Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for improving a tire by providing new form of tread-holding device and using a resilient metal band encircling the tire.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Casting Chilled Valve-Seats (open access)

Method of Casting Chilled Valve-Seats

Patent for making moldings of seats to be more consistent.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Boykin, Burwell, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn (open access)

Churn

Patent for a churn. Illustrations included.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Brown, Herbert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crate-Clamping Machine. (open access)

Crate-Clamping Machine.

Patent for "improvement in crate clamping machines" (line 10), holding end boards and partition of crates to enable crate assembly.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: C. T. Dickson; Dickson, C. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sectional Pneumatic Tire (open access)

Sectional Pneumatic Tire

Patent for a sectional pneumatic tire design.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Chandler, Chester C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reflector for Spirit-Levels. (open access)

Reflector for Spirit-Levels.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Reflectors for Spirit-Levels" (lines 5-6), including specifications and illustrations.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Colbath, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Carrier (open access)

Tire-Carrier

Patent for carrying an extra tire on an automobile along with a method for easy removal and placement of the tire.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Collins, Thomas Jefferson & Jordan, Royal Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Roost (open access)

Chicken-Roost

Patent for an improved chicken roost.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Conner, Joshua H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal Box (open access)

Journal Box

Patent for an improved journal box design intended to reduce the risk of oil leaking from a locomotive's axle.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Davis, L. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Cup. (open access)

Drinking-Cup.

Patent for a collapsible holder for paper drinking cups.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furniture (open access)

Furniture

Patent for easy assembly and disassembly of cabinet furniture.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Giordano, Anthony
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Mechanism. (open access)

Power-Transmitting Mechanism.

Patent for an improved power-transmitting mechanism for, "bicycles, motorcycles and similar vehicles whereby rotation is transmitted to the driven wheel without the use of chains, belts, gears or analogous elements commonly employed for this purpose" (lines 14-18). The invention will maximize driving power while minimizing energy expenditure (lines 19-24), employ a propelling mechanism, and reduce manufacturing and repair costs.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Grubb, Orin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle. (open access)

Puzzle.

Patent for a word puzzle made up of a thin board with a grid of letters in which palindromic words and phrases are spelled by following lines forward and backward across the board from any point on the edge of the board to another.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Henderson, Alfred Jasper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for a new and improved resilient wheels designed with a very simple, durable, and efficient construction to eliminate cushion or pneumatic tires to obtain desired resiliency and are intended to be used on trucks or other heavy vehicles.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Hughes, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery-Mud-Extracting Device. (open access)

Battery-Mud-Extracting Device.

Patent for improvement of Battery-Mud-Extracting Devices where the mud may be removed without disassembling the battery or displacing of the electrode plates.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Samuel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvester (open access)

Beet-Harvester

Patent for removal of beets from ground and transfer to carrying device.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Mathison, Andrew Alois.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Locking Device. (open access)

Switch-Locking Device.

Patent for improvements in switch locking devices. Design intends to increase efficiency and ease of operability, as well as providing "means for retaining the latch in inoperative position" when chosen (lines 23-25).
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: McCormick, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Operation for the Separation of Liquids. (open access)

Method of Operation for the Separation of Liquids.

Patent for method to separate liquid through a separation device connected with an electric circuit.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Well Torpedo. (open access)

Oil Well Torpedo.

Patent for "detonating explosives in oil wells" (nitroglycerin) (lines 10 - 13).
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Mosher, Lewis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for improvement on clothing pin by using a single wire.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Neal, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fountain-Brush. (open access)

Fountain-Brush.

Patent for a fountain brush which allows for the attachment of a wiping cloth, and featuring a spring handle.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Shanley, Michael Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Harrows (open access)

Attachment for Harrows

Patent for attachment of harrows that facilitate the use of harrows in pilling cotton stalks. This device allows the harrows to be in continuous motion creating efficiency in cotton pilling.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Taylor, David T. & Barker, Felix
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for improving baling presses by reconstructing the press to make it more efficient and simple. Also, this improvement allows the plunger to automatically return after the press stroke is finished.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: White, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Trough (open access)

Hog-Trough

Patent for a feeding trough for pig sties. Illustrations included.
Date: March 11, 1913
Creator: Wilkinson, Duke A. & Austin, Ben A.
System: The Portal to Texas History