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Stalk-Chopper Attachment.
Patent for rotating stalk-chopper attachment, including illustrations.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Nix, Spencer W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for improvements to fence post design in which a base is added to hold the post upright while keeping it above ground to prevent deterioration from soil with illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Hammer, Willie Alice
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windlass Elevator
Patent for providing "an improved device... which is especially designed for use as a water-elevator for drawing a bucket out of a well and arranged so as to conveniently take up the slack cable and coil it upon the windlass-drum" (lines 8-14) including illustrations.
Date:
March 5, 1901
Creator:
Higson, Jasper S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Occlusornce
Patent for a dental tool that is used after all of a patients teeth are removed. This devise will restore the patients bite when the jaw is in the closed position.
Date:
June 10, 1901
Creator:
Stocks, Clarence
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Or Cotton Press
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Hay or Cotton Presses" (lines 4-6), including illustrations.
Date:
November 12, 1901
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Pressure Brake
Patent for a fluid pressure brake designed primarily for the railroad. This device is designed so the brakes will not engage prematurely before the fluid reservoir is recharged.
Date:
December 31, 1901
Creator:
McComas, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Extractor.
Patent for improvements in stump-extractor by utilize the hoisting or power machine to perform extraction on stump or for other weights. (Lines 12-14) This machine will be portable for “easily moved from point to point, and comprising means for the development of great power with a minimum exertion on the part of the animal or animals used to operate the machine and also within a comparatively small compass.” (Lines 20-25) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 1, 1902
Creator:
Redman, Charley R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears.
Patent for improvements in shears “for use in cutting heavy materials, in which the shears can be readily operated in connection with a base-plate to slide beneath the material being cut and can be detached from said base-plate in order to permit the operation of the shears without the said base-plate.” (Lines 28-34) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 24, 1902
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Attachment.
Patent for "window attachments, being in the nature of means for carrying the shade-roller and lace-curtain on the upper sash and devices whereby the sashes may be locked when closed or opened to any desired extent;" (lines 8-13) and illustrations.
Date:
June 24, 1902
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine with altered construction for quick removal and insertion of clothing, while still working safely and quickly with a variety of fabrics. It uses a rotary table and a pounder.
Date:
August 19, 1902
Creator:
Lawrence, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blackboard-Eraser
Patent for "blackboard-erasers in which the erasing material is detachable from the wood block or handle and permits...being used continuously."
Date:
November 18, 1902
Creator:
Williams, Lavinia B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Bob
Patent for a fishing bob that "will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, one which may be manufactured at a minimum cost, and one in which the bob may be readily adjusted upon the line and securely held against accidental movement."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Scott, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay or Cotton Press
Patent for a hay or cotton press. "The invention consists, broadly stated, in a press mounted on wheels, adapting it to be hauled along a windrow in position to receive hay picked up with a fork by a man walking on the windrow side of the press." (lines 10-14). Illustrations included.
Date:
June 9, 1903
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Slat Fastener and Brace
Patent for a bed-slat fastener and brace. This bed-slat design is designed to "effectually prevent the distension of the side rails of the bed and will also strengthen and support the slats and prevent sagging or breakage" (line 9-12) illustration included.
Date:
June 16, 1903
Creator:
Shelton, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Triple Valve For Air-Brakes
Allows the "auxiliary reservoir to be recharged without releasing the brakes" (lines 11-13) improving the triple valve in air-brake systems.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Robinson, David M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller.
Patent for a stump puller consisting of a "frame adapted to be secured to the rear end of a wagon" (lines 15-16) with a drum mounted on the frame. The drum is secured by one end of a cable, the other end of the cable "adapted to be secured to a stump, a ratchet-wheel, pawl, and lever adapted to operate said drum" (lines 18-20).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
Hawkins, Fletcher M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Stand for Doors
Patent for display stand for doors.
Date:
September 15, 1903
Creator:
Raum, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator
Patent for a combined cotton chopper and cultivator. Illustration included.
Date:
March 8, 1904
Creator:
Langford, Noah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inhaler and Respirator
Patent for a flame used inhaler and respirator. Illustration included.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Swindell, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator and Gin Feeder
Patent for a cotton elevator and gin feeder. Illustration included.
Date:
May 24, 1904
Creator:
Sory, Benjamin D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Measure, of Greenville, Texas
Patent for a liquid measure and filter. This invention is designed moving measured liquids from storage container to another. Illustration included.
Date:
December 6, 1904
Creator:
Story, Jim Tom
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bonnet
Patent for a bonnet. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 27, 1905
Creator:
Hancock, Mollie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe Thimble
Patent for a stovepipe thimble. Illustration included.
Date:
July 11, 1905
Creator:
Holton, Richard Tomkins
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cultivator, Harrow, and Planter
Patent for "agricultural implements in which a single frame is utilized to support various kinds of mechanisms, and in the present invention there is included a frame of simple and improved construction adapted for carrying and to be used in connection with earth-engaging, implements, such as harrow-teeth and cultivator blades, as well as rollers, for the purpose of crushing clods and leveling the surface of the land." (lines 8-18). Includes description and illustrations.
Date:
November 23, 1905
Creator:
Johnson, Alfred Butler
System:
The Portal to Texas History