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Apparatus for Separating Cotton from its Seed
Patent for an apparatus for separating cotton from its seed that uses heat and air to separate the cotton.
Date:
February 21, 1911
Creator:
Myers, Absalom G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Flushing Mechanism.
Patent for a water closet flushing mechanism, which prevents the water from standing in the toilet bowl where it is liable to freeze in cold weather.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Parker, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Chilling and Whitening Lard Compounds
Patent for an apparatus for chilling and whitening lard compounds that produces stiffer lard.
Date:
August 27, 1912
Creator:
Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin.
Patent for improved cotton gins through the "construction and arrangement of the roll box and the ginning devices" (lines 11-12).
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle Fastening
Patent for buckles fastenings. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Chapman, Eleanor Moore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hay-Press
Patent for an automatic hay press that ties three sides of the bale while in the press and the fourth outside of it.
Date:
March 14, 1911
Creator:
Parvin, William S. & Muse, Warwick J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Time-Controlled Operating Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in automatic time-controlled operating mechanisms by using a combination of a spring-actuated rotary disk, a clock mechanism, and co-acting cams to automatically operating at predetermined times, electric switches and other devices, such as locking and unlocking doors of warehouses. Illustration is included.
Date:
January 18, 1910
Creator:
Chappel, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crank-Rod Bearing
Patent for a crank rod bearing designed to account for wear damage. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1912
Creator:
Stauffer, Floyd F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door.
Patent for a door for railroad boxcars, which locks tightly and does not swell.
Date:
September 13, 1910
Creator:
Ward, Frank & Hollingsworth, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Hook for Artificial Arms
Patent for an automatic hook for artificial arms that allows a pen or pencil to be held.
Date:
June 18, 1912
Creator:
Corley, Quentin D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush-Cylinder for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for brush cylinders for cotton gins which when clamped have no need to be further secured or fastened.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship
Patent for a dirigible airship for aerial navigation, "to provide the balloon or gas bag with aeroplanes which serve to steady the balloon during the flight of the ship, and to increase the lifting power of the balloon when the ship is under motion, the arrangement being such as to enable said aeroplanes to be converted into a parachute, should the balloon or gas bag become deflated" (lines 20-28).
Date:
January 17, 1911
Creator:
Keller, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale
Patent for a new and improved Automatic Weighing Scale. The improvements provide competely automated operation for weighing materials in bulk. The efficiency of device allows materials to be weighed without having to add or remove weights.
Date:
December 10, 1912
Creator:
Standefer, Henry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Piano
Patent for an automatic piano that can play longer and is more compact than previous models.
Date:
August 15, 1911
Creator:
Stauffer, Floyd F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catamenial Bandage.
Patent for a catamenial bandage, which fits itself to the wearer and does not show underneath clothing.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Argo, Ida M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Child's Plate or Dish
Patent for a child's plate or dish. It is designed to be secured to the shelf of the children's chair to prevent throwing. Illustration included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Matthews, Jennie C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Street-Calling Device
Patent for an automatic street calling device for streetcars which says the name of the upcoming street/stop and displays it in the street car.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
McGee, Richmond M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl.
Patent for an elbow-shaped chimney cowl that is simple yet durable, which may be attached to chimneys of various sizes. It It has a vane that enables the cowl to turn and send smoke in the direction the wind is blowing. It also has a screen to cover the opening, which will prevent large sparks or partially burned materials from exiting the chimney.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Powell, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Removing Sand or Other Fine Particles From Cotton or Other Material
Patent for a device to remove foreign particles during the processing of cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick Bennard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History