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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for a cotton gin. Illustrations included.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Lumpkin, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Ginning Machinery. (open access)

Cotton-Ginning Machinery.

Patent for cotton ginning machinery, which separates cotton faster and more cleanly and continuously feeds cotton into the saws.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Wilson, Ralph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Cleaner. (open access)

Gin-Saw Cleaner.

Patent for a gin saw cleaner for use in cotton gins, which cleans all the teeth of the saw at once.
Date: June 14, 1910
Creator: Roberts, George P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrically Operated Railway Crossing Gate (open access)

Electrically Operated Railway Crossing Gate

Patent for an electrically operated railway crossing gate. Illustration included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Hummel, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Post (open access)

Fence Post

Patent for fence posts. This invention is designed with metal fence fabric set in concrete. Illustration included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Hughs, Wallace B.
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
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