Colter. (open access)

Colter.

Patent for a colter, which attaches to a plow to cut weeds or brush in the field before the plowshare digs into the dirt.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Stacy, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Attachment. (open access)

Boiler Attachment.

Patent for a boiler attachment to regulate the boiler feed pump.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Morris, Gid M. & Watkins, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopping Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Chopping Machine.

Patent for a cotton chopping machine, which can be attached to a cultivator, has a mechanically operated hoe, and automatically changes its cutting height for different heights of ground.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Martin, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for a can opener, which has a movable blade to allow for easy cleaning.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Allen, Jasper McDonnel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade and Roller (open access)

Window-Shade and Roller

Patent for a Window-Shade and Roller that does not use springs or analogous devices to coil the curtain around the roller. This device rolls the curtain more evenly.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Lowe, Purley E. & De Young, Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ink-Bottle Holder for Desks. (open access)

Ink-Bottle Holder for Desks.

Patent for an ink bottle holder for desks, which prevents the ink from quickly evaporating.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Maney, Virginia D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve. (open access)

Valve.

Patent for a valve for use as part of a tank filling apparatus, which is easy to attach.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: McKnight, Samuel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Corner. (open access)

Lock-Corner.

Patent for a lock corner for attaching the corners of cardboard or paper boxes.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Hall, Edgar R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire. (open access)

Vehicle-Tire.

Patent for a vehicle tire composed of laminate fiber board and wooden spokes covered in a oil based mixture, which hardens on the outside of the tires to waterproof them.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Carhart, John Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embroidery Attachment. (open access)

Embroidery Attachment.

Patent for an embroidery attachment for sewing machines.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Shockley, Richard Watson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cleansing and Indicating Device for Drinking Vessels. (open access)

Sanitary Cleansing and Indicating Device for Drinking Vessels.

Patent for a sanitary cleaning and indicating device for drinking vessels, which shows which cups are clean or dirty.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Thornton, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Drill (open access)

Roller-Drill

Patent for a roller drill for drilling deep into rocks which bores small holes and is stronger than other models of roller drills.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Blackener. (open access)

Shoe-Blackener.

Patent for a shoe blacking device, which has a tank for holding the shoe blacking, a dispenser with a cut off valve and a dauber to apply the blacking to the shoe.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Glasgow, Samuel G. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Connection (open access)

Pipe Connection

Patent for a pipe connection for metal pipes which is flexible.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Sehnert, Fred L. & McManus, George J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Frame. (open access)

Plow-Frame.

Patent for a plow frame, which is adjustable to different widths.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: McDonnold, Pleasant T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heel-Support (open access)

Heel-Support

Patent for a heel support which keeps "shoes from sagging over the heel" (lines 11-12) and is durable.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Moorefield, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastening Device (open access)

Fastening Device

Patent for Fastening Device which relates to "improvements in fastening devices and more particularly to latches and cooperating strikes such as used in fastening gates, etc. One object of my invention is to provide a strike for such latching means which is easily and quickly put in place, which is easily adjustable to different heights of the latching member, which is easily and quickly adjustable to different horizontal positions of the latching member, and which is so constructed that it is firmly but simply held in place in any of its positions" (lines 8-20).
Date: May 31, 1912
Creator: Torian, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weeding Device (open access)

Weeding Device

Patent for improving "the construction and increase the efficiency and utility" of "horse or motor drawn weeding devices." (Lines 8-11)
Date: May 31, 1919
Creator: Zetzman, William of Post, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History