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Gin.
Patent for improved cotton gins through the "construction and arrangement of the roll box and the ginning devices" (lines 11-12).
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Explosive Oil-Container.
Patent for a protective screen of refractory filaments for "containers holding inflammable, explosive fluids such as naphtha, benzin, gasolene, etc." (lines 10-12)
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Ziller, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush-Cylinder for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for brush cylinders for cotton gins which when clamped have no need to be further secured or fastened.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Registering and Denoting Device and Label-Holder.
Patent for a combined registering and denoting device and label holder for use in stores to keep track of how many items are sold and what is left in stock.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Parten, Wilbur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap.
Patent for ant traps that has a body portion with upper and lower inlet chambers. The trap is connected with the upper inlet chamber by a passage-way through which the ants may pass.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
Seifert, Adolf R. R. & Campbell, Bertha
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Delivering and Hauling Seines
Patent for an apparatus for delivering and hauling seines that can be used in deeper water and is safer than the ordinary method of using seines.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Duffy, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale tie buckle made from one piece of wire.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
McFarland, Frank H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Operating Mechanism
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Gate-Operating Mechanisms" (lines 4-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Wilson, Simeon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane that will maintain its balance in the air automatically
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
McManus, Augustus F. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, reconnoissance survey, central Gulf coast sheet
Map displays soil types along with bayous, creeks, rivers, swamps, towns, counties, roads, railroads, and experiment stations.
Date:
December 20, 1911
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnoissance soil survey of the central Gulf coast area of Texas
Soil survey of twelve counties on the central part of the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas bordering the Gulf of Mexico. The counties are Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Aransas, Refugio, Bee, Goliad, Victoria, Jackson, Wharton, Dewitt, and Karnes. Text describes the area, climate, soils, agriculture, irrigation, and drainage of these counties.
Date:
December 20, 1911
Creator:
Carter, William T. (William Thomas)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Pressure Tire-Signal.
Patent for a device that attaches to the valve of an automobile tire and creates a warning noise if the tire pressure is too low. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Collins, Joseph M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizing Device.
Patent for a vulcanizing device for use on tires.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Robbins, James M. & Crew, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Windmill-Gearing
Patent for "gearing for transmitting motion to the pump rod" (lines 9-10) of a windmill. Includes description and illustration.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Roberts, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a type of vehicle wheel made of a unique hub, rim, and resilient spokes. The design allows for the hub and spokes to rotate independently of the rim, reducing the need for compensating gearing. This is done by having the spokes frictionally engaged with the rim rather than a rigid, static design.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Bartle, John N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Turbine for Locomotives.
Patent for a compact mechanism related to steam turbines, which has positive geared connections with the driving access of the locomotive, resulting in reduced friction. This increases efficiency of the driving action while reduced the expenditure of elastic fluid in order to run smoothly.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Dumas, Joel Benjaman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch.
Patent for a switch for trolley lines that can be triggered from inside the trolley car.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Torrence, Otis M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie.
Patent for a railway tie that has a stronger attachment to the rails than other models.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Wade, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pocket-Knife.
Patent for a pocket knife that includes a wet stone built into its detachable handle. The handle may be taken off in order for the user to sharpen retractable blades attached to the pocket knife. This improvement upon the pocket knife design may be employed to the handle portion of any knife such as butcher knives or hunting knives.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
Irick, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree-Trimmer.
Patent for a tree trimmer for use in pruning.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Strong, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soda-Tank for Dipping Lumber
Patent for an apparatus which contains a tank of soda in which yellow pine lumber is dipped to prevent blue stain. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Trout, Walter Charles & Trout, William Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch.
Patent for a railway switch that has an oscillatory rail.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Hensley, Thomas L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Washer for Piano-Flanges.
Patent for a spring washer for piano flanges that prevents the flanges from becoming loose over time.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Mayor, Enoch Allen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine.
Patent for "a flying machine of the heavier-than-air or aeroplane type" (lines 10-11) that has a central opening. Around the central opening, the front and wings form obtuse dihedral angles, which keep the plane stable.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Herrmann, Ernst W. F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History