Apparatus for Separating Wax from Plants (open access)

Apparatus for Separating Wax from Plants

Patent for an apparatus for separating the wax from plants. Illustrations included.
Date: September 12, 1911
Creator: Hill, Conrad
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Wrench (open access)

Buggy-Wrench

Patent for improvements to the type of "buggy wrench" used for removing lug nuts.
Date: September 19, 1911
Creator: Winckler, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Refrigerator (open access)

Automobile Refrigerator

Patent for a refrigerator that can house lunches and bottles inside a compact, small space. Will safely store materials without fear of the items inside being damaged or jostled during the movement of the automobile.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Rilling, Charles G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet-Bed. (open access)

Cabinet-Bed.

Patent for improved cabinet bed construction features, which include allow access to mirror on either side.
Date: September 23, 1913
Creator: Giordano, Anthony
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bilge-Water Dishcharger (open access)

Bilge-Water Dishcharger

Patent for the importance of discharging bilge water from a boat.
Date: September 2, 1913
Creator: Langley, Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Passenger Fare Registering Mechanism (open access)

Automatic Passenger Fare Registering Mechanism

Patent for an "automatic fare registering mechanism...adapted for use in connection with rapid transit cars or the like," (lines 10-13).
Date: September 8, 1914
Creator: Savage, Harry & Baker, Willard L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pipe Coupling (open access)

Air Pipe Coupling

Patent for the air-pipe coupling. This invention relates to improvements in couplers for air other liquid pipes. The improvement is primarily designed for connecting the fluid pipes of an air brake system between the locomotive and coaches of railway trains.
Date: September 23, 1916
Creator: Bonelli, Liborio C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Skimmer or Cleaner (open access)

Boiler Skimmer or Cleaner

Patent for improvements for a boiler skimmer or cleaner with suitable valves to control the blowing off from scum, steam or water.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Hydrocarbon Burner (open access)

Liquid Hydrocarbon Burner

Patent for a liquid hydrocarbon burner used to vaporize liquid hydrocarbons (e.g., kerosene, crude oil) for use in heating and cooking.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: von Hohenstein, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tire. (open access)

Wheel-Tire.

Patent for improvement in automobile tires, resulting in more resilient tires that utilize internal spring coils that are encased in an elastic casing to protect against direct contact with the rubber tire.
Date: September 9, 1919
Creator: Dalwigk, Hermann
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transplanter (open access)

Transplanter

Patent for a transplanter to move a rooted cotton plant and the soil around it to a different location. Illustrations included.
Date: September 17, 1912
Creator: Matthews, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. This hydrocarbon burner would embody a unique assemblage of component parts, whereby the liquid fuel is properly strained and vaporized, then air is admixed the the gaseous fuel or vapor. The mixture of air and vapor is discharged in a unique manner to support the flames. The construction is comparatively simple, compact and inexpensive in construction as well as being efficient and practical in operation.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a burner that can use kerosene for fuel and avoid clogging with carbon and to provide heat better in every way (including being hotter) while being easier to clean.
Date: September 29, 1914
Creator: Stone, Melvin T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Cycle Frame (open access)

Motor-Cycle Frame

Patent for an improvement in motorcycle frames that enables the motor to hang in the frame so as not be injured from the jolting or jarring on a road.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: White, Edward Young
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sun-Hat (open access)

Sun-Hat

Patent for headgear especially adapted for use as a sun hat, in which it provides a sun hat 1) to create the crown and brim from a single sheet and fabric, 2) have self-adjusting means for different head shapes and sizes, 3) to be durable, desirable, and neat in appearance, and 4) to have a brim retained in position by a bracing wire which may be conveniently removed.
Date: September 3, 1919
Creator: Satterfield, Rosa P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for new and useful improvements to nut-locks. Created a simple and inexpensive nut that is easily applied and removed from a bolt using a pin locking mechanism.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Fitzpatrick, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener. (open access)

Hat-Fastener.

Patent for a device to securely fasten a hat to the head of a person. The device is hidden from sight when worn, may easily be removed, and engages both the use of the hair and the shape of the head in it's operation.
Date: September 16, 1913
Creator: Miller, Emma T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signal. (open access)

Signal.

Patent for an improved signal for a vehicle that is operable by the driver from their seat, to signal whether they are turning, going straight, backing up, or stopping, and can be attached to any vehicle, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 11, 1917
Creator: Chaffin, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for a resilient wheel that is not puncturable by objects in the road bed.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Mathieson, Marius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pedal Attachment for Pianos. (open access)

Pedal Attachment for Pianos.

Patent for a piano pedal attachment that will attach easily and keep mice and vermin from entering the piano opening. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Klappenbach, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for object that provides "a comparatively simple mechanism for multiplying the efficient power of a prime mover of any well known types" and "designed to conserve and utilize kinetic energy and apply momentum with the utmost economy in order to retain the result sought."
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for a power multiplying mechanism that maximizes the effect of utilized kinetic energy.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus for Making Cylindrical Cotton Bales. (open access)

Method and Apparatus for Making Cylindrical Cotton Bales.

Patent for a machine for packaging and baling a cylindrical cotton bale of uniform density without injuring the cotton fibers.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Taft, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Cleaning Apparatus (open access)

Dry-Cleaning Apparatus

Patent for a dry cleaning apparatus. Illustrations included.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: White, Edward Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History