Apparatus for Making Carbureted Hydrogen Gas. (open access)

Apparatus for Making Carbureted Hydrogen Gas.

Patent for improved apparatus for manufacturing carbureted gas at small cost for illuminating and general heating and power purposes.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Herndon, Joseph R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with an adjustable disk.
Date: September 5, 1911
Creator: Burton, Walter C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Holding Post Card (open access)

Coin Holding Post Card

Patent for a postcard that hold coins. This can be used to transport or collect coins.
Date: June 5, 1914
Creator: Bedinger, S.B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milking Pail and Stool. (open access)

Combined Milking Pail and Stool.

Patent for a new milk pail and stool combination that can be wall-mounted for support.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Rollins, George L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers. (open access)

Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.

Patent for Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.
Date: July 5, 1917
Creator: Prater, C.E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence. (open access)

Wire Fence.

Patent for a wire fence that allows for easy tightening of the wires.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Miller, Daniel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Level-Indicator. (open access)

Level-Indicator.

Patent for a new and improved level indicator, intended for use with airplanes and other flying machines to indicate the angle of ascent or descent, as well as when the machine is on a level keel. The level indicator is designed to have a water-tight casing and weatherproof joints and has brackets to secure it to the airplane.
Date: November 5, 1918
Creator: Westbrook, Homer S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machine. (open access)

Well Drilling Machine.

Patent for a driving mechanism to reduce the numbers of shafts and other parts needed for well drilling. The invention allows for one main driving shaft to be used as the primary source for well drilling.
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Herdman, Adam H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Automatic Brake-Setting Mechanism for Pneumatic Brakes. (open access)

Improvement in Automatic Brake-Setting Mechanism for Pneumatic Brakes.

Patent for improvements in pneumatic brakes with simple construction for higher efficiency in trains including instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Weldon, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hot and Cold Cotton Seed Cake Cutter (open access)

Hot and Cold Cotton Seed Cake Cutter

Patent for Hot and Cold Cotton Seed Cake Cutter
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Helm, Clyde D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamp-Rack. (open access)

Stamp-Rack.

Patent for a stamp rack that is designed specifically for bread stamps and carries a spool of stamps in convenient reach of the user or operator. This rack provides the operator with the flexibility of not having to hold the stamps in one hand while he places the stamp on the bread.
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: Buhl, Augustin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Manufacturing Carbureted Hydrogen Gas. (open access)

Process of Manufacturing Carbureted Hydrogen Gas.

Patent for a process for manufacturing carbureted hydrogen gas.
Date: March 5, 1912
Creator: Watkins, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tree-Trimmer. (open access)

Tree-Trimmer.

Patent for a tree trimmer for use in pruning.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Strong, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Food-Mixer. (open access)

Food-Mixer.

Patent for a food-mixer for stock feed composed of various chutes and parts for the mixing of large quantities of food stuffs, including specifications and illustrations.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Egan, Mathew M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ointment-Applier (open access)

Ointment-Applier

Patent for an ointment applier for the insides of a person's body. Illustrations included.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Kooken, Robert A.
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
Power-Transmitting Mechanism for Pumps. (open access)

Power-Transmitting Mechanism for Pumps.

Patent for improvements in a pump operating mechanism which operates "long stroke, double-acting pumps" (lines 12-13). The mechanism is designed to expend little power, and includes illustrations.
Date: October 5, 1915
Creator: Fulford, Marcus F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for "heel sweeps" for plows, which are a construction of wings that that sweep the furrow on either side of the plow.
Date: January 5, 1915
Creator: Randolph, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pedal-Action. (open access)

Pedal-Action.

Patent for a piano pedal action, which can be used in different types of pianos and is adjustable for different users.
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door. (open access)

Door.

Patent for a door for bathrooms that adjoin two rooms that turns a partition door around 180 degrees when a person enters the bathroom and has locks to prevent the entrance of a person from the other room.
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Van Zandt, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Switch-Chain (open access)

Safety Switch-Chain

Patent for a safety chain "comprising a cuff and integral diverging lever-arms."
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Gerlach, Harry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History