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Insect Collecting Machine (open access)

Insect Collecting Machine

Patent for insect collecting machine. This invention is for use with cotton plants. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Meek, Ada
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor or Gas Generating Apparatus (open access)

Vapor or Gas Generating Apparatus

Patent for vapor or gas generating apparatus. "This invention relates to an apparatus for generating vapor and gases from the air, earth, wood and other substances, for the treatment of internal and external diseases, the object of the invention being to provide a simple reliable, effective and economical apparatus whereby medical vapors or gases of various kinds may be rapidly and conveniently generated and used in the treatment and cure of various internal and external disorders" (lines 9-19). illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Norwood, Walter Nathaniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap. (open access)

Insect-Trap.

Patent for an insect trap that attracts insects with a light.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Wood, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for vehicle wheels/tires and meant to improve upon current models that contain too many operating parts. Patent also contains improvements in performance of tires relating to expansion and contraction of the tires due to temperature.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Cleaning Device (open access)

Well Cleaning Device

Patent for a device to clean a well to prevent pumps from being clogged.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: Kilburn, John Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for an animal trap. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Kennedy, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Stopping Apparatus (open access)

Train-Stopping Apparatus

Patent for the improvement of train stopping apparatuses, includes illustration.
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Bock, Victor E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap (open access)

Trap

Patent for a trap for catching small animals and insects. Illustrations included.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Lambert, Andrew P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine (open access)

Vending-Machine

Patent for a vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Marshall, Harry Everett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Wagon (open access)

Vending-Wagon

Patent for a wagon used for selling and distributing goods. Illustrations included.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Boyle, Dad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storage-Tank (open access)

Storage-Tank

Patent for a food storage tank with ventilation. Illustrations included.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk-cutter that employs rotating breaking members to uproot the stalk and cut it rather than simply cutting the stalk and leaving the roots underground.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Buchanan, Amos. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Cotton-Baling Tamper. (open access)

Steam Cotton-Baling Tamper.

Patent for improvements in steam cotton-baling tamper by automating the tamping process and the feed of cotton to the baling hopper. Illustration is included.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: Walker, Jackson Lamar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. This hydrocarbon burner would embody a unique assemblage of component parts, whereby the liquid fuel is properly strained and vaporized, then air is admixed the the gaseous fuel or vapor. The mixture of air and vapor is discharged in a unique manner to support the flames. The construction is comparatively simple, compact and inexpensive in construction as well as being efficient and practical in operation.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rack (open access)

Hay Rack

Patent for hay rack.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Malcik, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flush Valve (open access)

Flush Valve

Patent for flush valve that stabilizes the cup or trough housing mercury.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Cahill, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton (open access)

Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton

Patent for machine that cleans harvested cotton.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Dickerson, Eustice E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Drill (open access)

Ratchet Drill

Patent for rachet drill.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Sherman, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table. (open access)

Table.

Patent for improvements on table supports that enable the table to be adjusted to a raised position.
Date: December 7, 1915
Creator: Carrell, Fitchhulee & Moreau, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire. (open access)

Tire.

Patent for a cushioned tire which may be attached without special tools to an automobile wheel when the regular is flat or damaged. It can fold up for easy storage, and then attach to the wheel rim using hinges, rods, and sockets.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Price, James Bain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oxygen-Generator (open access)

Oxygen-Generator

Patent for an oxygen generator that refills as it is emptied.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Bradley, Richard Clinton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reed Organ (open access)

Reed Organ

Patent for improved construction of reed boards that prevents dust from getting inside of the reeds.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Preston, Percy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Cycle Frame (open access)

Motor-Cycle Frame

Patent for an improvement in motorcycle frames that enables the motor to hang in the frame so as not be injured from the jolting or jarring on a road.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: White, Edward Young
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument. (open access)

Surveying Instrument.

Patent for new and improved surveying instrument for use "in calculating the distance between the point of 'setting up' and the target, without the use of the usual linear chain" (lines 12-15). Illustration and instruction included.
Date: March 7, 1916
Creator: Adams, J. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History