Collection
States
37 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
37
next
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
Back-Brace
Patent for improvement on back braces, specifically to improve the performances of people who repeatedly stoop for their jobs. The back brace aims to relieve the stress on back muscles.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Thornton, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale-tie buckle.
Date:
November 6, 1911
Creator:
Armstrong, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scissors or Shears.
Patent for scissors or shears which open automatically due to a central, coiled spring.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Allison, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Wire Mat.
Patent for a flexible wire mat that is portable, loosely woven to shake out dirt and mud, and which prevents the edges form curling up to trip people.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Shelton, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condenser for Cotton-Gins
Patent for a condenser for cleaning cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 21, 1911
Creator:
Riemenschneider, Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cigar-Box Clip.
Patent for an inexpensive improvement to cigar box clips or clamps, that will make it easier for the box to be left open at a tilted angle, for the purpose of displaying the cigars or other objects inside.
Date:
November 21, 1911
Creator:
Holder, Andrew Thomas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Motor
Patent for a spring motor intended to operate churns. It has a quality which allows it to be stopped or interrupted during its operation.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Murdock, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Sharpening Cutlery.
Patent for machine for sharpening cutlery that clamps object to be sharpened in a moveable carrier in position to be reciprocated between abrading members.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Hunter, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Cream Freezer.
Patent for an improvement on ice cream freezer design in which casing an cream receptacles are mounted within the freezer unit. Special features include to agitate the cream receptacles as well as a mechanism keeping the freezing brine in constant circulation, resulting in an consistency in the quality and texture of the ice cream throughout.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Hedges, Harry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer.
Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer for building fences and baling hay.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Cornett, Mike Weldon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor.
Patent for a water motor that is operated by the current.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Gonzalez, José
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for "an improved insect destroyer" ... "embodying a fuel supply and a burner for the purpose of destroying insects brushed from plants beside which the device is traveling" (lines 9, 11-14) including illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Garner, William W. & Rush, Owen T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Improvements in Processes of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil
Patent for a process to refine oil, specifically crude, cotton-seed oil, using caustic soda. Includes an explanation of how the process works.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Chisholm, Jesse C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a trap for catching animals alive.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Jones, Rufus A. & Grant, Wilburn C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk-cutter that employs rotating breaking members to uproot the stalk and cut it rather than simply cutting the stalk and leaving the roots underground.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Buchanan, Amos. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire.
Patent for a cushioned tire which may be attached without special tools to an automobile wheel when the regular is flat or damaged. It can fold up for easy storage, and then attach to the wheel rim using hinges, rods, and sockets.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Price, James Bain
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Removing Ink from Paper.
Patent for a process of removing ink from paper that uses three chemical solutions that the paper is soaked in after an initial water bath to remove all the ink and produce paper pulp that can be recycled into new paper.
Date:
November 14, 1911
Creator:
Bonser, John Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parachute.
Patent for a type of parachute that may be used for a balloon, air ship, or a window of a building as a method of fire escape. The design is such that the parachute may be stored in a compact, unobtrusive way while not in use. This is made possible by mounting multiple parachutes, one above the other, in varied diameter.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Mayes, Aceph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Smoothing-Iron.
Patent for a redesigned smoothing iron. This includes the design of a hollow transparent body with heating elements. The elements are made of replaceable lights which heat the body as well as lighting up so that the unit may be used in a dimly lit room.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Thomas, Theodore G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Equilibrium-Retaining Device for Flying-Machines.
Patent related to automatic means for maintaining equilibrium while operating heavier-than-air flying machines through the use of valves.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Macmanus, Augustus Frederick Watson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Envelop.
Patent for an adjustable envelop design for storing documents and articles. This is a design with flaps within the inner fold that are made to secure and protect the document. Straps that extend from the outer edge secure the outer flap over the contents as well as the inner protective flaps.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Low, Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History