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Filtering-Machine (open access)

Filtering-Machine

Patent for a filtering machine which operates centrifugally to filter out solid matter from liquids. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Wilder, Richardson Timothy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment for Umbrellas or Parasols. (open access)

Fan Attachment for Umbrellas or Parasols.

Patent for a fan attachment for umbrellas or parasols, including illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Beseler, Otto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie. (open access)

Railway-Tie.

Patent for a railroad tie made of sand and cement and threaded with barbed wire.
Date: October 22, 1901
Creator: Joynt, Dudley Layng
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swingletree (open access)

Swingletree

Patent for a swingle tree to be used for plows or any kind of vehicle for the purpose of maintaining balance. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Wheeler, Melley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self Supporting And Extension Ladder Elevator (open access)

Self Supporting And Extension Ladder Elevator

Patent for self supporting and extension ladder elevator. This invention is for moving materials and tools to an elevated position. Illustrations included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Maxey, Ernest & Moreland, Quinn T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Plow. (open access)

Shovel-Plow.

Patent for improvements in shovel-plows “by enabling the stock and shoe securely mounted and yet adjusted from one position to another, according to the work to be performed.” (Lines 9-12) Illustration is included.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Michalka, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remedy for Eczema (open access)

Remedy for Eczema

Patent for a medical compound to remedy eczema and other similar diseases which lists the ingredients and dosages.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Ringer, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Scale. (open access)

Spring-Scale.

Patent for improvements in spring-scales by providing novel means for measuring and indicating the quality of liquid left in or drawn from a container. (Lines 9-10) Illustration is included.
Date: April 22, 1902
Creator: Smith, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Residue Crude Oil Burner (open access)

Residue Crude Oil Burner

Patent for a burner that burns gas manufactured from crude oil. Illustration included.
Date: August 22, 1905
Creator: O'Neall, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Reciprocating Engine (open access)

Rotary Reciprocating Engine

Patent for this invention has relation to the type of engines combining rotary and reciprocating movements in one structure, the purpose being to combine the working elements in such relation as to convert maximum percentage of force into available form for the performance of work.
Date: January 22, 1901
Creator: Williams, Win D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Steam-Engine. (open access)

Rotary Steam-Engine.

Patent for an invention that "relates to rotary engines in general, and more particularly to that class wherein a piston is disposed eccentric to the cylinder and is provided with radially-movable heads disposed to travel against the inner periphery of the cylinder and receive the steam-pressure, the object of the invention being to provide a simple and efficient construction which will develop a high speed with a minimum consumption of steam" (lines 12-21). Illustrations are included.
Date: March 12, 1901
Creator: Hays, James T. & Wilson, John W.
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
Eyeglass-Mounting (open access)

Eyeglass-Mounting

Patent for a mounting for eyeglasses to be fitted on the bridge of the nose. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Chappel, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm Gate (open access)

Farm Gate

Patent for a farm gate. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1903
Creator: Wilson, Craven & Sadler, Junius E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Fastener (open access)

Sash Fastener

Patent for a window sash fastener. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Clements, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade and Curtain Fixture (open access)

Shade and Curtain Fixture

Patent for a fixture that holds a variety of curtain rod sizes, preventing the need to mount a new fixture every time a rod is mounted.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Staten, Claude S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Stirrup. (open access)

Safety-Stirrup.

Patent for improvements in safety-stirrups by providing a device to release the rider’s foot safely if the rider accidentally fall from a horse; and means to retain the movable member of the stirrup in its closed or open position. (Lines 10-17) Illustration is included.
Date: March 22, 1904
Creator: Parrish, Ezekiel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Lock and Lift (open access)

Sash Lock and Lift

Patent for sash lock and lift that "relates to improvements in devices for operating window-sashes, and especially provides an improved means for operating the upper sash and locking the same securely in any desired position with respect to the lower sash, thus obviating the necessity for reaching up for the upper sash when it is desired to raise or lower the same or to lock it in open position for the purpose of ventilation" (lines 12-21) including instructions and illustrations
Date: October 22, 1901
Creator: Schairer, John Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Support (open access)

Shaft-Support

Patent for a shaft support and anti-rattler for vehicle thills. Illustrations included.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Stovall, Sidney P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heading Holder Attachment for Type Writers (open access)

Heading Holder Attachment for Type Writers

Patent for a head holder attachment for type writers. This invention is for the purpose to make a removable attachment that holds prearranged headings.
Date: September 22, 1903
Creator: Ambrose, Jennings Grant
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a water pump. Illustration included.
Date: March 22, 1904
Creator: Park, Henry Jackson & Darrough, Rufus Clark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato Digger. (open access)

Potato Digger.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in potato-diggers, designed to cut away the vines and to throw them out of the way of the plow-points." (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Winfrey, Zachary T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing Signal (open access)

Railway-Crossing Signal

Patent for a railway crossing signal that provides a visible signal, an alarm, and a whistle.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Weisenborn, George P. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Ticket (open access)

Railroad Ticket

Patent for railroad ticket. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1904
Creator: Lyon, Leonidas N. & Donaldson, Westbrook
System: The Portal to Texas History