Aerodrome (open access)

Aerodrome

Patent for an aerodrome. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Mayhew, Nathaniel L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Spoons. (open access)

Attachment for Spoons.

Patent for an attachment for spoons, forks, and the like. The attachment is a metal wire loop that attaches to a utensil and is bent to hook onto a vessel such as a bowl to keep the utensil from falling in the vessel.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Allen, Harry P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Buckle (open access)

Bale-Band Buckle

Patent for a bale band buckle. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Brigance, Alice O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tying Mechanism for Balers (open access)

Bale Tying Mechanism for Balers

Patent for a bale tying mechanism for balers. This invention is "a tying mechanism to unite the ends of a tie or wire after said wire has been passed around the bale" (line 8-11). Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale Wiring Mechanism. (open access)

Bale Wiring Mechanism.

Patent for "improvements in a bale wiring mechanism, for baling presses, and also to an improved tie which can be made by simple mechanism" (lines 8-11) with instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Schubert, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Separator (open access)

Boll-Separator

Patent for a mechanism to remove cotton from bolls or hulls. The mechanism is designed to be integrated easily into the standard cotton picking and cleaning procedure and is meant to increase productivity while decreasing cost.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Dickerson, Eustice E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracket for Window-Shades. (open access)

Bracket for Window-Shades.

Patent for new and improved brackets to hang window shades and curtain rods without damaging window frames, including illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Choules, Arthur Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Candy, Cake, and Cracker Box. (open access)

Candy, Cake, and Cracker Box.

Patent for "a tin box for candy, cakes, or crackers" (lines 15-16) with a display glass panel on the front wall.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Rizzotto, Samuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine (open access)

Coin-Controlled Vending-Machine

Patent for a coin-operated vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Boucher, Horace E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Coffee-Pot. (open access)

Collapsible Coffee-Pot.

Patent for a new and improved collapsible coffee pot and similar receptacles, including illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Irwin, Walter W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Emergency and Transmission Brake Mechanism. (open access)

Combination Emergency and Transmission Brake Mechanism.

Patent for a combination of emergency and transmission brake mechanism on Ford automobiles that helps relieve the strain on the emergency brake mechanism.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Fitch, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Bridge and Cattle-Guard. (open access)

Combined Bridge and Cattle-Guard.

Patent for a bridge with movable parts that disallows the passage of cattle while allowing for the passage of human foot-traffic and automobiles.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Brian, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Device (open access)

Cooling Device

Patent for a cooling device for milk. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Cooper, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin (open access)

Cotton-Gin

Patent for improved cotton gin, in particular the mote plate and wind guard. The new design allows for the mote plate to easily be adjusted, and for cotton-laden air currents to be cleared regularly.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hinge. (open access)

Door-Hinge.

Patent for new modification in a door hinge, its construction and working details.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Cunningham, Melville Boyd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drainage System (open access)

Drainage System

Patent for a drainage system. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Osborne, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Bait. (open access)

Fish-Bait.

Patent for improvements in Fish-Bait.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Evans, Henry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Box (open access)

Fish Box

Patent for a fish box. This box is collapsible and may be stored away when not in use, but proves sturdy when being used.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Hofer, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frog and Guard Rail for Railway Tracks (open access)

Frog and Guard Rail for Railway Tracks

Patent for a frog and guard rail for railway tracks. Illustration included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Thomas, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heater (open access)

Heater

Patent for a new and useful heater design "particularly for heating the water in the circulating system of internal combustion engines, such as are used in automobiles" (lines 10-12). Illustrations are included.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Smith, Frederick C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher (open access)

Horse-Detacher

Patent for a horse detacher for horse-drawn vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date: June 6, 1911
Creator: Lindsey, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad (open access)

Knee Pad

Patent for a knee protector design "which when worn will not inconvenience the wearer when standing or walking" (lines 10-12). Illustrations are included.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Ashton, Epps
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock Nut (open access)

Lock Nut

Patent for a new and improved lock nut design that is "simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, as well as convenient, practical, serviceable and efficient in its use" (lines 20-22).
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Collier, William Ried
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Automobiles (open access)

Locking Device for Automobiles

Patent for automobiles to lock the steering shaft so that it is un-driveable and cannot be stolen and driven away without the key.
Date: June 6, 1916
Creator: Kavanaugh, Nelson J.
System: The Portal to Texas History