Automobile Seal-Holder. (open access)

Automobile Seal-Holder.

Patent for adjustable holders on automobiles for carrying the registry seal. In particular, this invention utilizes some sort of holder that clamps both to the part of the automobile it attaches to and the registry seal.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Blair, Stuart Baggs
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for "improved construction and arrangement of parts of two cycle motors" (lines 15-17) of gas engines involving the compression and introduction of additional explosive material into the explosion chamber at the end of each cycle of movement. This invention intends to improve the efficiency of gas use, cool the motor's cylinder walls more easily, and delay the wearing of piston rings.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Brevard, Procter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Washer And Wiper. (open access)

Window Washer And Wiper.

Patent for improvement in window washer and wiper design pertaining to the windshields or windows of street cars.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Randall, John G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Boiler. (open access)

Steam-Boiler.

Patent for a steam boiler that is more efficient in heating.
Date: August 6, 1919
Creator: Parker, Truman J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prescription-Filing Machine. (open access)

Prescription-Filing Machine.

Patent for a prescription-filing machine that allows for more accurate sorting of medical prescriptions.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Elder, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Clamp. (open access)

Pipe-Clamp.

Patent for improved pipe grips, to be used for vises and similar gripping devices, with illustrations and explanations.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Ponton, B. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Roasting Device. (open access)

Peanut-Roasting Device.

Patent for a peanut roasting device that uniformly roasts peanuts. The peanut roaster is an automatic device that rotates through batches of raw peanuts in pre-determined intervals.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Peckham, Samuel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for a "cotton chopper attachments for cultivators and seeks to simplify the construction, reduce the cost of manufacture, and increase the efficiency os such attachments" (lines 9-13) including illustrations and instructions.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shape-Retaining Device for Felt Hats. (open access)

Shape-Retaining Device for Felt Hats.

Patent for a device that retains the shape of felt hats and restores felt hats that have lost their original form, illustrations included.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Hausinger, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Cleaning Electrodes Of Make-And-Break Spark-Plugs. (open access)

Device For Cleaning Electrodes Of Make-And-Break Spark-Plugs.

Patent for improvements in cleaning the electrodes of make and break spark plugs, with an illustration and explanation.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Irwin, H. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accelerating Foot Throttle for use on Automobile Engines (open access)

Accelerating Foot Throttle for use on Automobile Engines

Patent for an "improved form of foot pedal or foot throttle" (line 10) which "provides means for effectively controlling the speed of an engine by the action of the driver's foot against the foot throttle located in a convenient position on the floor of the car" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date: August 6, 1918
Creator: Vineyard, Pleas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Gang Plow (open access)

Wheeled Gang Plow

Patent for a wheeled gang plow. "This invention relates to improvements in motor drawn wheeled gang plows of the disk type" (lines 13-15). Illustrations included.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Weiler, Nicholas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a washing machine that runs the clothes through hot suds and both rubs and squeezes the clothes.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Braly, Hugh L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Syrup-Pan (open access)

Syrup-Pan

Patent for a syrup pan for boiling down sap into syrup that keeps the solid matter in the pan and only lets the liquid syrup flow out.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Baker, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music Leaf Holder and Turner (open access)

Music Leaf Holder and Turner

Patent for music leaf holder and turner. Illustration included.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Kimbler, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drilling-Machine (open access)

Drilling-Machine

Patent for a rotary drilling machine for drilling oil wells that has a stronger grip than previous drills.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Black, Lee J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie (open access)

Railway-Tie

Patent for an improved railway tie made of metal and wood blocks.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Kelly, Orson N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Door Lock (open access)

Sliding Door Lock

Patent for a sliding door lock. Illustration included.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Ewing, Harry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Skirt-Rack (open access)

Skirt-Rack

Patent for a skirt rack for holding skirts for display in stores and protecting them from wear and dust.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Douglas, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Top-Support for Vehicles (open access)

Spring Top-Support for Vehicles

Patent for a spring top support for buggies and other vehicles that can be used on vehicles of various sizes.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Schad, Frank X.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Film Feeding Mechanism for Cameras (open access)

Film Feeding Mechanism for Cameras

Patent for a film feeding mechanism for cameras. Illustrations included.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Caldwell, Elmer A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Gate (open access)

Railroad Gate

Patent for
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Fleming, Wyatt A. & Anderson, Byron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine. This invention consists of a "stationary jacket and a rotor revoluble therein with a maximum degree of power and a minimum of friction" (lines 11-14). Illustrations included.
Date: August 6, 1912
Creator: Bosley, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History