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Corn and Cotton Scraper.
Patent for a new and improved corn and cotton scraper. This design "is to provide an improved corn and cotton scraper for turning or shovel plows for the cultivation of cotton, corn, and other plants, which is adapted to be attached to the beam of the plow without weakening the same by cutting or boring. The scraper is so arranged as to be adjusted either to the right or left, as desired, and up and down, on a central slotted foot-piece, by means of which the line of draft on the blade of the scraper is at all times the same as that on the beam of the plow" (lines 14-25).
Date:
November 9, 1886
Creator:
Adams, William Hinyard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clevis
Patent for a clevis. This invention is designed to connect with gang plows allowing vertical and lateral movement. Illustration included.
Date:
September 10, 1907
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conveyor-Bucket.
Patent for a conveyor bucket, which reduces waste of material.
Date:
July 28, 1908
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gang-Plow
Patent for Plowing
Date:
March 30, 1909
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine.
Patent for a grading machine for use in building dikes and levees, which can run over obstacles without harming the machine's work.
Date:
October 29, 1907
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher
Patent for a vehicle attachment that allows the driver to detach the vehicle from the horse, should the horse become difficult to control. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Side-Delivery Excavator
Patent for a side delivery excavator designed for moving dirt away from the plows. Illustrations inicluded.
Date:
October 18, 1910
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Plow
Patent for a plow supported on wheels. Illustration included.
Date:
January 1, 1907
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blower and Suction Device.
Patent for a blower for a threshing machine that regulates the amount of air put out of the machine, and is both affordable and durable.
Date:
March 26, 1907
Creator:
Brown, Harry M. & Dahl, Harry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing Point or Strainer.
Patent for casing point or strainer "particularly adapted for use in oil and Artesian wells... which will permit free circulation of the liquid around the lower portion of the casing and free and easy entrance of the same into the casing, and yet will prevent entrance of sand and gravel into the casing" (Lines 12-22).
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Carlson, Andrew Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calf-Weaner.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Calf-Weaners." (line 5-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 9, 1906
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for an oil-burner, “and it has for its object to provide a construction in which stream will be admitted to the oil or commingled therewith in sufficient quantity to aid combustion…” (lines 11-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sprayer.
Patent for improvements in insecticide sprayers by enabling the sprayer to "continuous stream of liquid and that it may be placed in a vehicle and operated by means of the running-gear or carried by hand." (Lines 18-21) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 15, 1902
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for new improvements in Spark-Plugs which decreases the possibility of imperfect sparking and provides a visible indication if the spark plug is not working properly.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Cole, Emory W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen for Wells.
Patent for a well screen for water or oil wells.
Date:
March 8, 1910
Creator:
Dahl, Harry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rural Mail Box.
Patent for improvements to rural mail boxes with divided interior compartments for incoming and outgoing mail. Mail box design includes flag to signal to recipients and postman of incoming and outgoing items. Additionally the design features interior and exterior doors that can be secured with a padlock to prevent mail from being stolen or tampered with, and to shield from various weather conditions.
Date:
October 24, 1922
Creator:
Dooley, Will Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Attachment for Corn and Cotton Planters
Patent for a land roller. This land roller will be attached to the planter in a new way, and will allow for the roller to curve with the planter.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Drapela, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter Attachment
Patent for an attachment that follows behind planters, to smooth out affected soil.
Date:
January 9, 1917
Creator:
Drummond, Josiah D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for a machine that uses revolving brush cylinders, stationary brushes, and stripping boards to prepare cotton for ginning, including illustration.
Date:
March 12, 1861
Creator:
Eastham, A. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator
Patent for an improved automatic acetylene-gas generator which allows the carbid vessel to recharge with carbid without permitting the escape of gas, and also to simplify the construction of the generator.
Date:
March 19, 1901
Creator:
Elkins, George L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Heater.
Patent for a portable heater for heating water.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Ellis, Frank B. & Walker, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land-Roller.
Patent for a land roller that has rollers that can move independently of one another.
Date:
November 30, 1909
Creator:
Englund, Eric
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow
Patent for improvements to harrows, being namely hinges that allow the harrow to more readily conform to surfaces and furrows.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Gillis, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-Stage Pump
Patent for a two stage pump. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Gray, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History