
August 27, 1912
Creator:
Humphreys, Jerome N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Device
Patent for an amusement device. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 13, 1912
Creator:
Dougherty, James P. & Beeman, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Rotating a Locomotive-Headlight.
Patent for a "manually operated mechanism that will enable a locomotive engineer to rock the headlight about a pivotal access without leaving his cab" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Teter, William E. & Gray, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Attachment for Ice-Tongs.
Patent for a device designed so that "the weight of the ice may be determined while the ice is engaged by the tongs" (lines 12-14). The weighing device can be safely attached to the tongs, and the patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Henderson, Douglas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship.
Patent for improved airship design involving the containment of gas in an envelop and the passage of gas through multiple compartments with the purpose of facilitating, "steering or repairing of the machine." (line 17) including illustrations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Rainey, James E. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade Roller
Patent for spring acting window shade rollers. The spring acting mechanism allows for the raising up or down of the shade to any desired position without unnecessary wear.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Schindler, Emil F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lens-Grinding Machine.
Patent for a lens grinding machine that polishes any kind of lens via the means of a reciprocating motion in both the grinding tool and the lens holder.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Rousseau, Almer A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Step.
Patent for a unit which covers the hub of a wheel to provide protection against people "stepping on or 'riding' the hub." (Line 15).
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Butcher, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Washer And Wiper.
Patent for improvement in window washer and wiper design pertaining to the windshields or windows of street cars.
Date:
August 6, 1918
Creator:
Randall, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Material.
Patent for a machine composed of independently operated and adjustable mounted sized units for sorting and transporting grain sized materials.
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toggle and Clip Combination.
Patent for improvement in toggle and clip combinations, specifically simplicity and economy in construction, convenience, and efficiency in use.
Date:
August 11, 1914
Creator:
Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Tool For Driving Corrugated Fasteners.
Patent for a tool with "a magazine adapted to feed corrugated fasteners to a driving plunge" (lines 13-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Thompson, Carl S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Gradually Changing Rotative Velocity.
Patent for a mechanism for gradually changing rotative velocity on automatic pianos.
Date:
August 15, 1911
Creator:
Stauffer, Floyd F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Space Block
Patent for a block used to block spacing members upon a shaft, Illustration included.
Date:
August 30, 1910
Creator:
Vardell, Arthur A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Device for Concentrating Vision.
Patent for an optical device proposed to replace lenses and goggles. Instead of lenses, this device has circular shutters (much like a camera) that forces direct vision and eliminates peripheral vision for concentration and focus.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Compere, Dolphus E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street - Sweeping Machine.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Street - Sweeping Machines" (lines 6-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Diserens, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Sound-Record Tablets.
Patent for a holder for square sound record tablets that are 10 or 12 inches.
Date:
August 23, 1910
Creator:
Moses, Jacob Bernhard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin Brush
Patent for gin-brush relating to the speed and convenience in removing and replacement of rotatable brushes for cotton gins.
Date:
August 7, 1917
Creator:
Murray, Stephan D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Tug.
Patent for a new hame tug leather strap designed with metal loops and a buckle, including illustrations.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator-Door Sill.
Patent for an elevator sill that bridges the gap between the floor and the bottom of the elevator when the elevator doors are open.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Doren, Lewis W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stake Support and Brace.
Patent for improvements in regarding "stake supports and braces for vehicle bodies" (lines 10-11) including an illustration. These improvements are specific to creating a combined "brace and supporting member" (line 41) to increase structural integrity.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Robinson, Robert F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie
Patent for an improved railway tie made of metal and wood blocks.
Date:
August 6, 1912
Creator:
Kelly, Orson N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History