Resource Type

Internal Combustion Engine (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine

Patent for a improved Internal Combustion Engine. The improvement is the construction of the ignition of the internal combustion engine where the fuel in the compression chamber is ignited explosion of a different fuel of a more highly explosive nature.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Simpson, Joseph Ryan.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for new and useful improvements in Harrows or cultivators that can be set to any height and any degree.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: McConal, Wiliam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Well-Drilling Machine (open access)

Rotary Well-Drilling Machine

Patent for a rotary well-drilling machine that makes use of an "independently rotatable section" to aid in the screwing and unscrewing of pipe sections.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Taylor, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivating-Hoe. (open access)

Cultivating-Hoe.

Patent for cultivating hoe in which operating segment is adapted to be multifaceted and prevent becoming dull.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Church, Ralph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bandage (open access)

Bandage

Patent for a bandage made of elastic material which includes a flap that can be fastened, or unfastened, and which acts as a holder for an absorbent material that can be replaced.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Kirwan, Leah M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal. (open access)

Automobile-Signal.

Patent for a visual indicator signal for motor vehicles.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Cobb, Albert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ditch-Filling Machine (open access)

Ditch-Filling Machine

Patent for a Ditch-Filling Machine, focusing on improved operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The upgraded machine boasts user-friendly features, making it easily operable, while simultaneously reducing production costs in comparison to its predecessor.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Witt, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charcoal-Burning Apparatus. (open access)

Charcoal-Burning Apparatus.

Patent for a durable, more efficient charcoal-burning device which yields higher quality product and in greater quantity than those existing at the time.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: McGee, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher (open access)

Wire-Stretcher

Patent for a lever to use for maintenance and repairs. The lever can be used to fix wired fences and has interchangeable features.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Frank, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Hanger. (open access)

Garment-Hanger.

Patent for a garment hanger "for the support of outer garments...and which will also embody a rack for shoes, the hanger being so constructed that it will occupy a minimum amount of space..." also "to support a considerable weight without any likelihood of sagging or breakage...that the greater the weight imposed thereon, the more firm will be the connection between these parts" (lines 11-15, 21-28). It also includes an illustration.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Fulford, Marcus F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Case (open access)

Printing-Case

Patent for a printing case which can hold a camera and other appliances for printing photographs. This printing case can also be compactly folded for easy carry and transportation.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Leo A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bagging-Cutter (open access)

Bagging-Cutter

Patent for a Bagging-Cutter in order to cut lengths of bagging in an efficient manner. An innovation this provides is in shaping the bags into a roll or rope-shape before being cut, which negates the use of a knife to cut a longer width. This improves ease of handling roles of bagging and requires a shorter fixed-place knife.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Lively, Louis P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game. (open access)

Game.

Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Four-Wheel Drive Mechanism (open access)

Four-Wheel Drive Mechanism

Patent for improvements toward four-wheel drive mechanisms. This includes adding a vertical and central drive to the front wheels so that they have the same speed rate as the back wheels.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Smith, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fountain-Pen Blotting Attachment. (open access)

Fountain-Pen Blotting Attachment.

Patent for an attachment for fountain pens that would hold a roll of blotting paper or other ink absorbing material on a revolving stem to be used to remove extra ink from paper after using the fountain pen. The attachment is contained in a cap that is attached to the end of the fountain pen.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Odom, Blaine W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Can-Opener (open access)

Can-Opener

Patent for a new and improved can opener. This design "consists of can-opener comprising a blade or cutter vertically adjustable to allow it to be forced into a can-head to be cut" (lines 34-36).
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Connett, Matthew F.
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
Back or Lining for Fireplaces. (open access)

Back or Lining for Fireplaces.

Patent for improvement linings of fireplaces including the cost for creation, the adaption to fireplaces of different sizes, the expansion and contraction of parts under the influence of heat.
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Dickson, John Albert
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
Advertising Device. (open access)

Advertising Device.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in advertising device, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Hefley, Jefferson D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compound For Treating Seeds. (open access)

Compound For Treating Seeds.

Patent for a new and useful composition of matter to be used for killing weevils in corn, beans, or peas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 9, 1898
Creator: Thiele, Gustav
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