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Automatic Train Stop
Patent for automatic train stop.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Warren, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Attachment
Patent for attachment that prevents a person from accidentally consuming poison.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Drouilhet, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Delivery-Reel for Printing Presses
Patent for "improvements in delivery reels for printing presses, and more particularly to such reels on the so-called stop cylinder press having a reciprocatory bed carrying the type, and its object is to provide the delivery reel with mechanism whereby the paper will, after being removed from the cylinder be carried to such a position that its lower edge will be removed from the proximity to the type to prevent its engagement therewith on the return stroke of the bed" (lines 13-24) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Garlick, Mark J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Prod Pole
Patent for electric prodding pole used for corraling animals.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Smith, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeding and Packing Mechanism for Baling Presses
Patent for condenser that positively feeds cotton into the press box.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Christopher, Giles V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bunk Stairs
Patent for stair-step that can be folded up, to be used in bunk bed situations such as in sleeping cars of trains.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Mey, Ella E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Joint Gage, Level, and Miter Square
Patent for joint gage, level, and miter square, and is especially adapted for brick layers to start on corners.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Maddox, Thomas R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Load Lifting Device
Patent for improved load-lifting devices.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Trigg, Van H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Plow
Patent for a wing plow.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Moore, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment
Patent for device that continuously applies mucilage to the penil without rendering it sticky.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Elliott, Claud B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Branding-Iron
Patent for a branding iron that expends less fuel than similar brands due to its combustion chamber that is able to better concentrate its heat towards the applied surface.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Thurman, Lee Onadus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Registering and Denoting Device and Label-Holder.
Patent for a combined registering and denoting device and label holder for use in stores to keep track of how many items are sold and what is left in stock.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Parten, Wilbur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Windmill-Gearing
Patent for "gearing for transmitting motion to the pump rod" (lines 9-10) of a windmill. Includes description and illustration.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Roberts, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump that does not leak air when the piston is passed.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Jasper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie.
Patent for a railway tie that has a stronger attachment to the rails than other models.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Wade, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a type of vehicle wheel made of a unique hub, rim, and resilient spokes. The design allows for the hub and spokes to rotate independently of the rim, reducing the need for compensating gearing. This is done by having the spokes frictionally engaged with the rim rather than a rigid, static design.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Bartle, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizing Device.
Patent for a vulcanizing device for use on tires.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Robbins, James M. & Crew, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Rotary Hydraulic Casing-Spear.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Automatic Rotary Hydraulic Casing-Spears" (lines 5-7) which "relates to improvements in well-boring apparatus" (lines 13-14).
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boat
Patent for a sportsman boat. It can be lowered or raised in adjacent to the water level based on the intentions of the user.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Richardson, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard and Gate
Patent for cattle guards utilizing a gate normally disposed across a railroad track. This gate is modified for operation by actuation of a moving train approaching the guard from either direction.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that thins plants and provides ample space between those plants to achieve mature and plentiful harvest.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Butler, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for cotton choppers with a moving hoe-frame. The essential feature of the invention is to secure a special construction and arrangement of chopping blades which are adapted to be adjusted in such a way as to leave a greater or less number of the plants in a row as the chopper is operated.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Signal System for Electric Cars
Patent for signal systems for electric railways where wires arranged in connection with the signal lamps at the ends of the blocks and on the cars will be lit to signal caution. There will also be a signal within the car if another moving car in the opposite direction enters the same block.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Adams, Edwin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Step for Public Carriers
Patent for public carriers such as cars that are designed for transporting passengers, especially steam operated railways. This patent will provide these carriers with a string of steps at each end upon both sides to facilitate ingress and egress. These steps are stationary and for safety terminate a short distance away from the ground.
Date:
December 26, 1905
Creator:
Felkner, William G. & Butler, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History