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Animal Brander
Patent for an animal brander with interchangeable characters and a holder for the characters.
Date:
June 3, 1913
Creator:
Hayes, Monard Vinson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Umbrella.
Patent for folding umbrella that consists of: improved construction, easy to open and close, as well as folding small upon collapse.
Date:
September 16, 1913
Creator:
Beaver, John Mitchell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for a "self-setting" (line 16) trap with a "tilting platform" (line 17) including an illustration. The trap is designed to retain the animal and is made for easy removal of the animal.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Trull, Harvey L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gun Firing Mechanism.
Patent for an automatic gun firing mechanism intended to protect gardens, orchards, and fields by scaring off birds and other animals that destroy crops through automatic discharge of a firearm at predetermined intervals.
Date:
March 18, 1913
Creator:
Steinocher, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for improvements in baling-presses by making baling-presses into a hand held portable press which includes a head block that could be released easily and quickly. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 7, 1913
Creator:
Nicholas, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for a bale tie that can withstand strain on the side of the band. The text describes the different parts of the bale tie and how it differs from ones currently used.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Franz, Ezra A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock.
Patent for self-winding secondary clocks that are "connected in series to be timed by a master clock and more particularly to tower clocks" (lines 10-12) with the objectives of keeping perfect time and winding periodically, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Friedman, Bernhard Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Container.
Patent for a butter container that holds butter and protects against direct handling until it is served. This is inexpensive, two-piece and very easy to clean.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Eiband, Ernst A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bilge-Water Dishcharger
Patent for the importance of discharging bilge water from a boat.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Langley, Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Knife and Hook.
Patent for Cotton Knife and Hook, a tool used for cutting and pulling out cotton from the bales. The tool has a knife with a curved point at the tip, as well as a notch for the user to place a finger for support.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Bowers, Jacob R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card Game
Patent for an invention of a new card game to assist with arithmetical computations and outlines of different objects, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Hobbs, James Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Forming Apparatus.
Patent for an apparatus to form bats, made of fibrous material, to be placed in the coverings or tickings to make mattresses. The apparatus works so that "the bat-forming fibrous material may be evenly distributed, and by which the mattress-forming operation may be expeditiously carried on" (lines 16-19). The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
September 23, 1913
Creator:
Haynes, Daniel & Haynes, Richard H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Levee.
Patent for reinforced levees with "means whereby the water will be positively prevented from seeping therethrough and weakening the levee" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Beazley, John Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for improvements on a cattle-guard used on railways. Improvements include a novel method of attaching the guard to rails.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Solomon, George N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Attachment
Patent for improvements in boiler attachments, to produce a thermostatic device of simple and improved construction which may be utilized for the purpose of actuating a valve governing the steam supply to the pump or the injector.
Date:
June 28, 1913
Creator:
Priester, Joel Ellis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Circuit-Control Apparatus
Patent for an automatic circuit control that uses electro-magnetics. The invention is primarily used for making or breaking circuits.
Date:
November 29, 1913
Creator:
Barron, Melvil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg Tester.
Patent for "an improved egg tester". (line 14)
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Smith, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Structure
Patent for a window structure. This invention includes upper and lower sash frames. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 11, 1913
Creator:
Hatzfield, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench for Rotary Well-Drills.
Patent for a wrench designed to assist in working with rotary well drills. The wrench is adapted for unscrewing the coupling that attaches a drill point to a pipe section, as well as for detaching the pipe sections from one another. The advantage of the wrench is in allowing convenient detachment of the parts of a well drill quickly and efficiently.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Lebus, George Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a new sliding jaw type wrench which enables objects to be clamped in the jaws of the wrench securely while leverage is used to rotate the head of a nut.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
McGill, Wisdom
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade Roller
Patent for spring acting window shade rollers. The spring acting mechanism allows for the raising up or down of the shade to any desired position without unnecessary wear.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Schindler, Emil F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for improved construction and function of wrenches. Improvements include a more simple, durable, and inexpensive method of construction and arrangement of the adjustable jaw as to allow a single hand to hold and adjust the wrench simultaneously.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
Ashliman, Adolph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Repairer.
Patent for a new wire stretcher and repairer that stretches and repairs broken telephone, telegraph, or other types of wires and also takes up slack in the line when stringing wires.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Butler, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved wrench, which is especially useful for machinists. The improvement to existing wrench technology is present in positions where a thin jaw wrench is necessary and in removing parts upon which an ordinary nut wrench, even thin jawed, would act.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Seale, Jefferson, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History