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Step-By-Step Elevator.
Patent for an invention relates to a new and useful step-by-step elevator. Its object is broadly stated to provide means for ascending or descending from one of a building to another.
Date:
October 27, 1914
Creator:
Barrett, Eli B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Subsoiler.
Patent for improvements to subsoilers "to provide a subsoiler which has a plurality of pivoted points which will merely loosen the under soil so that same may retain a large amount of moisture, and will not turn the under soil over" (lines 10-15).
Date:
March 24, 1914
Creator:
Aydlott, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hinged Connection
Patent for a simply designed, durable, and inexpensively produced hinged connection between any swinging item (i.e., door) and non-swinging item (i.e., door jam).
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Coleman, Paul H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-wheel for Vehicles.
Patent for an improved wheel with "spring cushioning devices between the sections for insuring easy running of the vehicle by the spring devices absorbing shocks" (lines 11-14).
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Luttrell, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cleaner for Bed-Springs.
Patent for a new invention to more effectively clean bed springs, including illustrations.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Gambill, Mary I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reed-Organ.
Patent for "a removable attachment for a reed organ or harmonium, to be placed upon the wind chest either the tremble or bass end of the keyboard, or at both ends..." (lines 8-12) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Rue, Oliver H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel
Patent for an improved automobile spring wheel that has an auxiliary tread and is separate from the spokes, so that it adds cushioning to the spokes.
Date:
March 23, 1916
Creator:
Luttrell, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Dispensing Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to a fluid-dispensing apparatus for fluids such as oil. Safety features relieve air pressure through a valve and a pressure tank.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Catron, John James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Retainer
Patent for necktie retainers that can be slipped into turndown collars while retaining neckties or scarfs against pulling down or moving sidewise, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Yeager, Margaret Sanders
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Hat Pin
Patent for a safety hat pin for protection against workplace injuries, including illustrations.
Date:
November 29, 1912
Creator:
Donaldson, James Macon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Stand.
Patent for a fruit stand "so arranged that while the fruit may be freely inspected it cannot be removed from the receptacle without opening the same" (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Roberts, Odineal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Instrument.
Patent for caliper style measuring instrument which may be used as a micrometer. This measuring instrument features legs that may be used for measuring the inside or outside dimensions of an object.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Taylor, Albert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel
Patent for a form of tire designed in such a way to avoid the dangers of a punctured tire. This is done by an arrangement of crossing springs used to support the outer wall of the tire instead of inflatable medium.
Date:
June 3, 1913
Creator:
Dwiggins, R, Sam & Kelley, E, Lawrence
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator-Guard.
Patent for a separator-guard for spinning frames. It prevents "the yarn from being entangled in or caught by the devices for attaching the separators to their support" (lines 15-17). Illustrations included.
Date:
July 5, 1912
Creator:
Pitts, Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gage and Filing Clamp
Patent for a combined saw gage and clamp which can be "applied to a saw blade to gage the depth of the cut as well as reversed and used as a clamp for the saw blade in setting the teeth" (lines 16-18).
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Curby, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine
Patent for a Saw-Filing Machine. "This invention relates to saw-filing machines; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective device of this character which is adapted to sharpen with accuracy and rapidity the teeth of different kinds of saws." (lines 8-13) including illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Smith, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake-Setting Appliance
Patent for an air brake apparatus for train cars which automatically activates when a train car is derailed. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 13, 1909
Creator:
Gale, Albert & Lilley, Doc M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box for Presses
Patent for a box used to house heated metal presses to extract fluid from cotton seeds.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Galbraith, Oscar B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Stone
Patent for artificial stone.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Steger, Virge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Appliance for Protecting Oil-Wells from Fires.
Patent for an appliance for protecting oil-wells from fires. As stated within the patent, "this invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in appliances for protecting oil-wells from fires; and to this end it consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claims herein appended" (Lines 9-16).
Date:
March 11, 1902
Creator:
Cochran, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Whip Socket and Rein Holder
Patent for a combined whip socket and rein holder. Illustration included.
Date:
May 23, 1905
Creator:
Jacobs, Phillip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device
Patent for Advertising Device
Date:
July 28, 1903
Creator:
Smith, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Stand.
Patent for improvments to barrel stands and related to the "object in view being to provide a simple, and convenient stand for holding barrels and casks and permitting the same to be readily turned with slight exertion from a vertical to a horizontal position and vice versa" (lines 9-12) including illustrations.
Date:
August 27, 1901
Creator:
McClary, Rufus E. & Gray, Thomas S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Attachment.
Patent for improvements in "the construction of buggy-top attachments and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device adapted to be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the top of a buggy or other vehicle and capable of forming a complete extension of the same to protect the occupants of the vehicle from the weather" (lines 11-18), including illustrations.
Date:
August 14, 1900
Creator:
Stockton, Harris C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History