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Baling-Press
Patent for a baling press that has an improved plunger.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Hightower, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Commode-Seat.
Patent for a commode/toilet seat and storage cabinet that holds multiple seats that can be used to provide individual seats for each person using the commode/toilet.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Ainsworth, Lucian M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Computing-Scale.
Patent for a computing scale for weighing items and calculating their price per pound.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Cameron, Clyde M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starting Device.
Patent for an engine starting device that does not require the use of a battery.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Huebner, Ferdinand P., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism for Tamper Cotton-Presses.
Patent for an improved feeding mechanism for tamper Cotton presses.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Lee, Felix L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Framing-Tool
Patent for a framing tool designed to ease the laying of "rafters, stair carriages and the like" (lines 14-15). The tool assists in measuring proper "dimensions of cuts to be made in timber to accomplish desired construction" (lines 19-20).
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Whitlock, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for an improved harrow attachment for cultivators that can be easily and quickly removed or attached and which allows soil to be worked after rain when it would otherwise be too moist. Includes illustrations.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Stevens, Charles P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant Valve.
Patent for an improved valve for hydrants that, when closed, allows water to drain out of the riser and bib, preventing freezing. Includes illustrations.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Ziller, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that allows foreign materials to blow away from the burner, while it is running and is fuel efficient.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Mills, John H. T. & Mills, Virgil H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ignition Regulator
Patent for an ignition regulator that keeps the explosions in an internal combustion engine going at a regular rate.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Carpenter John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Passenger Recorder
Patent for "automatically auditing the number of passengers and the distance traveled by said passengers while en route on a train or other public conveyance." (lines 9-13)
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Rudolf Brown, of Cuero, Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Controlling Switch.
Patent for a pump controlling electric switch that automatically turns on the pump when water covers it and turns off the switch when it is dry.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Gamer, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a resilient vehicle wheel that is made with a rigid frame and springier spokes.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Watts, Robert L. & Onstead, Augustus G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System.
Patent for a telephone system that can be used for long distance calls.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
McKibben, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for light weight wheels for use in wheelbarrows and trucks, which are capable of handling large, heavy loads and lubricating its own hub bearings.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Heibeck, John
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Wrench
Patent for improvements to the type of "buggy wrench" used for removing lug nuts.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Winckler, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Muffler.
Patent for improvements to engine muffler, including noise reduction without accompanying "back-pressure".
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Smoot, Lonnie C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Crate
Patent for material improvements to a knockdown crate, including an insertable locking board.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Catch for Breastpins, &c.
Patent for a safety catch for breast pins, brooches, and other jewelry, that, while easy to easy to use, will not come lose during normal wear. It uses a rigid guard and spring to hold the tongue of the pin in place until released with a lever.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Ferruggiari, Cesar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Banana-Display Case.
Patent for sanitary banana display case for retail purposes, which displays bananas as well as keeping them away from insects and being touched.The display case is made of glass or other transparent material and provides both the fruit, hung from hooks within the case, and the case itself to be rotated.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Haden, Wesley W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal-Lamp for Vehicles.
Patent for a signal lamp for a vehicle. The signal lamp is constructed in a way only so that only one light is required to illuminate rear and sign signals, and the sign or number.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Puckett, Almor M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap.
Patent for an in-ground ant trap that prevents the ants from escaping once caught in the trap, including instructions and illustrations
Date:
September 12, 1911
Creator:
Knox, Jessie Lonzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Wax from Plants
Patent for an apparatus for separating the wax from plants. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 12, 1911
Creator:
Hill, Conrad
System:
The Portal to Texas History