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Corn-Shuck Chopper.
Patent for "an implement for cutting and removing the corn shuck or husk from the ear of corn more rapidly than any machine in the market. The invention consists of a table having in the middle of the top a longitudinal recess wit grooves on its sides, in which by means of pressing down a treadle a horizontal knife-blade slides to and fro. This knife-blade carries on its upper side a pair of movable clamps for holding an ear of corn in its place against an upright standard which is fastened on top of a stationary knife-blade." (Lines 7-19) Illustrations are included.
Date:
November 5, 1901
Creator:
Pluck, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for an aeroplane. This invention does not use any mechanism to maintain the planes equilibrium. Illustration included.
Date:
November 5, 1912
Creator:
Goebel, Alois
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watch-Barrel.
Patent for a winding mechanism for watches, related to the barrel and rachet of the winding mechanism, with illustrations and instructions included.
Date:
November 5, 1880
Creator:
Martin, Josiah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oxidation resistant alloys, method for producing oxidation resistant alloys
A method for producing oxidation-resistant austenitic alloys for use at temperatures below 800 C. comprising of: providing an alloy comprising, by weight %: 14-18% chromium, 15-18% nickel, 1-3% manganese, 1-2% molybdenum, 2-4% silicon, 0% aluminum and the balance being iron; heating the alloy to 800 C. for between 175-250 hours prior to use in order to form a continuous silicon oxide film and another oxide film. The method provides a means of producing stainless steels with superior oxidation resistance at temperatures above 700 C. at a low cost
Date:
November 5, 2002
Creator:
Dunning, John S. & Alman, David E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Glass Manufacture dated November 5, 1918
Patent for apparatus to improve the overall quality and efficiency of glass production. This includes both window and sheet glass. It assists in developing sheet glass through blowing, drawing, and ladling.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Thomas J. McCoy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling Apparatus dated November 5, 1918
Patent for a rotary drilling apparatus that specifies in wells and mines.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Robert E. Carmichael
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship-Destroyer.
Patent for a new airship-destroyer with the new ability to fire pellets and bombs in various directions and differing altitudes (lines 8-12), to ignite fuses to prime the device for firing at a predetermined altitude (lines 13-19), to incorporate a bomb to explode upon contact with the airship (lines 20-24), and to provide the projectile with a rocket to propel it to a greater altitude (lines 25-28).
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Saladiner, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Coiling Machine.
Patent for a a wire coiling machine, which can make wire coils out of different types of wires for use in making doormats.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Coiling Machine.
Patent for a coil wiring machine, which is affordable to make and efficient in operation.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Tightener.
Patent for a wire stretcher and tightener meant for wire fence rails. It is easy and convenient to use, and consists of a lever with a fixed pulley on one end, a rope or chain passes through the pulley, and the rope or chain has hooks attached to its ends.
Date:
November 5, 1895
Creator:
Farmer, Francis Marion
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Level-Indicator.
Patent for a new and improved level indicator, intended for use with airplanes and other flying machines to indicate the angle of ascent or descent, as well as when the machine is on a level keel. The level indicator is designed to have a water-tight casing and weatherproof joints and has brackets to secure it to the airplane.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Westbrook, Homer S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magazine-Projectile
Patent for a new type of projectile that includes an initial explosion followed by multiple other explosions from smaller bombs contained inside the larger projectile. The projectile is described as a "novel and improved instrument of destruction" (lines 10-11).
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Saladiner, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cracking Nuts
Patent for a machine for cracking nuts of various types but especially pecans.
Date:
November 5, 1912
Creator:
McDonald, Charles Walton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Shearing or Cutting Metal
Patent for an improved machine that will shear and cut metals.
Date:
November 5, 1901
Creator:
Crane, Walter E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lunch Box
Patent for a lunch box.This invention is designed with a secured latching lid. Illustration included.
Date:
November 5, 1912
Creator:
Christian, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Bucket.
Patent for a simple and efficient well-bucket that are used in bored, drilled, and dug wells. This invention will not get caught on things when it is being raised and lowered, can, by design, can withstand wear, and is meant to be automatically filled and emptied of its contents.
Date:
November 5, 1895
Creator:
Goodwin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Chairs.
Patent for improvement in chairs consisting of self-adjusting chair-backs.
Date:
November 5, 1872
Creator:
Haupt, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Band-Cutting Feeder for Thrashing-Machines.
Patent for an improved Band-Cutting Feeder for Thrashing-Machines in order "to provide an improved machine for cutting the bands of gavels or bundles of grain, and feeding the same to the cylinder of a thrasher."
Date:
November 5, 1878
Creator:
O'Neall, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Condenser.
Patent for a steam condenser, which performs the function of a re-boiler to remove harmful gases from water during the process of making ice.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Pendleton, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mode of and Means for Baling Fibrous Materials.
Patent for a mode of and means for baling fibrous materials, especially materials that can be made into a lap or web. The invention doesn't have the issues that other balers have and uses a core, supported by the base, to wind the material around. The bale it forms is square so it can be easily shipped and the risk of fire is decreased. Caps for the bale are secured before the bale leaves the compress.
Date:
November 5, 1895
Creator:
Bruner, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists, "with the beam and mold-board, of an attachment which is adapted to be secured to either side of the beam in the rear of the mold-board, consisting of a curved standard having its lower end bent up parallel with and part way its vertical length, forming a U-shaped foot, serrations on the rear edges of the foot, and registering perforations formed in the standard and upper end of the bent-up portion, an oblique brace secured between the parallel portions of the standard, having a series of perforations therein" (lines 12-24).
Date:
November 5, 1889
Creator:
Stone, Zebedee E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Preparation.
Patent for improvement in medical preparation for treatment of eczema and other similar diseases.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Linn, Samuel S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hinge Seat Cutter
Patent for as hinge seat cutter. This device is designed to cut apertures so that mounted windows and door will be flush. Illustration included.
Date:
November 5, 1912
Creator:
Franklin, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for a hay press. Illustration included.
Date:
November 5, 1907
Creator:
Easterling, Robert William; King, T. J. & Wood, S. V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History