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Combined Cotton and Corn Planter and Cultivator
Patent for...
Date:
April 11, 1883
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Digging-Machine.
Patent for a digging machine specialized in breaking hard soil and creating ridges that attempt to reduce erosion.
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Holly, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoe.
Patent for horseshoes that can be attached to the horses' foot without nails.
Date:
September 7, 1920
Creator:
Lainweber, Mary C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Bench.
Patent for a collapsible bench that improves the structure of general work benches by folding together when not being used.
Date:
June 15, 1920
Creator:
Danyluk, Iwan.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Extensible Ladder
Patent for a portable extendable ladder, designed for use, among other things, as a means of fire escape or observation, along with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Trojan, J. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Stretcher or Litter
Patent for wheeled stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
Date:
November 21, 1916
Creator:
Doole, Thomas P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger.
Patent for a new post hole digger that both facilitates the creation of straight sides to the hole and a mechanism to allow for easy removal of the dirt.
Date:
August 17, 1916
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Hoe
Patent for improvement in "the construction of hoes and to provide a simple, practical, and inexpensive hoe, of strong and durable construction." (lines 11-13) including illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Trestle.
Patent for improvements to current railroad trestles, in particular the truss work and supported structure. Improvements include ease of build and repair and a more practice and substantial design.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Teters, Paul Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Guiding Mechanism
Patent for "an improved and simplified construction" for vehicle steering axles (line 15), including illustrations.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Brandt, Friedrich Wilhelm
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a portable water heater "in which a circulation of water may be had, whereby the same may become readily heated for use in a bath tub or other receptacle." (lines 12-15)
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Ramsey, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction of Railroad-Beds.
Patent for a railroad-bed design that is used to support railroad tracks.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Alley, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Wrench
Patent for an automatic wrench. The wrench possesses a locking movable jaw. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 7, 1913
Creator:
Clay, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garden Implement
This a letter from John S. Ward to the United States Patent Office. John S. Ward described and proposed his invention on Garden Implement and he provided a detail of diagrams of how the device could improve the Garden or field hand implements. It enables the hoe and weeder adapted to turn over the soil and to cut the root of the grass.
Date:
November 9, 1912
Creator:
Ward, John Swayze
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brooder
Patent for a brooder which prevents chicks from entering after a certain number have gone through the door.
Date:
November 5, 1912
Creator:
Becker, August B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flash-Lamp
Patent for a flash lamp for taking photographs. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 22, 1912
Creator:
Harrington, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Jack.
Patent for an automobile jack design adapted for use in garages and by those who need to do work underneath an automobile. Illustration included.
Date:
August 29, 1912
Creator:
Bouldin, W. Claughton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shipping-Crate.
Patent for a shipping crate that stays together tightly and is easily disassembled for storage.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Muehr, Richard & Muehr, Rudolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine.
Patent for a saw filing machine for cotton gin saws.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Seifert, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Stopping Mechanism for Trains
Patent for an automatic stopping mechanism for trains. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Mingo, William, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seal.
Patent for a car door seal lock device made of a strip of twistable metal.
Date:
August 3, 1909
Creator:
Reister, John Christian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Post-Hole Digger and Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a combined post hole digger and wire stretcher, which allows barbed wire to be strung on a fence more easily and for fence building to be done by one person.
Date:
August 18, 1908
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Protector
Patent for a shoe protector to be worn on the soles to prevent contact from snow or mud. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Beck, Alfred P. & Teltschik, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drier
Patent for a drier used for drying sugar canes from a sugar mill. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 3, 1908
Creator:
Rayner, Henry William
System:
The Portal to Texas History