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Discharge-Nozzle (open access)

Discharge-Nozzle

Patent for discharge nozzle for insecticide spraying machines. Proposed nozzle design to have adjustable opening.
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Gohmert, Otto Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clevis Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Clevis Attachment for Plows.

Patent for an agricultural plow attachment that allows for more precision concerning the measurement of depth of the plow point against different types of terrain/soil conditions.
Date: February 13, 1920
Creator: Wolter, Fred W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Planter Attachment (open access)

Patent for Planter Attachment

Patent for a planter attachment for cultivators that allows for replanting of crops in skips where there is a poor stand. This cultivator attachment allows for access to replant crops amongst other growing crops and plants.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Wolter, Fredrich W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a riding cultivator that keeps the shovel gangs positioned "parallel with the line of the draft, or with the longitudinal axis of the machine" (lines 19-21), by shifting them in the direction that the driver guides the wheels. The cultivator also provides a means to keep the depth of cultivation as uniform as possible when working on uneven ground or in different kinds of soil.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Mayer, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide for Boll-Weevils. (open access)

Insecticide for Boll-Weevils.

Patent for boll-weevil insecticide with novel method of compounding. Arsenic and baking soda are combined with wood ash to create a dust which kills the insects as an inhalent instead of needing to be consumed by the insects in order to be effective.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Koenig, Philipp
System: The Portal to Texas History
Typewriter-Desk. (open access)

Typewriter-Desk.

Patent for typewriter desk which has a compartment with a moveable platform. The platform supports a typewriter, and is "capable of being raised and lowered within the desk so as to position the typewriter for use or non-use as desired". The compartment has a lid, which when in closed position, provides an even writing or resting surface.
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Beard, Margurite E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Penknife (open access)

Combination-Penknife

Patent for a combination penknife that includes: blades, awl, tack puller, screwdriver, beer bottle opener, cork screw, thorn extractor. The pen knife uses a "pocket" within the blades to house the corkscrew and awl.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Feyrer. Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Tractors (open access)

Improvements in Tractors

Patent for a tractor that of a light and durable but simple construction for the purpose of advancing the implements over the ground.
Date: October 12, 1914
Creator: Lightfoot, Thomas W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Shade Hanger (open access)

Adjustable Shade Hanger

Patent for a window shade hanger device which allows for the shade to be placed at multiple stations by sliding and covering any portion of the window desired instead of a stationary shade mount.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Hillman, Annie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Firing-Valve to Control the Feed of Oil in Firing Oil-Burning Locomotives. (open access)

Firing-Valve to Control the Feed of Oil in Firing Oil-Burning Locomotives.

Patent for valve changes that "provide a valve operating means whereby the valve may be very finely adjusted and prevented from being casually turned" (lines 16-18).
Date: May 15, 1917
Creator: Gilman, Benoist P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pad for Horse-Collars (open access)

Pad for Horse-Collars

Patent for a pad for a horse collar that connects to one side of the branch and then the other to maintain hold around the animal's neck when pulled back. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Flemming, Julius R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene Tank Filler and Gage (open access)

Gasolene Tank Filler and Gage

Patent for a means of filling a gasoline tank for a motor vehicle with a sight gage for determining the level of gasoline placed in the tank.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Boyce, Leonora
System: The Portal to Texas History
Securing Device (open access)

Securing Device

Patent for pins or bolts having a head at one end and a pivoted locking bar at the opposite end adapted to be moved angularly in relation to the pin or bolt to prevent removal.
Date: August 15, 1916
Creator: Urban, William A. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Spillable Oil Can (open access)

Non-Spillable Oil Can

Patent for improvements upon non-spillable oil cans that contain "a valve-controlled inlet and outlet whereby the receptacle can be readily and easily filled and its contents prevented from spilling irrespective of what position it may be arranged when not in use" (lines 10-15).
Date: July 6, 1915
Creator: Matthews, William James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baby-Protector. (open access)

Baby-Protector.

Patent for a protective device designed to keep an infant from sufficiently bending their arms and reaching their mouth, thereby preventing the child from potentially ingesting dangerous foreign articles.
Date: September 16, 1913
Creator: Dodd, Jacob Everette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Passenger Recorder (open access)

Passenger Recorder

Patent for "automatically auditing the number of passengers and the distance traveled by said passengers while en route on a train or other public conveyance." (lines 9-13)
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Rudolf Brown, of Cuero, Texas.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Book and Pencil Holder. (open access)

Combined Book and Pencil Holder.

Patent for a book and pencil holder that mounts a pencil or pen and attaches to a book. The combined book and pencil holder uses a clamp so the pen or pencil attached to the book inside a pocket is maintained in a pocket and does not fall out.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Colbert, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing. (open access)

Railway-Crossing.

Patent for railway crossing that will prevent shock and vibrations from passing over broken pieces of crossing.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Bristow, George O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner which ensures the "formation of a thorough mixture of oil, air and a fluid under pressure, such as steam or compressed air" and the prevention of the "flooding of the burner with surplus oil".
Date: June 3, 1913
Creator: Eckhardt, Richard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Float for Delinters (open access)

Float for Delinters

Patent for a new float for cotton seed de-linters. Illustrations are included.
Date: June 17, 1910
Creator: Blanchard, George L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Phonographs, &c. (open access)

Attachment for Phonographs, &c.

Patent for an attachment for phonographs to be used to have records play on a loop. Illustrations included.
Date: October 19, 1909
Creator: Perrenot, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse - Releaser. (open access)

Horse - Releaser.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in "devices for releasing fractious animals from vehicles" (line 15 -16).
Date: March 8, 1898
Creator: Grossman, Amanda I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer-Distributing Attachment (open access)

Fertilizer-Distributing Attachment

Patent for an inexpensive attachment for "drilling compost, manure, or other fertilizing material &c., &c" (lines 9-10). It is designed to be attached to any farm-wagon including illustrations.
Date: October 2, 1900
Creator: Schlabach, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer (open access)

Boll-Weevil or Other Insect Destroyer

Patent for
Date: April 1, 1902
Creator: John S. Doak & Alexander G. Farrington
System: The Portal to Texas History