Automatic Vehicle Brake (open access)

Automatic Vehicle Brake

Patent for automatic vehicle brake. The invention "provides a spring controlled rack cooperating with a gear or pinion or a vehicle wheel." (line 18-20). Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Uhl, Edgar G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Cue (open access)

Billiard Cue

Patent for a billiard cue. This invention is designed with removable tips. Illustration included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Borroughs, John Vertie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooler (open access)

Cooler

Patent for a cooler for water, milk, and other perishable items. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Langham, William Wiley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Apparatus. (open access)

Cooling Apparatus.

Patent for a cooling apparatus for food that uses the process of evaporation of water to cool the apparatus.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Steen, Mary L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink-Well (open access)

Ink-Well

Patent for an air and dust proof ink well for pens. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Banning, Frederick D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap (open access)

Insect-Trap

Patent for an insect trap which attracts insects with a light and contains them.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: La Baum, Francis M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Supporter (open access)

Hose-Supporter

Patent for a hose supporter that is worn on the leg. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Moses, Jacob Bernhard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Support for Vehicle Canopies (open access)

Support for Vehicle Canopies

Patent for a support for vehicle canopies. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Reid, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch (open access)

Railway Switch

Patent for a railway switch. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Sydnor, Leslie A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel (open access)

Spring-Wheel

Patent for a wheel with a solid tire and elastic support. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Sharp, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying Machine (open access)

Flying Machine

Patent for a flying machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Love, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rice-Hulling Machine (open access)

Rice-Hulling Machine

Patent for a rice hulling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Couch, Albert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Firmament Machine. (open access)

Pictorial Firmament Machine.

Patent for a hollow globe with a map of the stars and planets positions on one side that has lights on the inside of the globe to project the placement of the stars and planets on a ceiling.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Jones, Oliver Pinkney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Razor-Handle. (open access)

Razor-Handle.

Patent for a razor handle that has a safety guard for the blade.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Wiederkehr, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie and Fastener. (open access)

Rail Tie and Fastener.

Patent for a rail tie and fastener made of metal and plastic.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Crawford, James E. & Hardy, Benjamin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Tie-Press. (open access)

Cotton Tie-Press.

Patent for a cotton tie press, which allows the easy removal of the temporary ties on the cotton bales.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Howlett, Payton Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Conveying and Packing Device. (open access)

Cotton Conveying and Packing Device.

Patent for a cotton conveying and packing device for use in cotton gins.
Date: April 4, 1911
Creator: Cameron, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History