Barrel-Cover (open access)

Barrel-Cover

Patent for a barrel cover. Illustrations included.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Andrews, James R. & Waldrum, Joseph W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Seat. (open access)

Closet-Seat.

Patent for a toilet seat that helps support users with rectal diseases.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Ellis, Joseph G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap (open access)

Ant-Trap

Patent for an ant trap with a removable bottom which allows the trap to be emptied easily.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Miller, Charles R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ash-Pan (open access)

Ash-Pan

Patent for an ash pan for trains. Illustrations included.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Spratley, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound Tool (open access)

Compound Tool

Patent for a compound tool which combines the features of the nut-wrench and the pipe-wrench.
Date: March 18, 1913
Creator: Scroggins, James L. & Waldrop, A. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Die-Stock (open access)

Ratchet Die-Stock

Patent for improvement on the usage of die-stocks which are used to cut and thread metal objects such as pipes.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Hestand, Rue S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp Attachment (open access)

Arc-Lamp Attachment

Patent for improving arc lamp attachments. The attachment allows an arc lamp to be able to use an incandescent lamp in place of the electrodes in an arc lamp. The attachment increases the efficiency and durability of the arc lamp.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Pratt, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918 (open access)

Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918

Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
Date: November 12, 1918
Creator: Edward W. Hartough
System: The Portal to Texas History
Checking Attachment for Planters (open access)

Checking Attachment for Planters

Patent for a checking attachment for planters that is "easily adjusted to drop seed at various distances" (lines 16-17).
Date: May 27, 1919
Creator: Sprowl, Wiliam L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash. (open access)

Window-Sash.

Patent for a window sash, which does not require the use of putty to secure window panes and can be used on various size windows.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Crump, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench used specifically for turning nuts or other related mechanisms that need a sliding jaw.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Hunter, Arthur G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Hunter, Arthur G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Car-Doors. (open access)

Locking Device for Car-Doors.

Patent for a locking device for a sliding train car capable of locking automatically upon close, including illustrations.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Tierney, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizing Apparatus (open access)

Vulcanizing Apparatus

Patent for an apparatus used during the process of retreading tires that updates the manufacture of rubber tire patches.
Date: July 12, 1918
Creator: Rasor, James, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for a wheel hub, which has anti friction parts inside of it.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Neighbour, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator (open access)

Lubricator

Patent for a lubricator for locomotives and steam engines. Illustrations included.
Date: November 22, 1910
Creator: Coppers, John Andrew & Booth, Eldredge Early
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for a windmill that changes directions with the wind automatically and provides more power to the pump.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Romans, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Raft. (open access)

Life-Saving Raft.

Patent for a life-raft composed of multiple airtight cylinders. The raft is adapted for use at sea in large quantiles aboard vessels.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Comer, Samuel A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Turbine. (open access)

Turbine.

Patent for a turbine engine powered by steam.
Date: August 29, 1911
Creator: May, Reynolds
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Condensing Apparatus. (open access)

Vapor-Condensing Apparatus.

Patent for a vapor condensing system that utilizes a mixing chamber and several coils of tubing to produce a cooling effect. The application is suitable for ice machines, refrigeration plants and other systems.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Phillips, John Ernst
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss (open access)

Truss

Patent for a truss for the use of alleviating abdominal hernias. Illustrations included.
Date: September 5, 1911
Creator: Baker, Littleton Lafayette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilated Granary (open access)

Ventilated Granary

Patent for ventilated granary. This patent is for better improvements of the granary which already exists. It allows for even better ventilation for grains being stored in the granary.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Elliott, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Starting and Stopping Device for Gas and other Engines. (open access)

Starting and Stopping Device for Gas and other Engines.

Patent for an improved starting and stopping mechanism for gas or other engines.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Ellis, Thomas William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp-Affixing Machine. (open access)

Stamp-Affixing Machine.

Patent for a stamp affixing machine, which attaches stamps from a roll to envelopes inserted into the machine.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Brents, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History