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Combined Wire and Wireless Telephone System.
Patent for a combined wire and wireless telephone system that allows 2 people who are calling through two different central operating stations to talk to each other even though there is no wire directly between the 2 parties, through the use of a wireless system.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Johnson, Maurice Bernays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box for Carrying Wireless Signalling Apparatus
Patent for a box for carrying wireless signaling equipment that fits the equipment well and has a handle or strap for carrying the box with.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Johnson, Maurice Bernays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Wire and Wireless Telegraph System.
Patent for a combined wire and wireless telephone system that has a wireless system in between two wired systems.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Johnson, Maurice Bernays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jail
Patent for community style jails, eliminating single-cell jail housing.
Date:
June 24, 1913
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wireless-Telephone System.
Patent for a wireless telephone system that does not require the user to flip a switch in between receiving and sending a message.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Johnson, Maurice Bernays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turnstile.
Patent for a new turnstile design for use in train cars, "especially adapted for use in so called " pay-as-you-enter " cars." (lines 11-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Lohrberg, Leopold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension.
Patent for swing suspension for trucks to absorb shocks sustained by the chassis.
Date:
June 20, 1919
Creator:
Harper, William David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Expander
Patent for a tube expander for setting boiler tubes in the holes in the tube-sheet, which provides simplicity and improvement of its construction.
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Walsh, Emmet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking and Operating System for Jail-Doors.
Patent for a new way to operate and lock jail doors "whereby each and every door in the system can be locked, unlocked and operated altogether, or any one, two or more doors can be locked, unlocked and operated without disturbing the other doors of the system" (lines 11-16), including illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plate for Secondary Batteries.
Patent filed by Joseph O. Luthy, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing in the city of San Antonio, concerning new and useful improvements in placates for secondary batteries. Figures page 1. Description of patent begins page 2.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Luthy, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tortilla-Making Machine.
Patent for a machine for making tortillas "easily, conveniently and rapidly" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Gutiérrez, Refugio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Gap Muffler.
Patent for a spark gap muffler that muffles the sound of a spark jumping a gap between wires in wireless telephone and telegraph systems.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Johnson, Maurice Bernays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for an improved spring wheel "which may replace the inelastic wheels commonly used in connection with automobiles, and which are usually made of wood" (lines 10-13) including illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Gebhardt, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasket or Washer
Patent for "a gasket or washer adapted to be used upon garden hose, steam pipes, air brake hose, automobile hose, fire hose" (lines 9-11).
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
Toepperwein, Ferdinand L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Ice-Cream Freezers.
Patent for a holder for ice cream freezers that holds them firmly to a table.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Praeger, Ewald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hamper.
Patent for a hamper that transports post, laundry, baked goods, etc. The hamper is compactly collapsible for easy storage.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Hill, Edwyn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene and Oil Filter
Patent for a gasoline and oil filter capable of filtering material in a way that makes in suitable for reuse, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Caen, George, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Drying Apparatus.
Patent for an improved method of drying hair after washing that separates and parts the hair in numerous places to quickly and thoroughly dry the hair. The apparatus, that sits on the shoulders, also has an "improved fastener for holding the frame on the head" (lines 40-41), and the frame is collapsible.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Moffitt, Mansfield M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Secondary Batteries
Patent for an improved secondary battery separator.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Luthy, J. O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revolving Case and Account Register
Patent for revolving case and cash register. This device is designed as an account system and provides customers with and account book for keeping records. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1912
Creator:
Trenton, Albert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picture-Film Apparatus.
Patent for a new and improved picture film apparatus. Improvements made to rewinding reels and prevention of strain on the film while in operation. Reels can be separated which allows for reuse with multiple films.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Wheel
Patent for a wheel that would work well with automobiles and to improve how it is built and make them more workable with spokes.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Simmons, Oliver George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Apparatus.
Patent for photographic printing apparatus for printing photographs from film or plate which aims to improve on previous models by making "the printing operation easy and efficient" (lines 20-21) including illustrations.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Welsh, Monte
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Cleaning Machine.
Patent for a dry cleaning machine that cleans using gasoline. The invention reduces the amount of gasoline used; keeps the gasoline clean while in use; provides easy placement and access of garments in the drum while in motion; improves the construction of the drum and its rubbing action on the garments; and supplies moisture to the machine to prevent the gasoline from igniting.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
White, Edward Young
System:
The Portal to Texas History