Liquid-Fuel Burner (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner

Patent for an adaptation of burners to use semi-viscous liquids "such as, crude oil, coal or gas tar, and the like" (pg 1, 7-8).
Date: June 3, 1913
Creator: Hannah, Robert L. & Hannah, Homer R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incubator. (open access)

Incubator.

Patent for an incubator that automatically maintains at least a minimum temperature, with the option to set and maintain a higher temperature, with adjustment of temperature from outside the incubator. The incubator uses electric heat.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Hays, Ernest C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad (open access)

Knee Pad

Patent for a knee protector design "which when worn will not inconvenience the wearer when standing or walking" (lines 10-12). Illustrations are included.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Ashton, Epps
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring. (open access)

Vehicle-Spring.

Patent for a vehicle spring with telescoping casings.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Pochyla, Adolph Arnold & King, Henry Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for a liquid fuel burner that mixes air with the fuel.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Hannah, Robert L. & Hannah, Homer R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold. (open access)

Mold.

Patent for mold, which will be used for mold boards and holding devices.
Date: June 18, 1912
Creator: Dunagin, Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaporative Cooler (open access)

Evaporative Cooler

Patent for an evaporative cooler. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1912
Creator: Walkup, John A. & Walkup, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Breaking Machine. (open access)

Ice Breaking Machine.

Patent for an improved Ice Breaking Machine. This new design has movable plates that allow for the ice to be broken up into various sizes as desired by the user. It is also of a simpler construction than earlier machines.
Date: June 22, 1914
Creator: Krocker, Adolf C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Feeding Device (open access)

Water Feeding Device

Patent for "improvements in Water-Feeding Devices" (lines 5-6) to "adjust the rate of discharge of liquid...[and] whose adjusting means shall be capable of accurate regulation to vary the amount of liquid discharged in a given time" (lines 21-24) including illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Walkup, John A. & Walkup, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade and Curtain Bracket. (open access)

Shade and Curtain Bracket.

Patent for shade and curtain brackets. This invention allows the brackets at opposites sides of the window frame to be easily adjusted to receiver shade rollers or curtain poles.
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Reisner, Carl T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extension Obstetrical Instrument (open access)

Extension Obstetrical Instrument

Patent for an extension obstetrical instrument used for surgery. Illustrations included.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Goshorn, Leonard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Trimmer (open access)

Shear-Trimmer

Patent for improving shear trimmers particular to those cutting wall paper. It "aims to provide a trimmer which is of simple and economical construction, and to further provide means for guarding the blade" (line 19-22) when it's not in use .
Date: June 11, 1919
Creator: Hilliard, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator Drip-Pan. (open access)

Refrigerator Drip-Pan.

Patent for a refrigerator drip pan which is closed and prevents water from being spilled.
Date: June 3, 1913
Creator: Patterson, Randall M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Cutter. (open access)

Pipe-Cutter.

Patent for a pipe cutter in which "a portion of the material of the pipe is removed to form the cut, instead of the material being displaced and wedge apart without removing".
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Johnson, Willie Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cuspidor (open access)

Cuspidor

Patent for a Cuspidor that uses an object to provide a double or reversible cuspidor constructed.
Date: June 24, 1913
Creator: Edwards, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper Doll (open access)

Paper Doll

Patent for to create a more sturdy paper doll and its outfits by means of folding and using slits and adhesives to no longer require the use of tabs. Illustrations included.
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: Ferguson, Gradele
System: The Portal to Texas History