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Front Sight for Firearms. (open access)

Front Sight for Firearms.

Patent for a luminous rear sight for firearms of all types. Including Illustration.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate. (open access)

Crate.

Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Date: August 29, 1922
Creator: Cobb, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same. (open access)

Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.

Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Martha R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disk Harrow or Terracer (open access)

Disk Harrow or Terracer

Patent for a disk harrow or terracer that is more efficient in operation for turning soil with an improved structure and functionality.
Date: October 11, 1921
Creator: {Barnes, Jonathan G.}
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight For Firearms (open access)

Rear Sight For Firearms

Patent for rear sight firearm. To help aid in the night with rear vision and align for better direction when used during the night.
Date: October 26, 1920
Creator: Kaempfer Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Picking Cotton. (open access)

Machine for Picking Cotton.

Patent for an improved machine for picking cotton that is designed for the purpose of picking cotton fiber from the plants of the row. The machine is adapted to pass along over the row to extract the fiber from the bolls of the plants. The machine's provision allows for discharging the hairy tuft of the cotton seeds into elevating chutes so that the cotton seed can be discharged into a suitable receptacle mounted upon the framework of the machine.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Threadgill, Wilmer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight for Guns (open access)

Rear Sight for Guns

Patent for a rear sight for firearms, particularly larger firearms such as service rifles or other field artillery and machine guns.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo-Controlling Apparatus. (open access)

Torpedo-Controlling Apparatus.

Patent for improvements to a torpedo controlling apparatus. Electrically operated wings or vanes are added to the exterior of the torpedo, allowing remote control from within an airplane. The position and angle of the wings or vanes affect the depth of the submerging operation.
Date: August 12, 1919
Creator: Longoria, Nicholas
System: The Portal to Texas History
DERAILER (open access)

DERAILER

This is a patent for a railway Derailer. This new derailer is less expensive, easier to manufacture, and will be an improvement over older models. For example, it is easier to attach to the rail track and more efficient at stopping railroad collisions.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Gravis, James. C
System: The Portal to Texas History
Towing Device for Vehicles. (open access)

Towing Device for Vehicles.

Patent for "an attachment for self-propelled vehicles" (lines 9-10) and "a means for connecting two or more of the same together to tow a disabled vehicle." (lines 11-13)
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Loyer, Alfred A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing Scale (open access)

Automatic Weighing Scale

Patent for moving a pole along a beam that efficiently measures weight as a scale.
Date: June 29, 1918
Creator: Foster Jr., Samuel T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Lubricator (open access)

Journal-Lubricator

Patent for journal-lubricator. To provide continuous lubrication for a railway car axle.
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Urbieta, Jose Maria
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rifle Bolt (open access)

Rifle Bolt

Patent for a new style of bolt for bolt action rifles. Designed with the purpose of fulfilling the same functionality as a bolt on the Springfield Rifle, while using less parts and requiring no other modifications to the Springfield rifle.
Date: October 2, 1916
Creator: Mudd, Thomas, O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a new and durable valve design, with illustrations.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: Villareal, Patricio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Roofing. (open access)

Car-Roofing.

Patent for "a novel and improved device for fastening corrugated sheet metal roofing, and the running board supports or blocks upon the car." (lines 9-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Maness, William Curtain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator (open access)

Lubricator

Patent for "lubricators adapted to be used in journal boxes of card, in shaft bearings, and at any other point...to provide a lubricator which will adjust itself automatically to the member to be lubricated and which includes wiping means for removing surplus" (lines 7-10 & 15-18).
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Maness, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus. (open access)

Refrigerating Apparatus.

Patent for "improvements in refrigerating apparatuses, more particularly to those for the purpose of hardening ice cream" (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Mackin, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Drill (open access)

Ratchet-Drill

Patent for adding mechanical improvements to ratchet drill tools. These improvements include improved adjustment efficiency and range.
Date: August 12, 1913
Creator: McMillan, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handle-Fastener (open access)

Handle-Fastener

Patent for handle fastener for tools such as screwdrivers, chisels, and augers. Illustrations included.
Date: February 4, 1913
Creator: McMillan, Eugene C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor. (open access)

Water-Motor.

Patent for a water motor that is operated by the current.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Gonzalez, José
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel (open access)

Water-Wheel

Patent for a water wheel. Illustrations included.
Date: March 10, 1910
Creator: Masterson, Bernard W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator. (open access)

Lubricator.

Patent for a lubricating device for use on railroad cars, which continuously supplies lubricant to the journal box of the train car.
Date: October 6, 1908
Creator: Maness, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Winslow, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Winslow, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History