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Glass.
Patent for a glass for shrimp, oysters, etc., with separate compartment for ice, protecting the ice and preventing spilling while still allowing the ice to cool the contents of the glass above it.
Date:
October 11, 1921
Creator:
Mitrovich, Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Edge Heel And Shank Setter.
Patent for device setting heels and shanks for shoe manufacturing. It is an edged electric device with a rotary wheel.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Lutes, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire
Patent for a tire wheel that is resistant to shocks and vibrations when traveling over roads. This tire is more durable and is more resilient, leading to less break-downs on the road.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Pepple, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Storage-Battery Plants
Patent for a device that allows liquid in a storage battery to flow from one plate to another.
Date:
May 11, 1920
Creator:
Luthy, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furniture
Patent for easy assembly and disassembly of cabinet furniture.
Date:
March 11, 1919
Creator:
Giordano, Anthony
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for improving a tire by providing new form of tread-holding device and using a resilient metal band encircling the tire.
Date:
March 11, 1919
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
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Locking and Operating System for Jail-Doors.
Patent for a new way to operate and lock jail doors "whereby each and every door in the system can be locked, unlocked and operated altogether, or any one, two or more doors can be locked, unlocked and operated without disturbing the other doors of the system" (lines 11-16), including illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Sprinkler.
Patent for an inexpensive lawn sprinkler that serves the dual purpose of connecting to a hose to spread the water over a broad area and of holding a hose stationary to water a single area.
Date:
December 11, 1917
Creator:
Schneider, Gustav H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Overall-Suspenders.
Patent for a strong and comfortable overall suspenders that have an elastic web inside the straps connecting the shoulder padding to the end pieces.
Date:
December 11, 1917
Creator:
Patterson, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber.
Patent for a shock absorber used on automobiles and others vehicles that provides additional support to a body supporting spring.
Date:
December 11, 1917
Creator:
Redmond, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal.
Patent for an improved signal for a vehicle that is operable by the driver from their seat, to signal whether they are turning, going straight, backing up, or stopping, and can be attached to any vehicle, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 11, 1917
Creator:
Chaffin, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock.
Patent for an improved alarm clock with two different alarms that sound at desired time set and when the clock is unwound, including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Buttigieg, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Clamping and Nailing Boards.
Patent for a "machine whereby boards for floors, ceiling or sheathing may be forced into place and into contact with previously nailed boards without damage and held clamped into position until nails can be driven into the boards and into the joints" (lines 29-34), with illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Binger, Nickolaus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie.
Patent for "improvements in railroad ties [...] which will prevent the rail from spreading, sinking, or creeping" (lines 13-16). It also "is the provision of a tie in which the resilient qualities of the old type of wood tie are retained and combined with the advantages which are present in the use of a metallic tie" (lines 17-21), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Shearer, Frederick C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Station Indicator
Patent for an indicator that lets passengers on a train know which street they are passing and which station they are at.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watch Protector
Patent for a watch casing that allows the watch face exposed. The protector can be clasped together and hung on a chain if desired.
Date:
May 11, 1915
Creator:
Kaak, Georgine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for the improvement within the lamp operating mechanism for automobiles. The invention allows lamps to be turned on simultaneously by using the front wheels.
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Wogenstahl, Leo J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line-Insulator.
Patent for Line-Insulator for improvements telephone and telegraph line
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Meusebach, Otto C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-Row Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for cotton and corn planters. The invention is for a two row type planter that allows for planting on "beds" or "listed" land.
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Henefield, John B. & Henefield, Edward I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 11, 1913
Creator:
Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Race-Track
Patent for a dog race track where an artificial animal is chased by the dogs which then disappears underground at the end of its cable.
Date:
February 11, 1913
Creator:
Everett, Percy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Register and Change-Returner
Patent for a fare collecting machine that also returns change.
Date:
February 11, 1913
Creator:
Matthews, Louis T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel
Patent for a spring wheel. This invention is for vehicle wheels. It is designed to be adapted as a form of shocks.
Date:
February 11, 1913
Creator:
Mathiesen, Marius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mandolin
Patent for a mandolin that is made out of an animal (armadillo) and wood.
Date:
April 11, 1911
Creator:
McCullough, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History