Combined Rat and Mouse Trap. (open access)

Combined Rat and Mouse Trap.

Patent for a cheaper and more effective trap that displays live bait but is unreachable to animals. The trap will make it "impossible for animals to escape after they have been captured" (lines 26-28), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Bevers, William S., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Filling Brushes (open access)

Machine for Filling Brushes

Patent for a machine designed to fill brushes with bristles. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Hoover, Orlando B. & Curry, Monroe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Bit. (open access)

Well Drilling Bit.

Patent for new and improved well-drilling bit. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Marney, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Collecting Machine (open access)

Insect Collecting Machine

Patent for insect collecting machine. This invention is for use with cotton plants. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Meek, Ada
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor or Gas Generating Apparatus (open access)

Vapor or Gas Generating Apparatus

Patent for vapor or gas generating apparatus. "This invention relates to an apparatus for generating vapor and gases from the air, earth, wood and other substances, for the treatment of internal and external diseases, the object of the invention being to provide a simple reliable, effective and economical apparatus whereby medical vapors or gases of various kinds may be rapidly and conveniently generated and used in the treatment and cure of various internal and external disorders" (lines 9-19). illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Norwood, Walter Nathaniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for an animal trap. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Kennedy, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap for catching small animals and insects. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Lambert, Andrew P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument. (open access)

Surveying Instrument.

Patent for new and improved surveying instrument for use "in calculating the distance between the point of 'setting up' and the target, without the use of the usual linear chain" (lines 12-15). Illustration and instruction included.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Adams, J. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Hanging Machine. (open access)

Paper-Hanging Machine.

Patent for improvements in paper-hanging machines to "provide a device of this class of simple and improved construction adapted to hold a roll of wall paper, to guide the paper over a trimming device and under a paste applying device, and said machine being also provided with a cutting device for severing the strip of paper after the same has been applied to the wall" (lines 10-18); it includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Phillips, Jay V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Heater. (open access)

Portable Heater.

Patent for a portable heater for heating water.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Ellis, Frank B. & Walker, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
System of Irrigation (open access)

System of Irrigation

Patent for an irrigation system. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Armor. (open access)

Tire-Armor.

Patent for a new design "in armor or protectors for pneumatic tires" (line 13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Ramsay, Henry M.; McGary, Austin & Campbell, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swab Holder (open access)

Swab Holder

Patent for a swab holders. The invention is designed to be connected with a pump or piston rod for the purpose of lubrication. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Steinert, Bernhardt W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Means for Rotary-Drill Cutters. (open access)

Retaining Means for Rotary-Drill Cutters.

Patent for new retaining rings in rotary-drill cutters, which allow the cutters to be inserted into and removed quickly from a drill, and can be "manufactured cheaply" (line 28).
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for an improvement in washing machines that have a rocking cylinder or drum shaped agitator.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: McAnally, Marion L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill (open access)

Rotary Boring Drill

Patent for an improvement in rotary boring drill that will prevent head from wobbling sideways in the hole being drilled.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening Device (open access)

Rail-Fastening Device

Patent for a rail fastening device that can be used on various materials and does not require the use of bolts or screws.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Bergen, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie and Rail-Fastener. (open access)

Railroad-Tie and Rail-Fastener.

Patent for a concrete railroad tie and rail fastener.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Planett, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reaming-Drill (open access)

Reaming-Drill

Patent for an improved and longer lasting rotary boring drill.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Gripping Device. (open access)

Pipe Gripping Device.

Patent for Pipe Gripping Device used in conjunction with a good drilling outfit to grip and support the casing pipe of a well.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Palmore, Martin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator (open access)

Elevator

Patent for a new and improved elevator that has “a locking device for securing the jaws of the elevator around the pipe to be lifted” (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Simmons, Wise F. & Levy, Christin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer. (open access)

Draft-Equalizer.

Patent for a draft equalizer for animals pulling farm equipment in fields.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Glover, Milford S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Platform. (open access)

Dumping-Platform.

Patent for a dumping platform for wagons to drive under and be filled with their load.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Rector, Eldridge L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revolving Bag Holder (open access)

Revolving Bag Holder

Patent for a revolving bag holder. Illustration included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Thompson, Oscar S.
System: The Portal to Texas History