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Acetylene Gas Generator
Patent for an acetylene gas generator. illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Wyatt, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an aeroplane with a propeller, which is "pivotally mounted and adjustable into different positions relative to the planes in order to produce either a rising movement or thereof or a driving movement in a horizontal or other plane" (lines 26-30).
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Andrae, Ernest H.; Andrae, E. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship
Patent for a dirigible airship for aerial navigation, "to provide the balloon or gas bag with aeroplanes which serve to steady the balloon during the flight of the ship, and to increase the lifting power of the balloon when the ship is under motion, the arrangement being such as to enable said aeroplanes to be converted into a parachute, should the balloon or gas bag become deflated" (lines 20-28).
Date:
January 17, 1911
Creator:
Keller, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Cotton from its Seed
Patent for an apparatus for separating cotton from its seed that uses heat and air to separate the cotton.
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Myers, Absalom G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves
Patent for transmitting sound waves by magnetic induction and to "furnish an apparatus by which these different vibrations can be heard at the receiving end" (lines 20-22). Includes descriptions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Harvey, Fred Brown
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Diaphragm Face Plates
Patent for an attachment for diaphragm face plates. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Labadie, Victor
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Pipes
Patent for an attachment for pipes. Illustration included.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Charles, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hay-Press
Patent for an automatic hay press that ties three sides of the bale while in the press and the fourth outside of it.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Parvin, William S. & Muse, Warwick J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Piano
Patent for an automatic piano that can play longer and is more compact than previous models.
Date:
August 15, 1911
Creator:
Stauffer, Floyd F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale
Patent for improvements in automatic weightlifting scales. The modifications aim to facilitate the weighting of materials in bulk.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush.
Patent for brush used to add adjustable sized stripes onto vehicles and to add lettering onto signs. The brush contains its own paint reservoir.
Date:
September 10, 1911
Creator:
Penn, George Rollins; Penn, G. R.
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
Building Construction
Patent for a reinforced building construction material.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Harry, Owen K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl.
Patent for an elbow-shaped chimney cowl that is simple yet durable, which may be attached to chimneys of various sizes. It It has a vane that enables the cowl to turn and send smoke in the direction the wind is blowing. It also has a screen to cover the opening, which will prevent large sparks or partially burned materials from exiting the chimney.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Powell, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A City Plan for Dallas
Report of the Park Board in Dallas, Texas, including the text of the proposed city plan, called the "Kessler Plan." The plan describes suggested changes to the city including building levees; creating a belt railroad; building a union station; creating freight terminals; organizing a civic center; eliminating railroad grade crossings in downtown districts; extending roads in downtown areas; building parks, parkways, and boulevards; and adding playgrounds throughout the city. The text includes accompanying drawings and illustrations. The fiscal report of the Park Board is included at the end of the book.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Kessler, George E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Flushing Mechanism.
Patent for a water closet flushing mechanism, which prevents the water from standing in the toilet bowl where it is liable to freeze in cold weather.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Parker, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automobile Tail-Light and Illuminated Number.
Patent for a combined automobile tail-light and illuminated frame for the number of the car.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stafford, Frederick S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Corner Brace and Hinge for Screens
Patent for combined corner brace and hinge for screens. Illustration included.
Date:
June 12, 1911
Creator:
Kirk, Robert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Railway-Tie and Rail-Clamp.
Patent for a combined railway tie and rail clamp, which is made of metal rather than wood.
Date:
January 3, 1911
Creator:
Finley, Jefferson L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder
Patent for a copy holder for use while typewriting. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 3, 1911
Creator:
Ireland, Ward S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a hoe-supported cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 11, 1911
Creator:
Carter, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for a cotton cleaner with beater arms attached to the shaft of the machine.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin.
Patent for an improved brush cylinder for cotton gins.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin.
Patent for cotton gin, which includes a huller roller, seed bar, and seed grate to separate and remove seeds from the cotton. Ginning points/pins are used instead of saws. Due to the positioning of the ginning points/pins, the surface of the ginning cylinder in its entirety is available for ginning and there are fewer mechanical friction points.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Hollingsworth, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History