Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap with a new kind of trigger fir closing the door to the trap.
Date: December 13, 1910
Creator: Hatchell, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp (open access)

Arc-Lamp

Patent for an arc lamp which does not spark for use in headlights for trains and automobiles and in street lights.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Anderson, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling (open access)

Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling

Patent for a train pipe coupling which connects automatically and does not come loose when the train is going around curves.
Date: April 12, 1910
Creator: Blair, Oliver C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bolt-Jack (open access)

Bolt-Jack

Patent for a bolt jack with which bolts may be pulled without bending. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Smith, Henry H.
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
Cash-Fare-Slip Holder (open access)

Cash-Fare-Slip Holder

Patent for a cash fare slip holder for use on train or trolley lines.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Thomsen, Herman E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clamping Device for Shutters (open access)

Clamping Device for Shutters

Patent for a clamping device for shutter slats.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Kyler, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Clutch and Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a clutch and transmission mechanism to be used for automobiles. Illustrations included.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Carpenter, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Clutch and Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a clutch and transmission mechanism for automobiles which strengthens the load bearing of the clutch and allows greater flexibility in changing the load.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Carpenter, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Claw and Pinch Bar (open access)

Combination Claw and Pinch Bar

Patent for a combination claw and pinch bar that is adapted for use with railway tracks. Illustrations included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S. & Adreon, Edward L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Battery-Receptacle and Bell-Support (open access)

Combined Battery-Receptacle and Bell-Support

Patent for a battery receptacle and bell support for doorbells and alarms. Illustrations included.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Koerber, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Billing and Journal Sheet. (open access)

Combined Billing and Journal Sheet.

Patent for improvements in combined billing and journal sheets there by each sheet in the journal will serve as a billing sheet, a duplicate billing sheet, and a journal page at the same time. (Lines 18-20) Further, the bound book will serve as a permanent journal after the bills have been removed. (Lines 25-26) Illustration is included.
Date: January 4, 1910
Creator: Hartley, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Tie-Plate and Rail Anticreeper (open access)

Combined Tie-Plate and Rail Anticreeper

Patent for a railroad tie plate designed to remained locked to the base of the rail and to prevent dislocation of the base. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S. & Adreon, Edward L., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton-Picking Machine

Patent for a cotton picking machine. Illustrations included.
Date: September 6, 1910
Creator: Stoops, Harry James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a portable crude oil burner that attaches to stoves.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Lubbock, William L. & Hamblen, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cylinder-Mounting for Carriage-Feeds (open access)

Cylinder-Mounting for Carriage-Feeds

Patent for a cylinder mounting for carriage feeds in sawmills which wears less easily than other models.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Myer, Clayton Pittinger
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguisher (open access)

Fire-Extinguisher

Patent for a fire extinguisher for putting out fires in oil tanks.
Date: July 26, 1910
Creator: Spawn, Able F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Firearm (open access)

Firearm

Patent for a gun which automatically discharges the used cartridge and moves the next one into position that can be easily taken apart for cleaning and has a safety lock on it to prevent accidental firing.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Consentino, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Floor Surfacer, Cleaner, and Polisher (open access)

Floor Surfacer, Cleaner, and Polisher

Patent for a mechanism designed for surfacing, cleaning, and polishing wooden flooring. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Warner, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Surfacing Machine. (open access)

Floor-Surfacing Machine.

Patent for a new floor-surfacing machine that is "pivotally mounted upon supporting carriers and carrying an abrading roller which may be forced into contact with the floor to be smoothed, or withdrawn from said contact by operating the machine upon its pivoted support" (lines 11-18), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Warner, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Form for Building Concrete Structures (open access)

Form for Building Concrete Structures

Patent for a form for building concrete structures. Illustrations included.
Date: September 20, 1910
Creator: Duller, David M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Crematory (open access)

Garbage-Crematory

Patent for a garbage crematory which burns garbage by igniting the garbage without the use of other fuel.
Date: March 22, 1910
Creator: Thompson, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heel-Support (open access)

Heel-Support

Patent for a heel support which keeps "shoes from sagging over the heel" (lines 11-12) and is durable.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Moorefield, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hopper-Scale (open access)

Hopper-Scale

Patent for a hopper scale for weighing grain, flour, meal, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Dunkerly, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History