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Seed-Planter (open access)

Seed-Planter

Patent for a seed planter that has a revolving set of cups that are filled with seed and then planted as the seed planter crosses a field.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Adams, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Shock-Absorber.

Patent for an "improved shock absorber adapted to be attached to the springs of an automobile or other vehicle" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Alexander, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for an improved automobile headlight function that allows the light to be pointed directly at the road in front of the wheels to avoid the glare/reflection associated with straight-forward lighting.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Indicator. (open access)

Speed-Indicator.

Patent for a speed indicator to allow individuals not in an automobile to determine its speed, including illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slime Separator and Classifier. (open access)

Slime Separator and Classifier.

Patent for settler, separator, and classifier of different solid and liquid particles, includes illustrations.
Date: July 20, 1915
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch. (open access)

Switch.

Patent for a switch mechanism for use on railroads. The switch can be installed without cutting the railroad tracks. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Allen, Gus V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Starting Meachanism for Explosive Engines (open access)

Starting Meachanism for Explosive Engines

Patent for a mechanism for starting internal combustion engines, and particularly that form of starting devices in which a torsion spring is used.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Appleman, Boyd K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for cotton chopper attachment for wheeled cultivators that allowed the user to "cut or chop out portions of the cotton row so that the growth of the remaining cotton is facilitated."
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Arthur, George P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for an improvement in the function and use of a valve which gets rid of the wire usually used to raise tank valves. Getting rid of this wire allows for easier drainage.
Date: January 20, 1914
Creator: Axtell, Fred W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Socket and Switch for Electric Lights (open access)

Combined Socket and Switch for Electric Lights

Patent for a combined socket and switch for electric lights that allows different bulbs of a chandelier to be turned on separately.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Bailey, Douglas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Popcorn-Parcher. (open access)

Popcorn-Parcher.

Patent for a popcorn parcher that has adjustable beaters.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Baird, Willie D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Drying Briquets (open access)

Means for Drying Briquets

Patent for drying briquets. Briquets are placed on a track, which is then rotated by chains as it dries, before falling into a stack in a chamber. This allows for faster, more even drying of the briquets before use.
Date: July 20, 1917
Creator: Baker, Burke
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Step Mold (open access)

Concrete Step Mold

Patent for concrete that when used multiple times will produce a flight of stairs.
Date: March 20, 1917
Creator: Baldwin, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap. (open access)

Electric Fly-Trap.

Patent for improvement to fly traps. The improved fly trap electrocutes flies and other flying insects as they enter the trap. In the trap, there is a lamp that attracts flying insects.
Date: November 20, 1917
Creator: Bass, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Flour and Process of Making the Same. (open access)

Cotton-Seed Flour and Process of Making the Same.

Patent for cotton-seed flour and the process for producing it, including removal of the oils and hulls.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Baumgarten, Gustav Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Stay. (open access)

Fence-Stay.

Patent for fence stays which have "novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing the wires of a fence." The invention "will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture, and at the same time, is simple in construction and operation."
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Benson, Autha C. & Benson, A. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picking Device (open access)

Cotton Picking Device

Patent for removing cotton from the stem and placing into the machine. The machine will also remove further elements that are not part of the cotton, and then place the cotton into a basket.
Date: March 20, 1914
Creator: Beran, Rudolph F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Skein (open access)

Axle-Skein

Patent for an axle skein that holds the skein on the axle.
Date: December 20, 1910
Creator: Bevil, Andrew H. & Bevil, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extracting Metals from Ores (open access)

Extracting Metals from Ores

Patent for the extraction of metals from ores by developing an improvement to the cynid process.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Biesel, C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Continuous Vacuum Dehydrator. (open access)

Continuous Vacuum Dehydrator.

Patent for improvements in speed, cheapness, and more efficiency in continuous-vacuum dehydration and filtering for the purpose of extracting valuable ores with water including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Biesel, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle. (open access)

Puzzle.

Patent for a more complex wire puzzle that can be manufactured more cheaply and efficiently than others.
Date: June 20, 1916
Creator: Blalock, Justice Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint (open access)

Rail Joint

Patent for improvements in rail joints that use fish plates
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Bogard, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Safety-Razor and Hair-Trimmer. (open access)

Combination Safety-Razor and Hair-Trimmer.

Patent for a tool used for shaving or hair trimming. This device has a reversible plate carrying a guard and comb teeth. The plate being reversible to permit the guard to be used in connection with a blade for shaving and to permit the teeth to be used in connection with a blade for hair trimming.
Date: August 20, 1918
Creator: Brasier, William Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb Level (open access)

Plumb Level

Patent for a plumb level. Illustrations included.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History