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Caster Attachment. (open access)

Caster Attachment.

Patent for casters. An attachment to prevent insects from passing up bed posts or other furniture. Fits to any form of caster.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: McCombs, John E. & McCombs, J.E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Machine. (open access)

Advertising-Machine.

Patent for an advertising machine that reverses the travel of the apron that is used to connect with, and where, the display sign is printed. It also easily and efficiently reverses the driving mechanism once the apron is completely unwound from one of the rollers. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Looney, Marma Duke
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Clamp (open access)

Cotton-Sack Clamp

Patent for a cotton sack clamp with improvements for securing adjustable shoulder straps to cotton sacks without the need for sewing
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Stanton, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Die-Stock (open access)

Ratchet Die-Stock

Patent for improvement on the usage of die-stocks which are used to cut and thread metal objects such as pipes.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Hestand, Rue S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Hanger. (open access)

Cotton-Sack Hanger.

Patent for a hanger designed to easily attach and detach from a cotton sack without damaging the sack or the hands of a cotton picker. It is designed to be made of a single piece of material and may be used to hang the sack on a scale for weighing the contents.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Hamrick, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Form (open access)

Collar-Form

Patent for a device that will hold soft shirt collars in position, giving them a neater appearance.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: White, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jack. (open access)

Jack.

Patent for improvements in jacks used for shipbuilding. The device described is designed to aid in the processes of fastening siding to the ribs of a ship hull by first forcing the boards that form the siding close together so that they can then be secured to the hull's ribs. The improvements this jack provides is the necessary force required to closely align the boards easily and quickly before they are nailed in place. This mechanical device is lightweight, efficient and easy to repair. It can adapt to various similar tasks such as bending iron beams.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Singleton, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Cooler. (open access)

Liquid-Cooler.

Patent for a liquid cooler consisting of "few parts of simple form" (line 13) and constructed of wood and metal, including illustrations. The liquid cooler can be thoroughly cleaned, making it possible to maintain a "sanitary condition" (line 17).
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Hanna, Oscar V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor (open access)

Tractor

Patent for a tractor "of the caterpillar type, having a caterpillar on each side, said caterpillars being independently driven either forwardly or reversely" (lines 11-14).
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Fisher, Guy B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Guide. (open access)

Paper-Guide.

Patent for a Paper-Guide that can be folded, when it is not in service position, to allow it to be covered by the typewriting machine it is attached to. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Davis, Alice Urilla
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Plow. (open access)

Motor-Plow.

Patent for a type of steering shoe for a motor plow powered by gasoline or internal combustion.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Robison, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump and Windmill Connection (open access)

Pump and Windmill Connection

Patent for a connection between a pump and a windmill which varies the speed of the stroke.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Slover, James S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Propelling or Power-Generating Mechanism. (open access)

Propelling or Power-Generating Mechanism.

Patent for the constructions of a propelling machine of a vessel, which is provided an electric motor in an engine as a power source for propelling the vessel.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Caldwell, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Obtaining Oil and Stock Food from Cotton-Seed. (open access)

Process of Obtaining Oil and Stock Food from Cotton-Seed.

Patent for a process for preparing stock food and extracting oil from cotton seed. The objectives include obtaining more oil from seed and a very nutritious stock food. The other objectives are eliminating waste of the residue after the oil has been extracted, regulating protein, and killing germs from the food. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Covey, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod Coupling. (open access)

Pump-Rod Coupling.

Patent for "a pump rod coupling and more particularly to a coupling adapted to connect together pump rods made of wood or similar substance" (lines 8-11).
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Kemp, Thomas Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Pin. (open access)

Hair-Pin.

Patent for a hairpin which consists of multiple parts made to grip the hair while secured in place with illustrations included.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Jacobsen, Herbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for the Feed Mechanism of Planters (open access)

Gearing for the Feed Mechanism of Planters

Patent for gearing mechanisms in feed planters that are more efficient, faster, and less costly.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Heylman, Edward M. & William, Roberts R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Carrier (open access)

Elevated Carrier

Patent for an elevated carrier, primarily used to travel merchandise and such from one point to another.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Smiley, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recording Device (open access)

Recording Device

Patent for an improved device that records flow of grain in a mill.
Date: July 22, 1911
Creator: Hoover, Guy F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Stool (open access)

Foldable Stool

Patent for a foldable stool "primarily designed for the purpose of attachment to a sewing machine, and which may be collapsed into a compact form and swung into position underneath the top of the machine and out of the way, when not in use" (lines 12-17). It is intended to be used with a desk, table, or other similar furniture.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Hagner, Frederick Hayes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Delivering Attachment for Silos. (open access)

Feed-Delivering Attachment for Silos.

Patent for a rotatable feed delivering frame attachment for silos. This eliminates the need to manually climb the silo to transfer ensilage.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Scott, Stephen M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Selective Telegraph System. (open access)

Selective Telegraph System.

Patent for a selective telegraph switch which allows current to be directed to a specific place and will minimize resistance.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Edwards, Claude, M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Plastic Material (open access)

Mold for Plastic Material

Patent for a mold of the character described in the illustrations, designed for use in cement and concrete constructions. It is specifically well-suited for building boats and ships.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: Reynolds, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston (open access)

Piston

The Patent for an improved piston to be used in connection with the cylinders of air brakes. The improvement involves making the removal and replacement of worn out packing material easier.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: King, Herbert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History