About the Collection

The Texas Patents collection consists of United States patents filed by Texas inventors before 1900. A majority of the patents are for agricultural and industrial applications, such as seeding machines, harvesters, plows, wind and water propellers, and steam engines. Other inventions include timekeepers, remedies, and firearms.



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Cite This Collection

Here is our suggested citation. Consult an appropriate style guide for conformance to specific guidelines.

Texas Patents in The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TXPT/ accessed July 9, 2025.


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Counties (expand list)

Dallas County, TX
1,565
Harris County, TX
1,369
Bexar County, TX
1,088
Tarrant County, TX
904
Galveston County, TX
528
El Paso County, TX
509
Travis County, TX
488
McLennan County, TX
484
Grayson County, TX
467
Jefferson County, TX
321
Ellis County, TX
251
Bell County, TX
242
Lamar County, TX
236
Williamson County, TX
234
Fannin County, TX
209
Navarro County, TX
193
Smith County, TX
189
Hill County, TX
185
Collin County, TX
182
Hunt County, TX
179
Johnson County, TX
166
Fayette County, TX
162
Cooke County, TX
157
Kaufman County, TX
157
Denton County, TX
151
Washington County, TX
141
Harrison County, TX
135
Wichita County, TX
134
Limestone County, TX
131
Milam County, TX
131
Parker County, TX
131
Brown County, TX
124
Montague County, TX
116
Anderson County, TX
113
Bosque County, TX
113
Nueces County, TX
113
Wise County, TX
110
Hays County, TX
107
Taylor County, TX
102
Erath County, TX
97
Coryell County, TX
95
Palo Pinto County, TX
95
Bowie County, TX
93
Wood County, TX
93
Falls County, TX
91
Colorado County, TX
90
DeWitt County, TX
90
Robertson County, TX
89
Eastland County, TX
86
Brazoria County, TX
83
Red River County, TX
83
Tom Green County, TX
81
Brazos County, TX
80
Comanche County, TX
80
Gonzales County, TX
79
Cass County, TX
77
Austin County, TX
76
Van Zandt County, TX
76
Caldwell County, TX
75
Montgomery County, TX
75
Lampasas County, TX
74
Lavaca County, TX
73
Houston County, TX
72
Wharton County, TX
71
Gregg County, TX
70
Potter County, TX
69
Cherokee County, TX
67
Hopkins County, TX
67
Bastrop County, TX
66
Grimes County, TX
66
Clay County, TX
64
Hardin County, TX
62
Hood County, TX
60
Coleman County, TX
59
Rusk County, TX
58
Freestone County, TX
57
Nacogdoches County, TX
57
Victoria County, TX
56
Jones County, TX
54
Webb County, TX
54
Guadalupe County, TX
53
Orange County, TX
53
Wilbarger County, TX
53
Bee County, TX
52
Burnet County, TX
49
Delta County, TX
49
Wilson County, TX
49
Goliad County, TX
48
Matagorda County, TX
48
Val Verde County, TX
48
Uvalde County, TX
47
Camp County, TX
45
Leon County, TX
45
Rockwall County, TX
45
Upshur County, TX
45
Hardeman County, TX
44
Shelby County, TX
43
Callahan County, TX
42
Hamilton County, TX
42
Henderson County, TX
41
Mills County, TX
41
Young County, TX
41
Medina County, TX
40
Tyler County, TX
40
Hale County, TX
39
Jackson County, TX
38
McCulloch County, TX
38
Runnels County, TX
38
Angelina County, TX
37
Comal County, TX
37
Donley County, TX
37
Polk County, TX
37
Cameron County, TX
36
San Saba County, TX
36
San Patricio County, TX
35
Jack County, TX
34
Kendall County, TX
34
Walker County, TX
34
Waller County, TX
34
Fort Bend County, TX
33
Haskell County, TX
33
Lee County, TX
33
Llano County, TX
33
Mitchell County, TX
32
Burleson County, TX
31
Marion County, TX
31
Cook County, IL
30
Hall County, TX
30
Howard County, TX
30
Aransas County, TX
29
Liberty County, TX
29
Scurry County, TX
29
Stephens County, TX
29
Titus County, TX
29
Gillespie County, TX
27
Trinity County, TX
27
Floyd County, TX
26
Mason County, TX
26
Reeves County, TX
26
Coke County, TX
25
Knox County, TX
25
Morris County, TX
25
Wheeler County, TX
25
Atascosa County, TX
24
Childress County, TX
24
Midland County, TX
24
Nolan County, TX
24
Menard County, TX
23
Panola County, TX
23
Allegheny County, PA
22
Deaf Smith County, TX
22
Hidalgo County, TX
22
Jasper County, TX
22
Karnes County, TX
22
Madison County, TX
21
Archer County, TX
20
Kerr County, TX
20
Lubbock County, TX
20
Armstrong County, TX
18
Collingsworth County, TX
18
Dallam County, TX
18
Fisher County, TX
18
Frio County, TX
18
Sabine County, TX
18
La Salle County, TX
17
Swisher County, TX
17
Ward County, TX
17
Gray County, TX
16
Maverick County, TX
16
Sherman County, TX
16
Baylor County, TX
15
Calhoun County, TX
15
Foard County, TX
15
Caddo Parish, LA
14
Carson County, TX
14
Newton County, TX
14
Orleans Parish, LA
14
Refugio County, TX
14
San Augustine County, TX
14
Shackelford County, TX
14
Sutton County, TX
14
Blanco County, TX
13
Briscoe County, TX
13
Hemphill County, TX
13
Dickens County, TX
12
Hartley County, TX
12
Lipscomb County, TX
12
Ochiltree County, TX
12
Presidio County, TX
12
Bandera County, TX
11
Beadle County, SD
11
Franklin County, TX
11
Crockett County, TX
10
Jackson County, MO
10
Jim Wells County, TX
10
Live Oak County, TX
10
Rains County, TX
10
Chambers County, TX
9
Concho County, TX
9
Crosby County, TX
9
Fulton County, GA
9
Kimble County, TX
9
Kinney County, TX
9
Philadelphia County, PA
9
Randall County, TX
9
Stonewall County, TX
9
Brewster County, TX
8
Cottle County, TX
8
Pecos County, TX
8
Roberts County, TX
8
San Jacinto County, TX
8
Somervell County, TX
8
Hudson County, NJ
7
Kent County, TX
7
Kleberg County, TX
7
Lynn County, TX
7
Oldham County, TX
7
Starr County, TX
7
Hansford County, TX
6
Richland County, IL
6
Sterling County, TX
6
Terry County, TX
6
Borden County, TX
5
Dimmit County, TX
5
Los Angeles County, CA
5
Martin County, TX
5
Motley County, TX
5
Woodward County, OK
5
Brooks County, TX
4
Essex County, NJ
4
Garza County, TX
4
Hamilton County, TN
4
Hudspeth County, TX
4
Irion County, TX
4
Jeff Davis County, TX
4
McMullen County, TX
4
Oklahoma County, OK
4
Polk County, IA
4
Richmond County, NY
4
Tulsa County, OK
4
Alameda County, CA
3
Bryan County, OK
3
Culberson County, TX
3
Denver County, CO
3
Gaines County, TX
3
Geary County, KS
3
Huron County, OH
3
Kalamazoo County, MI
3
King County, TX
3
Kings County, NY
3
Real County, TX
3
San Diego County, CA
3
Schleicher County, TX
3
Shelby County, TN
3
St. Bernard Parish, LA
3
Winnebago County, IL
3
Zavala County, TX
3
Andrews County, TX
2
Champaign County, OH
2
Choctaw County, OK
2
Claiborne Parish, LA
2
Dawson County, TX
2
Dukes County, MA
2
Ector County, TX
2
Eddy County, NM
2
Harvey County, KS
2
Hidalgo County, NM
2
Jefferson County, AL
2
Jim Hogg County, TX
2
Kay County, OK
2
Kingfisher County, OK
2
Lackawanna County, PA
2
Madison County, AL
2
Maricopa County, AZ
2
Milwaukee County, WI
2
Mobile County, AL
2
Montgomery County, AL
2
Morgan County, AL
2
New Castle County, DE
2
New Haven County, CT
2
Pike County, IL
2
Randolph County, MO
2
Reagan County, TX
2
Roosevelt County, NM
2
Suffolk County, MA
2
Terrell County, TX
2
Willacy County, TX
2
Yoakum County, TX
2
Adair County, MO
1
Allen County, IN
1
Baltimore County, MD
1
Bergen County, NJ
1
Bond County, IL
1
Boulder County, CO
1
Buchanan County, MO
1
Calcasieu Parish, LA
1
Calhoun County, MI
1
Canadian County, OK
1
Carroll County, KY
1
Castro County, TX
1
Catron County, NM
1
Cayuga County, NY
1
Cedar County, IA
1
Chenango County, NY
1
Chester County, TN
1
Clinton County, NY
1
Coal County, OK
1
Cole County, MO
1
Craig County, OK
1
Crawford County, OH
1
Creek County, OK
1
Cullman County, AL
1
De Soto Parish, LA
1
Duval County, TX
1
Edwards County, TX
1
Fairfield County, CT
1
Fayette County, KY
1
Franklin County, OH
1
Fresno County, CA
1
Fulton County, IL
1
Glasscock County, TX
1
Grant County, IN
1
Greenwood County, KS
1
Hardin County, OH
1
Hartford County, CT
1
Holmes County, MS
1
Huerfano County, CO
1
Hutchinson County, TX
1
Independence County, AR
1
Ingham County, MI
1
Jackson County, MS
1
Jefferson County, KY
1
Jefferson County, NY
1
Jefferson County, OK
1
Jefferson County, WV
1
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
1
Jessamine County, KY
1
Johnson County, MO
1
Kane County, IL
1
Kenton County, KY
1
Kern County, CA
1
Labette County, KS
1
Lafayette County, MO
1
Lafayette Parish, LA
1
Lake County, CO
1
Lake County, IL
1
Larimer County, CO
1
Lauderdale County, MS
1
Lawrence County, MO
1
Lenawee County, MI
1
Logan County, IL
1
Louisa County, VA
1
Love County, OK
1
Loving County, TX
1
Lucas County, OH
1
Luna County, NM
1
Marion County, MS
1
Mercer County, NJ
1
Middlesex County, MA
1
Miller County, AR
1
Monroe County, AR
1
Montgomery County, PA
1
Morris County, NJ
1
Mower County, MN
1
Multnomah County, OR
1
Muskingum County, OH
1
Muskogee County, OK
1
Natchitoches Parish, LA
1
New London County, CT
1
Newport County, RI
1
Obion County, TN
1
Okmulgee County, OK
1
Osage County, KS
1
Peoria County, IL
1
Pettis County, MO
1
Pima County, AZ
1
Pittsburg County, OK
1
Plymouth County, MA
1
Posey County, IN
1
Providence County, RI
1
Pueblo County, CO
1
Queens County, NY
1
Racine County, WI
1
Ramsey County, MN
1
Rensselaer County, NY
1
Rooks County, KS
1
Salt Lake County, UT
1
Sangamon County, IL
1
Santa Clara County, CA
1
Shelby County, KY
1
Silver Bow County, MT
1
Solano County, CA
1
Stanton County, NE
1
Stark County, OH
1
Steuben County, IN
1
Stone County, MS
1
Summit County, OH
1
Throckmorton County, TX
1
Todd County, KY
1
Warren County, IL
1
Warren County, NY
1
Wayne County, MI
1
Wayne County, MO
1
Wayne County, NY
1
Weber County, UT
1
Westchester County, NY
1
Westmoreland County, PA
1
Wilson County, TN
1
Worcester County, MA
1
Wyandotte County, KS
1

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