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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
Safety-Brake for Elevators
Patent for lateral pawls to brake the elevator in the event of a cable brake.
Date:
March 10, 1911
Creator:
Mounts, Edison J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Rack
Patent for a display rack. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Hendrix, Julius M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Disk Journal.
Patent for a cultivator disk journal, which is more efficient than previous models.
Date:
January 17, 1911
Creator:
Doyle, Edward Silas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Square.
Patent for a a carpenters square, which has tables printed on it for calculating the length and angle that rafter boards should be cut to.
Date:
January 17, 1911
Creator:
McCormick, Terrill William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back-Band Buckle
Patent for a back band buckle which tightens when it is pulled on.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Henson, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bench-Dog
Patent for a bench dog for holding boards while they are being cut.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
McCormick, Terrill W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Standard
Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 13, 1910
Creator:
Yeatts, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History