Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a cattle-guard mounted on cross-ties and braces with exposed wires to permit identification of damaged wires and to be readily repaired without disturbing the remaining wires, which lists the parts for construction and illustration.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Meador, Edgar T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing Point or Strainer. (open access)

Casing Point or Strainer.

Patent for casing point or strainer "particularly adapted for use in oil and Artesian wells... which will permit free circulation of the liquid around the lower portion of the casing and free and easy entrance of the same into the casing, and yet will prevent entrance of sand and gravel into the casing" (Lines 12-22).
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Carlson, Andrew Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage. (open access)

Analgetic Bandage.

Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Ray, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
COMBINED HEATING AND COOKING STOVE. (open access)

COMBINED HEATING AND COOKING STOVE.

Patent for new and improved combined heating and cooking stove which may be "operated by using a light chaffy form of fuel..." (line 15).
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Van Hook, John Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Holder. (open access)

Cattle-Holder.

Patent for a cattle-holder, which provides the "novel means for confining cattle and holding them in an upright position against movement" (Lines 14-16).
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Terrell, Joseph E.; Terrell, William. & Montgomery, Franklin M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle. (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle.

Patent for a buckle that secures ends of bale ties so that they are not exposed nor endanger the hands of farm workers.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: McFarland, Frank Hays
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Book and Pencil Holder. (open access)

Combined Book and Pencil Holder.

Patent for a book and pencil holder that mounts a pencil or pen and attaches to a book. The combined book and pencil holder uses a clamp so the pen or pencil attached to the book inside a pocket is maintained in a pocket and does not fall out.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Colbert, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Spring Clamp (open access)

Adjustable Spring Clamp

Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Hillin, H. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Steaming and Cleansing Barrels, & c. (open access)

Apparatus for Steaming and Cleansing Barrels, & c.

Patent for an improved apparatus for steaming and cleaning barrels for the reception of resin, turpentine, oils, molasses, sirups, and other like liquids.
Date: May 5, 1873
Creator: Lee, Archibald K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships. (open access)

Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships" (lines 5-6). The improvements enable concrete hulls to be made efficiently, comparatively lightweight, and durable with a new form of rib reinforcement providing strength to withstand all strains of ocean travel.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for "improvements in the water-wheel and in the, mechanism for imparting motion thereto, whereby the washing-liquid is made to flow upward between the sides of an outer and inner pan and downward upon the articles to be washed, which are inclosed in the said inner pan, as will be now described and claimed, and is adapted to wash any articles that may be placed within the said inner pan" (lines 17-26).
Date: May 13, 1890
Creator: McCausland, William, I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kiln (open access)

Kiln

Patent for improvements to kilns, which include improvements for transferring heat, "burning lime and clay products"(line 11), powdered fuel feeding and preventing unheated air from flowing into the kiln.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Bone, David R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Lining. (open access)

Well Lining.

Patent for a new and improved well lining. This design "has for its object to provide a seamless lining extending from the bottom of the well to the surface of the ground and designed to exclude all foreign or impure substances from the well-water—such as pass through the cracks of the brick or stone lining now commonly employed—and also to exclude ants and other insects and prevent the damage frequently cause through this source" (lines 9-17).
Date: May 13, 1890
Creator: Blackmon, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms. (open access)

Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms.

Patent for improvement in cotton-lint rooms. These rooms are used with gins that seperate the seeds from the cotton.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: Crenshaw, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Journal Boxes. (open access)

Improvement in Journal Boxes.

Patent for axel shaft oil lubrication system that acts as a reservoir and saves the oil lubrication materials to be used repeatedly without waste.
Date: April 3, 1873
Creator: Morris, Joseph R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sinking Pneumatic Piles or Caissons. (open access)

Improvement in Sinking Pneumatic Piles or Caissons.

Patent for certain improvements in sinking and securing of pneumatic piles or caissons, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: Sickels, Frederick E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Adjustable Fire-Fenders, Grates, and Andirons. (open access)

Improvement in Combined Adjustable Fire-Fenders, Grates, and Andirons.

Patent for improvement in fire-fender and grate with separable andirons that is adjustable to different fireplaces, and which can be adapted for wood or coal.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: Hall, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Engine. (open access)

Traction-Engine.

Patent for a traction engine with less weight for better fuel economy and power.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: McGruder Cox, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements to plows, "designed to loosen and pulverize the upper surface of the ground without turning the same over and without forming furrows, whereby the plowed ground retains its moisture to a greater extent" (lines 7-12) and to also reduce the draft.
Date: November 9, 1901
Creator: Sanders, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Tooth. (open access)

Harrow Tooth.

Patent for a new and improved harrow-tooth apparatus, which is attached to a tractor during farming. It will not injure the growing plants while still managing to break the crust of the furrow on each side of the row of plants, thus the improvement to the existing machinery allows the furrow crusts to be broken more effectually.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Rutledge, Robert P. & Boland, Randsome G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber Separating Machine (open access)

Fiber Separating Machine

Patent for machines for separating the textile fiber of various plants, and has for its objects generally to simplify such machines, perfect their product, and avoid waste (lines 11-15) with illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Allision, Samuel Benjamin & Dorrestein, C. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Closet (open access)

Sanitary Closet

Patent for "improvements on sanitary closets for destroying the human excrement-s on the premises with little labor and expense" (lines 8-11).
Date: May 13, 1890
Creator: McCamant, Theodore F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Record-Filing Cabinet (open access)

Record-Filing Cabinet

Patent for a record filing cabinet designed to show every record within as well as records of different sizes.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: McCart, Robert, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Bedsteads. (open access)

Fastener for Bedsteads.

Patent for a new and improved fastener for bedsteads. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a bedstead, of the head and foot board provided with inclined bores or holes, and slots extending from the bores or holes to the face of the boards, the side rails being provided with vertical bores or holes, and slots communicating with said bores or holes, and the locking plate adapted to connect the rails and head and foot boards and comprising the oppositely-disposed converging cylindrical beads and the integral web connecting the beads" (lines 78-88).
Date: May 13, 1890
Creator: Watson, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History