Device for Stripping Wheels from Shafts (open access)

Device for Stripping Wheels from Shafts

Patent for a device for stripping wheels from shafts. Illustrations included.
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Allien, Leon F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doll. (open access)

Doll.

Patent for a doll that will be durable and attractive by constructing a rigid form of the human bust and shoulders which serves to make these parts more durable, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Baker, Marie K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Solidifying Cotton-Batting Preparatory for Pressing and Baling (open access)

Apparatus for Solidifying Cotton-Batting Preparatory for Pressing and Baling

Patent for an apparatus for forming cotton batting into dense rolls to prepare them for bailing and pressing. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Banister, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent is for a rotary engine. The design of this rotary engine includes an inlet and exhaust that also prevents internal leakage of working fluid under pressure.
Date: May 8, 1912
Creator: Bennison, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Trace Clip (open access)

Adjustable Trace Clip

Patent for Adjustable Trace Clip. "The invention relates to an adjustable trace clip, and has for its primary object to provide a clip of this character in which the connecting strap between the back and belly bands may be adjusted with relation to the trace so as to permit the back band to properly fit the animal and also allow the longitudinal adjustment of the trace" (lines 9-16).
Date: May 24, 1912
Creator: Bradfute, Benjamine F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Connection. (open access)

Pipe Connection.

Patent for the use and improvement of pipe connections.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Breaker, Lewis F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a crude oil burner for stoves that does not smoke when it is turned on.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Dawson, Oliver B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a washing machine that uses jets of boiling water and steam to clean clothes.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Dickey, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gun or Rifle. (open access)

Automatic Gun or Rifle.

Patent for a gun or rifle with a magazine, which quickly and automatically ejects spent cartridges and reloads.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Douglas, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Syrup Percolator. (open access)

Syrup Percolator.

Patent for a percolator that makes syrup from sugar, or can turn any granular, or leaf substance into liquid, that involves an air tube to allow air to escape from syrup during the process. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Elledge, William, N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Currycomb and Brush (open access)

Currycomb and Brush

Patent for a curry comb and brush. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Endsley, Horace F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulator and Support (open access)

Insulator and Support

Patent for an insulator and support for communication lines.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Gressett, Lawrence F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Fluid-Compressor (open access)

Hydraulic Fluid-Compressor

Patent for a hydraulic fluid compressor for gas and air compressors.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Hawkins, Alda F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Indicator (open access)

Automobile-Indicator

Patent for an automobile indicator which shows the license number of the car and the state in which the license was issued. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Hoaker, John & Banks, William I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting-Machine (open access)

Hoisting-Machine

Patent for a new Hoisting-Machine. The Hoisting Machine has improved arrangement of parts that control the device's braking drum. Improving the Hoisting Machine construction is useful for reducing wear on the machine.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Johnston, Horace
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Holder for Writing-Pads (open access)

Foldable Holder for Writing-Pads

Patent for a foldable cover for writing pads. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Kennedy, Oliver Jefferson & Kennedy, Kenneth Ben
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Clamp (open access)

Tube-Clamp

Patent for a tube clamp for holding pipe sections in wells.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Krauskope, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Lance, Andrew M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Heater for Liquids. (open access)

Electric Heater for Liquids.

Patent for a portable, electric heater that may be plugged into an electrical outlet and immersed in a liquid. The electrodes will be placed in such a way that the circuit may not be closed.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Lawson, James R. & Yoakum, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Doors for Railroad-Cars. (open access)

Grain-Doors for Railroad-Cars.

Patent for the grain doors that will improve better access through the use of double doors.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Loe, James T. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine (open access)

Vending-Machine

Patent for a vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Marshall, Harry Everett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod Coupling (open access)

Pump-Rod Coupling

The Patent for a Pump-Rod Coupling. Its creation allows for ease and speed in coupling or uncoupling to the wind mill rod.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Massey, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel (open access)

Resilient Wheel

Patent for a resilient wheel for automobiles, motorcycles, and bicycles that absorbs shocks and is durable.
Date: May 11, 1912
Creator: Moore, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolly Wheel and Harp. (open access)

Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Patent for trolley wheels, where "the transmission of the current through the wheel to the harp is maintained at the maximum and the necessary wear of the relatively movable parts reduced to a minimum" (lines 11-15).
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Neighbour, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History