Lawn Mower (open access)

Lawn Mower

Patent for a lawn mower in which the means for adjusting the intermediate blade has been created so that a groove for a predetermined depth can be cut, and easy removal of the blade when it is desired to sharpen the same. Additionally, a ground-engaging roller is included to keep the machine at the same level so that the knife will cut into the ground at an even depth.
Date: December 5, 1919
Creator: Coniglio Carmelo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doffing Brush (open access)

Doffing Brush

Patent for providing "a brush the doffing elements of which are held firmly between the saws and the gin". (Lines 10-12).
Date: December 5, 1918
Creator: Wooldridge, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Window-Shade (open access)

Adjustable Window-Shade

Patent for an adjustable window-shade that is more useful and can be "raised and lowered in its entirety" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustration.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Hayes, George Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gas Valves (open access)

Automatic Gas Valves

Patent for automatic gas valve that will close if the pressure is detected to be too low.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Chism, Sylvester J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch Throwing Apparatus (open access)

Automatic Switch Throwing Apparatus

Patent for a device that will automatically throw a switch upon the presence of an on-coming train, and switch it back after the train has passed.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Bida, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cotton Cleaner (open access)

Boll Breaker and Cotton Cleaner

Patent for a device that will break open harvested cotton bolls, while simultaneously cleaning the cotton.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Peterman, Toney S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Double Action Well Pump (open access)

Double Action Well Pump

Patent for a double action well pump that only uses a single cylinder
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Jacob, Ernst A. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg Testing Globe (open access)

Egg Testing Globe

Patent for egg tester, where you can place an egg into the globe and see if it is fertilized.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Woolfolk, Paul E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulating Tube (open access)

Insulating Tube

Patent for sercuing, protecting, and insulating electrical wires.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Morene, Carl T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces (open access)

Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces

Patent for Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Mckinney, Elnathan J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for mechanical movement that aids in operating a gin automatically.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Tucker, Roger V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neck Yoke (open access)

Neck Yoke

Patent for neck yokes, particularly for hogs, but not made especially for hogs.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: McClure, Cicero F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment (open access)

Plow Attachment

Patent for Plow Attachment
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Smith, Fletcher
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Food Products. (open access)

Process of Making Food Products.

Patent for a new process "to make lard and butter substitutes, and other edible fatty products possessing the desired consistency and flavor" (lines 27-30) by hydrogenizing oils and fats. Includes explanation of the process.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Walker, Thomas Bailey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Construction. (open access)

Railway Construction.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Railway Constructions" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Oliver, Lavan; Oliver, Tilden B. & West, Gorge W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversing Mechanism For Engines. (open access)

Reversing Mechanism For Engines.

Patent for improvements in "reversing mechanism for engines, where the operating lever may be supported in such a manner as to substantially eliminate lost motion, and where the reverse lever may be operated with greater convenience and facility." (lines 11-17).
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Wagner, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Foot Cultivator Attachement (open access)

Spring Foot Cultivator Attachement

Patent for device that spreads the links that lead from a spring foot cultivators to the tilling shoes.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Grayson, Wilbur D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telpherage Apparatus (open access)

Telpherage Apparatus

Patent for Telpherage Apparatus
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Drinkard, Ithamar B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboard (open access)

Washboard

Patent for washboard that "is made for automatically moving, step by step, a cake of soap inclosed in a housing" (lines 9-11) against the cloths being washed and is "operated by the pressure exerted through the rubbing action upon a rubbing board associated with the device" (lines 22-24).
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Durden, Perrey Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Manufacture of Organic Solvents (open access)

Improvements in Manufacture of Organic Solvents

Patent for new improvements to the manufacture of organic solvents. Specifically as it it relates to the treatment of acetone oils with catalysts for the purpose of converting the ketones contained within the acetone oil into alcohol.
Date: December 5, 1914
Creator: Hibbert, Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane that will maintain its balance in the air automatically
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: McManus, Augustus F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Base-Ball Score-Card (open access)

Base-Ball Score-Card

Patent for a baseball score card that has spaces for putting the players name on the card from both teams on the same side.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Dealey, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Seal. (open access)

Car-Seal.

Patent for a car seal, made of a long, thin, and narrow metallic strip. When it is looped through two parts of the car body, the ends can be pinned together with sealing irons. This car seal cannot be tampered with without visible evidence showing.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Lawler, Claude B.; Bryan, William A. & Keller, John.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl. (open access)

Chimney-Cowl.

Patent for an elbow-shaped chimney cowl that is simple yet durable, which may be attached to chimneys of various sizes. It It has a vane that enables the cowl to turn and send smoke in the direction the wind is blowing. It also has a screen to cover the opening, which will prevent large sparks or partially burned materials from exiting the chimney.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Powell, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History