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Dry-Closet Commode.
Patent for a sanitary dry closet commode for areas that do not have a sewerage or water works system. The commode is "readily cleaned, simple in construction, practically odorless, and adapted to be emptied with facility" (lines 15-18). The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Mershon, John Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Educational-Chart Drawing-Board and Writing-Desk.
Patent for a durable writing desk that transforms into a drawing-board which can be folded and stored in a relatively small space when not in use.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Henderson, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Operator.
Patent for a device that is a means of mounting a train car door by which it may be easily opened or closed, and especially easily fixed when stuck.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Gradick, Wiley, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 26, 1910
Creator:
Divin, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Shovel
Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date:
September 26, 1916
Creator:
Abramson, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for a baling press that has an improved plunger.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Hightower, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Forming Press.
Patent for a bale forming press to form bales of hay and automatically secure "baling wires around the bale as formed" (lines 13-14). It automatically stops the feeder when "the bale is being tied" (lines 19-20) and winds and automatically unwinds and winds the wire.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Dudley, Andrew T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber
Patent for improved shock absorbers. The invention is designed to help them be adapted for every type of vehicle. They are cushioned and provide a casing for liquid to help with shock absorption.
Date:
March 26, 1918
Creator:
Donahoo, John Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Railroad Appliance
Patent for a railroad safety appliance, which "may be readily installed in connection with the air brake system of a train and be automatically operated to bleed the air line and effect the applying of the brakes in the event of displacement of the brake beam and thereby avoid possible displacement of the car."
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Kush, John, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Tool.
Patent for a saw tool comprised of a saw set and gage, including illustrations.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Devini, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
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Shock-Absorber.
Patent for improvement on vehicle shock absorber, including instructions and illustration.
Date:
October 26, 1915
Creator:
Harvey, Harry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shipping Unit
Patent for "a shipping unit or carrier for the transportation of merchandise as freight, express, or baggage" (lines 8-10).
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Terry, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator
Patent for a temperature-regulator that regulates the temperature of fluids (either in liquid, gas, or air) passing through. It is important when regulating the temperature of hydro-carbon fuels in either an internal combustion engine or a furnace.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Brooks, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ring for Disseminating Perfumes, &c.
Patent for "an improved device for disseminating chemicals, perfumes and the like ... in the nature of a ring which may be worn on either finger, toe, arm, or any part of the body and which constitutes a container for the material to be disseminated." (p.1 lines 9-15). The "outlet ... openings [of the ring] ... are normally obstructed to some extent by contact with the member on which it is worn so that the escape of the material contained will be slow and gradual." (p.1 lines 18-23)
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Griffin, William H. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Match Box
Patent for a match box whereby matches can be removed individually. Illustration included.
Date:
April 26, 1910
Creator:
Lee, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher.
Patent for an improved and less complicated horse-detacher featuring a new type of double tree, swingle tree, and breast yoke.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Cummons, Clarence B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that attaches to a cultivator.
Date:
November 26, 1912
Creator:
Parsley, Samuel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper that is meant to "provide an improved means for controlling the position of the chopper blades." (lines 17-19) It is designed to make the action of cutting cotton more stable and precise.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Woodrom, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dip for Animals.
Patent for a non-poisonous antiseptic and parasiticide dip to cure animal's skin diseases (including mange and Spanish itch) and stimulate the growth of wool or hair.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Carpenter, Earl Collins
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper Doll
Patent for to create a more sturdy paper doll and its outfits by means of folding and using slits and adhesives to no longer require the use of tabs. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Ferguson, Gradele
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
Acetylene-Gas Generator
Patent for an acetylene-gas generator. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 26, 1910
Creator:
Moberley, Oscar R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Desk-Cabinet
Patent for a metal desk cabinet for holding office supplies.
Date:
November 26, 1912
Creator:
Grogan, Edward W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History