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Crude Oil Burner
Patent for a crude oil burner. Illustration included.
Date:
December 28, 1909
Creator:
Payne, William H. & Rice, Newton M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beet Harvestor
Patent for improvements and additional features in the mechanical frame of beet harvesting equipment.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hannum, Philip L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone
Patent for a Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone that combines all of the previous items into one and can be easily and cheaply mass-produced for commercial sale.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Asano, George K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a new type of animal trap with a rotating cylinder that projects the animal into the trap itself when depressed.
Date:
November 23, 1915
Creator:
Webster, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Wheel
Patent for improved wheel system which provides traction over a variety of surfaces.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Shindler, Robert Conrad
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tail-End Light for Automobiles.
Patent for a tail-end light for automobiles, subway and surface trains, and other motor propelled vehicles which changes color to indicate the speed at which the conveyance is traveling.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Green, John Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grapple
Patent for grapple for use with wells. This invention is designed to grip objects inside of drilled wells. Illustration included.
Date:
October 2, 1906
Creator:
Williams, Frank S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cleansing and Indicating Device for Drinking Vessels.
Patent for a sanitary cleaning and indicating device for drinking vessels, which shows which cups are clean or dirty.
Date:
May 31, 1910
Creator:
Thornton, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Spike.
Patent for a railroad spike, which locks itself in place.
Date:
July 5, 1910
Creator:
McKnight, Otey J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roll-Holder
Patent for roll holder for cotton rolls or bandages. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 28, 1913
Creator:
Griswold, John Lee Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine
Patent for a flying machine with rotating feathered wings and propellers with an included emergency parachute like apparatus for landing the machine safely in case of malfunction.
Date:
September 24, 1912
Creator:
Hardgrave, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seat Arrangement for Automobiles.
Patent for the arrangement of the seats in a vehicle, allowing the adjustment of several upright seats into a single bed-like formation, "either for sleeping purposes or for ambulance purposes" (lines 16-17).
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Cornwell, William O., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Shade.
Patent for a headlight shade which can be pulled down to block the high beam headlights of a train or car when there is an oncoming train or car.
Date:
July 18, 1911
Creator:
Green, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for "improvements in pumps which move a long column of water with each stroke but discharge a relatively small quantity" (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1911
Creator:
Kangas, Frank Oskar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Railway-Tie
Patent for a metal tie for railways. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 22, 1911
Creator:
McAnarney, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plug for Lubricator-Cups.
Patent for a lubricator cup and plug system typically used with rods and crank pins. The improvements prevent plug loss and alter the cup to be “readily placed in position or removed therefrom and the plug can be adjusted as required” (lines15-18). Includes illustrations and detailed part description.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
McDonald, Al
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draining Attachment for Sinks
Patent for a draining attachment for sinks to facilitate draining water. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 14, 1912
Creator:
Weaver, Mary A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History