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Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane that will maintain its balance in the air automatically
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
McManus, Augustus F. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Base-Ball Score-Card
Patent for a baseball score card that has spaces for putting the players name on the card from both teams on the same side.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Dealey, Walter A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Seal.
Patent for a car seal, made of a long, thin, and narrow metallic strip. When it is looped through two parts of the car body, the ends can be pinned together with sealing irons. This car seal cannot be tampered with without visible evidence showing.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Lawler, Claude B.; Bryan, William A. & Keller, John.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl.
Patent for an elbow-shaped chimney cowl that is simple yet durable, which may be attached to chimneys of various sizes. It It has a vane that enables the cowl to turn and send smoke in the direction the wind is blowing. It also has a screen to cover the opening, which will prevent large sparks or partially burned materials from exiting the chimney.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Powell, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cook-Stove.
Patent for a cook-stove, which has two ovens that can be used together or separately.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Turbeville, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Stalk Cutter.
Patent for a cotton stalk cutter that cuts two rows at a time.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Leatherwood, Roy A. & Leatherwood, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment for Carriages and Wagons.
Patent for a device that can be secured to a swingle-tree or vehicle axle to allow shafts to be secured or instantly released.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Darden, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Pressure Tire-Signal.
Patent for a device that attaches to the valve of an automobile tire and creates a warning noise if the tire pressure is too low. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Collins, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch.
Patent for a railway switch that has an oscillatory rail.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Hensley, Thomas L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Washer for Piano-Flanges.
Patent for a spring washer for piano flanges that prevents the flanges from becoming loose over time.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Mayor, Enoch Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Turbine for Locomotives.
Patent for a compact mechanism related to steam turbines, which has positive geared connections with the driving access of the locomotive, resulting in reduced friction. This increases efficiency of the driving action while reduced the expenditure of elastic fluid in order to run smoothly.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Dumas, Joel Benjaman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree-Trimmer.
Patent for a tree trimmer for use in pruning.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Strong, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Delivering and Hauling Seines
Patent for an apparatus for delivering and hauling seines that can be used in deeper water and is safer than the ordinary method of using seines.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Duffy, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale
Patent for improvements in automatic weightlifting scales. The modifications aim to facilitate the weighting of materials in bulk.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush-Cylinder for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for brush cylinders for cotton gins which when clamped have no need to be further secured or fastened.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction
Patent for a reinforced building construction material.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Harry, Owen K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer
Patent for a car replacer for train cars. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Roark, Trever Cardail
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cash-Fare-Slip Holder
Patent for a cash fare slip holder. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Thomsen, Herman E. & Rienhardt, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawer or Unit for Filing-Cabinets.
Patent for a drawer or unit for filing cabinets that is designed for filing cards to fit in.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Chedester, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine.
Patent for "a flying machine of the heavier-than-air or aeroplane type" (lines 10-11) that has a central opening. Around the central opening, the front and wings form obtuse dihedral angles, which keep the plane stable.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Herrmann, Ernst W. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Operating Mechanism
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Gate-Operating Mechanisms" (lines 4-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Wilson, Simeon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin.
Patent for improved cotton gins through the "construction and arrangement of the roll box and the ginning devices" (lines 11-12).
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Match-Box.
Patent for an improved match box that holds at such an angle to a supporting wall that the matches will slide down to the delivery end of the match safe. The invention also includes a receptacle for burned matches.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Deaton, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Explosive Oil-Container.
Patent for a protective screen of refractory filaments for "containers holding inflammable, explosive fluids such as naphtha, benzin, gasolene, etc." (lines 10-12)
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Ziller, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History