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Air-Pump
Patent for an automobile air pump that can be power driven from a car motor. This pump can be driven from the rear wheel of a car.
Date:
July 15, 1915
Creator:
Causey, Thomas S. & Kelley, Robert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antiskidding Vehicle Wheel-Tire.
Patent for an antiskidding vehicle wheel tire that has tread structure which prevents slippage or skidding of the tires on wet or icy roads.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Dees, Mark A. & Dees, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Lock
Patent for an invention of a valve locking device by which the fuel supply pipe can be cut off and a valve which is inserted in the said pipe locked in the cut off position.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Melton, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Repairer.
Patent for a new wire stretcher and repairer that stretches and repairs broken telephone, telegraph, or other types of wires and also takes up slack in the line when stringing wires.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Butler, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Protector.
Patent for knee protectors that provide padding for the wearer when kneeling, attached by springs that allow for comfortable movement and easy donning.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hooker, Rufus B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Under-Drilling Bit.
Patent for improvements in the design of under drilling bits in order to "reduce labor, time and expense of drilling" and "to permit the drilling of a more perfect hole" (lines 25-27), including illustrations and a description of the design.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
English, Harry White
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold.
Patent for a form of mold that is constructed to expand and contract quickly to form sidewalks and curbs.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Forbis, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug Attachment
Patent for A Spark-Plug Attachment. This spark- plug attachment is designed to facilitate the sparking process without further damaging the porcelain component of the spark-plug.
Date:
July 15, 1918
Creator:
Sherill, Guy M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Extension Covered Wagon-Bed
Patent for a knock-down wagon bed, particularly to be extensible for cotton hauling.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Joly, Charles J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack.
Patent for improvements to pump jacks. Simple gravity actuated devices are provided to aid the power mechanism of the pump jack, resulting in smoother, more even operation.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack
Patent for an improved pump jack to increase its power when in use.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Underground Portable Drill
Patent for drilling machines for the object of drilling underground openings for laying gas, electric, water or any other conduits. A second object is sectional drill or track worm to keep drilling going without moving the machine.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting and Launching Machinery for Life-Boats.
Patent for machinery to quickly launch and lower life boats from a main ship in case of accident.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Sargeant, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a gate-operating mechanism for quickly opening and closing a gate, including farm gates, from either side without the use of springs, including a description of the design and illustrations.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Butler, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hollow Building-Tile.
Patent for hollow building blocks or tile in a block form with a groove to easily insert a nailing strip which can be secured with nails or screws.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Taylor, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Decapitator.
Patent for a poultry decapitator that will not cause poultry pain, and will have the necks cut evenly in a quick decapitation.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Rece, Frank S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pie-Carrier.
Patent for "relatively inexpensive carriers for delivering or shipping pies" (lines 11-12), including one illustration.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hubig, Simon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry Closet.
Patent for improvements in dry closets with an illustration. The improvements patented are specific to separating "fecal matter and urine" (line 15).
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Moore, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for machine that cleans seed cotton before it is ginned by removing dirt, twigs, and other foreign matter.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Making Vessels Invisible.
Patent for improvements in "air and water craft" (line 13) invisible including illustrations. These improvements include invisibility through "plurality of plates or sections" (lines 18-19) and diffuse light, disguising the vessels.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Chaddick, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour Sifter and Mixer.
Patent for a "simply constructed" (line 11-12) flour sifter and mixer wherein the flour can be "thoroughly mixed without removal of the sifter" (line 12-13) including an illustration.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Newcomer, Stella B. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life Boat
Patent for life boats to use for large passenger ships, cruise and other boats that can be installed at the sides of the ships for easy access during evacuation.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Sargeant, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Cotton Separator and Cleaner
Patent for a new boll-cotton separator and cleaner used for separating and cleaning boll, catch the cotton delivered to the separating chamber, remove cotton from catching means, etc.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Simmons, Oliver G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blade.
Patent for a new blade similar to "weed blades" (line 10) that can be "attached to a cultivator" (line 11) and includes an illustration.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Kelly, John H. & Mershon, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History