Furnace (open access)

Furnace

Patent for a furnace to be used in engines. Illustrations included.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Beaumont, Edmund F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biplane (open access)

Biplane

Patent for a biplane design that has improved lift, steering, stability, and landing, including illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Herrmann, Ernst W. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Magnetic Separator (open access)

Magnetic Separator

Patent for a magnetic separator for use in cotton and grain milling that removes all magnetic particles from the product.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Preslar, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tub Holder (open access)

Tub Holder

Patent for improvements made to tub holders, primarily to suit tubs of various sizes for heating water. Purposes for holding tubs include boiling water for clothes and food. The improvements focus on support of the tubs, and allow for rotation of tubs with ease and efficiency.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Dullnig, Adolph Cleveland
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trailer. (open access)

Trailer.

Patent for "...an improved construction and arrangement of trailers and has for an object that provision of means which will allow as easy turning movement where a number of trailers are connected while admitting of strain between the various trailers, whereby they are propelled properly around a curve." (lines 5-15) including illustrations.
Date: August 28, 1917
Creator: Watkins, Leigh
System: The Portal to Texas History
Throttle for Gasolene Engines. (open access)

Throttle for Gasolene Engines.

Patent for throttling the gasoline supply of a motor which is particularly adapted for connection with automobiles or vehicles.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Cardwell, Marshal C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Inflating Pump (open access)

Tire Inflating Pump

Patent for improvements for Tire-Inflating Pumps, mainly those adapted for automobiles, including illustrations.
Date: March 28, 1914
Creator: Jobes, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail Bag Catching and Delivering Device (open access)

Mail Bag Catching and Delivering Device

Patent for a device that will quickly exchange mail bags between a moving train and a station.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Becker, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan Spring-Motor (open access)

Fan Spring-Motor

Patent for a portable fan spring motor.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof System (open access)

Fireproof System

Patent for a fireproof construction system for buildings. Illustrations included.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Morey, Jay & Magruder, Paul K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Removing Device (open access)

Nut Removing Device

Patent for a nut removing device. This device is designed for the removing of lug nuts from vehicle wheels. Illustration included.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Easley, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bar Bending Appliance (open access)

Bar Bending Appliance

Patent for a bar bending appliance.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Jameton, Adrian O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Secondary Battery. (open access)

Secondary Battery.

Patent for a type of storage battery that is "simple in construction, light in weight, durable in operation, and not liable to injury or deterioration", and that can be charged easily multiple times, Patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Luthy, Joseph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History