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Sun-Hat
Patent for headgear especially adapted for use as a sun hat, in which it provides a sun hat 1) to create the crown and brim from a single sheet and fabric, 2) have self-adjusting means for different head shapes and sizes, 3) to be durable, desirable, and neat in appearance, and 4) to have a brim retained in position by a bracing wire which may be conveniently removed.
Date:
September 3, 1919
Creator:
Satterfield, Rosa P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aparatus for Cleaning Lechuguilla, Henequen, and Analogous Fibrous Plants.
Patent for an improved apparatus for scraping lechugilla, henequen, and analogous fibrous plants. This apparatus scrapes the stalks of the plants mechanically and separates the pulp from the fiber of the plant so that the fiber will be cleaned and ready for use.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Aguilar, Alfonso
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Cooling System
Patent for an improvement to the cooling system of the internal combustion engine of an automobile. "The object of the invention being to provide an improved cooling system of this kind which embodies means for cooling the circulatory water in the radiator by forcing air therethrough and also embodies means for directly cooling the engine by subjecting the same to the action of a blast of air."
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Goodwin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuspidor.
Patent for a cover of a cuspidor for sanitation.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Kessler, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Box-Form.
Patent for new and improved folding box-form for making boxes from corrugated board or similar materials. The pattern is designed so that a box can be easily cut and folded, with hinged sections that make handling or storing convenient. The box-form accommodates different sizes.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Crate, James Searle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Identification-Tag
Patent for metal identification tags with imprinted indicia to keep records of something. The tags are used on bale ties and will replace paper tags due to flammability.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Luthy, Joseph Anton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Cup
Patent for the improvement in oil cups adapted for jewelers' use.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Parks, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Unscrewing Pipe-Joints from Wells
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Tools for Unscrewing Pipe-Joints from Wells" (lines 5-6). "The object of the invention is to provide a device... whereby the joints of pipe that have become stuck in the well may be unscrewed and withdrawn" (lines 12-16).
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Matula, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brazing Compound
Patent for a compound for brazing saws and metal such as silver and tin.
Date:
September 3, 1912
Creator:
Ge Bott, Jay Dell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator and Distributer
Patent for a cotton elevator and distributor. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 3, 1912
Creator:
Ellenburg, Joseph N. & Nelson, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explosive-Engine
Patent for an explosive engine that has a reduced risk of backfiring.
Date:
September 3, 1912
Creator:
Schaffer, William Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Removable Mouthpiece for Smoking-Pipes
Patent for a removable mouthpiece for smoking pipes that is made of rubber and prevents saliva from going into the pipe.
Date:
September 3, 1912
Creator:
Lindley, Frederick R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starting Device for Engines
Patent for a starting device for automobile engines. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 3, 1912
Creator:
Roberts, James O. & Nunn, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Apparatus
Patent for a bale forming apparatus for making round cotton bales.
Date:
September 3, 1907
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Cleaner.
Patent for a gin-saw cleaner, which also straightens the saw teeth.
Date:
September 3, 1907
Creator:
Bradford, McDuffee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Hammer.
Patent for a hammer operated by a treadle with improved springs for enhanced power.
Date:
September 3, 1907
Creator:
Kinson, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stove.
Patent for a stove, which circulates air through a central drum and increases the amount of heat put out by the stove.
Date:
September 3, 1907
Creator:
Sanders, Ira B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle.
Patent for a vehicle axle for buggies, which has easy access to the inner parts of the axle for repair and runs easily.
Date:
September 3, 1907
Creator:
York, Doctor Alonzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Suspenders.
Patent for suspender attachment designed to support trousers. Includes Illustration.
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
Dahl, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat Compressing and Feeding Mechanism for Cotton Presses
Patent for an improved bat system to compress a bat of cotton into a number of individual sheets or laminae and to automatically feed same after being compressed into the baling box of an ordinary cotton press for forming cubical or square bales of cotton.
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
Rembert, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler
Patent for a steam boiler "to provide simple and effective means for quickly generating steam by exposing the water fully to the caloric influence of the furnace or fire in the latter through the medium of radial tubular attachments" (lines 9-14), including illustrations.
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
Hensley, Frank Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Lifting-Jack
Patent for "an improved device of this character which is designed for heavy work, as in railway service, and at the same time to have the device comparatively light in weight in order that it may be conveniently carried from place to place" (lines 10-15).
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
Bentley, George Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine
Patent for "a new and improved rotary engine which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and arranged to utilize the motive agent to the fullest advantage, and to permit of convenient and quick reversing whenever desired" (lines 9-15).
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
Hestand, Hardy & Matthews, Arthur R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace-fastener
Patent for a trace-fastener "which will admit of the trace being readily applied to the singletree and quickly and easily detached therefrom and which will prevent displacement of the trace when in position" (lines 13-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
Johnson, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History