Automatic Weighing-Scale. (open access)

Automatic Weighing-Scale.

Patent for a more accurate continuous weighing automatic scale of such bulk materials as grain, cotton seed, etc. with a mechanism for automatical control of both a main and an auxiliary receiver door.
Date: January 26, 1915
Creator: Williams, Andrew M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Plow and Scraper (open access)

Combined Plow and Scraper

Patent for "a combined plow and scraper, which may be employed to alternately break or loosen a surface that is being graded or lowered, and to scrape the loosened material from said surface." (lines 14-18)
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Reese, Edwin M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner (open access)

Boll Breaker and Cleaner

Patent for new and improved Boll Breakers and Cleaners "for handling and cleaning seed cotton prior to it delivery to the ginning mechanism..." (lines 9-10).
Date: April 26, 1915
Creator: Kinne, Tempel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Lock and Circuit-Breaker. (open access)

Combination-Lock and Circuit-Breaker.

Patent for a combination lock used to protect automobile circuit breakers from unauthorized use.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Buckeye, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Card-File Cabinet. (open access)

Card-File Cabinet.

Patent for a lockable card file cabinet or casing that allows for viewing through a transparent top with use of a rod for moving cards back and forth. The transparent top allows customer information to be stored and used, but not edited without a key.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Reeves, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Roost and Nest (open access)

Combined Roost and Nest

Patent for a combined roost and nest for farm animals. The purpose of this new design is to improve the sanitation of current roosts and nests.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Gilmore, Calvin L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Adding and Listing Machine (open access)

Combined Adding and Listing Machine

Patent for a combined adding and listing machine. A machine made for adding, listing, and totaling (and sub-totaling).
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: McCaleb, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for wrench. Machine bolts have a cylindrical or round shank and therefore in order to remove the nut it is often necessary to employ two tools, one engaged with the head of the bolt to prevent its turning and the other engaged with the nut for removing the same. This invention involves a structure provided which includes a member for engaging and holding the head of the bolt and another member for engaging the nut and capable of being revolved whereby the nut may be screwed on to or unscrewed from the bolt.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Moore, Asa C. & Ozment, Edward L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve used with radiator heating system. Illustration included.
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: Kinnison, Hallah C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for high pressure water pump with improved arrangement of and contact between internal pumps in order to create higher water pressure. For use by fire fighters and at pump stations, including illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Raynes, Clarence R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tank and Support (open access)

Tank and Support

Patent for a liquid tank and a support stand. Illustrations included.
Date: July 26, 1910
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street - Sweeping Machine. (open access)

Street - Sweeping Machine.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Street - Sweeping Machines" (lines 6-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Diserens, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Tug. (open access)

Hame-Tug.

Patent for a new hame tug leather strap designed with metal loops and a buckle, including illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for "engines which employ governors" (lines 11-12) "desirably located within the crank cases to be effectively lubricated by the oil which is dashed about in engine operation." (lines 13-16)
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Pratt, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Raised-Stamp Tool (open access)

Raised-Stamp Tool

Patent for a single tool for stamping leather.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Varga, Lionel John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Filler for Elastic Rubber Vehicle Tires (open access)

Resilient Filler for Elastic Rubber Vehicle Tires

Patent for filler material to support the exterior casing of rubber tires for vehicles. The patent illustrates and describes filler material to enhance an improved rubber tire of efficient and superior quality to previous vehicle tires.
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: Staten, Claude S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foot Steering Device for Automobiles. (open access)

Foot Steering Device for Automobiles.

Patent for foot steering device as "an attachment to the ordinary steering devices which are operated by handwheels for controlling the steering mechanism by foot, or other parts of the body to relieve the hand" (lines 13-17). The device also provides "a steering device with pedals so connected thereto and so located that the same may be readily reached with the feet" (lines30-32).
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Haley, Seabron M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Aeroplanes. (open access)

Running-Gear for Aeroplanes.

Patent for an improvement to the running gear of aeroplanes in which the running gear can be moved out of the way so as not to create unnecessary head resistance when the plane is in flight.
Date: May 26, 1914
Creator: McCarroll, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps (open access)

Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps

Patent for Shutter Adjuster Mechanism for Vehicle Lamps
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Latta, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism for Tamper Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Feeding Mechanism for Tamper Cotton-Presses.

Patent for an improved feeding mechanism for tamper Cotton presses.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Lee, Felix L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Delivery-Reel for Printing Presses (open access)

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