Resource Type

Carbureter (open access)

Carbureter

Patent for a manually operated carburetor used on vehicle gas engines. Illustrations included.
Date: December 10, 1907
Creator: Stoker, Albert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crank-Rod Bearing (open access)

Crank-Rod Bearing

Patent for a crank rod bearing designed to account for wear damage. Illustrations included.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Stauffer, Floyd F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Apparatus (open access)

Amusement Apparatus

Patent for a fishing game for amusement parks which has a canal of liquid agitated to form a current with pictures of fish in it that when caught get the person fishing different prizes depending on the symbol they have on them.
Date: August 10, 1909
Creator: Pressey, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale (open access)

Automatic Weighing-Scale

Patent for a new and improved Automatic Weighing Scale. The improvements provide competely automated operation for weighing materials in bulk. The efficiency of device allows materials to be weighed without having to add or remove weights.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Standefer, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brush. (open access)

Brush.

Patent for brush used to add adjustable sized stripes onto vehicles and to add lettering onto signs. The brush contains its own paint reservoir.
Date: September 10, 1911
Creator: Penn, George Rollins; Penn, G. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling (open access)

Car-Coupling

Patent for car coupling in which the coupling is improved upon so that it is "positive and certain in operation, simple in construction, interchangeable in parts, durable in use, cheap in manufacture, and not liable to become deranged or inoperative by rough usage or by the exterior influences of weather and other conditions" (lines 10-15).
Date: January 10, 1893
Creator: Huguley, Job C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Suction Fan (open access)

Centrifugal Suction Fan

Patent for improvements made towards in suction fans that are found in cotton picking machines to improve efficiency. The primary improvements detailed in the patent describe and illustrate an improved design of the casing inside the fan to prevent damage to the cotton or the seed once they are sucked into the fan, among other design improvements.
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Meier, John & Miller, T. S., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Electrical Separation (open access)

Process of Electrical Separation

Patent for a new Process of Electrical Separation. The process relates to "electrostatic separation, and particularly to the charging of particles electrically to affect their different capacities of receiving such charge." (Line 12-15)
Date: November 10, 1914
Creator: Sutton, Henry M. & Steele, Walter L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book-Stub Holder. (open access)

Check-Book-Stub Holder.

Patent for a check book stub holder. This device holds back used check stubs in a check book.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Rack. (open access)

Automobile-Rack.

Patent for improved automobile racks that are elevated to accomplish the following tasks: removing paint from the automobile, and make the automobile more accessible during construction.
Date: February 10, 1920
Creator: Cleveland, David P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instrument, System and Method for Automated Low Cost Atmospheric Measurements (open access)

Instrument, System and Method for Automated Low Cost Atmospheric Measurements

Patent relating to an instrument, system and method for automated low cost atmospheric measurements.
Date: May 11, 2006
Creator: Acevedo, Miguel F.; Waller, William T. & Nebgen, Gilbert B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air-Compressor for Water-Elevators. (open access)

Air-Compressor for Water-Elevators.

Patent for "an improvement in air-compressors for water-elevators, and it consists in the novel mechanism for compressing air, by which water is designed to be raised from a cistern, or other reservoir." (Lines 13-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 10, 1895
Creator: Warren, Governor D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery. (open access)

Battery.

Patent for an improvement to batteries, particularly pertaining to their electrochemical components, including an illustration and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Crowley, Richard Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
COUPLING PATENT (open access)

COUPLING PATENT

This patent is for a new coupling system to connect hollow pipes. It is specifically designed to address issues of vibration, which cause the coupling pin to become damaged.
Date: July 10, 1919
Creator: Hiegel, Joseph L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sash Lock (open access)

Sash Lock

Patent for an improvement for window sash locks, with an improved ability to hold windows in place.
Date: January 10, 1922
Creator: Brown, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle for Cotton-Pickers. (open access)

Vehicle for Cotton-Pickers.

Patent for an improved cotton picking vehicle which incorporates seating and an adjustable awning.
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Thomas, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Spring. (open access)

Vehicle Spring.

Patent for a new and improved vehicle spring. This design consists in "front wheels [that] are set well under the wagon-bed, so as to facilitate turning; and . . . the spring-braces, while they greatly assist in strengthening the spring and supporting the load as it grows heavier, do not in any way interfere with the action of said springs. . . . By this improved construction a simple, strong, and durable vehicle is provided, in which heavy loads may be carried with ease" (lines 46-55).
Date: July 10, 1883
Creator: Payne, Joseph Mott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interest-Computing Device. (open access)

Interest-Computing Device.

Patent for a mechanical interest computing device, which is designed to be simple to build, maintain, and operate.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Harris, Ira S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wall Construction (open access)

Wall Construction

Patent for the contemplates the erection of a wall formed of superimposed parallel tiers or slabs spaced apart to give the wall the desired thickness.
Date: July 10, 1917
Creator: Long, Clarence W. & Stephens, Joseph. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Step. (open access)

Vehicle-Step.

Patent for a unit which covers the hub of a wheel to provide protection against people "stepping on or 'riding' the hub." (Line 15).
Date: August 10, 1915
Creator: Butcher, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book-Support and Writing-Table. (open access)

Book-Support and Writing-Table.

Patent for book support and writing table that adjusts to the item being used by the person. The tray is able to hold the item either a book or writing materials while adjusting to the user's needs. The book support and writing table can be folded to occupy little space.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: Taylor, Henry S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land-Smoother (open access)

Land-Smoother

Patent for instrument used to break clumps of dirt and smooth rough terrain with the use of smoothing blades.
Date: July 10, 1906
Creator: Gooing, Martin B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Trap (open access)

Insect Trap

Patent for an insect trap. Illustration included.
Date: January 10, 1905
Creator: Smith, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for "a perfectly-tight fastening - one that will not slip or give, and one that can be easily and quickly unfastened without cutting the band, or in any way injuring the part." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 10, 1876
Creator: Krieg, Christian
System: The Portal to Texas History