Adjustable Vehicle-Headlight (open access)

Adjustable Vehicle-Headlight

Patent for a headlight for a vehicle that is able to direct the light towards both sides of the road rather than only straight ahead.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Kitching, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight-Lamp Mounting. (open access)

Automobile-Headlight-Lamp Mounting.

Patent for the improvement of automobile headlight lamp mountings. Improvement on lamp bracket described in Letters Patent Number 1,129,207, issued to the author on February 23, 1915.
Date: May 1, 1917
Creator: Kitching, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper or Blocker. (open access)

Cotton Chopper or Blocker.

Patent for an invention that provides a wheeled carriage, or supporting frame, to support cotton choppers, or similar devices, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Cunningham, Jasper V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a machine to thin and cultivate cotton plants without covering them with debris. Designed to be used with most cultivators and to be inexpensive to construct.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Gunn, Jc. Christon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Block and Tying Mechanism for Baling Presses. (open access)

Block and Tying Mechanism for Baling Presses.

Patent for blocks and tying mechanism for baling presses, which include "a hollow block, a plurality of which may be used in a press, and a tying mechanism including transversely operating needles or plungers entering the the blocks and cooperating with the means therein for tying the bale wires" (lines 17-23) including an illustration and instructions.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Ezell, Uberto D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaning Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cotton-Cleaning Cultivator Attachment

Patent for improvements to cotton-cleaning cultivators. The improved cultivator "is designed for cleaning cotton or similar crops so as to eliminate the necessity of hoeing cotton," (line 14-16) uproot unwanted surrounding plants, and level ridges formed while cultivating cotton.
Date: December 29, 1917
Creator: Hasting, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tillage Implement. (open access)

Tillage Implement.

Patent for an improved type of tillage implement of the harrow type that can be used in places other harrows can't operate, as well as being capable of being operated in close proximity to plants without damaging them. Illustration included.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Bonds, Walter P. Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash. (open access)

Window-Sash.

Patent for a a window sash, which allows for easy installation and removal of panes of glass.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Edwards, Jessie V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for a new wheel that preserves the life of its parts using oil or other lubricant that flows into grooves etched into rims from compartments between the felly sections.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Hanna, Oscar Velandingham
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Register (open access)

Well-Drilling Register

Patent for a new, improved registering device particularly for use in well drilling, Illustrations included.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Jones, Noah M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Cooler. (open access)

Liquid-Cooler.

Patent for a liquid cooler consisting of "few parts of simple form" (line 13) and constructed of wood and metal, including illustrations. The liquid cooler can be thoroughly cleaned, making it possible to maintain a "sanitary condition" (line 17).
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Hanna, Oscar V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Baling-Presses (open access)

Improvements in Baling-Presses

Patent for Improvements on Baling Presses. The patent contains an explanation of how the improvements function and their purpose, and is accompanied by illustrations of the machinery.
Date: December 11, 1916
Creator: Ezell, Umberto D
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Felly and Tire Holder (open access)

Vehicle Felly and Tire Holder

Patent for a vehicle felly and tire holder for joining the ends of a felly together and joining the tire to the felly. Illustrations included.
Date: January 10, 1911
Creator: Weehunt, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Casing (open access)

Well-Casing

Patent for a sectional well casing. Illustrations included.
Date: July 26, 1910
Creator: Hardy, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Adjusting Pedal Mechanism (open access)

Lamp Adjusting Pedal Mechanism

Patent for improvements for lamp operating pedals for automobiles.
Date: September 21, 1915
Creator: Kitching, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism (open access)

Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism

Patent for a new and improved lamp-adjusting mechanism for automobiles and other vehicles that directs light from lamps in any direction, within a certain arc, in order to illuminate any object at the side of the road or street, with illustrations (lines 10-20).
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Kitching, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction Gang-Plow (open access)

Traction Gang-Plow

Patent for a traction gang-plow. Illustration included.
Date: April 12, 1910
Creator: Johnson, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Lowering and Raising Well-Tubes (open access)

Tool for Lowering and Raising Well-Tubes

Patent for a tool used for lowing and raising well tubes. Illustrations included.
Date: July 26, 1910
Creator: Hardy, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spreader for Telephone Receiver Casings (open access)

Spreader for Telephone Receiver Casings

Patent for a spreader whereby the casing of a telephone receiver has shrunk in a manner the cap has become loose. Illustration included.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Cox, Pierre M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for a gate latch, which latches automatically and cannot be opened by animals but is easily opened by people.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Chambers, Olive B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Float-Valve (open access)

Float-Valve

Patent for a valve used in flushing and storage tanks. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Rymer, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extension Broom-Handle (open access)

Extension Broom-Handle

Patent for extensions for broom handles and devices of that character. Sections of handles may be joined together for increasing the length of the handle for when the broom is being used to clean walls, ceilings and the like. It can also be used to repair broken handles.
Date: August 15, 1916
Creator: Standefer, Wayne B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Trip-Foot (open access)

Spring Trip-Foot

Patent for a spring trip-foot. This invention is designed for use in supporting a small plow carried behind the planter. Illustration included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: Vance, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Hook. (open access)

Fish-Hook.

Patent for a fish hook for live bait.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Randal, Napoleon B.
System: The Portal to Texas History