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Weed-Killing Composition
Patent for "new and useful composition of matter designed for killing and preventing the growth of weeds and noxious grasses, and is particularly designed for killing and preventing the growth of Bermuda and Johnson grasses." (lines 9-14)
Date:
April 24, 1912
Creator:
Owen, Hillery O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wax-Press
Patent for a wax press for pressing oil out of wax that does not have to be opened to test the wax or remove it for use.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Hansen, Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Vehicle-Tire
Patent for a vehicle tire with improved springs.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Banks, Theodore H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a resilient vehicle wheel.
Date:
April 16, 1912
Creator:
Stephens, Louis K.
System:
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Ironing-Board
Patent for a folding ironing board that has an attached clothes rack.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
Cottle, John B.
System:
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Tramper-Press
Patent for a tramper press for pressing cotton into bales. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Wilson, Ralph E.
System:
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Trap
Patent for a steel animal trap. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
Davidson, David L.
System:
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Steam-Generator
Patent for a steam generator for use with hydrocarbon burners.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Stove
Patent for a hydrocarbon stove that allows irons to be heated on it.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Baker, Edward B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Lamp Attachment.
Patent for an electric-lamp attachment, "the primary object of this invention being the provision of a lamp socket attachment of supporting means in combination with a switch, whereby the current energizing the filament of an incandescent lamp is so controlled as to produce different degrees of incandescence in the filament and thus produce different degrees of radiance to produce a dim or a highlight as may be desired" (lines 9-18). Illustrations included.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music-Leaf Turner
Patent for a music leaf turner to turn the pages of sheet music for pianists. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Meier, Ernst
System:
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Pump-Jack
Patent for a pump jack for operating the oil well pump rods.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Seybert, Guy W.
System:
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Stenographer's Desk
Patent for a desk for stenographers. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 16, 1912
Creator:
Long, James C.
System:
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Milking Device
Patent for a portable milking device for cows. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
Lévay, Ellis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy
Patent for a whirligig toy that rattles.
Date:
April 16, 1912
Creator:
Webster, George Lamont
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Vehicle
Patent for a wind-powered traction vehicle for pulling farm equipment.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Fletcher, Henry M.
System:
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Spark-Arrester.
Patent related to a spark arrester with a superstructural frame that can be used for either traction engines or railway locomotives.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Taack, Ed Gustav
System:
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Plow Attachment
Patent for a plow attachment for clearing pea vines out of fields.
Date:
April 16, 1912
Creator:
Post, Valta T.
System:
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Process of Making Salve.
Patent for a process for making salve from sheep sorrel leaves and stems in a copper pot that produces a medical paste.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Herald, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Throwing Mechanism.
Patent related to switch throwing mechanisms, specifically for vehicles. This switch throwing mechanism allows the operator of the vehicle to properly conduct the switch without stopping the vehicle.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Reiger, Paul J.
System:
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Tax-Calculating Device
Patent for a tax calculating device that will calculate the percentages of the total tax that need to go to different agencies.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Goss, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
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Hasp-Fastener
Patent for a hasp fastener for doors.
Date:
April 16, 1912
Creator:
Matthews, Robert E.
System:
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