Bolt-Holder. (open access)

Bolt-Holder.

Patent for improvements in bolt-holders by “providing a combined bolt-holder and screw-driver…. in which the hook or engaging member is quickly and conveniently adjustable to any angle to allow the tool to be employed in various positions to engage bolts set.” (Lines 15-22) Illustration is included.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Carter, Hiram C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Closure (open access)

Bottle-Closure

Patent for an improved bottle closure.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Parks, Leonard D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ore-Conveying Surface for Electrical Separators. (open access)

Ore-Conveying Surface for Electrical Separators.

Patent for “ore-conveying surface for electrical separators, and particularly to a structure adapted for use with static electricity.” (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle. (open access)

Bicycle.

Patent for "...a bicycle-frame so constructed that it is adapted to yield automatically...thereby doing away with the necessity of using pneumatic and puncturable tires..." (lines 10-11, 15-17) including illustrations.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Smith, George Washington
System: The Portal to Texas History
Antifriction Device For Sucker Rods Or The Like (open access)

Antifriction Device For Sucker Rods Or The Like

Patent for an antifriction-roller (part of a pumping mechanism) with a mounting that can be manufactured at a low cost, "quickly and readily applied to a rod at any point....and prevent it from bending...and, furthermore, interpose a minimum obstruction to the flow of the liquid in the casing" (lines 17-25)
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Black, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill (open access)

Windmill

Patent for a new windmill design with improvement to the "mechanism for transmitting the motion of the wheel shaft to the pump rods."
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Morrisson, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like (open access)

Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like

Patent for Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like. The Linings whether employed in Jail-Cells or other Similar Buildings , and the object thereof is to provide a structure made up of parts which may be placed within a room or enclosure and securely built therein without necessity of using patch-bolts or screws.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Youngblood, David F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interlocking-Bar Grating for Jails. (open access)

Interlocking-Bar Grating for Jails.

Patent for gratings used in jails. "In these structures as ordinarily made upright and horizontal bars are provided which are located at right angles to each other, these bars being necessarily secured together at their points of intersection to prevent their being spread apart" (lines 11-16).
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Youngblood, David Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for an improvement to combination-locks for doors, safe, and bureaus, "with readily-operated means for holding the combination-disks inactive and in position to permit a locking-bolt to be freely operated by a key when so desired, which means will also permit the combination to be set so that the bolt cannot be moved by a key until the disks of the combination have been brought to proper position." (lines 11-18)
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Dalton, Lewis & Cross, Dick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Lister (open access)

Sulky-Lister

Patent for an improved sulky-lister for planting listed corn, cotton, and other crops.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Engelmann, Gustav
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Stemming Machine (open access)

Tobacco-Stemming Machine

Patent for a machine for stemming tobacco.
Date: February 25, 1902
Creator: Bush, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girth (open access)

Girth

Patent for the improved securing or removal of a horse saddle, with illustrations.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Owens, Robert. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for "enabling a gate to be operated at a distance from either side of it by a person on horseback or in a vehicle" (lines 14-16), with details and illustrations.
Date: July 25, 1902
Creator: Millican, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hammock-Support. (open access)

Hammock-Support.

Patent for hammock support which is securely fastened and can be readily removed.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Youngblood, David Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree-Clip. (open access)

Whiffletree-Clip.

A patent for a whiffletree hook and accompanying attachments meant to replace lap-links in harnesses. Illustrations and material recommendations included.
Date: February 25, 1902
Creator: Curry, Jasper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scaffold-Bracket (open access)

Scaffold-Bracket

Patent for a scaffold-bracket.
Date: February 25, 1902
Creator: Arnold, William E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nursing-Bottle (open access)

Nursing-Bottle

Patent for nursing bottle with a removable side wall so the it can be easily cleaned.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Anderson, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Percolator. (open access)

Percolator.

Patent for a percolating tea- or coffeepot that segregates the tea or coffee within the body of the pot so that the material doesn't float freely in the liquid.
Date: February 25, 1902
Creator: Seney, Joshua C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Magnetically and Statically Treating Ores (open access)

Process of Magnetically and Statically Treating Ores

Patent for "a process for magnetically and statically treating ore to separate the valuable metal therefrom during its passage through a single machine" (lines 11-14). In particular, the treatment helps to remove magnetic particles that have sharp corners or points that may interfere with other processes.
Date: October 5, 1901
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for "a self-locking rail-joint of novel construction and which will preclude the use of bolts or analogous fastenings, the weight of the rails and their securement to the ties being sufficient to hold the parts of the clamp close against opposite sides of the rail ends." (lines 12-17), including illustrations.
Date: February 25, 1902
Creator: Stephens, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opera-Chair. (open access)

Opera-Chair.

Patent for opera chairs that can be used in audience halls. It is mentioned as seats that are rotatable with foldable arms providing enough space for the exit.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Wilkinson, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Gas-Lighter (open access)

Electric Gas-Lighter

Patent for a gas lighter that is designed to be durable and reliable, with an improved method of controlling the supply of gas to the burner.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Ruebel, C. A. Ernst
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dry Ore-Concentrator. (open access)

Dry Ore-Concentrator.

Patent for a dry ore concentrator with illustrations included.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History