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Metal Chair.
Patent for a cheap metal chair that can be disassembled and reassembled easily.
Date:
June 2, 1917
Creator:
Wendell, Peter P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dustless Trousers Cabinet.
Patent for improvement of construction of display cabinets in stores.
Date:
June 2, 1915
Creator:
O'neal, Simean
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Hopple
Patent for certain new improvements in animal hopples. This device prevents animals from rearing up in the front when it is worn. The device consists of several plates and a collar with a connecting chain.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Hentschel, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter
Patent for an engine starter "operated by compressed air and which may be brought into operative connection with the fly wheel of the engine to be started, whereby said fly wheel is rotated."
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Fruehbeck, Edgar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Mechanism For Printing Press
Patent for "an improved mechanism whereby the paper or other material is automatically fed to the press in web or continuous form and automatically cut off in the desired lengths as it passes from the feeding mechanism" (lines 23-26).
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Prescott, Sitwell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game Apparatus.
Patent for a new game apparatus that can be playing indoors or outdoors and made in both large and small sizes "in which the elements, of chance, skill, and endurance constitute important factors in the successful playing of said game." (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Schuler, Joseph & Overbeck, Harry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shade and Curtain Bracket.
Patent for shade and curtain brackets. This invention allows the brackets at opposites sides of the window frame to be easily adjusted to receiver shade rollers or curtain poles.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Reisner, Carl T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Caster.
Patent for spring casters. "The principal object of the invention is to construct a caster in such a manner that an adequate resilient support will be obtained for the bed without the use of a spring mattress of like device" (lines 9-13).
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Smith, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph-Transmitter.
Patent for an improvement to telegraph transmitters of the pendulum type in which signals are transmitted through use of a series of dots and dashes.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Moore, Leo I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive gun with a hook and rod mechanism that can be baited such that if an animal tries to remove the bait the gun discharges killing the animal.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed Killing Car.
Patent for a weed killing car that runs on a railroad track. It distributes herbicide along the line of the railroad track.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Ortan, Ingomar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for "a wrench in which the ratchet is inclosed, so that none of its parts will be exposed to the action of dust" (lines 16-18), provides ample lubrication, and ease of inspection. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 2, 1912
Creator:
Sherman, Lothrop C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Truck
Patent for car truck. "This invention relates to car trucks, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide an arrangement of equalizers which will reduce the lateral swinging motion of the car when passing around curves" (line 8-12). Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Haver, Edward H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Time-Indicator
Patent for a culinary time indicator. This invention is designed to be immersed in cooking liquid that rings a bell when said liquid reaches a desired heat level. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Wolfe, Samuel Section; Bradley, John & Bradley, Mary D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fertilizer Distributer
Patent for a fertilizer distributer. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Murry, Henry A. & Evans, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap
Patent for a fly trap. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Ramsey, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet
Patent for a kitchen cabinet. This invention is equipped with compartments and bins that distribute granular substances via cut-off valves. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Curtice, William H. & Rosser, Virgil O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loading Apparatus
Patent for a loading apparatus that uses flexing sections that open and closes. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Lipscomb, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a lock. This lock is designed for a coin fed lock that releases the key for the customer. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Johnson, Randall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock Nut
Patent for a lock nut. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Mathis, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Gathering Cotton Squares
Patent for a machine for gathering cotton squares. This invention is designed to gather boll weevil invested cotton and roll the cotton between rollers to kill eggs. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Bunting, Karl Saxton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medicating and Massaging Appliance
Patent for a medicating and massaging appliance. This invention is intended for use in application with the eyes, ears, etc. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Robison, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler
Patent for a milk cooler that may be used to keep milk or other food items chilled without the use of ice. Illustrations included
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Hay, Perrie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch
Patent for railway switch. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Reynolds, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History