Automatic Sack Filling and Weighing Machine (open access)

Automatic Sack Filling and Weighing Machine

Patent for an automatic sack filling and weighing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
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
Vehicle Signal (open access)

Vehicle Signal

Patent for a vehicle signal. Intent of signal is to improve visibility of rear vehicle turn signals.
Date: September 7, 1916
Creator: Reynolds, Rohde
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Drill (open access)

Ratchet Drill

Patent for rachet drill.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Sherman, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oxygen-Generator (open access)

Oxygen-Generator

Patent for an oxygen generator that refills as it is emptied.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Bradley, Richard Clinton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Frame Screen (open access)

Metal-Frame Screen

Patent for a window screen frame made of metal.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Williams, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Treating Oil (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Treating Oil

Patent for a process of and an apparatus for treating oil in a more efficient manner.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Seibert, Frank M. & Brady, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Armor. (open access)

Tire-Armor.

Patent for a new design "in armor or protectors for pneumatic tires" (line 13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Ramsay, Henry M.; McGary, Austin & Campbell, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Means for Rotary-Drill Cutters. (open access)

Retaining Means for Rotary-Drill Cutters.

Patent for new retaining rings in rotary-drill cutters, which allow the cutters to be inserted into and removed quickly from a drill, and can be "manufactured cheaply" (line 28).
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device. (open access)

Sample-Taking Device.

Patent for device which takes samples as the drill bit bores through the earth while drilling wells. The samples are used to determine presence or absence of oil and other minerals.
Date: August 7, 1917
Creator: Dodds, Redus D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine with a better flow of fluid to the casing.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Nichols, Franklin Priestley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Drier. (open access)

Shoe-Drier.

Patent for a device to help dry and warm shoes.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: McIver, James William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notching Attachment for Wire-Winding Machines (open access)

Notching Attachment for Wire-Winding Machines

Patent for a notching attachment for wire winding machines used for well screens. Illustrations included.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Stancliff, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill (open access)

Rotary Boring Drill

Patent for an improvement in rotary boring drill that will prevent head from wobbling sideways in the hole being drilled.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an improved oil burner design that uses steam to heat and vaporize the oil, mixing with the oil for more efficient burning, including an illustration.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Tinkham, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reaming-Drill (open access)

Reaming-Drill

Patent for an improved and longer lasting rotary boring drill.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Blocker (open access)

Plant-Blocker

Patent for a plant blocker. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Weisenborn, George P. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator (open access)

Elevator

Patent for a new and improved elevator that has “a locking device for securing the jaws of the elevator around the pipe to be lifted” (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Simmons, Wise F. & Levy, Christin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doll. (open access)

Doll.

Patent for a doll that will be durable and attractive by constructing a rigid form of the human bust and shoulders which serves to make these parts more durable, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Baker, Marie K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patch for Cotton Bales. (open access)

Patch for Cotton Bales.

Patent for a patch for cotton bales. The invention provides a solution for the need to cut a slit in a cotton bale to see to the cotton's quality. This cotton bale patch serves as a way to fasten these slits in production to prevent loss or theft of the cotton product.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Louis, Rube B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Disk Drill (open access)

Rotary Disk Drill

Patent for an improvement to rotary disk drills that prevent excessive wear on the cutting edge of the disk.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History