Aerodrome (open access)

Aerodrome

Patent for an aerodrome. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Mayhew, Nathaniel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wave Motor (open access)

Wave Motor

Patent for an improvement to wave motors, intended to use "the force of waves as motive power for operating machinery" (lines 9-10).
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Ford, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Apparatus for Concentrating Acid (open access)

Improvements in Apparatus for Concentrating Acid

Patent for an apparatus for concentrating acid. This apparatus relates to concentrating weak acid taken from petroleum sludge.
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Gray, Elisha Burritt
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
Train-Pipe Coupling. (open access)

Train-Pipe Coupling.

Patent for a train pipe coupling that holds tightly together.
Date: March 28, 1911
Creator: Moss, Dexter W. & Olschner, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Feed. (open access)

Steam-Feed.

Patent for an improved steam feed for use in sawmill carriage feeds.
Date: October 3, 1911
Creator: Black, Lee J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Feed (open access)

Steam Feed

Patent for a steam feed. This invention is designed "for sawmill carriages characterized by a steam cylinder, and a piston operating in the cylinder and having its rod connected to the sawmill carriage" (line 9-12). Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire. (open access)

Tire.

Patent for a cushioned tire which may be attached without special tools to an automobile wheel when the regular is flat or damaged. It can fold up for easy storage, and then attach to the wheel rim using hinges, rods, and sockets.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Price, James Bain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank. (open access)

Oil-Tank.

Patent for an oil tank that is fire proof and will not explode completely if it is struck by lightning.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Price, James Bain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System. (open access)

Telephone System.

Patent for a telephone system that can be used for long distance calls.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
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
Spring-Wheel (open access)

Spring-Wheel

Patent for a wheel with a solid tire and elastic support. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Sharp, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Firmament Machine. (open access)

Pictorial Firmament Machine.

Patent for a hollow globe with a map of the stars and planets positions on one side that has lights on the inside of the globe to project the placement of the stars and planets on a ceiling.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Jones, Oliver Pinkney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle. (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle.

Patent for a non-refillable bottle with a valve in the neck that opens to let the contents be poured out of the bottle but seals itself if liquid is poured back in the bottle.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Sargent, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History