Attachment for Display Figures (open access)

Attachment for Display Figures

Patent for an attachment for display figures that fills out the sleeves of a garment.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Beyette, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling (open access)

Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling

Patent for a train pipe coupling which connects automatically and does not come loose when the train is going around curves.
Date: April 12, 1910
Creator: Blair, Oliver C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Body. (open access)

Automobile Body.

Patent for an automobile body that is designed for people who enjoy doing outdoor activities. Compares this design to the current design of what is called "touring cars."
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Saxon, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Frame (open access)

Bit-Frame

Patent for a bit frame for holding ceiling cleats in place so that screws can be driven at each end. Illustrations included.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Lagarde, Everette S. & Angenend, Peter A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Drill. (open access)

Boring-Drill.

Patent for detachable heads and plates for frusco-conical rollers that allow for space between drills, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Reed, Clarence Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Brake Mechanism (open access)

Centrifugal Brake Mechanism

Patent for a centrifugal break mechanism, primarily designed as an automatic brake device for elevators travelling at an abnormal speed.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Cobb, Albert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book. (open access)

Check-Book.

Patent for improvements to check-books for easier access to the check stubs.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Schwander, Peter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin (open access)

Clothes-Pin

Patent for new and useful improvement to clothes pins to automatically lock themselves against accidental disengagement from the clothes line.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Ingersoll, Charles J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine. (open access)

Coffee Roasting and Grinding Machine.

Patent for "a combined roasting and grinding machine" (lines 12-13) with a conveyor that moves the coffee from end to end.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Herndon, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coop. (open access)

Coop.

Patent for a coop to ship poultry and similar animals. Slidable slats and bars allow for food and water access.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Ferguson, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Renovator. (open access)

Cotton Cleaner and Renovator.

Patent for cotton cleaner and renovator, which can also be used for other fibrous materials. The machine is meant to clean and renovate second grade fiber to a degree that it may be rated as first grade on the market. Patent contains illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C. & Reynolds, Charles S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant. (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Renovating Plant.

Patent for getting knowledge on how to collect the cotton and make it usable.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: James C. Garner, of Dallas, Texas & Charles S. Reynolds, of Houston, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Opener and Cleaner. (open access)

Cotton Opener and Cleaner.

Patent for cleaning and renovating cotton and other fibrous materials that are found in the lint that falls from the gin in the regular ginning process.
Date: April 18, 1916
Creator: Garner, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Slicing Fish. (open access)

Device for Slicing Fish.

Patent for new and useful improvements to a device for slicing fish into smooth and even slices, including illustrations.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Allen, James Leonard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill (open access)

Drill

Patent for a new drill that is used for pipes in wells, including illustrations.
Date: April 1, 1913
Creator: O'Brien, Robert P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drilling Apparatus (open access)

Drilling Apparatus

Patent for a drilling apparatus able to simultaneously bore into objects and rearm itself.
Date: April 29, 1919
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Driving Gearing for Motor Vehicles (open access)

Driving Gearing for Motor Vehicles

Patent for a driving mechanism that allows all four wheels of a motor vehicle to be used for traction purposes.
Date: April 20, 1915
Creator: Twyford, Robert E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate (open access)

Farm-Gate

Patent for a farm gate that is easy to manufacture and assemble.
Date: April 13, 1915
Creator: Cardwell, Charles E. & Jenkins, R. E. Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flap-Valve (open access)

Flap-Valve

Patent for a flap valve for use in blowing engines that increases the life of the valve plates.
Date: April 2, 1912
Creator: Scott, Clarence N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit and Vegetable Washer (open access)

Fruit and Vegetable Washer

Patent for a fruit and vegetable washer that will also remove the skins on the fruits and vegetables.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Carpenter, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Polisher (open access)

Grain-Polisher

Patent for a grain polisher designed to remove foreign objects from rice and other similar grains. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Couch, Albert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guide Device For Ironing-Machines (open access)

Guide Device For Ironing-Machines

Patent for a device that guides Ironing Machines.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Terry, Mosley J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Clipper (open access)

Hair-Clipper

Patent for a hair-clipper designed for barbers' and household use, designed to be used without discomfort for the patient.
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Sammons, Loney H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Drying Brush (open access)

Hair-Drying Brush

Patent for a hair drying brush that has some heated teeth and some non-heated teeth for drying hair.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Taylor, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History