Attachment for Cabinets. (open access)

Attachment for Cabinets.

Patent for Attachment for Cabinets. An adjustable bracket that attaches to various pieces of cabinetry or furniture for supporting water basins for easy reach.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: Austin, W. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells. (open access)

Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells.

Patent for an “apparatus for raising liquid from wells by means of a compressed fluid, such as air or other vapors or gas“ (lines 9-12). The apparatus leaves liquid from the well under normal pressure during hoisting or pumping, and allows for varying amounts of liquid to be extracted.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: McCall, Duncan D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Change-Speed Mechanism for Tractor-Truck Motor-Vehicles (open access)

Change-Speed Mechanism for Tractor-Truck Motor-Vehicles

Patent for a machine that can be used either as a truck for traveling over highways or as a tractor for farm work.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Miller, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard (open access)

Cattle-Guard

Patent for an improved cattle guard with two parts that is adapted to specifically fit either inside the railroad tracks or alongside them.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Fisher, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pump (open access)

Air Pump

Patent for an air pump designed to have a strong cylinder and be able to equal quantities of air upon both the upward and downward motion of the piston.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Keating, P. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound Valve (open access)

Compound Valve

Patent for an invention with improvements of devices that employed for controlling the flow of liquid under high pressure which simplify and improve the construction.
Date: October 28, 1918
Creator: Cherry, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Treating Petroleum. (open access)

Apparatus For Treating Petroleum.

Patent for an apparatus that is used to treat petroleum and other heavy hydrocarbons in order to produce gasoline and other liquid fuels.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Andrews, Benjamin & Averill, Willard C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Engine.

Patent for an internal combustion engine that improves on an explosive engine with two hollow pistons, one of which slides within the other and both are connected to a triple crank shaft, so that they reciprocate simultaneously in opposite directions. The invention improves on the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts of the explosive engine.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: Bogusch, Emil Gustave
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Converting Apparatus. (open access)

Oil-Converting Apparatus.

Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Adams, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Gear. (open access)

Steering-Gear.

Patent for a new and improved steering-gear. A simplistic and inexpensive design that will prevent the transfer of shocks to the steering wheel when traveling in a straight line.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Scheble, Eugene Stiles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Spacer. (open access)

Tie-Spacer.

Patent for improvement on tie-spacers when loaded on trucks for the process of creosoting ties. Allowing for treating fluid to flow between all sides of each tie when loaded, including illustrations.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Sommerlatte, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finger-Guard for Children. (open access)

Finger-Guard for Children.

Patent for a finger guard to keep children from sucking on their fingers. The device is also easy to construct and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Cade, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotatable Table. (open access)

Rotatable Table.

Patent for a table that has a rotatable central section, on which food is placed. The table is useful in facilitating the access to food for those dining at the table.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: Bryant, Jesse M. & Lind, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Appliance (open access)

Safety Appliance

Patent for safety appliances and is primarily for when railroad cars encounter broken rails or leave the tracks completely.
Date: October 28, 1914
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dispensing Apparatus (open access)

Dispensing Apparatus

Patent for an improvement in Dispensing Apparatus adapted to dispense the material and at all times excluding moisture and air from the receptacle.
Date: October 28, 1918
Creator: Llewellyn, John Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dehydrating Apparatus. (open access)

Dehydrating Apparatus.

Patent for an improved food dehydrating apparatus, in which the air pressure in bins of items being dehydrated can be regulated individually, including illustrations.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Taylor, Clarence R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freight-Car Door. (open access)

Freight-Car Door.

Patent for a freight car door with fastening that prevents a sealed or locked door from unintended opening or unauthorized access.
Date: October 28, 1913
Creator: Judia, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator attachment that adjusts the beams to various distances apart.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Kubenka, Otto E. & Janszen, August W.
System: The Portal to Texas History