Spark Plug Protector. (open access)

Spark Plug Protector.

Patent for a spark plug protector that will shield the spark plug from moisture.
Date: March 28, 1922
Creator: Sharp, Morrison M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Tramper (open access)

Cotton-Tramper

Patent for a more efficient cotton tramper that will distribute the strain of cotton equally.
Date: March 6, 1920
Creator: Whitt, Joseph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor-Coupling (open access)

Tractor-Coupling

Patent for tractor coupling. The object of the invention is to provide a coupling for tractor and plow. When a plow hits an obstruction, the coupling will automatically disengage tractor and plow without breaking any parts.
Date: December 21, 1920
Creator: Hart, Lawrence H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of making tire-fillers (open access)

Process of making tire-fillers

Patent for the process of making tire fillers that relates to the fillers for tire casings and the process of producing the same.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Aycock, Edward F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Extension Covered Wagon-Bed (open access)

Knockdown Extension Covered Wagon-Bed

Patent for a knock-down wagon bed, particularly to be extensible for cotton hauling.
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Joly, Charles J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gin Compress (open access)

Gin Compress

Patent for improvements upon the cotton gin-compress which includes driven screws with gearing to make the compress "more effective than that heretofore employed"(lines 10-11) machinery.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Dunlap, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shovel-Fastening for Cultivators (open access)

Shovel-Fastening for Cultivators

Patent for new and useful improvements in shovel-fastenings for cultivators. Improvements include incorporating a spring latch in the cultivator foot so that no time is lost and no tools would be needed in replacing cultivator shovels.
Date: December 18, 1917
Creator: Kirkpatrick, James M. & Tirey, Grover C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Street-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a street-cleaning machine that brushes the dirt into small piles and sucks the dirt piles into bags or receptacles for easy disposal.
Date: January 14, 1919
Creator: Atkinson, Wiley F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing. (open access)

Railroad-Crossing.

Patent for improvements in Railroad-crossings. Noiseless and a more durable crossing, allowing for a more maintainable foundation and less repairing compared to other crossings that vibrate and cause severe shock and damage to the foundation.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: O'Connor, Thomas J. & Culbertson, Warren W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for Nut-Lock. The invention is to enable locking a nut upon a bolt, to keep from coming undone due to vibration.
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Morris, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Tying Form. (open access)

Necktie-Tying Form.

Patent for improvements in necktie tying forms. The device is place on the necktie as a form to be tied around and to provide a flat smooth support for the folds of the knot. The purposes of this invention is to avoid the wrinkling and loosening lining that can occur when a necktie is repeatably tied. Additionally its purpose is to improve the lifespan of the necktie.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Wofford, Bushrod W. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevating-Truck. (open access)

Elevating-Truck.

Patent for new improvements for a portable elevating truck, used for handling and storing heavy material to stack on each other. (referred to as "decking") using an endless chain on an incline.
Date: November 11, 1919
Creator: Anderson, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevating Truck. (open access)

Elevating Truck.

Patent for elevating truck equipped with a conveyor belt powered by an electric motor. The device is "easily moved about and placed in position by one or two men" (lines 29–30), but powerful enough to lift bales of cotton (or other objects) weighing up to 600 pounds, includes illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Anderson, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-seed-separating machine (open access)

Cotton-seed-separating machine

Patent for a cotton-seed-separating machine for separating cotton seeds from the bolls.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Jones, Joel W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper Attachment for Cultivators. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper Attachment for Cultivators.

Patent for improvements in cotton chopping attachments for cultivators that is relatively inexpensive that is highly useful in chopping and plowing cotton plan.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: Martin, William A. & Roebuck, Mathew P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040 (open access)

I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040

None
Date: October 2016
Creator: Texas. Transportation Planning and Programming Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History