Attachment for Pipes (open access)

Attachment for Pipes

Patent for an attachment for pipes. Illustration included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Charles, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Purifier for Ice-Machines. (open access)

Water-Purifier for Ice-Machines.

Patent for a water purifier for ice machines that removes oil residue from the condensing process.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Schrade, John Jacob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for a liquid fuel burner, which will burn semi-refined petroleum efficiently.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Hayden, Jefferson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod-Guide Bearing. (open access)

Pump-Rod-Guide Bearing.

Patent for a pump rod guide bearing that increases durability.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Range, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller. (open access)

Stump-Puller.

Patent for a stump puller with a better grip.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Fairey, Abraham T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock that keeps bolts attached extra tightly.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Greer, Benjamin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Grader. (open access)

Road-Grader.

Patent for a road grader, which will "excavate a ditch at the side of a road, and distribute the dirt from said ditch at a proper gradient upon the road" (lines 11-14).
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Fender, John Brown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller Press (open access)

Roller Press

Patent for a roller press. This invention is designed to form round lap cotton bales. Illustrations included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Reagan, Edgar U. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focusing Device for Cameras (open access)

Focusing Device for Cameras

Patent for a focusing device for cameras. "In photographic cameras, the objective lens forms a reduced image which is thrown upon a plate of ground glass through which ground glass the image is observed" (lines 9-13). Illustration included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Grant, Adolphus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Valve Mechanism for Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Safety-Valve Mechanism for Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for useful improvements on safety valve mechanism for Pneumatic Tires. This invention constructs a mechanism to control air pressure within the tire in order to prevent bursting from over charging, heating, sudden compression is avoided.
Date: January 31, 1917
Creator: Gebhardt, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Machine Attachment. (open access)

Quilting-Machine Attachment.

Patent for a quilting machine attachment that holds the fabric in place.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Touchstone, Jonas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gaff (open access)

Gaff

Patent for a gaff. This invention is for catching small animals. Illustration included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Werline, William Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack (open access)

Display Rack

Patent for a display rack. Illustrations included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Hendrix, Julius M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator that can be used a riding or walking cultivator and has a better holder for the standards.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: West, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History