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Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores (open access)

Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores

Patent for improvements in apparatus for separating or concentrating ores through a flotation method.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Cole, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal. (open access)

Automobile-Signal.

Patent for a door-mounted automobile turn signal that swings out on an arm to appear at a right angle to the vehicle and is operated by the driver's knee or elbow. The signal is illuminated by an electric lamp and sounds the car horn when deployed.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Carnes, Sam D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colter. (open access)

Colter.

Patent for a Colter attachment for plows that can be adjusted to various angles and increases the efficiency of the plow.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Dillon, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trailer. (open access)

Trailer.

Patent for trailers for attachment to trucks that is strong and compact and will not be distorted by the turning of the trailer relative to the truck.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Feigelson, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Casing. (open access)

Tire-Casing.

Patent for a new type of puncture-proof tire casing.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Anderson, Arthur V. & Morgan, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
General-Delivery Post-Office Cabinet. (open access)

General-Delivery Post-Office Cabinet.

Patent for a postal mail cabinet in which the arrangement of the compartments can be adjusted and allow for consideration of both the surname and given name of the recipient.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Conine, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Engine. (open access)

Fire-Engine.

Patent for "an apparatus for extinguishing the fire in oil wells and the principal object of the invention is the provide means for creating a suction at the mouth of the well for extinguishing the fire."
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Smith, Paul E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for a device that can be easily attached to riding cultivators.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Starch, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight Mechanism. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight Mechanism.

Patent for improvements in headlights in which the headlights can be adjusted more easily, the headlights can be more readily applied to the automobile, and to provide new connected for the devices.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Meeks, Mack O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Impression-Tray. (open access)

Dental Impression-Tray.

Patent for improvements in dental impression trays that is adaptable for when there is only one or a partial set of teeth. There is a separate, smaller dental impression tray that is easily accessible and can be adapted to take impressions of one tooth or partial teeth.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Littlejohn, Thomas F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crank. (open access)

Crank.

Patent for automobile attachments where the motor can be cranked to start without danger to the operator from an engine back-fire.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Gilley, Zachriah E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Torpedo. (open access)

Aerial Torpedo.

Patent for an aerial torpedo. This device is well suited for automatic targeting without help from man.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Saladiner, Joseph M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Coop (open access)

Collapsible Coop

Patent for a collapsible coop that provides a top skeleton and also collapsible chicken coop which is simple and practical features.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Willoughby, Alford Pervis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capping-Machine (open access)

Capping-Machine

Patent for a capping machine. The object is to provide a machine of the character specified, designed for placing friction caps or covers of cans containing canned materials and for sealing the covers or caps in place on the cans, and arranged to be capable of use with cans of varying size.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Peppers, Jerry Coatts
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interior Bracing For Silos (open access)

Interior Bracing For Silos

The invention relates to silos and the removable devices that prevent the silos from collapsing when empty. The object is to provide wooden stave silos with certain adjustable and economical braces which are easily and quickly applied. It will be highly efficient in preventing the blowing down or collapsing of silos when empty. They would also be able to be easily and quickly removed when the silos are being filled.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Galbraith, Henry William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interior Bracing of Silos. (open access)

Interior Bracing of Silos.

Patent for removable parts for silos to prevent the silo from collapsing when empty, including illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Galbraith, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table. (open access)

Table.

Patent for a table that is resistant and adaptable to sudden movements and maintains its tabletop balance, meant for use on ships.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Davila, Luis C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Ring for Piston-Rods. (open access)

Packing-Ring for Piston-Rods.

Patent for improved piston rings used in steam or internal combustion engines that prevent steam or combustion force from leaking by having packing rings automatically expand.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Bryant, Clarence Ross
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator-Door Sill. (open access)

Elevator-Door Sill.

Patent for an elevator sill that bridges the gap between the floor and the bottom of the elevator when the elevator doors are open.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Doren, Lewis W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill. (open access)

Drill.

Patent for an improvement to drills. Side cutters have been added onto the drill head that extend farther from the head than the cutter underneath. This gradually enlarges the bore and allows for lubrication of bearings and water can be used to flush out the bore while digging.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle-Lid Lifter (open access)

Receptacle-Lid Lifter

Patent for "new and useful improvements in means for automatically opening the closure of a receptacle upon the approach of a person thereto" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Bianchi, Manlio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Winch Attachment for Automobiles. (open access)

Winch Attachment for Automobiles.

Patent for new winch attachment for automobiles "that may be quickly mounted upon ore or both of the rear wheels of an automobile, for the purpose of pulling the vehicle out of a mud hole or ditch." (lines 12-15)
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Pittman, Carl L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry-Coop. (open access)

Poultry-Coop.

Patent for coop for poultry and similar animals that can be kept in a sanitary condition. The coop has a removable container that holds the refuse and can contain disinfectant. This container sits below the mesh floor of the coop.
Date: August 31, 1913
Creator: Clippinger, Levi
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter (open access)

Planter

Patent for planter, by Walter H. Boon
Date: August 31, 1916
Creator: Boon, Walter H.
System: The Portal to Texas History