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Machine for Shelling Nuts.
Patent for a machine for shelling pecans that keeps the nut meat intact.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Roach, Walter Albert Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen
Patent for a well screen with a greater amount of screen space that allows for a better flow of water while still obstructing other objects.
Date:
April 26, 1910
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lumber-Calculator
Patent for a lumber calculator that has printed calculations for quickly determining the amount of board feet in a pile of lumber.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Stalcup, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Gathering Cotton.
Patent for a cotton gathering machine, which picks the cotton bolls off of the plant while being driven through a field.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Edge, William Warren & Campbell, Knotley Fonzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather Strip or Seal for Sliding Window-Sashes.
Patent for "a new and Improved Weather Strip or Seal for Sliding Window-Sashes" (lines 5-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Cross, Ralph Waldo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Plow.
Patent for a listing plow, "more particularly an improvement upon the structure disclosed in Patent No. 866,679, issued to [Gottfried Persson] on September 24, 1907" (lines 9-11), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 22, 1913
Creator:
Persson, Gottfrid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burner.
Patent for a fuel burner with a simple design, which is readily taken apart or assembled, and is manufactured at a comparatively small cost.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Vandaveer, Heber Clark & Stoy, Guy Everett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weeder.
Patent for a new adjustable-height weeder that attaches to a cultivator or lister and cultivates, weeds, or cuts field vegetation quickly.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Geurin, Henry E. & Dean, Walter D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus.
Patent for drilling well apparatuses that approximate the weight imposed so that the weight can be regulated to improve efficiency, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device for Rotary Drills
Patent for improving the lubricating devices for rotary drills, especially the rotatble cutting devices attached to the head of the drill.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table
Patent for ironing tables that can be knocked down and packed into a small compass for transportation or storage.
Date:
April 29, 1913
Creator:
Kennedy, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Attachment
Patent for a footrest attachment to a child's wagon allowing the operator to push the wagon like a scooter.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Hammond, Jay D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tub Holder
Patent for improvements made to tub holders, primarily to suit tubs of various sizes for heating water. Purposes for holding tubs include boiling water for clothes and food. The improvements focus on support of the tubs, and allow for rotation of tubs with ease and efficiency.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Dullnig, Adolph Cleveland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizer
Patent for a product that vulcanizes the rubber of tire casings more easily. It holds a combustible fuel for heating and has a curved design to better fit the shape of the tire.
Date:
April 17, 1914
Creator:
Lawrence, Arthur E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Keyboard for Writing Machines.
Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
Date:
April 17, 1917
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lavatory.
Patent "relates to improvement in wash basins, tubs, sinks, trays, and the like and especially with reference to the provision of improved means for flushing the waste pipe or duct thereof and for preventing overflow in the case the supply of faucet or faucets should be left running..."
Date:
April 6, 1915
Creator:
Kavanagh, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for collapsible and compact object intended "for expediting the ironing operation" (lines 11-12).
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Jacobs, William Ramsey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Guard
Patent for a device that can be attached to furniture and which traps insects.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Kreiter, Richard F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vise and Saw-Clamp
Patent for improvements to vise and saw clamps complete with illustration.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
King, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Invalid-Bed.
Patent for attachment to beds for invalids. This device allows the invalid to be raised or placed in the sitting position.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Anderson, Young R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Trimmer
Patent for improved lawn trimmer "whereby the margins of a lawn adjacent side walks or curbing may be trimmed." (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Rial, John & Hodde, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tug-Clip.
Patent for a new form of tug clip which will not damage the collar to which it is attached.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Duncan, Walter B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an improvement wire-stretcher using a sliding, adjustable plate (non-rotating) that provides unique means for attaching, stretching, and adjusting the wire.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Moore, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade Roller
Patent for an improved window shade roller design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Revier, H. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History