Cotton-Gatherer. (open access)

Cotton-Gatherer.

Patent for a cotton gatherer, which harvests the cotton and boll at the same time.
Date: October 4, 1910
Creator: Ayers, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cement Plaster. (open access)

Cement Plaster.

Patent for a cement plaster that is similiar to "Keene's" cement.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Cady, Jephtha Daniel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling and Disinfecting Device. (open access)

Cooling and Disinfecting Device.

Patent for improvements in fluid cooling and disinfecting devices. The primary object of improvements is "to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient device of this character which will be well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed."
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Womack, Samuel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved hand churn, that rests on any flat surface to create better support during use.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Trout, Ed T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Heading Knife. (open access)

Corn-Heading Knife.

Patent for a corn cutting knife that straps to the hand and protects the fingers for a more efficient harvesting of corn and maize.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: Buchanan, Lemuel O.; Maddox, John S.; Russell, James P. & Speers, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop (open access)

Automatic Train-Stop

Patent for Automatic Train-Stops "particularly to a system operable in connection with well-known airbrake systems to apply the airbrakes, and shut off the power when an accident of a predetermined character occurs." (lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1916
Creator: Estes, Betram P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn that can produce butter in very short period of time with minimal effort.
Date: May 19, 1913
Creator: Hoefer, Charles Jr.; Belt, Marcus L. Jr. & Belt, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer (open access)

Car-Replacer

Patent for car replacer. It is an improvement to "what is called a 'frog' or a 'shoe'." The invention involves "two frogs or shoes which are used together" and are used "in such a way as to replace a car truck. . ." (Ledbetter)
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Ledbetter, Louis H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for cooking utensil designed for roasting coffee, popping corn, roasting meat, and other food by hand over a fire or flame by rotating. The device is made of metal and mesh, turns by cranking, and the length of the shaft is adjustable for stability.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bogue, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for cotton chopper that frees the plants from the "weeds and the soil thereabout cultivated in but a single operation" (lines 14-16).
Date: February 11, 1919
Creator: Goodman, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock (open access)

Lock

Patent for a lock used to secure the openings of grain bags. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Chambless, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower (open access)

Lawn-Mower

Patent for a lawnmower. Illustrations included.
Date: January 2, 1912
Creator: Klock, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Jack (open access)

Pump Jack

Patent for an improved double-acting pump jack that will require less parts and external force to operate and maintain.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Lively, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove (open access)

Stove

Patent for a more efficient and cost effective heating apparatus. The stove is designed for coal and similar fuel sources.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Hanna, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shipping-Crate. (open access)

Shipping-Crate.

Patent for a crate to transport bottled beverages, which is protected by slidably mounted, sealed enclosures with guide strips, guide rods, and terminal hooks. Bottles are held upside down within protective neck encasements. Accidental opening of the crate is reduced since the opening side cannot be slid open until the seals are broken.
Date: January 17, 1911
Creator: Wyman, Lewis Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner for stoves, which is easy to manufacture and use.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Banks, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drag-Harrow. (open access)

Drag-Harrow.

Patent for an improved drag harrow for plowing soil. "The primary objective of the invention is to provide a soil pulverizer in which a rotary grinding action is produced by the drawing of the apparatus across the soil" (lines 10-13).
Date: May 19, 1914
Creator: Kramer, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off. (open access)

Cut-Off.

Patent for a cut-off for water pipes, which provides a new construction to control the flow of supply of water from a roof.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Pruden, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for turning and clearing cotton.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Goodman, W. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Separator (open access)

Cotton-Separator

Patent for an apparatus for cleaning seed cotton and separating the dust and dirt therefrom prior to the ginning operation. The apparatus will have a perforated metal disk or wheel where cotton will readily slide off, instead of getting clogged. The separator wheel will have a smooth plane surface that will cause no injury to the cotton and the entire surface is freely exposed and unobstructed.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Hughes, James Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History