Egg Beater (open access)

Egg Beater

Patent for an egg beater. Illustration included.
Date: January 11, 1910
Creator: Nichols, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener (open access)

Tire-Tightener

Patent for a tire tightener for wagons. Illustrations included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: Ryan, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Selling Slot Machine (open access)

Fruit Selling Slot Machine

Patent for
Date: April 19, 1910
Creator: Tatum, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Wagon (open access)

Vending-Wagon

Patent for a wagon used for selling and distributing goods. Illustrations included.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Boyle, Dad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Sprinkler. (open access)

Water-Sprinkler.

Patent for a water sprinkler with adjustable nozzles and pipes.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Alden, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving-Gear for Vehicles. (open access)

Driving-Gear for Vehicles.

Patent for a driving gear for cars, which allows various amounts of power to be used in different gears.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Byars, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand Screen (open access)

Sand Screen

Patent for a sand screen. This invention is for sifting and screening sand. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Tress, Paul G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie and Rail-Fastener. (open access)

Railroad-Tie and Rail-Fastener.

Patent for a concrete railroad tie and rail fastener.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Planett, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frog and Guard Rail for Railway Tracks (open access)

Frog and Guard Rail for Railway Tracks

Patent for a frog and guard rail for railway tracks. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Thomas, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner (open access)

Oil Burner

Patent for an oil burner. Illustrations included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Pickens, James H. & Shepard, Arthur M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet. (open access)

Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet.

Patent for a rotary shelf and display cabinet that has a large amount of display space available in it.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Hawkins, Millard F. & Berry, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off for Concrete-Mixers (open access)

Cut-Off for Concrete-Mixers

Patent for a cut-off valve for rotary concrete mixers. Illustrations included.
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: Shero, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Seal. (open access)

Car-Seal.

Patent for a car seal, made of a long, thin, and narrow metallic strip. When it is looped through two parts of the car body, the ends can be pinned together with sealing irons. This car seal cannot be tampered with without visible evidence showing.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Lawler, Claude B.; Bryan, William A. & Keller, John.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Vehicle (open access)

Aerial Vehicle

Patent for an aerial vehicle. Illustrations included.
Date: January 2, 1912
Creator: Rex, Cleveland A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Padlock (open access)

Seal-Padlock

Patent for a padlock seal for train cars. Illustrations included.
Date: April 30, 1912
Creator: Lawler, Claude B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Controlling Mechanism for Train-Air-Brake Systems (open access)

Valve-Controlling Mechanism for Train-Air-Brake Systems

Patent for a valve controlling mechanism for train air brake systems that can be used when a car derails.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Strader, Perry T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hanger (open access)

Door-Hanger

Patent for a door hanger for sliding doors to prevent them from swinging outward.
Date: January 28, 1913
Creator: Matheson, John William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Indicator for Cars (open access)

Street-Indicator for Cars

Patent for a device that allows passengers to press a button that tells the driver at which streets to stop.
Date: February 10, 1914
Creator: Hamilton, Burnett & Timmons, Cyrus C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churning-Machine. (open access)

Churning-Machine.

Patent for improvements in churning machines so that they "may be used in connection with containers of different sizes" (lines 14-15).
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Crume, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Triple-Valve Mechanism. (open access)

Triple-Valve Mechanism.

Patent for a triple-value mechanism that "appertains to automatic fluid pressure brake systems and involves certain improvements &c., &c.” (lines 9-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Atwood, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for a two-cycle, reciprocating piston internal combustion engine that preheats incoming fuel and is designed to run smoothly and reduce vibration, including illustrations.
Date: January 12, 1915
Creator: Bukoviny, Frank W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rope Guide and Protector. (open access)

Rope Guide and Protector.

Patent for improvements to rope guides and protectors for "unloading grain from cars, to prevent the rope from wearing during its passage around the door jamb of the [train] car, and also to prevent friction during such passage of the rope" (lines 14-18).
Date: July 27, 1915
Creator: Early, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interior Bracing For Silos (open access)

Interior Bracing For Silos

The invention relates to silos and the removable devices that prevent the silos from collapsing when empty. The object is to provide wooden stave silos with certain adjustable and economical braces which are easily and quickly applied. It will be highly efficient in preventing the blowing down or collapsing of silos when empty. They would also be able to be easily and quickly removed when the silos are being filled.
Date: August 31, 1915
Creator: Galbraith, Henry William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interior Bracing of Silos. (open access)

Interior Bracing of Silos.

Patent for removable parts for silos to prevent the silo from collapsing when empty, including illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Galbraith, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History