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Railroad Tie
Patent for an improved railroad tie. The improved railroad tie will be more resilient, with a housing made of pressed metal.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Autrey, Benjamin P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dipping-Vat.
Patent for dipping vat used on live animals to remove insect infestation with a reduced risk of injury to the animal.
Date:
October 18, 1919
Creator:
Mullins, Thomas L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Jar and Bottle Cleaner.
Patent for a cleaning device that navigates narrow openings of containers, such as bottles and jars, and opens to clean the interior walls of the receptacle.
Date:
March 4, 1919
Creator:
Hunter, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Header and Binder
Patent for a mechanically driven header and binder tool that can be mounted to a tractor for use in large-scale agricultural harvesting, with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Swofford, Marvin L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Fastener
Patent for rail fasteners. This invention is meant to eliminate the use of railroad spikes in railroad construction.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Gee, Alexander H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detergent Device.
Patent for a washing machine (detergent device) that contains a tank that can hold hand and cold water. This means that the device can be set to have either cold or hot water.
Date:
May 8, 1917
Creator:
Robinson, Olinthus B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Foot
Patent for a plow or cultivator foot.
Date:
December 19, 1916
Creator:
Williams, Budicille B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gas Valves
Patent for automatic gas valve that will close if the pressure is detected to be too low.
Date:
December 5, 1916
Creator:
Chism, Sylvester J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gravel Conveyor and Roller
Patent for gravel, sand, or rubble conveyor to use in grading, repairing, and surfacing roads.
Date:
November 28, 1916
Creator:
Whitfield, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power Clothes-Press.
Patent for a "manually operated clothes press which is provided with a self-heating iron and a self sprayer" (lines 11-14). Includes a pressure release feature that removes iron from clothing to prevent burning when foot pedal is not engaged.
Date:
November 21, 1916
Creator:
Mundy, Edmund
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter
Patent for improving the performance of starter mechanisms for internal combustion engines.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Everly, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester.
Patent for a peanut harvester which would loosen peanuts and beat the dirt from them, includes illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Warren, William M. & Carpenter, Solomon L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn having two dashers for reciprocation.
Date:
February 15, 1915
Creator:
Jarnigan, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Receptacle.
Patent for a cotton picker's receptacle that enables the user to save time picking cotton. This invention is secured on the wrist of the cotton picker and serves as a receptacle for several handfuls of cotton, which are placed in said receptacle in one slight motion.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Easley, Dennis J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate.
Patent for improvements to pivoted farm gates to open and close the gate at a distance.
Date:
November 24, 1914
Creator:
Hancock, Ferdinand M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Chute Valve Mechanism
Patent for a new seed chute valve mechanism with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Cantrell, Isaac D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter.
Patent for a "seed planting machine mounted upon a wheeled frame adapted to form a furrow and drop a predetermined quantity of seed at predetermined intervals" (lines 14-19), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Cantrell, Isaac D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milling-Machine.
Patent for a milling machine that executes thorough removal of dirt and other substances.
Date:
February 3, 1914
Creator:
Lakey, William Ray.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for a valve for rotary steam engines.
Date:
November 26, 1912
Creator:
Faulkner, Thomas F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blotting Pad
Patent for an ink blotting pad. Illustration included.
Date:
November 5, 1912
Creator:
Smith, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Standard
Patent for a cultivator standard which allows the pitch and angle of the cultivator to be adjusted.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Yeatts, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter
Patent for an engine starter that prevents backfiring.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Everly, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an improvement to aeroplanes which includes movable horizontal and vertical planes (or curtains).
Date:
February 25, 1911
Creator:
Blewett, Baxter W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Framing-Tool
Patent for a framing tool designed to ease the laying of "rafters, stair carriages and the like" (lines 14-15). The tool assists in measuring proper "dimensions of cuts to be made in timber to accomplish desired construction" (lines 19-20).
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Whitlock, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History