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Serving-Table.
Patent for "a table...which is specially adapted for use in serving cold drinks, light lunches and the like to customers seated in an automobile or other similar vehicle" and the table "is adjustable so that it may be accommodated to vehicles of different heights" (lines 11-15, 18-19). It also contains an illustration.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Boysen, August
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer
Patent for a well strainer with a plurality of little strainers over each intake pipe in a well.
Date:
July 27, 1909
Creator:
Brown, Arthur Melville & Hunter, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Butler, Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Funnel Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved funnel attachment for pouring. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the supporting frame, a shaft journaled in the frame, a crank for rotating the shaft and carried by the frame, and a screw-conveyer carried by the shaft and having the smaller blades and the larger blade arranged above the [smaller] blades, and bearing against the funnel above the conducting tube thereof when the device is adjusted in the funnel" (lines 52-60).
Date:
July 27, 1886
Creator:
Charlton, James & Lynch, Hubbard Calhoon
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for a new and improved oil burner design to provide simultaneously regulation of the fuel, steam, and water supply to the coil, including illustration.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Clayton, Oscar B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cooking Cotton-Seed Meal.
Patent for an apparatus for cooking cotton-seed meal meant to get the maximum amount of oil for the meal used and puts moisture into dry meal and evaporates excess moisture in meal. Meal is continuously supplied through the machine and water-bath. The steam does not burn or harm the meal.
Date:
August 27, 1895
Creator:
Dabney, Benjamin & Yopp, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Screen
Patent for a well screen that is durable.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for a small animal trap that prevents injury to the animal. When the animals step on the pedal inside the enclosure, a door is automatically dropped. The animal is trapped inside the enclosure.
Date:
June 27, 1922
Creator:
Dinkins, Earl T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Holder.
Patent for a necktie-holder "which may either be used in connection with a four-in-hand or bow tie." (lines 10-11) including illustrations. The holder has been adapted to maintain the tie in the proper position by having it be engageable with the collar button and secured within the tie. Another feature of the device is the adjustable frame which enables the holder to adapt to collars of different sizes.
Date:
November 27, 1917
Creator:
Duff, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for tools used for construction, plumbing, machinery, home renovations, and many more.
Date:
February 27, 1923
Creator:
Edwards, Charles R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Machine.
Patent for improvement on a bale forming machine that will operate easily, positively, and automatically. This invention described for forming and automatically securing wires around bales of hay and other like materials. It has a special object that is an improved form of clutch for connecting the wire twisters and needles and disconnecting them from a driving means. The clutch will permit the plunger in the bailing chamber to perform a predetermined number of strokes after the completion of the bale to be tied.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Freeman, Lawrence K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Spacing Attachment for Baling-Presses
Patent for a hay baling press attachment, which automatically spaces the wires and prevents them from becoming tangled between bales.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Grant, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Machine
Patent for an ironing machine that has an adjustable ironing board.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Green, James J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Container.
Patent for new improved containers adapted for the shipment of eggs, including illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Hall, Cyrus M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for a spark plug that has a cooling method for keeping the porcelain section from cracking and a better way of keeping it clean.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Harpst, Fred E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Roller Drill-Bit
Patent for an improvement upon a prior patent for a rolling drill cutter. The drill bit is designed with several rotating saw like structures which assist in the drilling process.
Date:
December 27, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill
Patent for a roller boring drill with a large load bearing area.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Press
Patent for a press that is related to "letter or book presses" and it has "a simple and comparatively inexpensive construction, and which shall at the same time be effective and strong and convenient for use" (p. 2).
Date:
August 27, 1889
Creator:
Kay, William V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Faucet.
Patent for improved faucet for dispensing soft drinks, designed to dispense a certain amount to ensure uniformity.
Date:
December 27, 1921
Creator:
Klein, George C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like.
Patent for forming concrete foundations and piers by placing metal tubes into the ground and enveloping them with gravel.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen.
Patent for improvements in the construction of well-screens in order to increase efficiency and prevent clogs using a "cheap and durable construction" (lines 11-12) that includes illustrations and a description.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon, E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Record for Live-Stock and Other Shipments.
Patent for a record for live stock and other shipments to create a centralized publication of the conditions of live stock shipments.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Lloyd, George Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line support
Patent for an adjustable support for clothes lines.
Date:
March 27, 1917
Creator:
Lott, Truman R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs
Patent for pipe tongs, adapted to securely grip and rotate pipe sections (or other round articles) of different sizes.
Date:
December 27, 1921
Creator:
Lowrey, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History