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Windmill
Patent for a windmill that changes directions with the wind automatically and provides more power to the pump.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Romans, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loose-Leaf Binder.
Patent for a loose-leaf binder for medicine prescriptions, which is easier to open and close than previous ones.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Perkins, John Hardeman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for "an improved lock for sliding doors. It is furthermore designed to provide an improved seal-lock especially arranged for car-doors and constructed to be automatically locked by the closing of the door and to give the latter an initial start or opening when the lock is being released, so as to facilitate the opening of the door and prevent sticking thereof" (lines 9-17).
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Ozment, David Brewer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a keyless combination lock, including illustrations.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
System:
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Vehicle Hub
Patent for lightweight and sturdy metal wheel hub for wooden spokes, including illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Holland, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Compressing Device
Patent for a tube compressing device used for showers or baths, Illustrations included.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
McClellan, Clarence L.
System:
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Knockdown Tank
Patent for a sheet metal tank that is created in sections, able to be dismantled or "knocked down" in sections, and able to be transported in sections, including illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Harry, Hugh W. & Harry, Thomas C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller
Patent for a boat propeller that does not create a vacuum behind it and is more efficient than other propellers.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Blake, David H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spigot
Patent for a spigot that attaches to barrels and vats filled with liquids such as alcohol or acid that indicates the amount left in the barrel and can be locked closed.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Herblin, William Leonard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parachute and the Like
Patent for a parachute. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Compton, Bessie W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which keeps the nuts in place in the tracks.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Vuncannon, Thomas Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Union Garment
Patent for union garment underwear for children that can have outer clothes attached to suspenders on the undergarment.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Miller, Tom A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gun-Trap.
Patent for an animal trap, which has a pistol mounted inside it which fires when the bait is disturbed.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Klespies, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case
Patent for a show case for cigars that easily opens and closes.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Lobenstein, Mack L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self Locking Door For Cotton Presses
Patent for a self-locking door clamp for cotton presses, including illustrations.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Westbrook, John Alburt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Trap
Patent for a fish trap. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Calvert, Walter Riley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Filling Fountain-Pen and Locking Device Therefor.
Patent for a new self-filling fountain pen with a locking device, designed "to provide a fountain pen by which in use of a piston rod on the principle of a suction pump the pen can be easily, fully and securely filled and easily cleaned, and which being provided with detachable parts may be prepared readily when worn or broken" (lines 10-15), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Stevens, Thornton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Clamp.
Patent for a pipe clamp for drawing well casings out of wells that can be used on different size pipes and grips harder as resistance increases.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Benedict, George Spencer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher
Patent for a horse detacher for use on wagons that prevents accidental separation.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Backermann, Henry G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator.
Patent for a fumigator for spraying boll weevil insecticide on cotton, which generates the insecticide gas, sprays it while moving across the field, and keeps the gas in close proximity to the plants for a short time for thorough treatment.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Fuller, Menzo Reed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a cultivator, which has a movable beam for use as a straddle row cultivator that allows the draft animal to walk on either side of the rows of plants.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Nicholson, Matthew H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roundabout
Patent for a roundabout ride with an improved method of turning the seats and the seat holder.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Mayhew, Nathaniel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment
Patent for a cultivator attachment that keeps the cultivator beams properly separated.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Hoetzel, Ernest J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counting Attachment for Type-Writers
Patent for a counting attachment for type writers that provides signals when various word counts are reached.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Walker, Jack L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History