Arc-Lamp Headlight (open access)

Arc-Lamp Headlight

Patent for an electric arc headlight for trains, cars, or boats which produces a steady light and lasts long enough to allow travel over long distances.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Lacy, Benjamin B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Counting Apparatus (open access)

Automatic Counting Apparatus

Patent for an automatic counting apparatus for counting packages coming down a chute into a vehicle.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Dumping-Elevator (open access)

Automatic Dumping-Elevator

Patent for an automatic dumping elevator for supplies which can stop at different heights and dump the contents of the elevator.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railroad-Switch (open access)

Automatic Railroad-Switch

Patent for an automatic railroad switch which throws the switch automatically back to the main line after a train has entered a siding.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Toullerton, George Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Shelf (open access)

Barrel-Shelf

Patent for barrel shelves which attach to barrels to hold up sacks during filling and fold up when out of use.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Hughes, Alonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beauty-Pillow. (open access)

Beauty-Pillow.

Patent for improvement in beauty pillow which is slanted to draw the skin back toward the scalp to prevent wrinkling. Illustration is included.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Fitze, Eloise
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring Drill (open access)

Boring Drill

Patent for a boring drill
Date: July 8, 1909
Creator: Hughes, Howard R. of Houston, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bust-Developer (open access)

Bust-Developer

Patent for a bust developer which is battery operated and attaches cups to the breasts to draw the blood into the breast area and cause them to enlarge.
Date: October 12, 1909
Creator: Eganhouse, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Valve (open access)

Check-Valve

Patent for a valve used for well drilling designed to be confine fluid around the pipe. Illustrations included.
Date: September 28, 1909
Creator: Kreiter, Richard F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn with mechanical assistance that will turn cream into butter faster than other churns.
Date: August 24, 1909
Creator: Harris, Jacob S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper. (open access)

Combined Tie-Plate and Rail-Anticreeper.

Patent for a combined railroad tie and rail anti-creeping device, which prevents the rails from spreading.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate (open access)

Crate

Patent for a banana crate which is long lasting and does not damage the bananas.
Date: November 2, 1909
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Head (open access)

Cross-Head

Patent for a cross-head for piston pumps which helps prevent breakage of the other pump parts.
Date: September 14, 1909
Creator: Dubuque, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Derailer. (open access)

Derailer.

Patent for a derailer for use on railroad tracks that can be either put on a switch or directly on the rails.
Date: November 16, 1909
Creator: Farrell, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Stop. (open access)

Door-Stop.

Patent for a door stop, which is made of metal and attaches easily to the door.
Date: March 16, 1909
Creator: Snowden, Rene Ravenel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill (open access)

Drill

Patent fora drill. Illustration included.
Date: August 10, 1909
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill (open access)

Drill

Patent for a drill. Illustration included.
Date: August 10, 1909
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dry Separator (open access)

Dry Separator

Patent for a separator for mills designed to separate valuable material from extraneous material. Illustrations included.
Date: September 28, 1909
Creator: Snowden, Rene Ravenel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastening (open access)

Fastening

Patent for fastening. This invention is comprised of a threaded member and a socket that are adapted to a screw. Illustration included.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filing-Cabinet. (open access)

Filing-Cabinet.

Patent for a filing cabinet that allows for the easy removal of the contents and attaches to other filing cabinets to create a larger cabinet.
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: Atkinson, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus for Wells. (open access)

Fire-Extinguishing Apparatus for Wells.

Patent for a fire extinguishing apparatus for oil wells, which diverts the oil coming out of the well into a pipe where the the lack of air puts out any burning oil and which can be put in position from a safe distance from the fire.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Metallic Hose (open access)

Flexible Metallic Hose

Patent for a flexible metallic hose. Illustration included.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: Schulz, Wilhelm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crate and Coop (open access)

Folding Crate and Coop

Patent for a crate that can be compactly folded and locked together, and may also be used as a coop.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Jennings, Charles E. & Shuptrine, Orlander D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gravity Slide Ash Pan (open access)

Gravity Slide Ash Pan

Patent for a gravity slide ash pan. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Ryan, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History