Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber from Seeds (open access)

Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber from Seeds

Patent for an adaptation to machines that will "remove fibers from their attachments, such as gins, cotton seed linters, wool-burring machines, and the like" (lines 10-12).
Date: August 9, 1919
Creator: Vardell, Arthur A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mattress-Display Rack (open access)

Mattress-Display Rack

Patent for a mattress rack that will allow mattresses to be displayed in a titled position for display and advertising purposes including illustrations.
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Fisher, Alfred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Pump for Internal Combustion Engines (open access)

Automatic Pump for Internal Combustion Engines

Patent for an automatic pump for internal combustion engines. Illustration included.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Smith, Robert W. J.; Anderson, John C. & Rowe, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rake and Harrow. (open access)

Combined Rake and Harrow.

Patent for a combined rake and harrow.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Ross, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun. (open access)

Trap-Gun.

Patent for a trap gun, which can be mounted on a post or in the ground.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Lindsey, William Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Station-Indicator (open access)

Station-Indicator

Patent for a station indicator for showing the names of street or stations on a web.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Hathhorne, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Cooker. (open access)

Steam-Cooker.

Patent for an improved version of the inventor's previous steam cooker.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Daniels, Laura Eugenia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector and Antiskidding Device. (open access)

Tire-Protector and Antiskidding Device.

Patent for a tire protector and anti-skidding device, which is made up of a flexible metal cover to prevent punctures and reduce wear on the tires, as well as reduce skidding.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Bell, Charles D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Track Raising, Lowering, and Ballasting Machine. (open access)

Track Raising, Lowering, and Ballasting Machine.

Patent for a track raising, lowering, and ballasting machine for use in building railroads.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Sparks, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Table Duplicating-Tablet Holder. (open access)

Table Duplicating-Tablet Holder.

Patent for a table duplicating-tablet holder for making carbon copies of papers that attaches to a telephone desk.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Talley, Robert Wilson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Valve. (open access)

Engine-Valve.

Patent for an engine valve for air brake systems on trains, which governs the pressure of air released and keeps it steady.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Dillander, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Dipping Lumber. (open access)

Device for Dipping Lumber.

Patent for a device for dipping lumber in a "soda" bath for preventing mildewing that allows the operator of the sawmill to determine which logs go through the bath.
Date: August 9, 1910
Creator: Baten, William Lucian
System: The Portal to Texas History