Tire (open access)

Tire

Patent for an improvement to the tire. Designed to increase tire endurance.
Date: December 19, 1919
Creator: Brown, Archie E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Metallic Joint (open access)

Flexible Metallic Joint

Patent for flexible metallic joint used to make improvements with railroad couplings on trains along with train pipes.
Date: December 19, 1918
Creator: Schulz, Wilhelm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Band Buckle (open access)

Bale Band Buckle

Patent for bale band buckle.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Ragsdale, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar (open access)

Collar

Patent for a horse collar.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Padgitt, Jesse D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Washing Machine and Canner (open access)

Convertible Washing Machine and Canner

Patent for a machine that can be converted from a washing machine to a canner, and vice versa, very easily.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Williams, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Excavator (open access)

Excavator

Patent for excavator.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Story, Ela D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tool for Wells (open access)

Fishing Tool for Wells

Patent for device that will remove broken drill heads or foreign matter from drill well.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Sheldon, Ward J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for harrow that is helpful when replanting on hard ground.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Dickinson, Kyle R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Marker (open access)

Land Marker

Patent for land markers that can be used as guides such as for planting.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Bland, Royal H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mattress (open access)

Mattress

Patent for a mattress. This invention relates more particularly to the pattern of the blank from which the casing is made to provide a simple and durable structure and may be rolled or folded when not in use.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Anderson, Forest H. & McClinton, Elmore
System: The Portal to Texas History
Neck Yoke (open access)

Neck Yoke

Patent for neck yoke.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Metts, Amos E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Foot (open access)

Plow Foot

Patent for a plow or cultivator foot.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Williams, Budicille B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill (open access)

Rotary Boring Drill

Patent for a rotary boring drill that shears off material in a circular manner while drilling holes.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Cotton Cleaner (open access)

Seed Cotton Cleaner

Patent for a cleaner for seed cotton, in preparation for supplying the cotton to gins.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Cass, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Generator. (open access)

Steam-Generator.

Patent for a new version of a steam generator that uses internal combustion of "all kinds of liquid fuel and gas" (line 25), and has an "automatically regulated in accordance with the steam pressure" supply of steam in the combustion and mixing chambers.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Sands, George. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vise and Saw Clamp (open access)

Vise and Saw Clamp

Patent for a vise and a saw clamp
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: King, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for improved construction of wire stretcher.
Date: December 19, 1916
Creator: Johnson, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo. (open access)

Silo.

Patent for a silo that is formed of sections that can be assembled, disassembled, and moved as needed. The silo is also designed to be double-walled, with a layer of waterproofing material between the walls.
Date: December 19, 1914
Creator: Coons, Oscar A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap. (open access)

Ant-Trap.

Patent for ant traps that has a body portion with upper and lower inlet chambers. The trap is connected with the upper inlet chamber by a passage-way through which the ants may pass.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Seifert, Adolf R. R. & Campbell, Bertha
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle

Patent for a bale tie buckle made from one piece of wire.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: McFarland, Frank H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridle-Bit. (open access)

Bridle-Bit.

Patent for a bridle bit that holds and manages vicious horses and that can be adjusted to also fit a calf or colt.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Smith, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool. (open access)

Combination-Tool.

Patent for a combination tool for pipe fitters and mechanics. The tool can be combined with a number of separate tools, including a die-stock and tap. The tool is foldable when not in used.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Richardson, Charlie N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dumping-Bottom for Ash-Pans of Locomotives (open access)

Dumping-Bottom for Ash-Pans of Locomotives

Patent for a dumping bottom for ash pans of locomotives that allows the ashes to be quickly dumped through panels that open in the floor.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Golden, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Waist Adjuster. (open access)

Garment-Waist Adjuster.

Patent for a garment waist adjuster that will hold clothes at the waist and produce a better fit.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Hurst, Albert K.
System: The Portal to Texas History