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Air-Brake. (open access)

Air-Brake.

Patent for "a direct air brake system [that is] adapted to be used in combination with an automatic system, whereby the brakes can be applied by either the automatic or quick system, or the direct, or by both, as the conditions may require" (lines 8-13).
Date: July 11, 1893
Creator: Pinkston, Lucien A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke. (open access)

Animal-Poke.

Patent for improvements in animal-poke by providing a device which is arranged for convenient application to an animal, so as not to interfere with the grazing and drinking thereof, and will effectually prevent the animal from destroying fences and also from pushing and fighting other stock. (Lines 9-15) Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Barnes, John I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Franks, Marion M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Maintaining A Continuous Flow Of Sand Carrying Oil From Wells (open access)

Apparatus For Maintaining A Continuous Flow Of Sand Carrying Oil From Wells

Patent for an apparatus for maintaining a continuous flow of sand carrying oil from wells. Illustration included.
Date: June 14, 1904
Creator: Cushing, William T. & Johnston, Horace G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Articulating Plate (open access)

Articulating Plate

Patent for "new and useful articulating plate" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date: April 11, 1900
Creator: Driskill, T. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobiles or Any Other Desired Vehicles. (open access)

Attachment for Automobiles or Any Other Desired Vehicles.

Patent for an attachment to automobiles to facilitate the attachment of luggage.
Date: August 22, 1916
Creator: Cypert, Jesse Bundy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cotton-Choppers. (open access)

Attachment for Cotton-Choppers.

Patent for "Improvements in Attachments for Cotton-Choppers" (lines 5-7) to vary the plane of rotation of the hoe.
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Fultz, Deck B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Rotaries. (open access)

Attachment for Rotaries.

Patent for rotary well-drilling machinery where the "ring or bushing to rotate independently of the table and the present invention is directed to means for accomplishing the rotating effect." (line 24-27)
Date: July 20, 1920
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Sulky-Plows. (open access)

Attachment for Sulky-Plows.

Patent for a sulky-plow that "is designed to secure an even and steady movement of the plow when turning furrows across listed ground, whereby the work is facilitated, the draft lightened, and the task of the laborer reduced" (lines 9-13).
Date: October 13, 1896
Creator: Mann, John Quincy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Vehicle Running - Gear (open access)

Attachment for Vehicle Running - Gear

Patent for
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Bassett, Lawrence Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Press And Feeder (open access)

Automatic Cotton Press And Feeder

Patent for automatic cotton press and feeder. Illustrations included.
Date: November 20, 1906
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick Bernard; Sewell, T. W.; Page, R. J. & Young, M. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder (open access)

Automatic Cotton Press and Feeder

Patent for an automatic cotton press and feeder operated by fluid pressure. Illustrations included.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick Bernard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cotton-Tramper (open access)

Automatic Cotton-Tramper

Patent for an automatics cotton presser. Illustrations included.
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: Campbell, Edgar Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Rotary Hydraulic Casing-Spear. (open access)

Automatic Rotary Hydraulic Casing-Spear.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Automatic Rotary Hydraulic Casing-Spears" (lines 5-7) which "relates to improvements in well-boring apparatus" (lines 13-14).
Date: December 26, 1905
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Elevator. (open access)

Automobile-Elevator.

Patent for an automobile elevator for use in garages, which operates using the car's own movement.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Wright, Virgil Tilden
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Box Lubricator (open access)

Axle-Box Lubricator

Patent for an axle box lubricator for applying oil to the axles of railway cars. Illustrations included.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: Manners, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle Lubricator (open access)

Axle Lubricator

Patent for an axle lubricator, designed to allow lubricating axles without removal of wheels.
Date: July 8, 1902
Creator: Gowan, Richard H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back-Band Buckle. (open access)

Back-Band Buckle.

Patent for an inexpensive and simple back-band buckle that doubles as a trace-carrier and locks the trace into place. It secures to the carriage and locks the trace into place with a snap-hook.
Date: February 20, 1894
Creator: Ware, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bag Holder and Filler. (open access)

Bag Holder and Filler.

Patent for a new and improved bag holder and filler. This design "consists of an expansible bag holding and filling funnel composed of a metallic strip having overlapping edges and provided with attached spring-wires, such funnel being capable of contraction to enter a bag, and of expanding therein for the purpose of holding and filling the bag" (lines 13-19).
Date: February 6, 1883
Creator: Adkisson, Duncan Rudolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for "a bale-tie which may with readiness and case be locked in position upon a bale and which will be positive in operation and thoroughly efiective for the purpose designed"(lines 8-12)
Date: October 28, 1902
Creator: Griggs, James Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a new and useful baling press, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 29, 1898
Creator: Gowan, Albert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press, designed so that the feeding and baling of cotton or straw is performed automatically, Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1907
Creator: Cumpston, Frederick B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ball Bearing Jack (open access)

Ball Bearing Jack

Patent for a ball bearing jack. Illustration included.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Base Board (open access)

Base Board

Patent for base board. Illustrations included.
Date: November 12, 1907
Creator: Bryan, Augustus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History