Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for an aeroplane with a propeller, which is "pivotally mounted and adjustable into different positions relative to the planes in order to produce either a rising movement or thereof or a driving movement in a horizontal or other plane" (lines 26-30).
Date: September 19, 1911
Creator: Andrae, Ernest H.; Andrae, E. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator (open access)

Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator. This invention uses ice for cooling and designed to provided greater cooling efficiency. Illustration included.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Baer, Sylvan Titche
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink-Well (open access)

Ink-Well

Patent for an air and dust proof ink well for pens. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Banning, Frederick D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oval-Beveling Machine (open access)

Oval-Beveling Machine

Patent for a machine used to bevel the edges of metal plates. Illustrations included.
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: Browne, Walter E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for a cotton harvester. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Byron, Hagar B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale (open access)

Automatic Weighing-Scale

Patent for improvements in automatic weightlifting scales. The modifications aim to facilitate the weighting of materials in bulk.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a hoe-supported cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Carter, James F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Time-Switch. (open access)

Time-Switch.

Patent for a timer for turning on and off electric lights.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Chappel, James Mack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Pipes (open access)

Attachment for Pipes

Patent for an attachment for pipes. Illustration included.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: Charles, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Processes of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil (open access)

Improvements in Processes of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil

Patent for a process to refine oil, specifically crude, cotton-seed oil, using caustic soda. Includes an explanation of how the process works.
Date: November 28, 1911
Creator: Chisholm, Jesse C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil. (open access)

Process of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil.

Patent for a process for refining crude Cottonseed oil that produces more soap byproduct than other methods.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Chisholm, Jesse C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment for Carriages and Wagons. (open access)

Draft Attachment for Carriages and Wagons.

Patent for a device that can be secured to a swingle-tree or vehicle axle to allow shafts to be secured or instantly released.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Darden, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hotel-Register. (open access)

Hotel-Register.

Patent for a hotel register cabinet for holding registry sheets with a revolving top.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Duncan, Selden
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lantern. (open access)

Lantern.

Patent for an improved lantern that allows for lighting and extinguishing flame, and refilling oil, without having to lift the glass chimney. Includes illustrations.
Date: October 3, 1911
Creator: Ebrite, Lewis C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
House Screen (open access)

House Screen

Patent for a house screen. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Faires, Elisha & Martin, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Water-Heater (open access)

Electric Water-Heater

Patent for an electric water heater. Illustrations included.
Date: September 12, 1911
Creator: Farrington, Charles O. & Hill, Hiram M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Railway-Tie and Rail-Clamp. (open access)

Combined Railway-Tie and Rail-Clamp.

Patent for a combined railway tie and rail clamp, which is made of metal rather than wood.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Finley, Jefferson L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window and Roof Jack (open access)

Window and Roof Jack

Patent for a window and roof jack. Illustration included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Fry, Toy B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Storage-Tank (open access)

Metal Storage-Tank

Patent for a multi-part/multi-section metal storage tank (also known as a knock-down tank). Parts are secured by a clamp.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Harry, Jefferson D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction (open access)

Building Construction

Patent for a reinforced building construction material.
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storage-Tank (open access)

Storage-Tank

Patent for a food storage tank with ventilation. Illustrations included.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wall Construction (open access)

Wall Construction

Patent for a wall construction with metallic column casings and reinforced rods. Illustrations included.
Date: August 1, 1911
Creator: Harry, Owen K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves (open access)

Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves

Patent for transmitting sound waves by magnetic induction and to "furnish an apparatus by which these different vibrations can be heard at the receiving end" (lines 20-22). Includes descriptions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Harvey, Fred Brown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Heater (open access)

Electric Heater

Patent for an electric heater that is insulated from foreign bodies or fluids. Illustrations included.
Date: February 28, 1911
Creator: Harvie, Arthur H. & Davis, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History