Composition of Matter for Artificial Fuel. (open access)

Composition of Matter for Artificial Fuel.

Patent for artificial fuel by using coals called “lignite”, grinded it and add other ingredients to it. Formula, measurements and method of mixing is included. No illustration.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Lohmann, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clock Calendar (open access)

Clock Calendar

Patent for a clock calendar.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Woods, Jesse Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Perforating Checks And Printing Thereon (open access)

Machine For Perforating Checks And Printing Thereon

Patent for a machine for perforating checks and printing on said check. The printing application of the press represents dollar amounts rendering it impossible to change the type. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Robertson, George Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen. (open access)

Well-Screen.

Patent for improvements in well-screen by providing a symmetrical strainer which having an exceedingly firm and rigid frame; it is constructed as to interpose the least obstruction to the straining operation. (Lines 21-25) Illustration is included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Karsch, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Heater (open access)

Water Heater

Patent for a water heater. This invention relies on the heat of a smokestack of the oven to heat the water. Illustrations included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Allen, William Bell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Operating Mechanism for Presses (open access)

Valve Operating Mechanism for Presses

Patent for a valve operating mechanism for presses. This invention is meant to be an improvement of baling mechanism effecting the automatic regulation and control the motor fluids. Illustrations included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Stuart, John Marcus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destoyer (open access)

Insect Destoyer

Patent for an insect destroyer. "This invention relates particularly to that class of insect destroyers which contain pans of liquid into which the insects are shaken or enticed" (line 15-18). Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Sewell, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Tongue Attachment (open access)

Vehicle Tongue Attachment

Patent for a vehicle tongue attachment. This invention is designed to combine horse drawn and motor options for plows and other farming machines. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Gillespie, David Augustus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for a mechanical movement. This invention is intended to producing more power. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Stevens, Samuel David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Milk Cooler (open access)

Hydraulic Milk Cooler

Patent for a hydraulic milk cooler. This invention is shrouded in coolant agent absorbing material that is hydraulically applied to keep dairy products cool. Illustrations included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Womble, Zachariah C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo Receptacle (open access)

Torpedo Receptacle

Patent for a torpedo receptacle. This invention is an improvement for use with railroad lanterns. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Barnett, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marker (open access)

Marker

Patent for a marker. This invention is for marking lines for planters, plows, and other farm implements. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Kocks, John Barney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plow in which the plow can perform a variety of purposes and to obviate the necessity of employing more than one plow for accomplishing the same. The plow can be adjusted to run either on shallow or deep ground. Illustration is included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Campbell, John Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Apparatus. (open access)

Washing Apparatus.

Patent for a "new and useful Washing Apparatus" (lines 6-7) that decreases the cost and increases the efficiency of current washing machines by automatically circulating hot water and steam through the clothes.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Huffman, Wiliam Anthony & Huffman, Oscar Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Fastener (open access)

Hame Fastener

Patent for a hame fastener. The function of this invention is to permit ready attachment to and the removal of. Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Dodson, Roy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Operating Device (open access)

Gate Operating Device

Patent for a gate operating device. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Pierce, Richard P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for gate-latches in which the gate will close automatically and may be opened by releasing the latch by hand or by the manipulation of the gate. (Lines 10-14) Illustration is included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: McRae, Daniel M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch (open access)

Gate Latch

Patent for a gate latch. Illustration included.
Date: December 29, 1903
Creator: Abernathy, James Rubin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spudding and Pipe Driving Machine (open access)

Spudding and Pipe Driving Machine

Patent for a spudding and pipe driving machine. This invention comprises "two oppositely disposed engines, a block and tackle for supporting either the spudding or driving mechanism, and means for imparting a jogging movement to the well rope to operate the drill or hammer" (line 13-18). Illustration includes.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Harrow Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for a harrow attachment for cultivators. "This inventions relates to a harrow attachment for plow or disk cultivators" (line 12-13). Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Mauldin, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame and Trace Connector (open access)

Hame and Trace Connector

Patent for a Hame and trace connector. Illustration included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Goodman, Forest Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date: December 8, 1903
Creator: Nanny, Wiley F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Formaldehyde Fumigator (open access)

Formaldehyde Fumigator

Patent for a formaldehyde fumigator. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Morris, Seth M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener (open access)

Fastener

Patent for a fastener. This invention is an improved design for "securing the eyes to traces or tugs or fastening stirrup-leathers together" (line 9-11). Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Gardner, Eugene Silas
System: The Portal to Texas History