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Jack
Patent for a new Jack's that can use in motor cars and other vehicles, It is folded into a compact condition, for storage, within the tool chest of the machine, including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Abernathy, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Brush
Patent for metal brooms or brushes that are "strong and durable, relatively light in weight, and can be inexpensively manufactured" (line 13-15). It is intended for "sweeping snow, mud, slush, and the like" (line 16-17). The patent can also be applied for smaller version of metal brooms or brushes for other purposes.
Date:
March 16, 1915
Creator:
Airhart, Noah S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain Door
Patent for a railway car door that is designed to assist with loading and unloading of grain
Date:
October 23, 1915
Creator:
Alquist, Sven Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Digger.
Patent for new and useful improvements to a machine for harvesting or digging peanuts, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 15, 1917
Creator:
Amos, Thomas E. & Abernathy, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Cover
Patent for a barrel cover. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 6, 1910
Creator:
Andrews, James R. & Waldrum, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truss
Patent for a truss for the use of alleviating abdominal hernias. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 5, 1911
Creator:
Baker, Littleton Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine.
Patent for an apparatus that improved the cleaning process for machine-processed boll cotton. The invention made it possible to extract more lint cotton from closed bolls which were typically unharvestable by traditional machine-based cotton gins. The machine also improved success in late fall or winter cotton harvesting by allowing bolls containing hard-to-reach cotton to be processed.
Date:
September 4, 1918
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine.
Patent for a new, efficient machine, with a double purpose: "to clean hand-picked cotton and better prepare it for the ginning operation" (lines 11-13) and to extract cotton "from unripe and closed bolls" (lines 14-15).
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for device locks a nut to the threaded portion of a bolt.
Date:
January 2, 1917
Creator:
Blackwelder, Charlie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for a nut lock. Illustration included.
Date:
April 19, 1910
Creator:
Bradshaw, Richard A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for a crude oil burner for kitchen use such as cooking. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 25, 1910
Creator:
Brennan, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamp-Affixing Machine.
Patent for a stamp affixing machine, which attaches stamps from a roll to envelopes inserted into the machine.
Date:
March 15, 1910
Creator:
Brents, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Harp.
Patent for improvements to the efficiency of trolley harps by changing how the currents that power "overhead type electric car systems" (lines 13-14) are conducted.
Date:
May 15, 1917
Creator:
Carmack, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Air Brake Appliance
Patent for " a safety air brake appliance for steam, traction or other railways, for each car" (lines 10-11). Including illustrations.
Date:
April 17, 1914
Creator:
Carpenter, Alfred A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Raft.
Patent for a life-raft composed of multiple airtight cylinders. The raft is adapted for use at sea in large quantiles aboard vessels.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Comer, Samuel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling.
Patent for a coupling invention that consists of a detachable key member and locking key member for a valve plug. It is meant to improve couplings for detachable handles of drain-cocks.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Copeland, Joe S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator
Patent for a lubricator for locomotives and steam engines. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
Coppers, John Andrew & Booth, Eldredge Early
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conductor's Train-Book
Patent for a conductor's train-book. This invention if for a conductor to log train movements. Illustration included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Crane, James C. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash.
Patent for a window sash, which does not require the use of putty to secure window panes and can be used on various size windows.
Date:
December 6, 1910
Creator:
Crump, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a washing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 11, 1911
Creator:
Denton. John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heel-Attaching Means.
Patent for a new means of using screws and plates to securely attach wooden heels to women's shoes, including illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Dickerson, Harry P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Foot Adjuster
Patent for cultivator foot adjuster. This invention is an efficient method to adjust the angle of the cultivator foot piece. Illustration included.
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Dickey, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a washing machine that uses jets of boiling water and steam to clean clothes.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Dickey, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hot Box Cooler dated November 12, 1918
Patent for the implementation of improvements to hot box coolers. This will assist in the cooling of hot bearings in railway cars.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Edward W. Hartough
System:
The Portal to Texas History