Carbureter (open access)

Carbureter

Patent for a carburetor to be used on internal combustion engines. Illustrations included.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Kingsbury, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Butt-Cutter (open access)

Butt-Cutter

Patent for a machine designed to cut off the butt ends of cereal sheaves should they become wet or muddy. Illustrations included.
Date: February 16, 1909
Creator: Janes, Ivey & Lanaux, Alfred A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Controlling Mechanism for Railway-Cars (open access)

Brake-Controlling Mechanism for Railway-Cars

Patent for an "air brake controlling mechanism for use in connection with railway cars" (lines 10-12), one feature applies whereby if a wheel becomes derailed the brakes will be applied automatically. Includes illustrations.
Date: February 22, 1916
Creator: Halliburton, George M. & McBurney, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Rig. (open access)

Well-Drilling Rig.

Patent, including illustrations, for "an improved well drilling rig or apparatus" which provides "a simple, efficient, and practical machine of this kind including revoluble means having a device operatively connected to a walking beam (from which a drilling tool is suspended), so that upon every complete revolution of the revoluble means, the drilling tool or bit will be given two direct drops, each alternating with the lifting movement of the drill bit" (page 1, lines 11-21).
Date: February 3, 1920
Creator: Bradford, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Screen. (open access)

Well Screen.

Patent for a well screen device. The device can keep particulates out of the well water while also restricting water to flow into the well without being released back into the soil.
Date: February 1, 1921
Creator: McLean, Marrs
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building-Block. (open access)

Building-Block.

Patent for building block that is easily formed or molded. The building block forms tiers to easy move around and modify.
Date: February 1, 1921
Creator: Pace, Vara L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tree and Brush Cutter. (open access)

Tree and Brush Cutter.

Patent for a motorized tree and brush cutter that is portable.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Andrews, Robert Lyle
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum. (open access)

Utilizing Sulfur-Containing Petroleum.

Patent for a method of removing sulfur from Beaumont petroleum and converting it into sulfuric acid.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Robinson, Clarence I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Cylinder (open access)

Pump Cylinder

Patent for a removable liner for a pump cylinder bore, including illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Black, Lee J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Face-Bath (open access)

Steam Face-Bath

Patent for an apparatus that provides a steam bath for the face. Illustrations included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: Dalzelle, Sanford J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank. (open access)

Oil-Tank.

Patent for an oil tank with an improved design for extinguishing fires inside the tanks and a means for allowing the escape of exploded gases upon accidental ignition.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Wasson, Edgar Allen & Cooley, Francis Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid (open access)

Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid

Patent for method of making aluminum chlorid, where a form of hydrated alumina is combined with coking coal, and then exposed to heat and chlorin/chlorin containing gas.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post-Hole Auger. (open access)

Post-Hole Auger.

Patent for a post hole auger that is easy to operate.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Mahon, John G. & Olschner, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Still and Still-Setting (open access)

Still and Still-Setting

Patent for Still and Still-Setting.
Date: February 15, 1916
Creator: Henderson, Herbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut-lock that holds the nut more securely in place than previous ones. Used primarily in railroad joints, but can be used in a variety of other applications.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Baldwin, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Aluminum Chloride. (open access)

Manufacture of Aluminum Chloride.

Patent for improvements of manufacture of aluminum chloride, comprising "a method of utilizing certain oily residues which are the result of treatment of oils with aluminum chloride or with substances capable of forming aluminum chloride" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Still. (open access)

Still.

Patent for a still designed to refine crude petroleum and extract lighter elements, including illustrations.
Date: February 11, 1919
Creator: Gallsworthy, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues. (open access)

Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in the Utilization of Aluminum Chlorid Residues" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Abbott, Lyle Stockton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pan Lifter and Turner. (open access)

Pan Lifter and Turner.

Patent for a pan lifter and turner using a bent handle, a curved plate is secured at the end of the bent handle; extending upward from the curved plate with a series of teeth to engages the crimped rim of a pan for lifting. At both ends of the curved plate provided with curved notches or recesses to receive and engage the rim of a pan for turning. Illustration is included.
Date: February 10, 1891
Creator: Ericson, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hand Device For Operating Sewing Machines (open access)

Hand Device For Operating Sewing Machines

Patent for a hand device for operating sewing machines. This invention relates to hand driven sewing machines. Illustrations included.
Date: February 12, 1907
Creator: Rapier, Mildred J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Door for Cars (open access)

Grain-Door for Cars

Patent for a door for grain containers. Illustrations included.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Miller, Rudolph Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary for Oil-Wells. (open access)

Rotary for Oil-Wells.

Patent for a pipe rotary for use "in sinking oil-wells" (line 10). The patent allows for the power to be applied to the "pipe-sections which constitute the casing of the well" (line 14-15).
Date: February 6, 1906
Creator: Bernard, Horace D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling-Machine (open access)

Rotary Drilling-Machine

Patent for a rotary drilling machine for drilling oil wells. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1913
Creator: Black, Lee J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Fitting Device. (open access)

Garment-Fitting Device.

Patent for a series of flexible bands and tapes to be used for efficient fitting of garments with regards to seam lines and marking patterns upon cloth by measuring the waist, skirt, and sleeve areas.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Johnson, Mary M.
System: The Portal to Texas History