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Combined Automobile Tail-Light and Illuminated Number.
Patent for a combined automobile tail-light and illuminated frame for the number of the car.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stafford, Frederick S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back-Brace
Patent for improvement on back braces, specifically to improve the performances of people who repeatedly stoop for their jobs. The back brace aims to relieve the stress on back muscles.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Thornton, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hay-Press
Patent for an automatic hay press that ties three sides of the bale while in the press and the fourth outside of it.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Parvin, William S. & Muse, Warwick J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Ventilating System.
Patent for a railroad car ventilating system that does require opening the windows.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Shanley, Michael H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing Mechanism
Patent for a casing mechanism for placing in oil wells to block water flow.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stewart, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a churn operating mechanism, which can be attached to a wall.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Wiley, Alvin Herbert; Lathem, Diah Walter & Lathem, Mariand Wiendfield
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chemical Fire-Engine.
Patent for a chemical fire engine that does not require refilling after the first charge is emptied.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Minnis, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Operating Mechanism
Patent for a brake operating mechanism for street cars that is easy to operate and behind a guard rail or cover.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Irwin, Walter W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Wax from Plants
Patent for "an apparatus for extracting wax from the candelilla plant and other species of plants of the class Myrica." (lines 9-12)
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Frank Thatcher, of El Paso, Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer.
Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer for building fences and baling hay.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Cornett, Mike Weldon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interchangeable Illuminated Sign.
Patent for Improvements in new illuminated signs.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stafford, Frederick. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat.
Patent for a detachable wagon seat.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Wood, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a valve, comprised of a valve seat and a moving part that is made in such a way as to minimize wear and tear. The seat, which attaches to the pump stem, supports the value stem, which is then covered by a thimble that supports a rubber disk. This rubber disk helps prevent liquid and sand from wearing against the valve stem.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Wintz, Thornton E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lemon-Squeezer.
Patent for a new lemon squeezer design for "table purposes" (line 15) and "to provide a sanitary lemon squeezer" (lines 19-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Carroll, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing.
Patent for a transmission gearing that prevents the gears from slipping loose.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Blevins, Samuel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree and Brush Cutter.
Patent for a motorized tree and brush cutter that is portable.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Andrews, Robert Lyle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that has its oil atomized by a steam generator.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Removing Ink from Paper.
Patent for a process of removing ink from paper that uses three chemical solutions that the paper is soaked in after an initial water bath to remove all the ink and produce paper pulp that can be recycled into new paper.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Bonser, John Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Compasses
Patent for a support for compasses used for railway coaches. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Ely, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a sliding gate that closes automatically when the opening and closing mechanism is released.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Otto, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case.
Patent for a show-case for cigars that can be opened at various points by levers.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Kainer, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shipping-Crate.
Patent for a shipping crate that stays together tightly and is easily disassembled for storage.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Muehr, Richard & Muehr, Rudolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow.
Patent for a harrow that cuts weeds at the root and pulls them out without breaking up the sod.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Halvé, Bruno
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame.
Patent for a quilting frame that can be lifted up and down to allow for easy storage.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Trantham, Lizzie
System:
The Portal to Texas History