Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane that uses centrifugal blowers to ensure a safe and practicable flight. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Judson, Fred I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard and Gate (open access)

Cattle Guard and Gate

Patent for cattle guards utilizing a gate normally disposed across a railroad track. This gate is modified for operation by actuation of a moving train approaching the guard from either direction.
Date: December 26, 1905
Creator: Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Destroying Insects (open access)

Apparatus For Destroying Insects

Patent for an apparatus for destroying boll weevils on cotton. Illustration included.
Date: July 26, 1904
Creator: Jones, Albert Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard (open access)

Cattle Guard

Patent for a cattle guard. "This invention is a cattle guard having transverse drainage conduits with overhanging plates and so proportioned that the foot of an animal will be projected into the conduit" (lines 13-17). Illustration included.
Date: June 26, 1906
Creator: Lee, Jacob Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap that requires the animal to fully enter the jaws of the trap to reach the bait and that reliably springs the trap upon the entrance of an animal but not when refilling the bait in the trap.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Dubois, James Madison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machinery (open access)

Well-Drilling Machinery

Patent for a drill used to drill wells in alluvial deposits. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Cutting Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Weed-Cutting Attachment for Plows.

Patent is for "weed cutting devices for plows, and has for its object to provide the shovel of a plow or cultivator with blades or knives, which are adapted to enter the soil a slight distance and cut down or uproot all weeds or grass and at the same time to smooth or pulverize the soil" (lines 12-18).
Date: August 26, 1902
Creator: Robinson, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Curtain Clasp and Holder (open access)

Window Curtain Clasp and Holder

Patent for improvement in window curtain clasps and holders. It is a window curtain clasp used to secure drapes using a U shaped fixture.
Date: November 26, 1902
Creator: Murray, Rebecca F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Fence. (open access)

Water-Fence.

Patent for the improved design of a water fence with specifications that allow the passage of a log without fully raising the fence; includes illustrations.
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Walton, John H. & Ball, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Removing Insects From Plants Or The Like (open access)

Machine For Removing Insects From Plants Or The Like

Patent for a machine for removing insects from plants or the like. Illustration included.
Date: July 26, 1904
Creator: Busseell, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for improvements to the wheel and operating shafts of windmills, including illustrations.
Date: February 26, 1901
Creator: Byrne, John Richard Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack. (open access)

Lifting-Jack.

Patent for a lifting jack that releases automatically when the lever is pulled down, is easy to operate, and is powerful.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Yeager, Ernest Curtis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Burner (open access)

Vapor-Burner

Patent for the improvements in vapor burners to produce a simple and inexpensive burner that accurately regulates the amount of oil fed, and can be readily cleaned.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Bierbower, Ricard C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide (open access)

Insecticide

Patent for a type of insecticide for cotton and vegetable plants. Particularly effective for use against the "boll-weevil" of cotton plants.
Date: May 26, 1903
Creator: Bourlon, Eugene A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Engines. (open access)

Valve for Engines.

Patent for an improved and cheaper valve for steam engines.
Date: January 26, 1909
Creator: Hopper, James F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel with no extra small parts, a tightener that tightens the whole wheel and is easily reached, and constructed in such a manner that it may be easily taken apart and put back together for repair purposes.
Date: March 26, 1907
Creator: Hadley, William Swain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for an invention that relates to locks. "The prime object of the invention is to provide a supplemental locking device for the holding element, which is entirely separate from the usual locking mechanism, so that should one unacquainted with the lock attempt to open it in the ordinary manner by operating said usual mechanism the holding element will still be securely locked and the attempt would thus be frustrated." (Lines 14-21) Illustration is included.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Rodrigo, Hendrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel (open access)

Vehicle Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel. Illustration included.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Hartman, Emil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator (open access)

Indicator

Patent for indicator "for vessels by which to show accurately and readily the draft of the vessel, as well as any list and pitch that may exist" (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Bennison, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leveling Instrument (open access)

Leveling Instrument

Patent for leveling instrument. Illustration included.
Date: July 26, 1904
Creator: Akins, Henry King
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for a new and improved lawn mower that "consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts." (lines 13-14), including description and illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Stewart, Henry E. & Stewart, Luther F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Plow. (open access)

Wheeled Plow.

Patent for a wheeled plow with multiple accessories attached to it that allows for adjustment of each accessory separately, holds the weight of the parts better, and keeps the parts more securely connected to the plow.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Hendon, Walter P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilating Apparatus. (open access)

Ventilating Apparatus.

Patent for a ventilating apparatus "adapted for use in connection with buildings, storehouses, and school and other buildings, both public and private" (lines 9-12).
Date: March 26, 1901
Creator: Vernon, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History