Improvement in Mixing Mineral and Fossil Substances with Bituminized Clay to Form a Plastic Material. (open access)

Improvement in Mixing Mineral and Fossil Substances with Bituminized Clay to Form a Plastic Material.

Patent for mixing mineral or fossil substances with bituminated clay, creating a product that "is a dense, durable, and economical composition, suitable for building both small and massive structures, and for other purposes" (lines 54-57).
Date: November 11, 1873
Creator: Lea, Pryor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combining Bitumen and Clay. (open access)

Improvement in Combining Bitumen and Clay.

Patent for a method of combining bitumen, water, and clay for such purposes as plastering.
Date: September 24, 1872
Creator: Lea, Pryor
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment. (open access)

Harrow Attachment.

Patent for a harrow attachment "that is efficient and durable, cheap to manufacture, and can be readily placed on or removed from cultivators" (lines 19-22).
Date: August 17, 1911
Creator: Smith, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn Swing Fan (open access)

Lawn Swing Fan

Patent for Lawn Swing Fan
Date: December 12, 1916
Creator: Porter, Harrison B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment for Cultivators (open access)

Planting Attachment for Cultivators

Patent for a planter attachment for cultivators that will automatically discharge seeds as the cultivator breaks up the soil. The design aims to keep the planter mechanism vertical regardless of the angle at which the cultivator is being used, and allows the planter to be readily attached to and operated with existing cultivators without requiring any adjustments to the construction of the cultivators.
Date: March 9, 1920
Creator: Passmore, Herbert J. & Neyland, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Package Gripper and Holder. (open access)

Package Gripper and Holder.

Patent for a package gripper for reaching items on high shelves without climbing a ladder.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Fell, Julius P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for a hay press "so that two bales will be formed in the press. . .thereby saving time and labor, and also to simply the construction of the parts without the sacrifice of power, strength, and durability" (lines 15-20).
Date: February 5, 1889
Creator: Champion, William Smith
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for improvements in hay presses "to simplify and cheapen the construction and render it more efficient in the formation of the hay into bales" (lines 16-18).
Date: September 3, 1889
Creator: McNeill, Charles De Witte
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for a baling press that improves the baling of hay. The baling press is capable of receiving continuous stream of hay providing the maximum of leverage for operating the press plunger. Illustrations included.
Date: August 25, 1903
Creator: Stopple, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Mechanics' Rules. (open access)

Holder for Mechanics' Rules.

Patent for a wearable holster for a mechanics' ruler. It aims to protect the ruler, make it easier to carry and is quickly removable. Including illustration.
Date: August 15, 1905
Creator: Whitby, Joseph P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Box (open access)

Hat-Box

Patent for improved collapsible hat box, which may be folded into a small compact mass.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Fechner, Albert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press (open access)

Hay-Press

Patent for improvements in the construction and design of baling presses for compressing hay for baling.
Date: July 12, 1887
Creator: McNeill, Charles DeWitt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Trough (open access)

Feed-Trough

Patent for feed trough. This is an improvement to the feed trough which already exists. This trough is "cylindrical in form" and allows for easier and cleaner access for those tending to the animals.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Fechner, Albert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Shears. (open access)

Sheep-Shears.

Patent for sheep shears that have a knife that goes in a circular motion and keeps dirt out of the inner parts of the shears.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Bechtol, William Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade-Adjuster. (open access)

Shade-Adjuster.

Patent for a new shade adjuster to allow for a fixed adjuster and detachable portion for attaching shade, including illustrations.
Date: June 16, 1914
Creator: Fechner, Albert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for Wrench
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Ponton, Henry H
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism for Cotten-Gins (open access)

Feeding Mechanism for Cotten-Gins

Patent related to cotton ginning plants, providing an improvement to the "mechanism controlling the feeding of the cotton supplied to the gins" (lines 13-14).
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Riemenschneider, Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton Picking Machine

Patent for a cotton picking machine. Illustration included.
Date: August 8, 1905
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton Picking Machine

Patent for a cotton picking machine. Illustration included.
Date: August 8, 1905
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Picking Machine.

Patent for simple and inexpensive improvements to the cotton-picking machine by staggering the picker arms for increased efficiency and productivity. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Machine (open access)

Cotton-Picking Machine

Patent for a cotton picking machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker (open access)

Cotton-Picker

Patent for a cotton picker. Illustrations included.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker (open access)

Cotton-Picker

Patent for useful improvements in cotton-picking machines involving "two drums or endless chains of slats, upon which picker arms are mounted" (lines 9-11).
Date: March 28, 1916
Creator: Haring, Peter Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History