Sanitary Flooring (open access)

Sanitary Flooring

Patent for sanitary flooring to be used in toilet rooms to protect from unsanitary floors and odors. Illustrations included.
Date: July 6, 1909
Creator: Clayton, Nicholas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheaf-Carrier for Binders (open access)

Sheaf-Carrier for Binders

Patent for sheaf carrier for binders which allows sheaves to be gathered without danger of them being dumped or dislodged and allow for automation of sheaf carrier arms.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Pillow, James Gid
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Repairing Machine (open access)

Road-Repairing Machine

Patent for a road repairing machine which repairs roads by leveling them. Illustrations included.
Date: July 6, 1909
Creator: Herring, Windsor G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaving-Cup (open access)

Shaving-Cup

Patent for a shaving cup with two compartments for soap and water and a drain. Illustrations included.
Date: July 6, 1909
Creator: Cook, Howard Price
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Stand (open access)

Seed-Stand

Patent for a stepped stand having a compartment at each step where seeds may be kept. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Nicholson, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for a rotary engine. Illustrations included.
Date: July 13, 1909
Creator: Nichols, Franklin P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sad-Iron-Edging Machine (open access)

Sad-Iron-Edging Machine

Patent for edging machine for removing rough edges from sad irons. Illustrations included.
Date: July 6, 1909
Creator: Dorsey, Royal H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Header. (open access)

Header.

Patent for a header for removing the heads of grain, which adjusts to different height grains.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Gregory, George L.
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
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
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a pump for pumping water from streams for use in irrigation, which is mounted on a float in the stream.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Jeanes, Benjamin H.
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
Means for Grinding Triple Valves. (open access)

Means for Grinding Triple Valves.

Patent for a device for grinding triple valves to proper sizes and shapes for them to be inserted into things.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Innis, Ezra E.
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
Draft Appliance for Agricultural Implements. (open access)

Draft Appliance for Agricultural Implements.

Patent for a pivoted draft tongue for farm implements that allows the tongue to move from side to side and be controlled by the driver.
Date: July 27, 1909
Creator: Hartman, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History