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Box.
Patent for a metal, rural, mail carrier supply box with various compartments for different supplies.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Dullye, August V. & Woodrome, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date:
February 23, 1909
Creator:
Hogan, Samuel Thomas; Knetsch, Ferdinand, Jr. & Oatman, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Circuit-Closer.
Patent for a circuit closer for ignition systems "in which both of the terminals are not only isolated from each other, but are also insulated from the engine frame" (lines 10-12).
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Hubbard, Wilson E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp Headlight
Patent for an electric arc headlight for trains, cars, or boats which produces a steady light and lasts long enough to allow travel over long distances.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Lacy, Benjamin B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Valve Cage for Air-Brake Pumps
Patent for an air valve cage for air brake pumps which reduces the wear on the air brake pump and substantially reduces the maintenance costs of the system.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Mattingly, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper designed so that the blade moves "transversely across a standing row of plants" (lines 15-16). Illustrations included.
Date:
February 23, 1909
Creator:
Ellis, Thomas Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butt-Cutter
Patent for a machine designed to cut off the butt ends of cereal sheaves should they become wet or muddy. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Janes, Ivey & Lanaux, Alfred A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fish-Hook
Patent for a fish hook designed to catch the fish by its head when it takes the bait. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 9, 1909
Creator:
Timmons, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Caurbureter for Explosive-Motors
Patent for a carburetor for explosive motors designed with a measuring chamber for liquid hydro-carbon and a mixing chamber to regulate the amount of liquid hydrocarbon used to enrich the body of incoming air. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 23, 1909
Creator:
Slaughter, George W., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard for railroad tracks, which is activated by the pressure of a cow stepping on its platform and raises bars to block the the cow from crossing the track. It goes back down automatically when the pressure is removed off the platform.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Crouch, Jim L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for a kitchen cabinet, which is compact but has many features such as a built in sifting system from the glass fronted dry ingredient drawers, a sink, fold out counter space, and slide-out bottom drawers.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Ridley, Richard W. & Clark, Andrew R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leather Product and Process for Making the Same.
Patent for a process of treating leather that produces leather that is heavier and more durable for shoe soles by coating it in linseed oil and soaking it in a bath of Portland cement, borax, and water for at least 24 hours and then coating it with linseed oil a second time.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Mackay, Hugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thill-Support
Patent for a thill support designed to support the thill "without having the weight thrown upon the circle or fifth wheel" (lines 14-15), and may be adjusted to a variety of vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 9, 1909
Creator:
Story, Sam H
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk cutter, which can go through small obstacles without harm to the machine and has easily removable blades.
Date:
February 9, 1909
Creator:
Chapa, Francisco Pena
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mangle
Patent for a mangle which employs a "multiplicity of rollers" (line 18). Illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Musch, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Burner
Patent for an attachment for lamp burners designed to automatically extinguish the flame of the lamp should it be tilted at an angle. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 23, 1909
Creator:
Sommerville, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lace Fastener
Patent for a lace fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
February 23, 1909
Creator:
Schwritzer, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow and Sweep Holder
Patent for a holder for plows and sweeps. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 9, 1909
Creator:
French, Alfonso Claude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup
Patent for a stirrup for horse riders which can automatically release the foot of the rider should the rider be forced off of the horse. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 9, 1909
Creator:
Haddock, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glasses.
Patent for tourist's glasses which include a compass, a mirror, and binoculars which fold up into a compact case and includes adjustable lenses.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Faerhrmann, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvester
Patent for a harvester for corn and other, similar crops with a cutting mechanism that may be raised or lowered based on the height of the stalks. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 9, 1909
Creator:
Parton, Andrew Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Trolley-Replacer.
Patent for an electric trolley replacer, which automatically replaces the trolley on the wheel.
Date:
February 9, 1909
Creator:
Sparks, Hubert Lorenzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electromagnetic Ore-Separator.
Patent for an electromagnetic ore separator, which reduces the risk of any valuable particles falling with the waste mineral material below the magnetic surface.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Charlton, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Machine
Patent for an ice machine particularly designed for people who are unable to obtain ice from regular manufacturers. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
McCall, Jacob C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History