Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in acetylene gas generating and storing apparatus to "provide a simple, compact, and economical means for automatically said gas" (line 10 - 13).
Date: September 19, 1899
Creator: Bryant, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Gas Machine (open access)

Acetylene Gas Machine

Patent for a new and useful improvement in gas-machines.
Date: December 14, 1897
Creator: Bryant, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages. (open access)

Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages.

Patent for adjustable rockers that convert baby carriages into a cradle in a quick and reliable manner.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Hill, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic lock. (open access)

Automatic lock.

Patent for a gate lock that automatically locks.
Date: March 24, 1924
Creator: Parker, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bascule-Bridge (open access)

Bascule-Bridge

Patent for improvements in draw bridges, such as a shiftable weight and supporting guide, particularly for bridges of the rocking bascule type, with illustrations.
Date: February 15, 1915
Creator: McKibben, Columbus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beehive (open access)

Beehive

Patent for an artificial stone beehive. Illustrations included.
Date: January 19, 1909
Creator: Ward, Hugh T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boat. (open access)

Boat.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in boats to "increase the speed and insure greater safety and stability in sailing vessels, row-boats, canoes, and the like" (line 12-14).
Date: January 11, 1898
Creator: Evesson, Martin V. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a car coupling that safe and can be operated without the operator going between cars. It consists of a car, a draw-head, a pin, a guide, a plate that holds the pin, a spring arm, and handles.
Date: April 4, 1893
Creator: Myers, Joseph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Card Game (open access)

Card Game

Patent for an invention of a new card game to assist with arithmetical computations and outlines of different objects, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Hobbs, James Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for an improvement in churns that prevent splashing and extraneous matter from entering the interior, including illustrations.
Date: September 10, 1901
Creator: Mills, John David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Tile for Building Contruction (open access)

Concrete Tile for Building Contruction

Patent for improvements in concrete tiles for building construction, designed especially for use in building walls, partitions, ceilings, etc. of building structures.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Harter, Leander Douglas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper attachment, which can be connected to a cultivator to thin cotton.
Date: August 3, 1909
Creator: Joiner, Preston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for "a motor driven cultivator adapted to be attached to various types of cultivating devices to draw the latter over the ground to be cultivated". (lines 12-15)
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Hodges, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Plow. (open access)

Engine-Plow.

Patent for the improvement of engine-plows especially regarding those adapted for traction engines. The patent includes specifications and illustrations.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Rarig, Welden C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm Gate. (open access)

Farm Gate.

Patent for a new and improved farm gate. This design "has relation to that class of swinging farm-gates operated by an arrangement of levers upon both sides thereof, whereby the gate can be opened and closed by the driver or occupant of the vehicle without getting down from his [or her] seat" (lines 16-21).
Date: August 30, 1881
Creator: Wolfram, John Arnold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm Gate. (open access)

Farm Gate.

Patent for a new and improved farm gate. This design "provide[s] the gate with a suitable spring-bolt, in connection with an arrangement of devices or mechanism whereby the bolt is operated as the gate is being opened; also, in providing means whereby the pressure on the gate caused by the wind is equalized, thereby enabling the gate to be more easily operated" (lines 22-29).
Date: December 13, 1881
Creator: Wolfram, John Arnold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Cotton-Bale Bands. (open access)

Fastener for Cotton-Bale Bands.

Patent for a new and useful fastener for metal bands or straps used in baling cotton. The fastener is designed to overcome problems experienced with currently used fasteners, such as fasteners that break during baling, as well as sharp portions of bands that injure hands.
Date: September 10, 1918
Creator: Cain, James Patrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Four-Wheel Drive. (open access)

Four-Wheel Drive.

Patent for improvements in four-wheel driving, which uses a "novel flexible driving connection for the steering wheels." Citation: Hodges, Eugene C. Four-Wheel Drive., patent, April 27, 1915; [Washington D.C.]. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Hodges, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Burner (open access)

Gas Burner

Patent for a gas burner. Illustration included.
Date: March 29, 1904
Creator: Bryant, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing (open access)

Gearing

Patent for improved manual washing machine gearing.
Date: October 19, 1915
Creator: McNeil, H. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Harvester. (open access)

Grain-Harvester.

Patent for an improved grain harvester design.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Wells, Homer C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grub-Plow. (open access)

Grub-Plow.

Patent for a grub plow with a better cutter, which can be adjusted to different depths of soil.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Gardner, Eli J. & Odem, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoist (open access)

Hoist

Patent for a hoist for lifting motor vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: McCoy, Henry L. & Boatright, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder Slide (open access)

Holder Slide

Patent for holder slide.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Haskins, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History