Funnel (open access)

Funnel

Patent for a funnel designed to fill various containers.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Kott, Arthur O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter to be Introduced into the Inner Tubes of Pneumatic Tires for Rendering the Tires Puncture-Proof. (open access)

Composition of Matter to be Introduced into the Inner Tubes of Pneumatic Tires for Rendering the Tires Puncture-Proof.

Patent for a mixture of dextrin, asbestos, magnesia, glycerin, wood alcohol and water that is introduced into tire tubes to prevent and seal tire punctures.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Causey, Thomas S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camera Attachment (open access)

Camera Attachment

Patent for a camera attachment.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Moine, Selest E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable WIndow Shade Bracket (open access)

Adjustable WIndow Shade Bracket

Patent for an adjustable window shade.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Brown, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Store Furniture. (open access)

Store Furniture.

Patent for a ribbon or tape cabinet with rotating stand which allows access to all compartments through a single cabinet opening.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Koniakowsky, Louis F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Signaling Track Conditions (open access)

Mechanism for Signaling Track Conditions

Patent for a mechanism that would be placed on a bridge or trestle trains pass over that automatically indicates dangerous track conditions.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Matsler, James M. & Matsler, Benjamin T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Subsoil Irrigating Implement (open access)

Subsoil Irrigating Implement

Patent for a farming irrigation cart which places the water beneath the soil using a plow.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: La Rue, Joseph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Puncture-Closing Compound. (open access)

Puncture-Closing Compound.

Patent for closing the punctures or blow-outs in tires for automobiles or other vehicles using inflatable tires.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Watkins, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smoothing-Drag (open access)

Smoothing-Drag

Patent for improvements to a smoothing drag, a tool that smoothes the ground between rows of crops to prevent moisture loss from the soil.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Davison, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed Mixer (open access)

Feed Mixer

Patent for refinements in feed mixer technology.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Dixon, Elbert S. & Werner, Henry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Stirrup (open access)

Safety Stirrup

Patent for various improvements in safety stirrups.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Sipes, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Car-Step (open access)

Folding Car-Step

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Folding Car-Steps" (lines 5-6) to facilitate easier passenger boarding of rail cars, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Mayhew, Edwin B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Osteopathic Table (open access)

Osteopathic Table

Patent for improvements in Osteopathic Tables by adding mechanical parts to facilitate ease of movement and manipulation of the human body for "correcting and curing physical irregularities of the spine and ribs" (lines 19-20), includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 20, 1913
Creator: Sherwood, L. Walker
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Rim. (open access)

Collapsible Rim.

Patent for new and useful improvements related to demountable rims that are collapsible. This improvement facilitates the removal of a tire in an easier and expeditious manner.
Date: May 20, 1919
Creator: King, Willis C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Skimmer (open access)

Boiler-Skimmer

Patent for a boiler-skimmer that assist in preventing external pressures from collapsing the float values. These type of boilers are used in steam locomotives.
Date: May 20, 1919
Creator: Schreiber, Norbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Farming Implement (open access)

Farming Implement

Patent for a farming double plough. This increased a farmers ability to break up the soil and increase productivity.
Date: May 20, 1919
Creator: Raun, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Plate (open access)

Dental Plate

Patent for an improved dental plate design that fits better in the mouth of the user and allows for easier speaking and eating.
Date: May 20, 1919
Creator: Glaser, Adolph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History