Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for a lawn mower that is easy to use and has long blades.
Date: May 2, 1911
Creator: Maldino, Mark
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap. (open access)

Insect-Trap.

Patent for a trap for insects such as those that feed upon crops including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Rea, George Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle Wheel.

Patent for a vehicle wheel equipped with a substitute for the pneumatic tire. This wheel will have an inner and outer hub, spaced from each other and adapted to undergo relative motion, coiled springs being mounted radially upon the outer hub which serve to communicate rotation from one hub to the other.
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Wylie, Alfred R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watch Charm (open access)

Watch Charm

Patent for a watch charm. This invention is designed to be interchangeable ornament charms or badges. Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Simon, Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine (open access)

Vending-Machine

Patent for a vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Marshall, Harry Everett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ladder. (open access)

Ladder.

Patent for a ladder that will allow its prop legs to be slided longitudinally of the main ladder legs to form an extension ladder.
Date: May 23, 1912
Creator: Vierheller, Paul E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter (open access)

Stalk Cutter

Patent for a stalk cutter. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Michalka, Joseph & Michalka, Frank A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter.

Patent for a stalk cutter that attaches to a cultivator and will move up if it hits an obstacle.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Bird, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Feed (open access)

Steam Feed

Patent for a steam feed. This invention is designed "for sawmill carriages characterized by a steam cylinder, and a piston operating in the cylinder and having its rod connected to the sawmill carriage" (line 9-12). Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Black, Lee Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Set (open access)

Staple-Set

Patent for a staple set for building and fixing wire fences. Illustrations included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Highsmith, Aubrey O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Fluid-Compressor (open access)

Hydraulic Fluid-Compressor

Patent for a hydraulic fluid compressor for gas and air compressors.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Hawkins, Alda F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel. (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel.

Patent for a hydraulic swivel used with wells including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.; Hall, Samuel N. & Layne, Charles F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving Picture Machine (open access)

Moving Picture Machine

Patent for a moving picture machine. "One of the objects of the invention is to provide a mechanism consisting of the combination of the combination of magazine and winding reels" (inline 11- 13). Illustrations included.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Yanch, Edwin R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date: May 21, 1912
Creator: Lance, Andrew M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trolly Wheel and Harp. (open access)

Trolly Wheel and Harp.

Patent for trolley wheels, where "the transmission of the current through the wheel to the harp is maintained at the maximum and the necessary wear of the relatively movable parts reduced to a minimum" (lines 11-15).
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Neighbour, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Syrup Percolator. (open access)

Syrup Percolator.

Patent for a percolator that makes syrup from sugar, or can turn any granular, or leaf substance into liquid, that involves an air tube to allow air to escape from syrup during the process. Includes illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1912
Creator: Elledge, William, N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Engine Frame and Engineering Device. (open access)

Traction-Engine Frame and Engineering Device.

Patent for a frame and steering device for traction engines allowing easier movement and control of a traction device because the engine can be steered through one of the traction wheels.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Slimp, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump Attachment (open access)

Pump Attachment

Patent for a pump attachment. Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1910
Creator: Nuernberger, Otto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spectacles (open access)

Spectacles

Patent for reading glasses. Illustrations included.
Date: May 3, 1910
Creator: Donaldson, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Wheel (open access)

Pneumatic Wheel

Patent for a pneumatic wheel. This invention is an improvement in vehicle wheels whereby a pneumatic tube which is "effectually mounted intermediate of the hub and rim and affords the wheel maximum resiliency of structure so as to insure of the absorption of the shocks incident to travel" (line 11-16). Illustration included.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Downing, Otto P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Liquid-Cooling Tank. (open access)

Portable Liquid-Cooling Tank.

Patent for a portable tank for transporting liquids, which has a compartment for ice to keep the liquids cool including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1911
Creator: Ingram, Jonathan D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Press-Sweep (open access)

Press-Sweep

Patent for a press sweep to be used with two baling presses. Illustrations included.
Date: May 3, 1910
Creator: Wakefield, Richard A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pliers (open access)

Pliers

Patent for a pair of pliers. Illustrations included.
Date: May 23, 1911
Creator: Uhrnell, Carl A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tank for Oil Burners (open access)

Tank for Oil Burners

Patent fora tank for oil burners. This invention is designed to supply burners with crude oil. Illustration included.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Alverson, Lewis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History