Bit-Frame (open access)

Bit-Frame

Patent for a bit frame for holding ceiling cleats in place so that screws can be driven at each end. Illustrations included.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Lagarde, Everette S. & Angenend, Peter A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Ventilated Crate (open access)

Collapsible Ventilated Crate

Patent for a collapsible vented crate for that does not require special machinery to build.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Williams, Lewie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Tool (open access)

Boring-Tool

Patent for a boring tool that has both a bit and a reamer.
Date: October 1, 1912
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Display Figures (open access)

Attachment for Display Figures

Patent for an attachment for display figures that fills out the sleeves of a garment.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Beyette, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cistern-Guard. (open access)

Cistern-Guard.

Patent for a device that guards the water cistern against impure water which drains from the roof of a building to which the cistern appertains.
Date: March 26, 1912
Creator: Johnson, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker. (open access)

Cotton Picker.

Patent for an improved cotton picker and cleaner that is cylindrical in design, with a drum that contains rows of spikes or teeth and which rotates by a connecting shaft that can be connected to a motor. Includes illustrations.
Date: August 13, 1912
Creator: Ball, William D. & Bradburn, Justin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Shade-Support (open access)

Adjustable Shade-Support

Patent for an adjustable window shade support.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Dixon, Raymond E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lure-Conveyer (open access)

Lure-Conveyer

Patent for a conveying lure used in dog races. Illustrations included.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Smith, Owen P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board. (open access)

Ironing-Board.

Patent for an ironing board for the particular use of ironing sleeves of garments and other small articles, and can be readily attached detached from a table, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Bread-Pans (open access)

Improvements in Bread-Pans

Patent for a bread pan with attached lid that slices bread as it bakes. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: January 30, 1912
Creator: Jefferson, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner with an improved fuel passageway.
Date: February 13, 1912
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for a pump. This invention is designed to improvement pumps, by addition of a dish-like deflector within the water box that forces water down into the well preventing leakage around the pump head.
Date: November 11, 1912
Creator: Dubuque, Arthur A. & Voight, Phillip H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Candy Depositor (open access)

Nut and Candy Depositor

Patent for a nut and candy depositor for sending the nuts and candy into a dipping machine.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Brunka, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Cement or Concrete Ties (open access)

Mold for Cement or Concrete Ties

Patent for a mold for cement or concrete railroad ties. Illustrations included.
Date: August 27, 1912
Creator: Percival, Herbert Elmer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cooling Device (open access)

Pneumatic Cooling Device

Patent for a pneumatic cooling device for linotype machines that keeps the molds cool.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Sundstrom, Herman T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Wheel (open access)

Trolley-Wheel

Patent for a trolley wheel and a mechanism for keeping the wheel on the trolley wire. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1912
Creator: Schultze, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hole-Straightener (open access)

Hole-Straightener

Patent for a hole straightener for use in drilling oil wells.
Date: December 3, 1912
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pouncing Machine (open access)

Hat-Pouncing Machine

Patent for a hat pouncing machine for removing naps from hat rims.
Date: September 10, 1912
Creator: Kilpper, Rudolph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for a hay-press that automatically compresses hay into bales that is cost effective and easy to operate, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 20, 1912
Creator: Tanner, Frank W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case (open access)

Show-Case

Patent for a show case for cigars that easily opens and closes.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Lobenstein, Mack L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sampling Device for Artesian Wells (open access)

Sampling Device for Artesian Wells

Patent for a sampling device for artesian wells to detect when oil has been reached.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Bettis, William I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel. (open access)

Spring-Wheel.

Patent for an improvement in spring wheels in which "a maximum of resiliency or shock absorbing power is obtained, with the employment of comparatively few elements" (lines 11-14). The spring wheel has multiple spokes that are telescoping sections of coil spring, held in a distended position to eliminate lateral strains upon the wheel.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Kilgore, Starling
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roll for Cotton-Gins and Machines for Burring Wool (open access)

Roll for Cotton-Gins and Machines for Burring Wool

Patent for a roll for cotton gins or wool burring machines made of rubber and coconut husks that pulls the cotton seeds or burrs out.
Date: October 1, 1912
Creator: Huckaby, Grabel E. U.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Clutch (open access)

Fluid-Clutch

Patent for a fluid clutch for engines. Illustrations included.
Date: July 16, 1912
Creator: Carpenter, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History