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Baling-Press
Patent for a baling press. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 13, 1910
Creator:
Hendrix, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.
Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Blanchard, Edward.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Fishing-Floats.
Patent for a device to attach fishing floats to fishing lines.
Date:
August 3, 1915
Creator:
Davis, Samuel William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Pump
Patent for an air pump for the delivery of air to the tire of a wheel.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Scott, Charles Mack
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotter-Pin Puller
Patent for cottor-pin puller that is useful to pull cotter pins that are secured in shafts, fly wheels or any other devices without bending or twisting or damaging them.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Hayden, Jefferson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Tire
Patent for the improvement of cushion tires. The improvement produces a more resilient tire, less susceptible to punctures.
Date:
October 8, 1918
Creator:
Hemphill, Alwynn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a nut wrench with a sliding jaw.
Date:
January 24, 1911
Creator:
Mansfield, Charles L. & Matthews, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifeboat
Patent for a lifeboat that "prevents the boat from capsizing" (lines 19-20) or sinking.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Rusk, Raymond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for Windmill Improvements that includes a mounted rotor for horizontal rotation, including illustrations.
Date:
June 28, 1913
Creator:
Henning, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a windmill. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 23, 1912
Creator:
Moon, Richard D. & Horne, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Machine.
Patent for improvements in well-drill machine by improving its operating and feed mechanisms.
Date:
January 4, 1910
Creator:
Anthony, Russell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for a wheel, which is stronger than other wheels on the market.
Date:
September 27, 1910
Creator:
Moon, Richard D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for lawn mower with special stationary blades; designed to improve the operation of the rotary blades with which the stationary blades come into contact, thus "insuring an easy running, and a perfectly clean and smooth shearing of the grass, and prevent any shock, grinding or clicking, when the contact is made" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Clark, Josepsh Chester
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear.
Patent for a horizontally arranged cylinder that when used would bear no wear indefinitely. The cylinder was made specifically for steam engines.
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Burrow, Edgar A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel
Patent for a vehicle wheel with spring spokes that will not easily break on rough roads.
Date:
November 12, 1912
Creator:
Hayden, Jefferson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner.
Patent for a liquid fuel burner, which will burn semi-refined petroleum efficiently.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
Hayden, Jefferson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive gun with a hook and rod mechanism that can be baited such that if an animal tries to remove the bait the gun discharges killing the animal.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun.
Patent for a trap gun, which is protected from the weather.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marker.
Patent for improvement in markers "used in filing and card index cabinets" (lines 6-7).Meant to "provide a light, simply constructed V-shaped device" (lines 11-13), to mark the location of papers or files that have been temporarily moved from a filing system.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Wells, Spencer A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Filter.
Patent for a pump filter, designed for double acting air pumps, that prevents the passage of foreign matter (oil, dust, dirt) from the pump outlet.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Miles, Ross E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Prod Pole
Patent for electric prodding pole used for corraling animals.
Date:
December 26, 1916
Creator:
Smith, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for a plow attachment, which holds the plow wheel in place.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pocket-Knife.
Patent for a pocket knife that includes a wet stone built into its detachable handle. The handle may be taken off in order for the user to sharpen retractable blades attached to the pocket knife. This improvement upon the pocket knife design may be employed to the handle portion of any knife such as butcher knives or hunting knives.
Date:
December 19, 1911
Creator:
Irick, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Inflating Pump.
Patent for tire inflating pump. Its purpose is meant to be used to inflate automobile tires.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History