Car-Couplings (open access)

Car-Couplings

Patent for equipment to improve car-coupling to allow "automatically couple the cars, which can be readily uncoupled with-out going between the cars" (line 14-16).
Date: February 19, 1901
Creator: Lyons, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure (open access)

Building Structure

Patent for building frame structures with interlocking timbers that allows for easy movement of the timbers to provide ventilation when needed.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Yoakum, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Power (open access)

Churn Power

Patent for "new and useful improvements for churn-power" (line 5), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 19, 1900
Creator: Dickey, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle (open access)

Vehicle-Axle

Patent for improvements in axles "particularly to axles for buggies and other light vehicles." (Lines 12-13)
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Raines, Stephen H. & Schuessler, Amile O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle. (open access)

Motor-Vehicle.

Patent for "improving the construction of motor vehicles, especially the running gear...and to provide a strong and durable construction adapted to afford a sufficient support for the motor and driving gears at a point beneath the body of the vehicle and between the front and rear axles where a load can be carried to greatest advantage" (lines 11-19).
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Lloyd, William Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie for Wire Fencing. (open access)

Tie for Wire Fencing.

Patent for tie for woven fencing that holds the vertical and horizontal wires firmly together and uses less wire in the tie, thereby making the ties more cost effective.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Collar, Charles T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table. (open access)

Table.

Patent for a table with sections that are rotatable and vertically adjustable, including illustrations.
Date: February 19, 1901
Creator: Jolly, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut-lock that holds the nut more securely in place than previous ones. Used primarily in railroad joints, but can be used in a variety of other applications.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Baldwin, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upholstered Furniture (open access)

Upholstered Furniture

Patent for "new and useful improvements in upholstered furniture", (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date: February 19, 1900
Creator: Conrad, J. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog Carrier (open access)

Hog Carrier

Patent for a hog carrier. This invention is arranged to handle, carry, and hanging of hogs at slaughter time. Illustration included.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Henderson, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm Fence (open access)

Farm Fence

Patent for fence constructed of barbed wire and smooth guard-wire enclosed in the fence wires to prevent livestock of injury.
Date: February 19, 1901
Creator: Teague, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shears and Tension-Screw. (open access)

Shears and Tension-Screw.

Patent for shears with a tension spring that don't require the use of a screwdriver to fix or adjust, last longer, keep the blades more even, and don't pinch one's hands while using them.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Wilkins, Willis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for a new and improved cotton-gin, where the rollers, feed devices, and blades will be vertically disposed and arranged in groups, and which will also simplify the construction of cotton-gins.
Date: February 19, 1901
Creator: Wentworth, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History