Hay Press (open access)

Hay Press

Patent for a hay press. This invention is a form of baling press that operates on a continuously reciprocated as hay is fed into the press chamber. Illustrations included.
Date: February 20, 1906
Creator: Lorenz, Alexander & Illg, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Wheel Lock. (open access)

Steering-Wheel Lock.

Patent for an improved steering wheel lock that avoids the need for a specially constructed lock. Utilizes parts of simple, cheap and sturdy construction capable of being used in any motor vehicle design.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Gerfers, Richard P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch for Automatic Passenger-Fare-Registering Mechanism. (open access)

Electric Switch for Automatic Passenger-Fare-Registering Mechanism.

Patent for "improvements to electric switches for automatic passenger fare registering mechanisms" (lines 10-12). Illustration and instruction included.
Date: February 29, 1916
Creator: Savage, Harry & Baker, Willard L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving Mechanism For Automobiles And The Like. (open access)

Driving Mechanism For Automobiles And The Like.

Patent for improvements in the automobile driving mechanism thorough changes in the transmission and transmission gearing.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus (open access)

Refrigerating Apparatus

Patent for a refrigerating apparatus. This invention is a coil composed of two pipes of different diameters placed inside of each other acting as a condensing agent. Illustration included.
Date: February 12, 1907
Creator: Holdgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel (open access)

Spring Wheel

Patent for a spring wheel. This invention is for vehicle wheels. It is designed to be adapted as a form of shocks.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Mathiesen, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roof-Jack (open access)

Roof-Jack

Patent for a roof jack that will hold up scaffolding.
Date: February 25, 1913
Creator: Darnall, Benjamin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Siding Lumber. (open access)

Siding Lumber.

Patent for siding lumber, which attaches tightly together at the corners to keep out bugs and rain.
Date: February 1, 1910
Creator: Cesinger, George V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Register and Change-Returner (open access)

Register and Change-Returner

Patent for a fare collecting machine that also returns change.
Date: February 11, 1913
Creator: Matthews, Louis T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for a fly trap that is simple to make and use.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Wallace, William Simpson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot. (open access)

Folding Cot.

Patent for a new and useful folding cot, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 13, 1900
Creator: Hutchinson, Searcy T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof System (open access)

Fireproof System

Patent for a fireproof construction system for buildings. Illustrations included.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Morey, Jay & Magruder, Paul K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator-Controller. (open access)

Elevator-Controller.

Patent for improvements to elevator-controllers, related "to a hand-power rope-elevator equipped with electrical operating mechanism and means whereby the elevator may be quickly and effectually controlled either automatically or manually" (lines 11-15), including illustrations.
Date: February 5, 1901
Creator: Dubinski, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filter. (open access)

Filter.

Patent for an improvement in filters to remove impurities from gasoline and oil and to reuse the gasoline and oil. Includes illustrations.
Date: February 4, 1919
Creator: Northrup, Early
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Meter-Boxes. (open access)

Fastener for Meter-Boxes.

Patent for fasteners (locks) for meter-boxes to prevent tampering by unauthorized users by attaching a cover with rotating bolts that can be locked or unlocked with an accompanying key.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Faucet and Attachments Therefor. (open access)

Faucet and Attachments Therefor.

Patent for "an improved faucet, and attachment, for use in drawing beer, or any other liquid with which it is desirable to prevent the contact of air within the keg." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 19, 1895
Creator: Wright, Joseph Earl & Grover, Edwin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine that uses steam as a motive agent. Illustrations included.
Date: February 18, 1913
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Burner. (open access)

Garbage-Burner.

Patent for a garbage incinerator, which has a rotating grate to speed up the evaporation of moisture from the garbage and produce quicker burning.
Date: February 2, 1909
Creator: Burwell, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Single-Seed Planter. (open access)

Single-Seed Planter.

Patent for a single-seed planter using “grasping-jaws pass through the seed box …to gather a seed and carry it to the discharge tube or place of deposit" (lines 9-12), illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Hurd, Judson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Oil-Can (open access)

Safety Oil-Can

Patent for a safety oil can. There are two items that are described in the figures. The first is intended to "prevent the contents of the can from becoming inflamed" and the second is to "provide a can from which oil may be poured into a blazing fire without danger from lighting and exploding the oil" (p. 6).
Date: February 23, 1886
Creator: Steeneken, Diedrich
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Secondary Batteries. (open access)

Separator for Secondary Batteries.

Patent for separators, made of celluloid or similar material, designed to separate secondary or storage batteries in an efficient and affordable way.
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Luthy, Josesph O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detaching Device. (open access)

Horse-Detaching Device.

Patent for a horse-detaching device that attaches to the forward axle of a vehicle. The invention will not affect the seating capacity of the vehicle, and can be used to release the thills of the vehicle quickly if the driver loses control of the horse. The device can be used to guide the vehicle after the horse is released.
Date: February 4, 1896
Creator: Friedlander, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cuspidor (open access)

Sanitary Cuspidor

Patent for cuspidor that can be hidden from view, as well as hiding any unappealing odors.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Lovece, Nicola
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight (open access)

Dirigible Headlight

Patent for rotating combination lamp and spindle.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Wogenstahl, Leo J.
System: The Portal to Texas History