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Antifriction Decive for Sucker-rods and Couplings
Patent for an improved method of connecting sucker-rods, couplings, or ropes so as to minimize wear and extend the life of the materials, with illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1902
Creator:
Black, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ore-Conveying Surface for Electrical Separators.
Patent for “ore-conveying surface for electrical separators, and particularly to a structure adapted for use with static electricity.” (lines 11-14) including illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Fastening
Patent for bale bend fastening that includes a winding-key engaging the lapped ends of a bale-band and a lock for retaining the winding key against the reverse movement after the latter has been turned to wind the connected ends of the band for the purpose of taking up the slack in the latter (Lines 8-15)
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AIR-BREAK SIGNALING AND RELEASEING DEVICE.
Patent for an improvement in air-brake release-valve in trains to signal train crews and release the breaks if they become set for any reason, or stuck, while the train is moving, including descriptions of the release valve and illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1902
Creator:
Dukesmith, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifriction-Device-For-Sucker-Rods.
Patent for an antifriction device designed to protect the rod (sucker rod), rope, or coupler from wear. A sucker rod joins the components of a piston pump in an oil well.
Date:
November 4, 1902
Creator:
Black, William Leslie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine.
Patent for “a new and improved well-drilling machine adapted to be driven by horse-power and arranged to permit of actuating the drilling tools for drilling purposes and to allow of conveniently and quickly raising the tools from the well…” (lines 8-14) including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1902
Creator:
Moore, Robert Burns
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifriction device for sucker rods.
Patent for "an improved antifriction device for use in connection with inclosed traveling rods and the like to reduce the wear occasioned by the rubbing of the rod in its casing, and at the same time to so far reduce the area of said antifriction device which projects from the rod as to interpose the least possible obstruction to the free passage of material in the casing."
Date:
November 4, 1902
Creator:
Black, William Leslie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for an oil-burner, “and it has for its object to provide a construction in which stream will be admitted to the oil or commingled therewith in sufficient quantity to aid combustion…” (lines 11-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a new windmill design with improvement to the "mechanism for transmitting the motion of the wheel shaft to the pump rods."
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Morrisson, Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Curtain Clasp and Holder
Patent for improvement in window curtain clasps and holders. It is a window curtain clasp used to secure drapes using a U shaped fixture.
Date:
November 26, 1902
Creator:
Murray, Rebecca F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for an improvement to the "construction of windmills and to provide means for varying the stroke of a windmill with the velocity or force of the wind, to increase the length of the stroke as the velocity of the wind increases, and to reduce the length of stroke as the force of the wind abates." (lines 10-16)
Date:
November 18, 1902
Creator:
Tinney, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interlocking-Bar Grating for Jails.
Patent for gratings used in jails. "In these structures as ordinarily made upright and horizontal bars are provided which are located at right angles to each other, these bars being necessarily secured together at their points of intersection to prevent their being spread apart" (lines 11-16).
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for an improvement to combination-locks for doors, safe, and bureaus, "with readily-operated means for holding the combination-disks inactive and in position to permit a locking-bolt to be freely operated by a key when so desired, which means will also permit the combination to be set so that the bolt cannot be moved by a key until the disks of the combination have been brought to proper position." (lines 11-18)
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Dalton, Lewis & Cross, Dick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree
Patent for a whiffletree, a type of doubletree, which is part of a horse's harness.
Date:
November 4, 1902
Creator:
Stansell, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hub-Attaching Device.
Patent for hub attaching device. "This invention relates to means applied to ordinary vehicle-axles for preventing wear upon the same, a false wearing-surface being provided, which may be renewed when necessary, either on account of wear or for any other reason"(lines 11-16)
Date:
November 18, 1902
Creator:
Simon, Adolph P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter
Patent for a stalk-cutter for chopping cotton, corn stalks, or any other specific growth.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Cotten, Joab H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Lister
Patent for an improved sulky-lister for planting listed corn, cotton, and other crops.
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Engelmann, Gustav
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco Stemming Machine
Patent for the improvement of tobacco-stemming machines by providing "an arrangement for opening the leaves prior to being fed to the cutters" (lines 14-15).
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Bush, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Refining Asphaltic Mineral Oils.
Patent for process for refining asphaltic mineral oils such as might be found in wells in Texas and Louisiana. Designed to remove asphaltum.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Mims, John Carwile
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music Holder and Turner.
Patent for a devise that turns the leaves of books or music books, which "may be supported upon the music-rack of a piano, organ, or similar instrument." (lines 13-14)
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Black, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine
Patent for a washing machine, that employs a rubbing belt and coacting rubbing-board, which allows for "effective adjustment of the rubbing-board to secure a heavy or light rubbing action without injury to the clothes" (lines 21-23)
Date:
November 18, 1902
Creator:
Haydon, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hammock-Support.
Patent for hammock support which is securely fastened and can be readily removed.
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Fan
Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Rotary Fans" (lines 5-6) with description and illustration.
Date:
November 4, 1902
Creator:
Hawk, Nathaniel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Floor.
Patent for an improved fireproof floor, which provides a light, rigid fire- and sound-proof flooring that is simple in construction. In addition, the ceiling construction allow the walls of a building to be strengthened against sagging or bulging, and also provides a continuous concrete-ceiling surface, allowing plaster coating or other material to be securely held without the need of another surface to support it.
Date:
November 18, 1902
Creator:
Shields, Patrick T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History