Pipe System for Discharging Waste Water from Refrigerator-Cars. (open access)

Pipe System for Discharging Waste Water from Refrigerator-Cars.

Patent for a pressurized pipe system designed to discharge waste water from melted ice used to reduce car temperature including illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Applewhite, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk-cutter that employs rotating breaking members to uproot the stalk and cut it rather than simply cutting the stalk and leaving the roots underground.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Buchanan, Amos. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer. (open access)

Insect-Destroyer.

Patent for an insect destroyer, specifically made for the boll weevil insect. The purpose of the Insect-Destroyer is to provide a cheaper, simpler, and more convenient alternative to the existing boll weevil insect destroyers.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Clement, Auther H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Pole (open access)

Curtain-Pole

Patent for a curtain pole. Illustrations included.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Doyle, Edward S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
End-Gate Fastener (open access)

End-Gate Fastener

Patent for improvements in wagons' and similar vehicles' end gate fasteners, of which provide a firm lock and are readily and quickly disengaged as needed, with illustration.
Date: February 16, 1915
Creator: Harvey, Thomas David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Administering Medecine to Live Stock. (open access)

Apparatus for Administering Medecine to Live Stock.

Patent for for a device to efficiently administer medication to live stock.
Date: January 9, 1912
Creator: Holliday, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drop-Feed for Seeders and Planters. (open access)

Drop-Feed for Seeders and Planters.

Patent for a drop feed device that dispenses individual seeds (particularly peas) for planting. It attaches to a planter, dropping seeds when activated by the motion of the planter's wheels. A seed guard prevents clogging.
Date: September 25, 1917
Creator: Johnson, Mat P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lace-Rack. (open access)

Lace-Rack.

Patent for an improved design for a lace-rack, or a container to stow away lace boards. Illustrations included.
Date: August 3, 1912
Creator: Jones, Laurence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Tank. (open access)

Water-Tank.

Patent for a railroad water tank, which automatically opens the discharge valve when the spout is opened.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Miller, Charles H. & Bunnell, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Freezing Connection for Tanks (open access)

Non-Freezing Connection for Tanks

Patent for a valve for water tanks that prevents the water from freezing by taking in water from the central portion. Illustrations included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Miller, Charles Hector & Bunnell, Walter Alex
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Kiln. (open access)

Brick-Kiln.

Patent for an improvement for continuous and semi-continuous kilns, to decrease resulting moisture "without materially lessening their fuel economy" (page 1, lines 50-51), including illustrations.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Montrief, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Keyless Padlock (open access)

Keyless Padlock

Patent for combination padlock.
Date: December 28, 1915
Creator: Moses, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Jacket (open access)

Chimney-Jacket

Patent for a chimney jacket construction for naval vessels. Illustrations included.
Date: December 17, 1912
Creator: Newell, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Loader. (open access)

Cotton-Loader.

Patent for “improvements in apparatus for loading cotton bales (either gin or compress) onto box cars, especially with a view of utilizing the head room or space usually left unoccupied between the roof of the car and the bales stacked on the floor in the prevailing practice of loading cars” (lines 36-42) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1915
Creator: Newell, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Instrument. (open access)

Dental Instrument.

Patent for an improved dental instrument with a pointer and plunger combination to precisely locate the opening of the root canal and fill it effectively. The simple construction with few parts efficiently produces a compact tool with low production costs.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Payne, David H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard (open access)

Cattle-Guard

Patent for a cattle guard to prevent cattle from treading upon railroad tracks. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Reed, Conwell P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool. (open access)

Combination-Tool.

Patent for a combination tool for pipe fitters and mechanics. The tool can be combined with a number of separate tools, including a die-stock and tap. The tool is foldable when not in used.
Date: December 19, 1911
Creator: Richardson, Charlie N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn And Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn And Cotton Planter

Patent for Corn and Cotton Planter
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Robinson, Marcus; Robinson, Samuel & Davis, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Bending Machine. (open access)

Pipe-Bending Machine.

Patent for a machine used to bend or shape metal pipes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1913
Creator: Rutledge, Caleb C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb-Level. (open access)

Plumb-Level.

Patent for a modified and improved plumb-levels that allow for consistent and accurate readings, as well as the ability for the level to adjust after being harmed.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Rutledge, Caleb C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Out. (open access)

Cut-Out.

Patent for a telephone wire cutout for use in manually grounding the telephone line during a storm.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Smith, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher (open access)

Wire-Stretcher

Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustrations included.
Date: January 24, 1911
Creator: Smith, Otis M. L. & Smith, Estus K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a cultivator for carrying plows. Illustrations included.
Date: November 29, 1910
Creator: Stovall, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain Header and Loader (open access)

Grain Header and Loader

Patent for grain header and loader with improved structure and adjustable height, designed to be fitted onto and powered by a moving wagon for the efficient harvesting of crops, including illustrations.
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Sullins, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History