Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap with a new kind of trigger fir closing the door to the trap.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Hatchell, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions. (open access)

Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions.

Patent for improvements in apparatus for treatment of oil emulsions by providing a means that will greatly assist in the separation of water from oil emulsions and which will aid the re-absorption or retention of gas.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores. (open access)

Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores.

Patent for an apparatus that extracts minerals, especially sulfur, from ores. The apparatus features new and useful improvements, creating an automatic extraction that separates the minerals in a pure state.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Shires, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench which is more balanced in the hand than other wrenches.
Date: October 13, 1908
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinder. (open access)

Valve-Grinder.

Patent for "a tool adapted to rotate valves of an internal combustion engine for grinding the same on their seats." (lines 9-11) It is adapted to connect to the cylinder "of the engine in such a manner as to permit accurate and quick operation of the valve for grinding it, and whereby the handle of the tool may be set at a convenient angle for manipulation, and may be lengthened or shortened according to requirements." (lines 15-21)
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Ralston, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Packer. (open access)

Well-Packer.

Patent for an improved well drilling device called a "packer", in which this version has a reduced likelihood of the seals between separate parts being damaged and needing replacement.
Date: April 13, 1920
Creator: Fletcher, Harold W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Treasure Box. (open access)

Treasure Box.

Patent for a new and improved lock-box. This design "is provided with means for giving an alarm when an attempt is made to enter the same; and it also has a device for clamping it to the berth or other part of the apartment in which the traveler lodges, so that when the alarm sounds he [or she] is awakened, and thus notified at an attempt at robbery. The device is especially adapted to be clamped to the inner-face of a bed-rail, adjacent to the mattress thereof, so that it cannot be reached without awakening the traveler" (lines 21-31).
Date: July 13, 1886
Creator: Hayes, Elbert Newton & Sauer, Venant August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Journal Boxes. (open access)

Improvement in Journal Boxes.

Patent for axel shaft oil lubrication system that acts as a reservoir and saves the oil lubrication materials to be used repeatedly without waste.
Date: April 3, 1873
Creator: Morris, Joseph R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tire (open access)

Wheel-Tire

Patent for a wheel tightener. Illustrations included.
Date: August 13, 1907
Creator: James, Adoniram Judson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Clasp (open access)

Tie-Clasp

Patent for tie-clasp for men's neckties, which will hold the tie in place and prevent it from becoming loose or untied.
Date: October 13, 1913
Creator: Willingham, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner with an improved fuel passageway.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Vending Machine (open access)

Liquid Vending Machine

Patent for machine that dispenses liquid drinks, and has a mechanism that can recieve a coin as payment for the drink.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Ogden, Carlton N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Piston (open access)

Pump Piston

Patent for an "Improvement in Pump-Pistons" (lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a pump specifically designed for oil wells to make drilling oil more efficient, lucrative, and easier to perform.
Date: April 13, 1920
Creator: Carden, David A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire. (open access)

Pneumatic Tire.

Patent for improvements in pneumatic tire that gives a novel means to repairing a worn casing, a blow out, or a rim cut.
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Church, Shelby L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for washing machine. This invention consists of two compartments: one for suds and rinsing water; the other to provide a washing drum. Illustration included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Leavens, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testing Device. (open access)

Testing Device.

Patent for a testing device that can be used to test the condition of the pistons in an internal combustion motor. The device can also be used as an "air pump, or grease or oil gun." (lines 30-31).
Date: April 13, 1920
Creator: Harpst, Frederick E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin (open access)

Gin

Patent for a gin that will strip fiber from the seed, "motes", and other "foreign bodies" (lines 27-28) without damaging the fiber.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Tischer, Edward R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Nailing Brick (open access)

Fireproof Nailing Brick

Patent for a fireproof nailing brick. This invention replaces wooden plugs used for the purposes of enabling interior woodwork by using a fireproof brick or block of a porous nature.
Date: October 13, 1903
Creator: Taylor, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill (open access)

Rotary Boring-Drill

Patent for improved rotary boring-drill with more efficiently mounted rollers.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Operating Mechanism. (open access)

Switch-Operating Mechanism.

Patent for a switch-operating mechanism than "may be changed quickly and positively from a moving car" (lines 15-16).
Date: February 13, 1894
Creator: Lott, Charles C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Mechanism. (open access)

Power-Transmitting Mechanism.

Patent for improvements in a power transmitting mechanism that is "designed for the purpose of connecting a driving or power shaft with a driven shaft, whereby the driven shaft is continuously rotated from the driving shaft." (lines 11-14)
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Smith, Robert W. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crib. (open access)

Folding Crib.

Patent for a folding crib which folds compactly for easy storage while keeping the mattress and covers in place, with illustration.
Date: August 13, 1918
Creator: Vidrine, Homer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate (open access)

Farm-Gate

Patent for a farm gate that is easy to manufacture and assemble.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Cardwell, Charles E. & Jenkins, R. E. Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History