Corn Planter (open access)

Corn Planter

Patent for a corn planter. This invention is simple and compact and does not require manual actuation of the drum for the dropping mechanism. It can be used for corn and similar seeds, including cotton and seeds with fibrous coating. Illustration included.
Date: November 13, 1906
Creator: Robinson, Charles William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake-Setting Appliance (open access)

Air-Brake-Setting Appliance

Patent for an air brake apparatus for train cars which automatically activates when a train car is derailed. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Gale, Albert & Lilley, Doc M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Harvesting Machine (open access)

Corn-Harvesting Machine

Patent for a corn harvesting machine. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Tilson, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Handling Apparatus. (open access)

Cotton-Handling Apparatus.

Patent for a new cotton-handling apparatus with cleaning mechanisms and a storage-house, including illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Tidwell, Albert F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamp. (open access)

Clamp.

Patent for a new clamp to improve support functionality in household construction, including illustration.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Stevens, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a cattle-guard mounted on cross-ties and braces with exposed wires to permit identification of damaged wires and to be readily repaired without disturbing the remaining wires, which lists the parts for construction and illustration.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Meador, Edgar T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage. (open access)

Analgetic Bandage.

Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Ray, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder (open access)

Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder

Patent for an automatic cotton press and feeder operated by fluid pressure. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick Bernard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Machine for Forming Plastic Bodies (open access)

Automatic Machine for Forming Plastic Bodies

Patent for a machine which quickly and automatically forms plastic bodies and blocks when fed the material. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Burton, Luther L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Land Roller, Furrow Opener, And Marker (open access)

Combined Land Roller, Furrow Opener, And Marker

Patent for a device that combines the function of a land-roller, furrow opener, and marker. Illustration included.
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: MacDonell, Allan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Holder. (open access)

Cattle-Holder.

Patent for a cattle-holder, which provides the "novel means for confining cattle and holding them in an upright position against movement" (Lines 14-16).
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Terrell, Joseph E.; Terrell, William. & Montgomery, Franklin M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Working Tool (open access)

Wire Working Tool

Patent for a wire working tool. Includes illustrations.
Date: September 13, 1904
Creator: Tate, Newton J. & Coulter, Thomas Harris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Boring Machine. (open access)

Wood-Boring Machine.

Patent for a wood boring machine "which is especially adapted to bore holes of extreme length in columns or like structural members by cutting away only a portion of the wood forming hole in same" (lines 11-15).
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: Bible, Hunley & Robinson, Lee A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for "a wrench having a sliding jaw and a handle pivoted to the shank in such a manner that a movement of the handle about the work" prevents the jaw to move (lines 13-16).
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: Garrard, William D.
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
Machine for Keeping Count of Games of Dominoes. (open access)

Machine for Keeping Count of Games of Dominoes.

Patent for new and useful improvements in machines for keeping count of games of dominoes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Marler, Jack W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins (open access)

Machine for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins

Patent for a machine which organizes, stacks, counts, and gives the total value of a collection of coins. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Brewster, Bertram Forrest
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus. (open access)

Well-Drilling Apparatus.

Patent for a well drilling apparatus, which is light and strong and easily transported.
Date: October 13, 1908
Creator: Moon, Richard Davis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Reservoir For Stoves. (open access)

Water-Reservoir For Stoves.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in water reservoirs for stoves, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Horsley, Robert Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Baling Vines, Hay, And The Like In Cylindrical Form (open access)

Machine For Baling Vines, Hay, And The Like In Cylindrical Form

Patent for a machine that bales vines, hay, and the like into a cylindrical form. Illustration included.
Date: March 13, 1906
Creator: Scott, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Sealing Newspapers, &c. (open access)

Machine For Sealing Newspapers, &c.

Patent for a new and useful machine for sealing newspapers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 13, 1900
Creator: Holland, Claude Van Nuys
System: The Portal to Texas History
Irrigating Implement (open access)

Irrigating Implement

Patent for an irrigating implement. Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1905
Creator: Banks, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Nut. (open access)

Lock-Nut.

Patent for a lock-nut which prevents the nut from accidentally rotating on the bolt, including illustrations. The nut is locked in position when a locking key is introduced to grooves on the lower surface of the nut and the adjacent face of the washer.
Date: February 13, 1906
Creator: Crawford, Hezekiah H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Top Rest (open access)

Vehicle Top Rest

Patent for a vehicle top rest. Illustration included.
Date: December 13, 1904
Creator: Martin, Edward Gale & Miller, Joseph Sherman
System: The Portal to Texas History