Burglar-Alarm (open access)

Burglar-Alarm

Patent for a burglar alarm that can be attached to a car door. Illustrations included.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Halstead, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter (open access)

Carbureter

Patent for a carburetor to be used on internal combustion engines. Illustrations included.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Kingsbury, William P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller (open access)

Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller

Patent for a cotton oil mill seed huller. This invention is designed to prevent the breaking or drilling of knives by foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Kappler, John G. & Gaines, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shade and Current Bracket Support and Shade-Guide. (open access)

Combined Shade and Current Bracket Support and Shade-Guide.

Patent for a combined shade and curtain bracket support and shade guide, which makes shades roll up straight rather than catching on edges and tearing.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Hoxworth, Edwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chopping Machine (open access)

Chopping Machine

Patent for a chopping machine. Illustrations included.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Kilman, John J. & McCown, J. R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Electrostatic-Magnetic Separation (open access)

Apparatus for Electrostatic-Magnetic Separation

Patent for an electrostatic-magnetic separator for separating particles in a mass.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Craft Propeller (open access)

Air-Craft Propeller

Patent for an air craft propeller that reduces air resistance.
Date: October 8, 1912
Creator: Koiw, Julius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Switch Operating Mechanism (open access)

Automatic Railway-Switch Operating Mechanism

Patent for an automatic railway switch operating mechanism with improved levers and controls.
Date: August 8, 1911
Creator: Hoffmann, Laniel F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a baling press which uses less power to press hay the same tightness as current baling presses.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Smith, Ernest D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn, which can be cooled or warmed and which has an improved dasher.
Date: November 8, 1910
Creator: Jarnagin, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Use in Obtaining Petroleum Products (open access)

Apparatus for Use in Obtaining Petroleum Products

Patent for an apparatus for use in obtaining petroleum products. Illustrations included.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Frasch, Herman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn that is easy to use and efficient.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Huggins, Thompson A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Manufacturing Door Plates or Signs (open access)

Apparatus for Manufacturing Door Plates or Signs

Patent for a molding and printing device for forming hollow backed signs and name plates.
Date: March 8, 1910
Creator: Simmang, Charles Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt Elevator and Conveyer. (open access)

Belt Elevator and Conveyer.

Patent for bucket conveyers to maximize the frictional engagement between the transverse curvature of the inner surface of the belt and the periphery of the pulley.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Marston, Frederick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Wheel (open access)

Automobile Wheel

Patent for a type of wheel called a spring wheel, and will allow for simple and efficient means of producing a spoke, and eliminate the need for an inflated tire when attaching the spoke, including illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1913
Creator: Lewis, Alfred M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combustion Device (open access)

Combustion Device

Patent for a combustion device that allows for the control of fuel to one or two burners of the same fire box. This device is also built in an upright position to assist in supporting the burner members of the box. This device is built stronger and simpler than other devices of its kind.
Date: September 8, 1914
Creator: Halliburton, Orville G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bank Pass-Book. (open access)

Bank Pass-Book.

Patent for an improved Bank Pass-Book that shows the identification of the individual written on the inside and outside of the book.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Forming And Vulcanizing Rubberized Fabric And Rubber Tires. (open access)

Apparatus For Forming And Vulcanizing Rubberized Fabric And Rubber Tires.

Patent for an apparatus for "forming and vulcanizing rubberized fabric and rubber tires for use on vehicle and other wheels &c., &c.” (lines 13-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Dees, Mark A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tool Set. (open access)

Blacksmith's Tool Set.

Patent for blacksmith tool set including tool holder and tool handle, with illustrations
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Ligon, Arthur Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for an automobile headlight to be attached to the front of the vehicle, that automatically turns to the side whenever the vehicle changes its course so that the pathway directly ahead is lighted for increased safety in the automobile's course.
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: Old, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tile (open access)

Bale Tile

Patent for a bale tie for cotton bales.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie. (open access)

Bale-Tie.

Patent for a bale tie that can withstand strain on the side of the band. The text describes the different parts of the bale tie and how it differs from ones currently used.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Franz, Ezra A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Passenger Fare Registering Mechanism (open access)

Automatic Passenger Fare Registering Mechanism

Patent for an "automatic fare registering mechanism...adapted for use in connection with rapid transit cars or the like," (lines 10-13).
Date: September 8, 1914
Creator: Savage, Harry & Baker, Willard L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Carrier (open access)

Auto-Carrier

Patent for an auto-carrier that applied to the running board for carrying various luggage. A second aspect is to provide a device to support a wide array of objects and to withstand the weight giving its location along the running board.
Date: July 8, 1919
Creator: Evans, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History