Resilient Wheel. (open access)

Resilient Wheel.

Patent for improvements in the structure of wheels.
Date: June 23, 1916
Creator: Avery, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Hitch Mechanism (open access)

Plow-Hitch Mechanism

Patent for a plow hitch mechanism created by J. Butler and assigned by Parlin & Orendorff Company of Canton, Illinois with accompanying illustrations.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Butler, John H
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elbow-Joint for Artificial Arms (open access)

Elbow-Joint for Artificial Arms

Patent for an elbow joint for artificial arms that can be manipulated by the wearer into any desired position.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Corley, Quentin D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pass-Book (open access)

Pass-Book

Patent for improvements on pass book design, so that the owner's name can be included on the cover of the book, and so that the name can not be easily removed.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Cushion Valve. (open access)

Steam-Cushion Valve.

Patent for "a new and useful steam cushion valve, and its object is to provide a steam cushion valve that will sever to automatically retard the exhaust from a cylinder as the piston approaches one of the cylinder heads." (lines 9-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Set (open access)

Staple-Set

Patent for a staple set for building and fixing wire fences. Illustrations included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Highsmith, Aubrey O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrogenating Oils, Fats, and Fatty Acids, &c. (open access)

Hydrogenating Oils, Fats, and Fatty Acids, &c.

Patent for improvements made to a hydrogenator of saturated oils, including illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Burning Unburnt Gas Products. (open access)

Apparatus for Burning Unburnt Gas Products.

Patent for a new "method for burning all of the products usually known as "waste products" and to eliminate the fumes and poisonous vapors." (lines 27-30) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Jansen, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tail-Light for Automobiles. (open access)

Tail-Light for Automobiles.

Patent for a lamp for automobiles, which combines a lantern (with colored lens) with a number plate holder (which includes sections that can be inserted and removed). The lamp is positioned to show and illuminate the number plate.
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Lindsey, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Computing Device (open access)

Automatic Computing Device

Patent for an automatic computing device that can calculate the price of goods and be used to take inventory of stock.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Miracle, Meredith W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Sound-Record Tablets. (open access)

Holder for Sound-Record Tablets.

Patent for a holder for square sound record tablets that are 10 or 12 inches.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Moses, Jacob Bernhard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Filler and Packer for Baling Aparatus (open access)

Combined Filler and Packer for Baling Aparatus

Patent for improvements in apparatus to combined filler and packer for association with cotton press or baling and operations to receive lint cotton.
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Radiator Supporting Frame (open access)

Radiator Supporting Frame

Patent for support structure for car radiators.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Neveu, Frank A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pot-Cover. (open access)

Pot-Cover.

Patent for a pot cover with an expansible and contractible cover adapted to be assembled with a utensil of any desired sort. The pot cover provides movable parts (detachable handles) and a locking device for connecting and securing the movable parts of the pot cover.
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Nye, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Loop (open access)

Harness-Loop

Patent for a harness loop for connecting the bands and trace of a harness. Illustrations included.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Padgitt, Jesse D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoemaker's Gimlet. (open access)

Shoemaker's Gimlet.

Patent for a shoemaker's gimlet that bores holes in wooden heels for women's shoes, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Paternostro, Luca
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerosene-Burner. (open access)

Kerosene-Burner.

Patent for kerosene fueled burner for use with cooking or heating, includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Patton, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump or Motor (open access)

Pump or Motor

Patent for "certain improvements in that type of mechanism adapted for use in propelling or compressing fluids or in deriving power from the energy of a moving of expanding fluid...a type of device adapted for use as a pump a motor, a compressor or an engine..." (lines 8-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Reaugh, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Progressive Electrostatic Separation of Comminuted Materials (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Progressive Electrostatic Separation of Comminuted Materials

Patent for a process of electro-static separation which is the improvement and consists in establishing three different types of electro-static fields upon a single conveying or electrical surface, shifting these fields across the line of normal movement.
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separating-Table and Process of Separation. (open access)

Separating-Table and Process of Separation.

Patent for a separation table to separate and collect particles by size and mass. Used to remove impurities.
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing for Player-Pianos. (open access)

Casing for Player-Pianos.

Patent for "new and useful improvements" (lines 9-10) to the casing for player pianos. Improvements include simplifying numerous operations of the piano to be accomplished by one mechanism. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Terry, Charles R. & Money, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traffic-Signal. (open access)

Traffic-Signal.

Patent for a traffic signal that provides a way for automobiles to notify other vehicles that the operator is about to make a turn or bring his vehicle a stop, with illustrations.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Tillery, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Bed-Rack. (open access)

Automobile Bed-Rack.

Patent for a bed rack (bed roll) located at the rear of a car so that once the car cushions have been placed to form a mattress, the bed roll can be unwound to stretch and cover the cushions providing bedding and covering.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Turner, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storage-Rack. (open access)

Storage-Rack.

Patent for a mounted storage rack for automobiles that can be folded onto the running board. The rack may be shortened or lengthened for running boards of different lengths, or to provide a storage space of a given length.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Turner, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History