Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Franks, Marion M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capsule-Filler (open access)

Capsule-Filler

Patent for a capsule filler which allows a prescriptionist to simultaneously fill multiple capsules with medication. Illustrations included.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Brown, Patrick Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catching and Delivering Device (open access)

Mail-Bag Catching and Delivering Device

Patent for a mail bag catching and delivering device that is attached to trains and grabs mailbags off of a designated mail bag holder on the edge of the tracks.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Cruse, James Jefferson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for an oil burner for stoves, which has parts which do not carbonize and block the burner, lights quickly, and wastes less fuel in smoke or soot.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Wright, Charles D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry Drinking-Fountain. (open access)

Poultry Drinking-Fountain.

Patent for a poultry drinking fountain, which run water from a water tank to the the water trough and cuts off automatically when the trough is full.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Anderson, Heartwell B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Connection (open access)

Rail Connection

Patent for a rail connection which provides a smooth connection between rails and "dispenses with the angle bars which the ordinary rail connection requires" (lines 15-17). Illustrations included.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Matějka, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie. (open access)

Railroad-Tie.

Patent for a railroad tie, which can be used with ordinary rails that improves the fastening and unfastening process and forms a track gage.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Whitaker, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Stock Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Sweep-Stock Attachment for Plows.

Patent for a sweep-stock attachment for plows, which can be adjusted to different lengths without using a tool.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Hewitt, John Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History