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Well Pumping Mechanism
Patent for well pumping mechanism. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
Gray, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Extermination
Patent for a device to exterminate boll-weevils on cotton. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Hebert, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvesting Machine.
Patent for beet harvesting machine capable of plucking, cutting, and sorting vegetable parts.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Holub, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser.
Patent for improvements on the mechanism to release horses "in case they become unmanageable and run away" (lines 13-14).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Holub, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sand-Screen for Wells.
Patent for a sand-screen for wells "to provide a simple and efficient device adapted for use on ordinary well-tubing, the same being capable of construction and repair at small cost, being readily attachable to and removable from the tubing, and having means for effectually excluding sand from the inlet end of the tubing, while permitting the free inflow of water therethrough" (lines 9-17).
Date:
April 26, 1902
Creator:
Jackson, Stokeley & Thompson, Neals
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for connecting fish plates at the meeting ends of rails where the rails are securely connected without the necessity of employing bolts. Another object of this improvement is to provide a combined fish plate and rail chair which can be applied to the rails.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Jezik, Joseph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for fumigation insect destroyer, in particular cotton boll weevils, but also for prairie dogs and other vermin.
Date:
July 30, 1901
Creator:
Koy, August & Kveton, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Vehicles
Patent for a running gear for vehicles that can be attached to the axle without putting a hole in the axle.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Kraemer, Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators
Patent for Harrow Attachment for Cultivators
Date:
September 26, 1916
Creator:
Kučera, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Wheel.
Patent for a traction wheel that has improved traction on muddy ground.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Larson, Louis O.; Larsen, Arvid R. & Johnson, Sigfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condensing-Pump.
Patent for a condensing pump with a new type of valve mechanism.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Leggett, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Point
Patent for an improved casing point with improvements in the strainer or screen frame for wells.
Date:
December 9, 1902
Creator:
Lindstrom, Conrad
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Cutting Key Seats or the Like
Patent for a device for cutting key seats or the like. This invention is an improvement in metal working tools as they relate to key seat cutters. Illustration included.
Date:
November 12, 1907
Creator:
Lindstrom, Conrad
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case.
Patent for a show case for goods in stores, which noes not require taking the goods in and out of the case to show them to customers.
Date:
September 7, 1909
Creator:
Ludeman, Bernard W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book Carriage
Patent for book carriage. This invention is designed to cradle open books and registrars. Illustration included.
Date:
July 18, 1905
Creator:
Marsh, Sidney Augustus & Gifford, George Chester
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for a device to crack nuts that can be attached to a table or other stationary object, and that allows a nut to be placed in a stationary position to be cracked, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
May, Frank B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter
Patent for a seed planter. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 3, 1907
Creator:
McGuire, Daniel Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filer and Gummer
Patent for a device "adapted for the purpose of sharpening and gumming the teeth of circular saws" (lines 12-14), particularly the types of saws used in a cotton gin. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
McMicken, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Mechanism
Patent for a new and useful improvements in a clutch and transmission mechanism specially applicable to motor vehicles. It has been designed for the purpose of operating the clutch and transmission for effecting changes of speed in which the speed desired can be selected in advance and then obtained by an automatic shifting of the transmission gears, when the clutch is disengaged through the operation of the clutch controlling lever.
Date:
May 10, 1921
Creator:
Mottier, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rake
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Hay-Rakes." (line 5-6). "Improved means for governing the dumping movements of the rake." (lines 11-12).
Date:
December 27, 1921
Creator:
Mottier, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for new metal fence posts and supports to "improve and simplify the general construction of devices of this character" (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Naiser, John Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Support.
Patent for an improvement in bicycle supports that can be attached to any bicycle and supports it at an upright or near-upright position.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Norelius, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for "a lock of novel construction wherein the keyholes at opposite sites of the door are placed out of alignment for preventing children, servants, and curious persons from looking or listening through the keyhole." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 8, 1897
Creator:
Oleson, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beet Puller and Topper.
Patent for a new machine to pull beets from the ground as moving chains cut off the leaves and deposit the beets into a bend.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Olson, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History