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Acetylene-Gas Generator
Patent for an improved automatic acetylene-gas generator which allows the carbid vessel to recharge with carbid without permitting the escape of gas, and also to simplify the construction of the generator.
Date:
March 19, 1901
Creator:
Elkins, George L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for an improved acetylene-gas generator "which is kept in a relatively-cool condition by a surrounding bath of water and which generator is removable at will from the floatable bell of the tank. A further object is to prevent the waste carbid from dropping into the water of the expansible tank and to provide for the free discharge of gas from the generator [...] while [...] permitting the expeditious removal of said generator for the purpose of cleaning and recharging" (lines 13-24).
Date:
January 25, 1900
Creator:
Lindholm, Charlie M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
Patent for an animal trap, particularly desgned for rodents and birds, which is able to trap animals without having to be manually reset each time. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 19, 1909
Creator:
Barron, Nathan J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap
Patent for an animal trap primarily intended for capturing rodents. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Pierce, William Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treating Ankylosis of the Knee
Patent for an apparatus for treating knee ankylosis that is ready to use at a moments notice "without unnecessary or nervous shock to the invalid to apply the requisite heat, extension, and flexion to an afflicted part to render it supple and restore to its natural functions". (lines 11-15).
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Norwood, Robert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fuel
Patent for artificial fuel made from coal.
Date:
July 19, 1904
Creator:
Thomas, Adelaide M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Phonographs, &c.
Patent for an attachment for phonographs to be used to have records play on a loop. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 19, 1909
Creator:
Perrenot, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch
Patent for an automatic railway switch. Illustration included.
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Ditmars, Frederick R. S. & Hendrix, A. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Piano Pedal
Patent for an auxiliary piano pedal. This invention is an improvement to the construction of an auxiliary pedal and foot-rest for children. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Box for Vehicles
Patent for axle box for vehicles "in which after the axle and axle-boxes have been worm by use the lost motion can be taken up by interposing a tightening-washer and spring between the axle-box and nut, so the the axle-box of the wheel is restored to the same condition.(10-15)
Date:
May 19, 1903
Creator:
McFarland, Julian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back Spacing Attachment for Type Writing Machines
Patent for an attachment to provide type writing machines with back space. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1904
Creator:
Parker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Holder
Patent for bag holder " an improved cabinet for holding paper bags and the like articles; and the object is to construct a useful, inexpensive cabinet which will be light and compact and practical and in which bags may be placed and taken out when needed without mutilating the bags" (lines 7-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1901
Creator:
Thompson, King D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beehive
Patent for an artificial stone beehive. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 19, 1909
Creator:
Ward, Hugh T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bird-Trap.
Patent for improvements to a device used to trap birds, to keep them from damaging or consuming agricultural crops..
Date:
November 19, 1901
Creator:
James B. Barry.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blab or Muzzle for Weaning Calves or Colts, &c.
Patent for weaning young animals and or prevent cows or such from sucking or milking themselves.
Date:
April 19, 1900
Creator:
Seay, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blower for Forges
Patent for new and useful improvements in blowers for blacksmiths' forges with the intention of creating less waste and a better economical value.
Date:
June 19, 1902
Creator:
Roach, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure
Patent for building frame structures with interlocking timbers that allows for easy movement of the timbers to provide ventilation when needed.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Yoakum, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Caisson
Patent for a caisson. This invention is used to remove quicksand while sinking piers in rivers. Illustration included.
Date:
December 19, 1905
Creator:
Gilbert, Edward Nathen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Opener
Patent for can-opener which uses a fulcrum point that pierces the center of the can's lid and a circular blade to cut an opening around the circumference.
Date:
August 19, 1902
Creator:
Pierce, Jesse Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Couplings
Patent for equipment to improve car-coupling to allow "automatically couple the cars, which can be readily uncoupled with-out going between the cars" (line 14-16).
Date:
February 19, 1901
Creator:
Lyons, Robert N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbid-Feed Device for Acetylene-Gas Generators.
Patent for a carbide-feed device for Acetylene gas generators, which prevents moisture from getting into the carbide and causing it to stick to the walls of the feed tube.
Date:
October 19, 1909
Creator:
Weaver, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carpenter's Square.
Patent for a carpenter's square, which has a table of rafter cut measurements, a table of measurements in inches, and the standard carpenter's measure table.
Date:
October 19, 1909
Creator:
Bailey, Louis Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check Row Planter
Patent for check row planter. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1904
Creator:
Perkins, Albert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Power
Patent for "new and useful improvements for churn-power" (line 5), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
February 19, 1900
Creator:
Dickey, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History