Combined Cultivator and Planter. (open access)

Combined Cultivator and Planter.

Patent for a new part that attaches to an ordinary cultivator. The device has a plow that runs in front, and a planting mechanism that spreads seeds in the plowed rows. This device makes it possible to plough and plant in one sweep of the field.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Noren, Peter O. & Clyburn, Mile D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Popper (open access)

Corn-Popper

Patent for a corn popper that can also be used for roasting nuts or for general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Scraper Attachment for Disk Plows (open access)

Adjustable Scraper Attachment for Disk Plows

Patent for an attachment for disk plows to "clean any disk in any kind of soil" (lines 17-18). Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Fell, Julius P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade (open access)

Window-Shade

Patent for a window shade which can regulate light or ventilation. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Stephenson, Errett B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Cultivator and Planter Attachment Therefor. (open access)

Wheel Cultivator and Planter Attachment Therefor.

Patent for an improved wheel cultivator, which includes a planter attachment, a hopper, a seed-dropping and fertilizer distributing mechanism, and covering plows.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Bigler, B. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vibrator (open access)

Vibrator

Patent for a vibrator to be used for treating diseases and massage treatment.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Swindell, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Furnace (open access)

Portable Furnace

Patent for a portable furnace to be used with pots and kettles. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Ruhmann, Gustave E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Piston. (open access)

Pump-Piston.

Patent for an improvement on Pump-Pistons."This invention has for its object to provide a pump-piston constructed entirely of metal in order to avoid the use of packings constructed of leather or other rapidly-wearing material; and the invention consists in certain novel features of construction herinafter fully described." (Lines 15-21) Illustration is included.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Kincaid, Walter H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener (open access)

Tire-Tightener

Patent for a tire tightener. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Cameron, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Rod Packing. (open access)

Piston-Rod Packing.

Patent for a piston packing device to decrease the wear on pistons in oil pumps.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Martin, Robert Edward Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand-Band for Vehicles (open access)

Sand-Band for Vehicles

Patent for a sand band for vehicles that protects the axle bearing from foreign objects. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Bennett, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Pressure Brake (open access)

Fluid Pressure Brake

Patent for a fluid pressure brake designed primarily for the railroad. This device is designed so the brakes will not engage prematurely before the fluid reservoir is recharged.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: McComas, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for an improved plow, which can support a rudder-blade adapted for use with a middle-breaker moldboard.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Richmond, T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Frame. (open access)

Photographic-Printing Frame.

Patent for a new Photographic-printing frame. The "invention relates to certain improvements in photographic-printing frames, and has for its object to construct a frame of such character as to readily permit of the raising of the glass negative from its printing position for the inspection of the sensitized paper and to return the same accurately to printing position." (Lines 8-15) Illustration is included.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Callaway, Alonzo N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press. (open access)

Cotton-Press.

Patent for an improvement in cotton-press to form cylindrical cotton bales, including illustrations.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Bessonette, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Machine (open access)

Baling-Machine

Patent for a baling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: December 31, 1907
Creator: Bryan, William Silous
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cinder Guard. (open access)

Cinder Guard.

Patent for a detachable cinder guard to be used with car panels. This cinder guard prevents cinders and other items that may cause combustion from entering a car window.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese & Tuggle, Samuel Ritchie
System: The Portal to Texas History