Lubricating Device (open access)

Lubricating Device

Patent for lubricating device which is a dispenser for liquids or semi liquids to come out of.
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: Aycock, Nathaniel. M
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Tank-Gage. (open access)

Electrical Tank-Gage.

Patent for tank gages that use an electrical indicator to show fluid levels and waste that settles at the bottom of the tank.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Bartlett, Ernest C. & Allison, Joseph, E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel For Bicycles. (open access)

Wheel For Bicycles.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wheels for bicycles. This design is to "provide an improved tire for this purpose which is adapted to take the place of a pneumatic tire and to operate in a similar manner" (line 13 - 17).
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: Bowley, James Deamess
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Winding-Tool For Bale-Fastenings. (open access)

Winding-Tool For Bale-Fastenings.

Patent for a new and useful winding tool for bale fastenings.
Date: August 8, 1899
Creator: Campbell, Douglas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire - Protector (open access)

Tire - Protector

Patent for a new and useful improvements in tire-protectors. This design "has relation to armor for pneumatic tires" (line 8-9).
Date: February 8, 1898
Creator: Cross, Abraham
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Plastic Bodies (open access)

Mold for Plastic Bodies

Patent for a mold for forming plastic pieces with openings for wires to run through them.
Date: February 8, 1910
Creator: Crum, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilating-Fastener. (open access)

Ventilating-Fastener.

Patent for an improved tuft fastening device that provides ventilation through cushion tufts to make cushions cooler to the touch, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Davis, Don M. & Underwood, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen (open access)

Well-Screen

Patent for a durable well screen with a wide area.
Date: November 8, 1910
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen (open access)

Well-Screen

Patent for a well screen which allows water to flow through easily while stopping any other items from going through into the well.
Date: November 8, 1910
Creator: Decker, Harry R. & Houk, Russell W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device For Extracting Cores From Wells. (open access)

Device For Extracting Cores From Wells.

Patent for a device to obtain samples of the core formed by drilling tools at any depth and withdrawing the same to the surface during the process of drilling.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: Dodds, Redus D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adding Machine. (open access)

Adding Machine.

Patent for a new and improved adding machine using rotating discs.
Date: December 8, 1914
Creator: Druschke, Julius C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons (open access)

Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Patent for converting higher-boiling hydrocarbons into naphtha or gasolene with a suitable agent to a temperature not substantially above the end-boiling-point of naphtha.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Gray, George William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons (open access)

Method for Converting Higher-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons into Lower-Boiling Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Patent for novel processes of converting higher-boiling petroleum hydrocarbons of complex molecules into lower-boiling petroleum hydrocarbons of simpler molecules. This converts higher-boiling hydrocarbons into naphtha or gasoline.
Date: August 8, 1916
Creator: Gray, George William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boat. (open access)

Boat.

Patent for boat with improvements towards easy movements by using a propeller and rudder. The boat is designed with the user to use their feet to manually move the boat. The boat is designed for hunting or fishing while keeping the hands free.
Date: March 8, 1921
Creator: Greer, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perforator. (open access)

Perforator.

Patent for an improved perforator that attaches to a multigraph and perforates sheets of paper that pass through the multigraph so the sheets can be separated into parts, with illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Hahl, Harold D. & Lambert, James J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Valve Mechanism. (open access)

Rotary Valve Mechanism.

Patent for a rotary valve mechanism that regulates an internal combustion engine's intake of charge and release of exhaust.
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Harpst, Frederick E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screening Device for Oil-Wells. (open access)

Screening Device for Oil-Wells.

Patent for improvements in a screening device for oil wells that is specially made for wells constructed in places of strong gas pressure.
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Houston, Sidney H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horizontal-Drilling Machine. (open access)

Horizontal-Drilling Machine.

Patent for an easily adjustable and transportable machine that drills a horizontal hole in the ground to accompany a previous invention of the inventor, a method for the destruction of military fortifications. The machine's mechanisms are so housed to protect against exploding shells and includes illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring Drill (open access)

Boring Drill

Patent for a boring drill
Date: July 8, 1909
Creator: Hughes, Howard R. of Houston, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Explosion-Hatch for Oil-Tanks. (open access)

Explosion-Hatch for Oil-Tanks.

Patent for useful and new improvements in explosion hatches for oil tanks. This product specifically provides a hatch on the oil tank which will permit the escape of combustion gasses through the hatchway. It does so without damage to the hatch, case, or the tank. This provides additional safety and security for the operator.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Hull, Burton E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device. (open access)

Sample-Taking Device.

Patent for improvements in Sample-Taking Devices, specially for drilling oil wells with the purpose of taking samples, which can be easily removed from the well without with-drawing the bit or drill stem.
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Huston, Sidney H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for an improved pump for oil or water wells after completion. It is designed to remove sand and slush and keep it out of the valve cage and seat.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Kutschbach, August E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock-Guard. (open access)

Stock-Guard.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stock guards, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Lee, Jacob M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending Machine (open access)

Vending Machine

Patent for improvements in vending machines.
Date: August 8, 1911
Creator: Linck, George E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History