Automobile Windlass. (open access)

Automobile Windlass.

Patent for improved Automobile Windlasses. It is a combination of horizontally disposed tubular sections on the right and left hand, an improvement in the windlass attaching mechanism.
Date: October 11, 1921
Creator: Davis, Marion A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Fastening. (open access)

Bedstead Fastening.

Patent for a new and improved bedstead fastening. This design "consist[s] in the locking-pin, the sections which are . . . provided with the laterally projecting alternating studs . . . having aligned vertical perforations to receive the said locking-pin, and their faces provided with the outer beveled flanges at the base of the studs, extending the entire length of the sections, so that when the sections are connected together they will meet each other in angular form, whereby the strain on the locking pin and the lateral studs is equalized" (lines 59-70).
Date: October 7, 1884
Creator: Stewart, John Adkerson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete-Mixer. (open access)

Concrete-Mixer.

Patent for a concrete mixer that keeps the materials low to the ground and has improved mixing and delivery mechanisms.
Date: October 3, 1911
Creator: Foley, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Distributer for Gin-Feeders. (open access)

Cotton-Distributer for Gin-Feeders.

Patent for a cotton-distributor that moves cotton from a wagon or storage and evenly and quickly distributes it to multiple gin feeders in a line.
Date: October 17, 1893
Creator: Davis, Micajah R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvester. (open access)

Cotton Harvester.

Patent for improved cotton harvester consisting of the parts, constructions, arrangements, and combinations of parts. Patent includes figures for parts in several views.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Upshaw, Lucius L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Packer. (open access)

Cotton Packer.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-packer. This design "relates to an improved machine having for its object to convey the lint or cotton from the gin-house to the press, and to subject it to a preliminary compressing or packing process, the object being to dispense with the manual labor usually called into requisition for this purpose" (lines 24-30).
Date: October 21, 1884
Creator: Steele, Asa Maxey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter. (open access)

Cotton-Planter.

Patent for a cotton planter that is adjustable in order to plant a variable amount of seed, as required.
Date: October 26, 1880
Creator: Byers, Athony Walter & Dorser, James Carrol
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Planter. (open access)

Cotton Seed Planter.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-seed planter. This design "is to promote accuracy and uniformity in the planting of cotton-seed and to secure the depositing of the seed in moist soil. The invention consists in the combination, with the frame, the drive-wheel, and the hopper, of gear-wheels connected to the drive-wheel, a shaft, a feed-screw working in the hopper, and a tube inclosing the rear part of the screw, whereby the seeds will be fed out one at a time by the advance of the machine" (lines 17-27).
Date: October 17, 1882
Creator: Hopper, Thomas Pinkney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a riding cultivator, which has beams that can be swung from side to side.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Upshaw, Foy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Construction for Railway Cars (open access)

Door Construction for Railway Cars

Patent for a door to box cars, that slides across the car in the same method as a sliding door, rather than opening outward.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Tierney, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer-Distributer. (open access)

Fertilizer-Distributer.

Patent for a new and useful fertilizer distributer, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 31, 1899
Creator: Stell, Ira L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fraud-Preventing Means For Commercial Papers (open access)

Fraud-Preventing Means For Commercial Papers

Patent for new format of bank checks in order to deter fraud.
Date: October 12, 1920
Creator: Tackett, William Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for gate that uses a lever mechanism for operation while seated in a vehicle or on horseback. This invention allows the user to open and close the gate while seated. Illustration included.
Date: October 16, 1906
Creator: Baker, Guilford D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine. (open access)

Grading-Machine.

Patent for improvement in grading machines in which the speed of the drum, the speed of the drive wheels and the distance of the axis of the drive wheels can all be adjusted. Illustration is included.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Foley, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Door (open access)

Grain Door

Patent for a railway car door that is designed to assist with loading and unloading of grain
Date: October 23, 1915
Creator: Alquist, Sven Peter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoof-Pad. (open access)

Hoof-Pad.

Patent for an adjustable rubber foot pad or expander for horses. It can fit on any sized foot, does not put metal into contact with any sensitive parts of the foot, and can be worn for any type of travel. The parts can be easily replaced when they ear out. The pad can expand a contracted hoof naturally and easily.
Date: October 17, 1893
Creator: Ryan, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Churning-Machines (open access)

Improvement in Churning-Machines

Patent for improvement in mechanisms in operating churns. Includes a crank wheel and spindles for churning, as well as a better balanced upright position.
Date: October 14, 1879
Creator: Haile, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cooling Attachements in Barrels. (open access)

Improvement in Cooling Attachements in Barrels.

Patent for improved cooling attachements for larger-beer barrels.
Date: October 22, 1878
Creator: Hoerr, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Choppers

Patent for improvement for cotton-choppers. Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date: October 28, 1879
Creator: Sauls, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Riding-Saddles. (open access)

Improvement in Riding-Saddles.

Patent for improvement in riding-saddles by "which the leather straps hitherto required for the girth-riffing may be dispensed with, and in place thereof a stronger and more durable rigging obtained, that leaves the top and sides of the tree in perfectly smooth state."
Date: October 29, 1878
Creator: Nothaf, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing Table. (open access)

Ironing Table.

Patent for a new and improved ironing board. This design consists, "with the supporting-frame and hinged board, of the inclined bar pivoted to the under side of said board, the lever hinged at one end to the lower end of the bar and fulcrumed . . . to the under side of the cross-bar, and the treadle hinged to one bottom rail and passing under the other" (lines 75-82).
Date: October 21, 1890
Creator: Wagnon, Andrew W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liniment (open access)

Liniment

Patent for "a medical compound or liniment for the alleviation and cure of wounds, especially those occasioned by barb-wire fences, burns, bruises, sprains, rheumatism, frost-bites, and hemorrhoids on man or beast" (lines 11-15).
Date: October 7, 1890
Creator: Doppelmayer, Mayer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Cutter And Roller. (open access)

Metal Cutter And Roller.

Patent for a new and useful metal cutter and roller, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 4, 1898
Creator: Beaty, Gilbert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can Spout. (open access)

Oil Can Spout.

Patent for new improvements to oil can where an attachment to the can is made and acts as both a stopper and a spout
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Melvin, Joe D.
System: The Portal to Texas History