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Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale tie buckle made up of hooks that will not come apart under pressure.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Eddleman, Dudley E. & McFarland, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boat-Propeller
Patent for a boat propeller that runs more efficiently by turning in such a way that the load of water on the propeller is taken off when its blades are going up.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Reames, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatically-Operated Forge
Patent for an automatically operated forge which dose not require an operator to keep the blower going and heats quickly.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Dickey, Joseph H. & Roach, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Navigating Apparatus.
Patent for an aerial navigating apparatus with more details of combinations, construction, and presentation of parts.
Date:
July 25, 1911
Creator:
Flanagan, Henry.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Manufacturing Heating and Illuminating Gas
Patent for an apparatus for manufacturing heating and illuminating gas. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1910
Creator:
Wynne, Milton P. & Wagley, Samuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Candy-Drying Machine.
Patent for a machine to dry and pack chocolate more uniformly without need for attendants, including illustrations.
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Greer, Jesse W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Converting Motor-Propelled Vehicles into Tractors.
Patent for a device which attaches a "tractor which can be used to draw plows, harrows, cultivators, mowers, reapers, and other agricultural implements" (lines 12-17) to motor vehicles, thus converting the motor vehicle into a tractor.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Wynne, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for bale-tie buckle to be used to secures bales of cotton specifically. This is used to increase the speed at which cotton can be secured while being ginned and compressed. This buckle can be reused multiple times.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Machine.
Patent for an automatic weighing machine.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Ball, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Deep Wells.
Patent for a device that uses hot steam to clean caked-on paraffin, mud, and other substances out of oil well pumping apparatuses.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Deats, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building-Block Construction.
Patent for concrete blocks used for construction, including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Gray, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Vaporizing-Plug
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Vaporizing-Plugs" (lines 5-6). "This invention... has for its principle object the production of a device which is adapted to be carried upon a manifold of an internal combustion engine... so that upon each stroke of the piston, or pistons, air will be drawn into the intake manifold where it will be mixed with gas passing therethrough, thus forming a charge which will have more power when exploded and which will prevent the formation of carbon deposits within the cylinders and which will also reduce the cost of operation of the engine." (lines 9-23).
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Floyd, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Mail-Box and Door-Bell
Patent for a combined mailbox and doorbell. The invention automatically sounds a bell when mail is placed inside that can be set up directly on the house or at a distance. The invention also serves to protect the mail from rain and mail thieves.
Date:
July 9, 1918
Creator:
McDonald, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Candy-Wrapping Machine.
Patent for a candy and small object wrapping machine that automatically cuts, feeds, and positions paper, making use of a folding arm. Intended to significantly decrease time taken to wrap small objects by hand.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Greer, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life Boat
Patent for life boats to use for large passenger ships, cruise and other boats that can be installed at the sides of the ships for easy access during evacuation.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Sargeant, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Deep Wells.
Patent for a device that assists in cleaning deep wells that have caked material in the pumping apparatus by using hot steam.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Deats, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.
Patent for Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.
Date:
July 5, 1917
Creator:
Prater, C.E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Device for the Cabs of Locomotives.
Patent for a life-saving device for the cabs of locomotives. The device is used to safely help the engineer or fireman escape from the locomotive engine cab should danger arise. The device is used to protect an individual against fire, hot water, or some other forms of danger.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Uttz, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Visual Automatic-Setback Annunicator.
Patent for an indicator dial controlled by magnets to read out a display for an instrument via a lever.
Date:
July 24, 1917
Creator:
Stephens, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for valves which are of a better construction to prevent leakage.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Bird, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Indicator for Pressure Gages
Patent for an indicator for pressure gages. Illustration included.
Date:
July 19, 1910
Creator:
Fields, Roberts E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor
Patent for improvements to tractors which are designed with the driver's seat positioned on the trailing unit. The improvements allow for tools to be attached in such a way cultivating may be done near fences and other common obstructions.
Date:
July 1, 1918
Creator:
Chenoweth, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Shoe.
Patent for a device that fits "pneumatic tires for automobiles" (lines 8-9) in order to "prevent the slipping of a pneumatic tired wheel in snow, ice, mud, sand, or the like." (lines 10-12).
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
McCall, Jacob Capshaw
System:
The Portal to Texas History