Method of Sampling. (open access)

Method of Sampling.

Patent for improving methods of boring wells by "raising the cuttings from an earth boring drill to the surface" (lines 70-71), including illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1920
Creator: Carmichael, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flour Sifter and Mixer. (open access)

Flour Sifter and Mixer.

Patent for a "simply constructed" (line 11-12) flour sifter and mixer wherein the flour can be "thoroughly mixed without removal of the sifter" (line 12-13) including an illustration.
Date: July 15, 1913
Creator: Newcomer, Stella B. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee-Pot (open access)

Coffee-Pot

Patent for a simplified coffee pot that extracts coffee by using boiling water and the receptacle without changing the structure of the device.
Date: July 4, 1905
Creator: Haley, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for Sugar Cane Hook. (open access)

Design for Sugar Cane Hook.

Patent for a sugar cane hook that provides a pair of outwardly-branching and downwardly and inwardly curved hooks.
Date: July 27, 1897
Creator: Beall, George Ashcom
System: The Portal to Texas History