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Aerating-Churn.
Patent for an improved churn for aerating cream by forcing air down a pipe into the churn.
Date:
March 4, 1913
Creator:
Wailes, William S. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tool Set.
Patent for blacksmith tool set including tool holder and tool handle, with illustrations
Date:
June 8, 1915
Creator:
Ligon, Arthur Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Cylinder.
Patent for well-cylinder improvements, specifically pumps with "special reference to a pump having a reciprocating piston and being adapted for use in a deep well, where the pump cylinder is difficult to access" (lines 11-14).
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Ligon, Arthur Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cigar-Tip Cutter.
Patent for a cigar clipper that enables the clipper to fold compactly along the edge of the cigar box when not in use.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Miller, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Tongue.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Tongues, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings." (lines 6-9).
Date:
July 13, 1915
Creator:
Zimmer, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for improvements in vehicle tires consisting of a solid tire made out of rubber, but which also has the same elasticity as a pneumatic tire and includes instructions and illustrations. The main goal of this tire is to act as a shock absorber to prevent serious injury from happening to the driver in a vehicle.
Date:
February 29, 1916
Creator:
Downing, Otto P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller
Patent for a boat propeller that does not create a vacuum behind it and is more efficient than other propellers.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Blake, David H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Wheel
Patent for a pneumatic wheel. This invention is an improvement in vehicle wheels whereby a pneumatic tube which is "effectually mounted intermediate of the hub and rim and affords the wheel maximum resiliency of structure so as to insure of the absorption of the shocks incident to travel" (line 11-16). Illustration included.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Downing, Otto P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tax-Calculating Device
Patent for a tax calculating device that will calculate the percentages of the total tax that need to go to different agencies.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Goss, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for an improvement to fly traps in which the flies are attracted by a sweet smelling substance down a funnel into the substance from which they are unable to escape. The flies either drown in the substance or are poisoned.
Date:
July 7, 1914
Creator:
Brown, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slide-Display Machine.
Patent for a mechanism that automatically moves the slides through a slide display machine to display each successfully upon a wall or screen, illustrations included.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Brown, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Gripping Device.
Patent for Pipe Gripping Device used in conjunction with a good drilling outfit to grip and support the casing pipe of a well.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Palmore, Martin W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device For Railway-Tracks
Patent for a safety device for railway tracks to prevent derailment. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Carlton, Robert Elliston & Ryle, Marcus Warland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Crate.
Patent for "a crate in which eggs may be shipped by freight, express or parcels post...without being cracked or broken" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Miller, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calculator
Patent for a calculator. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 13, 1910
Creator:
Goss, George Wilson
System:
The Portal to Texas History