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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
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane that will maintain its balance in the air automatically
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
McManus, Augustus F. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Switch Socket and Plug
Patent for a combined switch socket and plug for lamps and light bulbs. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 13, 1910
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Match-Box.
Patent for an improved match box that holds at such an angle to a supporting wall that the matches will slide down to the delivery end of the match safe. The invention also includes a receptacle for burned matches.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Deaton, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bedclothes Clamp
Patent for a bedclothes clamp to hold covers on a bed.
Date:
December 3, 1912
Creator:
Giordano, Anthony
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Coffee-Roasters.
Patent for an attachment to a coffee-roaster that assists in separating coffee beans from foreign matter.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Liberto, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Axle Lubricator
Patent for Car Axle Lubricator created with the specific intent of better lubricating the journals and bearings of car axles to prevent overheating with less waste of oil.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Urbieta, Jose M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Screen Frame.
Patent for a more economical, foldable wire screen frame for doors with removable wire mesh, and included illustration.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Carroll, Houston Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union
Patent for an adjustable split cock-nut or union that is of a simple, cheap, and efficient construction with an intended use on valve rods of internal combustion engines. This device is designed to withstand direct pressure, blows, and torque forces.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Dickinson, Harry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Foot Rest.
Patent for a collapsible foot rest used for shoe shining stands. The invention is meant to simplify and improve the process of one stepping off or on a foot-rest to prevent injury or accident.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Le Laurin, Eugene M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bearing for Baling-Presses.
Patent for a bearing for cotton presses which allows for greater force and less friction.
Date:
December 29, 1916
Creator:
Taft, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wireless Break-Key
Patent for a wireless break key that allows a station to just have one aerial line and prevents burn out of the machinery and injury to operators while transmitting messages faster than other wireless devices.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Mobley, Grier P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lard-Extracting Machine.
Patent for a machine by which lard, or other substance with a similar consistency, "may be extracted directly from the original shipping vessel, such as a barrel... so that the lard will be expelled though and delivered from a dispensing nozzle" (lines 18-23); including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Paolucci, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insulator.
Patent for an insulator for water pipes that conducts away electric current to be utilized elsewhere.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Stone, Oscar Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Sprinkler.
Patent for an inexpensive lawn sprinkler that serves the dual purpose of connecting to a hose to spread the water over a broad area and of holding a hose stationary to water a single area.
Date:
December 11, 1917
Creator:
Schneider, Gustav H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waterproofing Composition and Process of Making the Same.
Patent for a new and useful improvement to a soluble composition that when applied to fabrics as a fluid, allows for making it waterproof and also fabric preservation.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Mayer, Max B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for improvements on the piston sleeve valves of internal combustion engines which will supply power to the crank shaft. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Morris, Otho A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traffic-Signal.
Patent for a traffic signal designed especially for use while attached to an automobile, illustrations included. The device is intended to indicate the direction of proposed turning and travel of the vehicle via controls that are convenient to the vehicle operator.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Wilke, Edward V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Nut-Locks" (lines 5-6). "This invention relates to improvements in nut locks. The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel and efficient device for locking a nut on the end of an axle shaft or the like" (lines 12-17).
Date:
December 7, 1915
Creator:
Best, Eben
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Universal Lever
Patent for a new universal lever “for the purpose of the transmission of power from any suitable source to a rod or bar, for reciprocating the rod or bar in a perfectly straight line at all times” (lines 15-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Blackaller, Miguel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle.
Patent for a motorcycle with a rigid and cushioned frame.
Date:
December 15, 1914
Creator:
White, Edward Young
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paracentesis Needle or Trocar
Patent for a needle with the purpose of injecting fluids or extracting excess fluids from the body. Includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Hill, Phillip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for a gate. This invention allows a movable gate to hang on ball bearing hangers without sagging. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 3, 1912
Creator:
Wade, William & Peterson, Mack C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline and Oil Renovator
Patent for a device that can take the impurities from gasoline and oil, thus making them reusable. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Caen, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History