Index (open access)

Index

Patent for "a simple and compact index in which the available space will be utilized as perfectly as possible". (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Hausinger, Henry August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lighting Apparatus for Vehicles. (open access)

Lighting Apparatus for Vehicles.

Patent for a useful lighting apparatus for vehicles in general by using a power-transmitting belt properly mounted on to the car-wheels to “which energy may be drawn from the wheels of the car and supplied to a lighting-dynamo.” (Lines 12-14) Illustration is included.
Date: May 21, 1901
Creator: Brady, Alford
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
Hydrocarbon-Burner (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner

Patent for a burner that uses crude petroleum as well as kerosene, or gasoline. This device works in a way to prevent the jets from clogging and produces a steady flame.
Date: May 14, 1902
Creator: Wadkins, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock (open access)

Nut Lock

Patent for a nut lock. The nut lock consists "of a double threaded bolt having two oppositely threaded nuts thereon and a locking washer" (line 17-19). Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Hopping, Samuel Miller
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Bottles (open access)

Indicator For Bottles

Patent for an indicator to show the amount of liquid removed and the amount remaining for bottles or other liquid packages of different dimensions and will help improve the process of refilling the bottle after liquid has been removed.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Frkovic, Frank Andre
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reinforcement For Concrete Railroad Ties (open access)

Reinforcement For Concrete Railroad Ties

Patent for railroad ties reinforced by concrete. Illustrations included.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Screen (open access)

Window-Screen

Patent for a window screen. Illustrations included.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Kemmerling, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History