Check and the Like. (open access)

Check and the Like.

Patent for a bank check that lists the names and information of multiple banks so that the check can be drawn or charged in multiple banks (universal check).
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Moody, Jason B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Regulating Attachment. (open access)

Air-Regulating Attachment.

Patent for a new attachment in a carburetor that regulates air through suction and has a valve to release pressure from an engine, including illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Kimbler, Henry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring-Tool (open access)

Measuring-Tool

Patent for a measuring tool which uses a bevel and square to provide measurements (like a try-square). It also incorporates an adjustable blade and a protractor.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Greene, Saunders T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Device. (open access)

Surface-Treating Device.

Patent for surface treating devices that provides "a continuously moving surface treating member and support the same in such a manner that its application to the work may be adjusted to a minute degree and controlled by the operator while the device is in operation." (lines 11-16)
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Clarke, Alex A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Machine. (open access)

Surface-Treating Machine.

Patent for surface-treating machines in "an anular form and to dispose within the same a complete driving and operating unit, whereby the member is revolved, and to associate with said member and unit a support where by the surface-treating member is carried and may be applied to the work under full control of the operator." (lines 12-19)
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Clarke, Alex A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surgical Splint (open access)

Surgical Splint

Patent for a surgical splint, which is semi-rigid so that the instrument is rigid enough to maintain its shape and tension, but with a construction that includes softer materials like rubber so that it can be adjusted without causing pain or discomfort. Patent includes illustrations.
Date: December 14, 1920
Creator: Crawford, Lyter H. & Prante, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tandem-Roller Attachment. (open access)

Tandem-Roller Attachment.

Patent for improved, simply constructed, and high-efficiency tandem roller attachments with the purpose of, "preventing surface waving of roadways," (lines 18-19) including illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Brown, Frank O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle (open access)

Nozzle

Patent for improved head component to nozzles used for spraying liquid paint remover, steam, sand, and other such substances.
Date: December 14, 1920
Creator: Cleveland, David P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handle Attachment for Surface-Treating Machines. (open access)

Handle Attachment for Surface-Treating Machines.

Patent for surface treating machines handle attachments that can be easily attached and removed.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Clarke, Alex A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photography Exposure Meter (open access)

Photography Exposure Meter

Patent for a Photography Exposure Meter, whereby the correct exposures may be obtained in the taking of pictures irrespective of weather conditions and the period of the day.
Date: April 14, 1918
Creator: Cady, Silas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Separator (open access)

Cotton-Separator

Patent for a cotton gin designed to not need frequent cleaning.
Date: March 14, 1919
Creator: Williams, Melford L. & Kemper, Earskin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMATIC WEIGHING-SCALE. (open access)

AUTOMATIC WEIGHING-SCALE.

Patent for an improved automatic scale that can weigh large measurements of crops, including illustrations.
Date: June 14, 1914
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Raising Fluids from Artesian Wells (open access)

Method of Raising Fluids from Artesian Wells

Patent for a method of using compressed air to retrieve contents of bored wells.
Date: April 14, 1914
Creator: Brown, Frank O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastening for Eyeglass-Lenses. (open access)

Fastening for Eyeglass-Lenses.

Patent for an improved device for fastening eyeglass and spectacle lenses to an eyeglass frame.
Date: December 14, 1915
Creator: Thompson, Albert F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automobile Tail-Light and Illuminated Number. (open access)

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
Automatic Hay-Press (open access)

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
Buttonhole and Button Location Marking Machine. (open access)

Buttonhole and Button Location Marking Machine.

Patent for an improvement on machines that create buttonholes and mark buttonholes. Includes illustrations.
Date: October 14, 1902
Creator: Powell, William J.; Vaughn, William H. & Rose, Isaac E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Loose-Leaf Individual or General Bank-Ledger (open access)

Loose-Leaf Individual or General Bank-Ledger

Patent for improvements to loose-leaf individual or general bank-ledgers, mainly pertaining to the ledger's structure and ease of use through adding leaves or sheets without disrupting current leaves or sheets. Includes illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1905
Creator: Exline, Marcus P. & Bourke, Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence Clamp (open access)

Wire Fence Clamp

Patent for a wire fence clamp. Illustration included.
Date: June 15, 1903
Creator: Hollingsworth, Joseph C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interchangeable Illuminated Sign. (open access)

Interchangeable Illuminated Sign.

Patent for Improvements in new illuminated signs.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Stafford, Frederick. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy (open access)

Toy

Patent for a toy. The toy is in the shape of a windmill. Illustrations included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Exline, Bena Bird; Exline, Marcus P. & Exline, Albert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism For Cleaning Seed-Cotton (open access)

Mechanism For Cleaning Seed-Cotton

Patent for mechanism for cleaning seed cotton before cotton is distributed into gins, including illustrations.
Date: August 14, 1900
Creator: Graber, Henry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sounding Toy (open access)

Sounding Toy

Patent for a sounding toy. The toy is in the form of windmill whereby an object generates noise as the wheel spins. Illustration included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Valve (open access)

Pump Valve

Patent for a pump valve. Illustration included.
Date: March 14, 1905
Creator: Bassett, John Mott
System: The Portal to Texas History