Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane which has its equilibrium maintained by the operator through levers that bring the plane up or down.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: McManus, Augustus F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Roost. (open access)

Bat-Roost.

Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Campbell, Charles A. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake (open access)

Car-Brake

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Car-Brakes" (lines 6-7) relating to a railroad brake operating mechanism, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 6, 1912
Creator: Klasing, Augustus Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pneumatic Lift and Force Pump. (open access)

Combined Pneumatic Lift and Force Pump.

Patent for a combined pneumatic lift and force pump, which is able to reach the inexhaustible supply of water found at the depths of five to forty or more feet in the arid region of Texas and Great Central Valley of Mexico. The machinery perfects the simplicity and economy of construction needed to reach and lift a great volume of water in a short time.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: De Hymel, Franklin Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
COTTON CLEANER (open access)

COTTON CLEANER

This is a patent for a Cotton Cleaner. This new cotton cleaner is able to use air to rotate the rotors to then separate the dirty cotton from the clean cotton.
Date: May 6, 1919
Creator: Cabrera, Maragarito
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight (open access)

Dirigible Headlight

Patent for rotating combination lamp and spindle.
Date: February 6, 1917
Creator: Wogenstahl, Leo J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Soldering-Iron (open access)

Electric Soldering-Iron

Patent for an improved electric soldering iron, "to provide novel means for permitting the flow of solder and for shutting it off" (lines 18-19), including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Giffen, Frank M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Applying a Corn-Shuck Wrapper to a Cigar. (open access)

Method of Applying a Corn-Shuck Wrapper to a Cigar.

Patent for a "method of applying a protective corn shuck wrapper to a cigar" (lines 97-98) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 6, 1915
Creator: Rossy, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music Leaf Holder and Turner (open access)

Music Leaf Holder and Turner

Patent for music leaf holder and turner. Illustration included.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Kimbler, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Parcel-Carrier for Bicycles. (open access)

Parcel-Carrier for Bicycles.

Patent for improvements in parcel carriers for bicycles in which the parcel carriers can attach/detach easily and is adaptable to different types of bicycle handlebars; includes illustration.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Apple, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Gate (open access)

Railroad Gate

Patent for
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Fleming, Wyatt A. & Anderson, Byron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulator (open access)

Speed-Regulator

Patent for an inexpensive speed regulator "which can be readily reset manually"(lines 21-22).
Date: May 6, 1919
Creator: McNeel, William Pinkney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stand for Rolled Goods. (open access)

Stand for Rolled Goods.

Patent for a merchant stand for improved storage and movement of various forms of rolled fabrics and other textiles.
Date: November 6, 1919
Creator: Luzenberg, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinding Machine (open access)

Valve-Grinding Machine

Patent for a simple valve grinding machine designed to be efficient and easy to use, as well as more secure (within a valve casing) than previous models.
Date: November 6, 1918
Creator: Branning, Willie F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrapper. (open access)

Wrapper.

Patent for the creation of a file made of cardboard, canvas, and cords made for sending articles such as drawings, fabrics, and such through the mail.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Page, Harvey L. & Burnett, Robert L., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History