Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch (open access)

Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch

Patent for a combined rubber dam and tooth-backing punch. "This invention relates to new and useful improvement in dental instruments and more particularly it has references to a punch for forming holes accurately in the backing which is used on teeth in construction of bridges, plates, and cognate work" (line 12-17). Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Bell, Harry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Separator and Bagging Device for Grain (open access)

Combined Separator and Bagging Device for Grain

Patent for a thresher attachment that uses a suction fan to separate grain from lighter materials and allows the grain to be collected in a bag or other container.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Henninger, Thomas C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Whip Socket and Rein Holder (open access)

Combined Whip Socket and Rein Holder

Patent for a combined whip socket and rein holder. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1905
Creator: Jacobs, Phillip
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Writing and Advertising Desk. (open access)

Combined Writing and Advertising Desk.

Patent for a desk that "combines writing and advertising desks or cabinets." (Lines 9-10) Illustrations included.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Moore, George T. & Shoop, Edward S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composite Roofing (open access)

Composite Roofing

Patent for a composite roofing, designed to be durable and resistant to extreme temperatures. Illustrations included.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Hennion, Amzi G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Killing Grass (open access)

Composition for Killing Grass

Patent for an improved chemical designed to kill grass, weeds and other undesirable plants. It can sprayed or sprinkled on the plants and within twenty minutes the grass or weeds will start to die even within the roots themselvs.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Hulsey, Charley Marion
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compressed Air Elevator for Fluids (open access)

Compressed Air Elevator for Fluids

Patent for a compressed air elevator for fluids.
Date: May 12, 1903
Creator: Sloan, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
CONVERTIBLE CAR. (open access)

CONVERTIBLE CAR.

Patent for improved convertible cars pertaining to railroad rolling-stock, that can be converted from freight-car into a box-car or cattle-car. This invention is tighter in corners when serving as a box-car, to prevent leakage of transports.
Date: May 22, 1906
Creator: Cothern, John K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Neck Yoke and Swingletree (open access)

Convertible Neck Yoke and Swingletree

Patent for a convertible neck yoke and swingletree. Illustration included.
Date: May 24, 1904
Creator: Hall, Thomas I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines (open access)

Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines

Patent for a machine that spreads melted lard into thin sheets and freezes it. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Wright, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy-Holder (open access)

Copy-Holder

Patent for a copy holder.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Hoyle, Samuel Cook
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Grinder (open access)

Corn-Grinder

Patent for a grinder of ordinary corn
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Zimmerman, Frank W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cot-Canopy (open access)

Cot-Canopy

Patent for a cot with a surrounding canopy that is designed to keep insects away from the user.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Kerridge, Isaac Curtis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton, Berry, or Vegetable Picking or Dairy Stool (open access)

Cotton, Berry, or Vegetable Picking or Dairy Stool

Patent for a stool strapped to the user so as to facilitate an ease in picking cotton, berry, or vegetables. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Farley, John C. & Prince, Hyman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: May 23, 1905
Creator: Fikes, Bosiar Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper (open access)

Cotton Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Dewald, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper And Cultivator (open access)

Cotton Chopper And Cultivator

Patent for a cotton chopper and cultivator. Illustration included.
Date: May 9, 1905
Creator: Zoll, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner, Feeder, and Separator Elevator (open access)

Cotton Cleaner, Feeder, and Separator Elevator

Patent for a machine designed to take and clean cotton from a cotton supply, and then feed it directly into a cotton gin. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Carmouche, Emile A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Feeding Mechanism

Patent for a mechanism designed to cleanse cotton of dust or other foreign particles or objects before being fed. Illustrations included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator and Gin Feeder (open access)

Cotton Elevator and Gin Feeder

Patent for a cotton elevator and gin feeder. Illustration included.
Date: May 24, 1904
Creator: Sory, Benjamin D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin (open access)

Cotton Gin

Patent for a cotton gin. This is an improvement over previous gins. The invention uses air blasting methods and dispenses with brush drums. Illustration included.
Date: May 12, 1908
Creator: Lumpkin, Robert B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Feeder (open access)

Cotton-Gin Feeder

Patent for a new "Cotton-Gin Feeder, Drier, and Cleaner" (line 6.) for the purpose of disintegrating "dry, and clean damp and dirty seed-cotton" (lines 10-11).
Date: May 12, 1900
Creator: Brown, Charles William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvesting Machine (open access)

Cotton Harvesting Machine

Patent for a cotton harvester. Illustrations are included.
Date: May 16, 1903
Creator: Jackson, A. L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker (open access)

Cotton Picker

Patent for a cotton picker. This invention consists is a "pneumatic apparatus for conveying cotton when picked from the plant, and comprises a suction-fan and casing therefor, which latter has pipes and through which air is drawn" (lines 15-19). Illustration included.
Date: May 24, 1904
Creator: Bennie, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History