Cotton-Blocking Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Cotton-Blocking Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for an attachment for cultivators for arranging blocks of cotton onto a stand. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Horner, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door (open access)

Car-Door

Patent for a car door. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Pearce, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check Controlled Apparatus (open access)

Check Controlled Apparatus

Patent for a check controlled apparatus. This invention "is to provide a check controlled apparatus for a receptacle arranged to fasten the lid of the receptacle and including a key supported to be released by the key" (lines 12-16). Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Wilson, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Pump (open access)

Automobile-Pump

Patent for an automobile pump. This invention is designed for quick mounting and dismounting in order to lift an automobile to remove its tires. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Goeth, Richard Anton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Music-Rack and Front Panel for Pianos (open access)

Combined Music-Rack and Front Panel for Pianos

Patent for a music rack and front panel for pianos. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Controlling Mechanism for Railway-Cars (open access)

Brake-Controlling Mechanism for Railway-Cars

Patent for an "air brake controlling mechanism for use in connection with railway cars" (lines 10-12), one feature applies whereby if a wheel becomes derailed the brakes will be applied automatically. Includes illustrations.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Halliburton, George M. & McBurney, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator (open access)

Boll-Weevil Exterminator

Patent for a new design to capture and exterminate Boll-Weevils; includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Riewe, Fridrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air Controlling Device (open access)

Automatic Air Controlling Device

Patent for an air controlling device that supplies air at a constant and unvarying pressure.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Crotto, Frank E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake Applying Mechanism (open access)

Brake Applying Mechanism

Patent for a brake applying mechanism for motor vehicles.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Dickard, Regan B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storage Battery. (open access)

Storage Battery.

Illustration of a storage battery for patent.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: East, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine

Patent for internal combustion engines.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Williams, Wiley J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finish-Remover. (open access)

Finish-Remover.

Patent for specifications of a finish-remover made with paraffin wax and other materials.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Ellis, Carleton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Muzzle (open access)

Muzzle

Patent for a muzzle designed for horses. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Lipscomb, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Exterminating Grasses, Weeds, or Plants. (open access)

Method of Exterminating Grasses, Weeds, or Plants.

Patent for a method of exterminating weeds and grasses.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Orton, Ingomar F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock that utilizes a spring coil to enable rotation.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Millard, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paddle-Wheel (open access)

Paddle-Wheel

Patent for a paddle wheel. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Dusek, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Thrower for Electric Railways (open access)

Switch-Thrower for Electric Railways

Patent for a switch-thrower for use with electric railways. This invention uses switch tongues via solenoids and engages a connection between the solenoids and the switch tongue. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Posey, James A. & Dunaway, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Use in Killing Trees and Other Vegetable Growths (open access)

Composition of Matter for Use in Killing Trees and Other Vegetable Growths

Patent for a composition or recipe for tree and plant killer
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Eason, John F. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate Valve (open access)

Gate Valve

Patent for gate valves for oil and other types of reservoirs.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Barry, Herbert & Hindglass, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strap Fastener (open access)

Strap Fastener

Patent for a strap fastener to be used for clamping devices such as harnesses, saddles, reins, and tie-straps. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Carlson, Frank A. & Rhodes, L. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch (open access)

Railway-Switch

Patent for a railway switch.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Shellenberger, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roofing Construction (open access)

Roofing Construction

Patent for a weatherproof roofing construction. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: West, Hosea E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Trip-Foot (open access)

Spring Trip-Foot

Patent for a spring trip-foot. This invention is designed for use in supporting a small plow carried behind the planter. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Vance, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for Resilient Wheel.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Kettler, Martin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History