Resource Type
Country
States
Decade
Month
Day
Cotton-Elevator.
Patent for improvement in cotton-elevators by providing means for the air-conduit and the cotton-conduit to communicate with the body of the elevator; and means for the air-conduit to communicate directly to the cotton conduit in order to effectively and uniformly distribute the cotton when fed to the gins. Thus preventing the cotton from being fed unevenly, which would clog and otherwise retard the action of the gins. (Lines 11-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 9, 1900
Creator:
Williams, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow and particularly "an attachment for securing the heel sweeps to plows and for bracing the said heel sweeps" (lines 10-12), including illustrations.
Date:
November 9, 1915
Creator:
Williams, Jefferson L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Hook.
Patent for a fish hook with two hooks twisted together, which come apart when a fish pulls on the hook that is reliable in its action.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Willis, Charles Marshall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Alarm Device
Patent for a spring motorized automatic alarm device with an improved tripping mechanism actuated by the medium of fire severing an actuator cord "or the like".
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Willoughby, Alford Pervis & Bolding, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Screw-Propulsion.
Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Screw-Propellers and their adaptation to the hulls of vessels" (lines 4-6) including illustrations.
Date:
November 9, 1875
Creator:
Wilson, Joseph Erwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tramper-Press
Patent for a tramper press for pressing cotton into bales. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Wilson, Ralph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Planter.
Patent for a peanut planter that dispenses a single peanut from the seed cans in to the feed wheel's cells.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Wilson, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for improvements in churns, "specifically a churn disclosed in Patent No. 1268766, L. M. Payne, R. A. Thompson and L. P. Morris, June 4, 1918."
Date:
March 9, 1919
Creator:
Wilson, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock-Crate.
Patent for "an improved crate for catching, loading and handling hogs and the like stock" (lines 14-16)
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Winans, Myron L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Screen-House.
Patent for a portable screened house that is made in sections that are easily packed and shipped to be assembled on location.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Wingren, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cuts faster and more accurately than other models and sends the waste cotton and weeds to one side.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Winkler, Christoph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table
Patent for ironing table with capability of adjustable height and folding features, including illustrations.
Date:
April 9, 1901
Creator:
Witt, Silas Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ditch-Filling Machine
Patent for a Ditch-Filling Machine, focusing on improved operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The upgraded machine boasts user-friendly features, making it easily operable, while simultaneously reducing production costs in comparison to its predecessor.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Witt, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Lamp
Patent for an automobile lamp that will rotate the direction the tires of the car turn.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Wogenstahl, Leo J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape
Patent for a flexible chute that attaches to the window frame. The chute uses hinges or a pivot so it can be moved out of the way when not is use.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Woods, Murray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CASH REGISTER.
Patent for improvements in cash-registers for making change and with a recording mechanism for printing amounts for which change is made, including descriptions of the parts of the mechanism and with illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1902
Creator:
Woodson, James F. & Lindsay, Oscar L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BalingPress
Patent for the usefulness of baling press.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Woodward, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Joint-Fastener.
Patent for a joint fastener for screens.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Wright, David Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism For Steam Engines
Patent for useful improvements to the valve mechanism for steam engines. The invention allows an improved means for actuating the slide valve without the use of eccentrics. The valve can also be operated into closed positions at various degrees, and also to reverse the direction of travel of the valve.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Wright, Ed W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench designed for right and left-handed users, makes for simpler use of tool by having fewer components than other more standards wrenches.
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Wulff, William F. & Wulff, M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moving Picture Machine
Patent for a moving picture machine. "One of the objects of the invention is to provide a mechanism consisting of the combination of the combination of magazine and winding reels" (inline 11- 13). Illustrations included.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Yanch, Edwin R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a car-coupling that provides "a link of this character which will remain set in a coupling position at all times, so that the coupling of the cars can be effected in an automatic manner" (lines 10-14). It can be easily adjusted to different heights and its construction prevents jerky movements.
Date:
April 9, 1895
Creator:
Yeiser, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Harrow and Roller
Patent for a combined harrow and roller for pulverizing and eliminating unwanted growth from the ground. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Younger, Walter E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper And Cultivator
Patent for a cotton chopper and cultivator. Illustration included.
Date:
May 9, 1905
Creator:
Zoll, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History