Automobile Torpedo (open access)

Automobile Torpedo

Patent for a submarine torpedo which explodes in the hull of a vessels it hits.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Douglas, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Seat. (open access)

Closet-Seat.

Patent for a toilet seat that helps support users with rectal diseases.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Ellis, Joseph G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Check. (open access)

Door-Check.

Patent for a door check that holds the door at any point when it is swinging closed.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Martin, Joseph M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Fiber-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine for decorticating plants and cleaning the pulp from the fibers. Illustrations included.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Vaughan, Henry L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Generating Apparatus. (open access)

Gas-Generating Apparatus.

Patent for a gas generating apparatus that produces combustible gas.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: O'Neall, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Shade. (open access)

Headlight-Shade.

Patent for a headlight shade which can be pulled down to block the high beam headlights of a train or car when there is an oncoming train or car.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Green, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Irrigating System. (open access)

Irrigating System.

Patent for an irrigation system that has lockable valves and will not freeze in the winter.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: McCrimmon, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for a liquid fuel burner for use in stoves that completely burns the fuel.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Hawkins, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for a nut lock for use on railroad joints.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Seeton, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracking-Machine. (open access)

Nutcracking-Machine.

Patent for a nut-cracking machine that can crack hard shelled nuts.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Elder, Benjamin W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracking-Machine. (open access)

Nutcracking-Machine.

Patent for a nut-cracking machine for cracking hard shelled nuts.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Elder, Benjamin Winchester
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank. (open access)

Oil-Tank.

Patent for an oil tank that is fire proof and will not explode completely if it is struck by lightning.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Price, James Bain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Key Mounting. (open access)

Piano-Key Mounting.

Patent for a piano key mounting with a key pin that makes the "touch" required to depress the keys easily adjustable.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Mayor, Enoch Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Rail Brace (open access)

Railway-Rail Brace

Patent for a rail brace to fortify the joints of railways. Illustrations included.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Keaton, Walter A. & Peary, Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Cooling Device. (open access)

Water-Cooling Device.

Patent for a water cooling device in refrigerators and iceboxes that provides drinking water from the ice compartment.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Boyer, Robert Y. & Caldwell, James P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Device. (open access)

Well-Drilling Device.

Patent for a well drilling device that uses wire cable in the drill.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Owen, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Mechanism. (open access)

Well Mechanism.

Patent for a well mechanism with an overhung vertical drive pulley which functions as a bearing and oil reservoir for improved lubrication of the bearings; also, improved pump construction and shaft support.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History