Steam-Radiator. (open access)

Steam-Radiator.

Patent for a steam radiator for heating the cab of a locomotive.
Date: April 18, 1911
Creator: McBurney, Samuel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roof-Climber. (open access)

Roof-Climber.

Patent for a roof climber for use by workers on roofs that allows them to stand supported by it or sit on it and have their weight equally distributed
Date: November 8, 1910
Creator: Wilkerson, Thurston A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Flue. (open access)

Fireproof Flue.

Patent for a fireproof flue that prevents the roof from being burned, where the stovepipe goes through the roof.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Davis, George W. & Shipman, Abraham T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scaffold-Bracket (open access)

Scaffold-Bracket

Patent for a support for scaffolds or ladders on shingled roofs. Illustrations included.
Date: August 27, 1912
Creator: Wilkerson, Thurston A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Step for Freight Cars (open access)

Safety Step for Freight Cars

Patent for a safety step for freight rail cars. Illustration included.
Date: January 10, 1911
Creator: Neale, Ancel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim (open access)

Demountable Rim

Patent for a demountable rim. This invention is used for automobile wheels for readily mounting and remounting. Illustration included.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Cox, Eli R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment (open access)

Cultivator Attachment

Patent for cultivator attachment. Illustration included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Luttrell, William Jackson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Instrument. (open access)

Measuring Instrument.

Patent for caliper style measuring instrument which may be used as a micrometer. This measuring instrument features legs that may be used for measuring the inside or outside dimensions of an object.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Taylor, Albert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel (open access)

Spring Wheel

Patent for a form of tire designed in such a way to avoid the dangers of a punctured tire. This is done by an arrangement of crossing springs used to support the outer wall of the tire instead of inflatable medium.
Date: June 3, 1913
Creator: Dwiggins, R, Sam & Kelley, E, Lawrence
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separator-Guard. (open access)

Separator-Guard.

Patent for a separator-guard for spinning frames. It prevents "the yarn from being entangled in or caught by the devices for attaching the separators to their support" (lines 15-17). Illustrations included.
Date: July 5, 1912
Creator: Pitts, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gage and Filing Clamp (open access)

Saw Gage and Filing Clamp

Patent for a combined saw gage and clamp which can be "applied to a saw blade to gage the depth of the cut as well as reversed and used as a clamp for the saw blade in setting the teeth" (lines 16-18).
Date: April 1, 1913
Creator: Curby, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Envelop. (open access)

Envelop.

Patent for an envelope "whereby the cutting device acts as a partial ejector for the letter" (lines 12-13), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Donaldson, James Macon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Button Display Attachment for Boxes (open access)

Button Display Attachment for Boxes

Patent for a button display to provide means to secure to any enclosing display to secure buttons.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Spivy, Reid B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that allows adjustment to two locked positions with a slot and stud mechanism.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Bledsoe, Yancy M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Tank and Filter. (open access)

Water Tank and Filter.

Patent for water tank and filter that is cost effective for filtering rainwater or hydrant water. The water tank and filter are designed so that the filter can be removed or moved easily around the tank.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Wilkerson, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Latch (open access)

Latch

Patent for improvements to latches for swinging gates and doors and provide a method of opening the latch from either side of the gate.
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Hilder, Volny R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Step-By-Step Elevator. (open access)

Step-By-Step Elevator.

Patent for an invention relates to a new and useful step-by-step elevator. Its object is broadly stated to provide means for ascending or descending from one of a building to another.
Date: October 27, 1914
Creator: Barrett, Eli B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Subsoiler. (open access)

Subsoiler.

Patent for improvements to subsoilers "to provide a subsoiler which has a plurality of pivoted points which will merely loosen the under soil so that same may retain a large amount of moisture, and will not turn the under soil over" (lines 10-15).
Date: March 24, 1914
Creator: Aydlott, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hinged Connection (open access)

Hinged Connection

Patent for a simply designed, durable, and inexpensively produced hinged connection between any swinging item (i.e., door) and non-swinging item (i.e., door jam).
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Coleman, Paul H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-wheel for Vehicles. (open access)

Spring-wheel for Vehicles.

Patent for an improved wheel with "spring cushioning devices between the sections for insuring easy running of the vehicle by the spring devices absorbing shocks" (lines 11-14).
Date: February 24, 1914
Creator: Luttrell, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cleaner for Bed-Springs. (open access)

Sanitary Cleaner for Bed-Springs.

Patent for a new invention to more effectively clean bed springs, including illustrations.
Date: June 16, 1914
Creator: Gambill, Mary I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reed-Organ. (open access)

Reed-Organ.

Patent for "a removable attachment for a reed organ or harmonium, to be placed upon the wind chest either the tremble or bass end of the keyboard, or at both ends..." (lines 8-12) including illustrations and instructions.
Date: December 30, 1913
Creator: Rue, Oliver H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for an improved automobile spring wheel that has an auxiliary tread and is separate from the spokes, so that it adds cushioning to the spokes.
Date: March 23, 1916
Creator: Luttrell, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Fluid-Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for improvements to a fluid-dispensing apparatus for fluids such as oil. Safety features relieve air pressure through a valve and a pressure tank.
Date: July 21, 1914
Creator: Catron, John James
System: The Portal to Texas History