Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves (open access)

Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves

Patent for transmitting sound waves by magnetic induction and to "furnish an apparatus by which these different vibrations can be heard at the receiving end" (lines 20-22). Includes descriptions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Harvey, Fred Brown
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn that employs a reciprocating dasher in order to improve all parts of the churn and its operating mechanism.
Date: October 11, 1911
Creator: Edwards, Henry L. & Perkins, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Signal and Sign-Displaying Lamp for Vehicles. (open access)

Combined Signal and Sign-Displaying Lamp for Vehicles.

Patent for a combined signal and sign-displaying lamp for vehicles that uses only one light to illuminate all the sections and allows for easy interchanging of number plates.
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Puckett, Almor Manor
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Stalk Cutter and Harrow (open access)

Combined Stalk Cutter and Harrow

Patent for a new stalk cutter
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Harris, Harvey P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete-Mixer. (open access)

Concrete-Mixer.

Patent for a concrete mixer that keeps the materials low to the ground and has improved mixing and delivery mechanisms.
Date: October 3, 1911
Creator: Foley, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container-Holder. (open access)

Container-Holder.

Patent for a container holder for holding ice cream containers packed in buckets with ice around them from floating when the ice melts.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Williams, Winfield B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Continuous Oil-Press. (open access)

Continuous Oil-Press.

Patent for a continuous oil press for use in pressing oil from seeds, nuts, and fruits.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Blain, Frank A. & Hill, Clyve D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Device (open access)

Cooling Device

Patent for a refrigerator for dairy products. Illustrations included.
Date: October 24, 1911
Creator: Burkhalter, Milo W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper with a wheel supported frame.
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Carlson, Peter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper that attaches to a cultivator and cuts the rows of cotton evenly.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Ashlimann, Adolf E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for cotton gin, which includes a huller roller, seed bar, and seed grate to separate and remove seeds from the cotton. Ginning points/pins are used instead of saws. Due to the positioning of the ginning points/pins, the surface of the ginning cylinder in its entirety is available for ginning and there are fewer mechanical friction points.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Hollingsworth, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Tie. (open access)

Cross-Tie.

Patent for a railroad cross tie made of concrete and metal, which can be attached without spikes or bolts.
Date: October 24, 1911
Creator: Whaley, Albert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight. (open access)

Headlight.

Patent for "an electric head-light which will adjust the carbons of the arc lamp without the usual vibration" (lines 12-14) and be more durable and efficient.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Dooley, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser (open access)

Horse-Releaser

Patent for thill couplings which act as a horse releaser. Illustrations included.
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Floyd, Harry W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Oil-Burners (open access)

Improvement in Oil-Burners

Patent for an oil burner to be used with heating ranges, stoves, boilers, and furnaces.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Essex, Winfield S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Apparatus for Concentrating Acid (open access)

Improvements in Apparatus for Concentrating Acid

Patent for an apparatus for concentrating acid. This apparatus relates to concentrating weak acid taken from petroleum sludge.
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Gray, Elisha Burritt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Grinding Attachment for Band-Saw Mills (open access)

Improvements in Grinding Attachment for Band-Saw Mills

Patent for a grinding attachment for band-saw mills. It contains information on improved grinding parts such as "band saw wheels... and other pulleys" (lines 13-14) and has illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Ge Bott, Jay Dell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Seed-Planters (open access)

Improvements in Seed-Planters

Patent for an improved seed planter that can be attached to a plow. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: Rogers, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Attachment. (open access)

Lamp Attachment.

Patent for a lamp attachment that will decrease the likelihood of a lamp explosion and allow liquids to be heated over the lamp. The attachment has a top plate which prevents insects or other debris from igniting and falling into the lamp chimney, therefore decreasing the potential for a lamp explosion. The attachment also has a perforated cylinder that rests on top of the lamp chimney and can support a vessel for heating liquids.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Lehmann, Hugo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lantern. (open access)

Lantern.

Patent for an improved lantern that allows for lighting and extinguishing flame, and refilling oil, without having to lift the glass chimney. Includes illustrations.
Date: October 3, 1911
Creator: Ebrite, Lewis C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can Spout. (open access)

Oil Can Spout.

Patent for new improvements to oil can where an attachment to the can is made and acts as both a stopper and a spout
Date: October 10, 1911
Creator: Melvin, Joe D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for a subsoil plow that is adjustable and includes a root cutter.
Date: October 17, 1911
Creator: West, William O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Extracting Wax from the Candelilla Plant (open access)

Process of Extracting Wax from the Candelilla Plant

Patent for a method of extracting wax from a candelilla plant using gasoline and benzine or naphtha in order to extract a light yellow wax, rather than the dark green wax currently extracted.
Date: October 30, 1911
Creator: Sharp, Benjamin Young
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil. (open access)

Process of Refining Crude Cotton-Seed Oil.

Patent for a process for refining crude Cottonseed oil that produces more soap byproduct than other methods.
Date: October 31, 1911
Creator: Chisholm, Jesse C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History