Bag-Rack (open access)

Bag-Rack

Patent for a rotating bag rack for use in stores.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: James, Joseph E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cut-Off. (open access)

Cut-Off.

Patent for a cut-off for water pipes, which provides a new construction to control the flow of supply of water from a roof.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Pruden, John B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Lifting and Lowering Jack. (open access)

Pipe Lifting and Lowering Jack.

Patent for a pipe lifting and lowering jack that will hold pipes at various positions in wells.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Smith, Thomas Monroe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plunger. (open access)

Plunger.

Patent for a plunger for use in pumps and air compressors that fits tightly into the cylinders of the machine.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Ohmstede, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a saw filing machine that keeps the teeth of saws properly aligned, while they are being sharpened.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Haltom, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraper. (open access)

Scraper.

Patent for a scraper for floors and walls that attaches to a broom handle.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Pettit, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie Securing Device (open access)

Bale Tie Securing Device

Patent for device that will replace destroyed bale ties.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Todd, James T. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Washing Apparatus (open access)

Bottle Washing Apparatus

Patent for bottle washing machine.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: McDaniel, Joshua S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burglar Alarm (open access)

Burglar Alarm

Patent for alarm that is activated upon the closing of a circuit, which will occur when an intruding person enters through the window or door.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Hilley, Albert O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureting System for Internal Combustion Engines (open access)

Carbureting System for Internal Combustion Engines

Patent for improved carbureting system for combustion engines.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Hooser, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container. (open access)

Container.

Patent for new improved containers adapted for the shipment of eggs, including illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Hall, Cyrus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for Cultivator.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Harris, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Bath Apparatus (open access)

Electric Bath Apparatus

Patent for device that allows an electric bath to be taken despite varying degrees of current intensity.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Lowe, James D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene Tank Filler and Gage (open access)

Gasolene Tank Filler and Gage

Patent for a means of filling a gasoline tank for a motor vehicle with a sight gage for determining the level of gasoline placed in the tank.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Boyce, Leonora
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Compressing Baled Hay. (open access)

Machine For Compressing Baled Hay.

Patent for a machine for compressing baled hay to a "greater density" (line 16). Can also be used to compress loose hay or other similar materials.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Whitney, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid (open access)

Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid

Patent for method of making aluminum chlorid, where a form of hydrated alumina is combined with coking coal, and then exposed to heat and chlorin/chlorin containing gas.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo Chute (open access)

Silo Chute

Patent for discharging chute on a silo.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Frnaklin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Means for Oil Well Swivels (open access)

Valve Means for Oil Well Swivels

Patent for a valve that may be incorporated into the swivel of an oil well drill to aid in expediting the drilling process.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Lincoln, B. Hugh
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Tongue (open access)

Wagon Tongue

Patent for wagon tongue that is designed to relieve the draft animals of shock caused by the flapping of a tongue.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Pearcy, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for new and useful improvements for a pounder type of washing machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Patterson, Thomas A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for "locking the control pedals of a motor vehicle from movement in either direction, the said lock being arranged between the pedals and arranged to simultaneously engage and lock both" (lines 9-14).
Date: February 27, 1919
Creator: Cameron, Robert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History