Resource Type
Counties
58 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
58
next
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard consisting of pivoted metal plates, mounted longitudinally on rail ties that rock to an inclined position when stepped on by an animal. The displacement of the plates causes a portion of the plate to come into contact with the foot of the animal, frightening it and preventing the animal from crossing the cattle guard.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Hagan, Francis D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap
Patent for improvements in animal traps, in particular mouse and rat traps. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 19, 1917
Creator:
Stockburger, Charles. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade-Operating Device
Patent for a window-shade-operating device that "revolv[es] the shade roller and [retains] the roller in position whereby the shade is held at the desired point" (lines 14-17).
Date:
December 16, 1919
Creator:
Minnis, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine.
Patent for improvements for internal combustion engines. Improvements include a more compact design, easier to access for repairs, and increased durability and efficiency.
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Ward, John Price
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loose Leaf Binder
Patent for a loose leaf binder. The invention consists of two adjustable sections in order to lengthen or shorten the post. Illustration included.
Date:
January 28, 1913
Creator:
Bickley, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Washing Clothes, Renovating Feathers, Canning, &c.
Patent for a clothes washing and feather renovating machine with a stove for heating water. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 24, 1911
Creator:
McNorton, John T. & Stanley, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for Windmill that is adapted to be held in various positions. This Windmill device will be strong, durable, and easy to construct.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Houston, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather-Strip.
Patent for "an improved construction of metallic weather strip which may be readily applied to the lower edge of a door and will effectually exclude rain, snow, sand or dirt, and prevent the same from entering between the lower edge of the door and the threshold" (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Faires, Elisha J. & Dulaney, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for a screen door lock which is both rotatable and slidable.
Date:
December 28, 1915
Creator:
Stockburger, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad for Cotton Pickers &c
Patent for a knee pad for cotton pickers with a pneumatic cushion.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Herron, William Patrick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leveling Device for Traction Engines
Patent for a leveling device for traction engines. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 10, 1911
Creator:
Brown, Daniel T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Sectional Harrow.
Patent for an improved wheeled section harrow with a simple construction that provides a way to raise and lower the harrow sections as needed, and improves construction of the truck carrying the harrow.
Date:
July 9, 1918
Creator:
Mize, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree
Patent for a whiffletree that equalizes the draft pressure on the beam.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Sledge, Henry B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Putty Trowel
Patent for a putty trowel. Illustration included.
Date:
August 16, 1910
Creator:
Wright, Sam F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Putty-Trowel.
Patent for a putty trowel for use in installing windows.
Date:
March 5, 1912
Creator:
Wright, Sam F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Towel-Holder
Patent for improvement of towel holders. "Constructed to provide a fresh, clean portion of toweling for each successive user." (lines 12-14)
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Hudson, Richard E. & Bickley, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Universal Vise and Carpenter's Tool.
Patent for a universal vise and carpenters tool designed for the use of clamping and holding a door or window frame open.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Minnis, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swimming Device
Patent for a device to be attached to a person's feet and/or hands so that the person can swim faster and further as well as dive deeper.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Wells, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Storm-Cellar
Patent for a storm cellar. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Leddy, Herbert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin Attachment for Bolly Cotton
Patent for gin attachment for bolly cotton. This seeks to make the gin stands have automatic control and for disposing of hulls and waste products from the gin.
Date:
October 9, 1917
Creator:
Becknell, George T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin Saw Gumming Machine.
Patent for an improved variation of a gin saw gumming machine with "an adjustable means for clamping the machine to varying diameters of space blocks on gin saws of varying diameters." (Lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 2, 1917
Creator:
Taylor, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Engine.
Patent for improvements to fire engines, designed for rural use and places where water may be scarce by the inclusion of storage tank and a pump.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Minnis, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine.
Patent for a simplified rotary engine which uses steam, compressed air and other elastic fluids which act as motive fluid. This patent is special in that it is light and compact. This patent helps the engine start easily, reverse, and stop, as well as other types of motion.
Date:
January 8, 1919
Creator:
Campbell, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shotgun
Patent for a trigger operated shotgun that uses an electrical circuit to ignite combustible material of the shell and thereby propelling the shot within.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Fleming, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History