Automatic Sack Filling and Weighing Machine (open access)

Automatic Sack Filling and Weighing Machine

Patent for an automatic sack filling and weighing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Filtering and Heating Device (open access)

Combined Filtering and Heating Device

Patent for a combined filtering and heating device for water that is attached to a dentist chair.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Gambati, Olympio F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former (open access)

Bat-Former

Patent for a cotton bat former that produces a bat of uniform size and weight.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Ball, Samuel M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former (open access)

Bat-Former

Patent for a cotton bat former for use in cotton gins.
Date: March 28, 1911
Creator: Ball, Samuel M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing Mechanism (open access)

Casing Mechanism

Patent for a casing mechanism for placing in oil wells to block water flow.
Date: February 14, 1911
Creator: Stewart, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cash-Fare-Slip Holder (open access)

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
Combined Heater and Filter (open access)

Combined Heater and Filter

Patent for a combined heater and filter. This invention is used in a dentists office to regulate the water supply for at the dentists chair. Illustration included.
Date: February 21, 1911
Creator: Gambati, Olympio F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressed-Air Engine (open access)

Compressed-Air Engine

Patent for a compressed air engine. Illustrations included.
Date: September 5, 1911
Creator: Murray, Dick H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver (open access)

Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver

Patent for a combined board set and nail driver that allows nails to be driven into wall boards without scarring the wood.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Vaughan, Alonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Funnel. (open access)

Automatic Funnel.

Patent for a funnel which automatically seals when liquid in a receptacle reaches a certain level. The spout of the funnel also contains a stopper which can be lifted to permit liquid to pass into the receptacle at the desired time.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Evans, Jesse M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine (open access)

Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine

Patent for a pencil vending machine that is coin-operated, with illustrations.
Date: September 5, 1911
Creator: Mathes, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Pedestal (open access)

Locomotive-Pedestal

Patent for a locomotive pedestal. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: McCormick, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel. (open access)

Wheel.

Patent for light weight wheels for use in wheelbarrows and trucks, which are capable of handling large, heavy loads and lubricating its own hub bearings.
Date: September 26, 1911
Creator: Heibeck, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer (open access)

Well-Strainer

Patent for a well strainer made of sheet metal.
Date: August 29, 1911
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lumber-Calculator (open access)

Lumber-Calculator

Patent for a lumber calculator that has printed calculations for quickly determining the amount of board feet in a pile of lumber.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Stalcup, James F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Machine (open access)

Ironing-Machine

Patent for an ironing machine that has an adjustable ironing board.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Green, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck (open access)

Truck

Patent for a traction truck that minimizes jarring of the truck bed.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Haight, Washington Z.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a valve, comprised of a valve seat and a moving part that is made in such a way as to minimize wear and tear. The seat, which attaches to the pump stem, supports the value stem, which is then covered by a thimble that supports a rubber disk. This rubber disk helps prevent liquid and sand from wearing against the valve stem.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Wintz, Thornton E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending Machine (open access)

Vending Machine

Patent for improvements in vending machines.
Date: August 8, 1911
Creator: Linck, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel. (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel.

Patent for a hydraulic swivel used with wells including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.; Hall, Samuel N. & Layne, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oxygen-Generator (open access)

Oxygen-Generator

Patent for an oxygen generator that refills as it is emptied.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Bradley, Richard Clinton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug (open access)

Spark-Plug

Patent for a spark plug that has a cooling method for keeping the porcelain section from cracking and a better way of keeping it clean.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Harpst, Fred E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Armor. (open access)

Tire-Armor.

Patent for a new design "in armor or protectors for pneumatic tires" (line 13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Ramsay, Henry M.; McGary, Austin & Campbell, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Compasses (open access)

Support for Compasses

Patent for a support for compasses used for railway coaches. Illustrations included.
Date: November 14, 1911
Creator: Ely, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History