Closet-Flushing Mechanism. (open access)

Closet-Flushing Mechanism.

Patent for a water closet flushing mechanism, which prevents the water from standing in the toilet bowl where it is liable to freeze in cold weather.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Parker, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Table and Chair (open access)

Combined Table and Chair

Patent for combined table and chair that is very durable and simple in construction. This will allow organization and support for either a chair use or table use.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Macon, Alexander W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Coop (open access)

Folding Coop

Patent for folding coops for the shipment of meat products, such as poultry. This invention will ensure greater efficiency in shipment of products.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Randall, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Classifying Comminuted Material. (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Classifying Comminuted Material.

Patent for improving the process of classifying materials in order to reduce rehandling and improve efficiency in sizing materials through the use of screens.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for an adjustable hydrocarbon burner for use in cement kilns.
Date: December 20, 1910
Creator: Dietz, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Microtome Attachment for Microscopes (open access)

Microtome Attachment for Microscopes

Patent for a microtome attachment for microscopes which aids in cutting thin plates. Illustrations included.
Date: December 20, 1910
Creator: Poe, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Concentrating Comminuted Material. (open access)

Process of Concentrating Comminuted Material.

Patent for a process of concentrating comminuted material.
Date: December 20, 1910
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Edwin G. Steele
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrostatic Separator. (open access)

Electrostatic Separator.

Patent for an electrostatic separator for various particles.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle. (open access)

Puzzle.

Patent for a more complex wire puzzle that can be manufactured more cheaply and efficiently than others.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Blalock, Justice Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Linting Machine. (open access)

Cotton Seed Linting Machine.

Patent for Improvements of the Cotton-Seed-Linting Machine. This improvement will allow for better stripping and cleaning of cotton lint.
Date: February 20, 1919
Creator: Voorhees, Flex E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sight Feed Measuring Device (open access)

Sight Feed Measuring Device

Patent for a "sight-feed" (line 10), a measuring device that lets the user see how much gasoline is still available in the container. Specifically adaptable to commerical fuel pumps.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Terry, Graydon M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revolver Supporting and Operating Apparatus (open access)

Revolver Supporting and Operating Apparatus

Patent for a supporting and operating apparatus for revolvers. Illustrations included.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Sims, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Holding Trolley-Poles on Wires. (open access)

Device for Holding Trolley-Poles on Wires.

Patent for a device for holding trolley poles on wires.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Van Cleave, William F. & Woodall, Anderson T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop. (open access)

Automatic Train-Stop.

Patent for a more efficient automatic train stop with a mechanism that uses a connection with the block system used on railways to stop a train when it runs into "the tracks of the danger zone or upon the tracks of the block where the train should be stopped." (lines 16-18)
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Gramm, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History