Spring (open access)

Spring

Patent for a spring to be adapted to vehicles for supporting heavy loads and absorbing sudden shocks. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Snow, Arthur L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump System. (open access)

Pump System.

Patent for a pump system with an improved air compressor for use in cars that produces a very quiet engine.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Read, William K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music-Indicator. (open access)

Music-Indicator.

Patent for a music indicator that shows the names of the notes on the piano and how to form various chords and scales to assist the user in learning music.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: MacMaster, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ever-Level Table. (open access)

Ever-Level Table.

Patent for tables designed for trains or ships where it is important for maintaining the table top constantly level. It allows for the top to be held constantly level and for maintaining its position without sudden movement or causing overbalancing.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Etheridge, Thomas H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recording Device (open access)

Recording Device

Patent for an improved device that records flow of grain in a mill.
Date: July 22, 1911
Creator: Hoover, Guy F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Shears. (open access)

Sheep-Shears.

Patent for sheep shears that have a knife that goes in a circular motion and keeps dirt out of the inner parts of the shears.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Bechtol, William Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sign. (open access)

Sign.

Patent for an illuminated sign that uses prism to reflect the light thus reducing the amount of lights needed to illuminate the sign.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Hoag, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet. (open access)

Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet.

Patent for a rotary shelf and display cabinet that has a large amount of display space available in it.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Hawkins, Millard F. & Berry, Joseph C.
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
Pavement-Breaking Machine (open access)

Pavement-Breaking Machine

Patent for a pavement breaking machine. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Rynearson, Eugene
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
Railroad. (open access)

Railroad.

Patent for a railroad track with guard rails for keeping the trains wheels on the tracks.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Jobe, Seabrome
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Pump-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a mechanical pump operating mechanism that increases capacity.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Linnartz, Hugo
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
Oil-Burner (open access)

Oil-Burner

Patent for an oil burner for burning crude petroleum and hydrocarbon oils. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
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
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
Gas-Producer. (open access)

Gas-Producer.

Patent for a gas producer where gas that is generated through the combustion of coal can simultaneously be enriched by gas that is produced by the gasification of coal oil. It also uses all of the fuel's heat units and leaves no residue of coke.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Steinl, George
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
Cotton-Gin Breast. (open access)

Cotton-Gin Breast.

Patent for a cotton gin breast that applies pressure to the cotton roll and prevents it from bulging.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Barnes, Peter Benjamin
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
Self-Closing Farm-Gate (open access)

Self-Closing Farm-Gate

Patent for a self-closing farm gate that can be operated by a lever while on a vehicle or wagon. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Clarke, George R.
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
Headlight. (open access)

Headlight.

Patent for a headlight that turns with a cars body and will not accidentally turn from bumps.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Bell, Robert A. & McKiel, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History