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Adjustable Trace Connector
Patent for an adjustable trace connector. Illustration included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Erwin, Agustin Reese; Burks, William D. & Burks, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a railway cattle-guard that is simple, inexpensive, and efficient. It prevents the cattle "from traversing a railway-track in order to pass form one field or inclosure to another" (line 12-14). It has spurred rollers, and has a unique way of mounting rollers or rotary ties, in that they do not block the track.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Nevill, William Birt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale-tie buckle which can be fastened quickly. The bale-tie buckle "can be economically manufactured," is "capable of resisting enormous pressure," and "can be quickly and easily placed on the bands or ties."
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Horsley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ax-Sharpener
Patent for an ax sharpener that can be attached to and removed from an ax head.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Wilson, Friend A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fabrication of Photonic band gap Materials
A method for forming a periodic dielectric structure exhibiting photonic band gap effects includes forming a slurry of a nano-crystalline ceramic dielectric or semiconductor material and monodisperse polymer microsphere, depositing a film of the slurry on a substrate, drying the film, and calcining the film to remove the polymer microsphere there from. The film may be cold-pressed after drying and prior to calcining. The ceramic dielectric or semiconductor material may be titania, and the polymer microsphere may be polystyrenemicrosphere.
Date:
January 5, 2000
Creator:
Constant, Kristen; Subramania, Ganapathi S.; Biswas, Rana & Ho, Kai-Ming
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that can be used as a pipe-wrench or a monkey-wrench. It has a movable jaw, for easy adjusting, and is "of simple and strong construction" (line 9).
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Flye, Murat K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Transferring Device for Vessels.
Patent for an "improved apparatus in position for transferring liquid from one vessel to another," (lines 10-12) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1890
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a windmill that does not have a vane and can receive wind from any direction. It can also be "readily thrown out of and into operation when desired" (lines 15-16). It is a horizontal wind-wheel supported by a vertical shaft.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Gassett, Thomas Boyle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a float-valve used in water-troughs for cattle and other liquid containers. It closes "when the surface of the water reaches the desired point and [opens] when the surface of the water falls below said point" (lines 14-17).
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Halley, Hillary H. & McCulley, Robert I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor-Burner
Patent for a vapor burner and generator. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Jordan, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Low-Water Alarm For Boilers
Patent for "improvements in low water alarms for steam boilers and more particularly to those which are operated by the heat from the steam in the boiler, after the water therein has fallen below a predetermined danger point" (lines 15-20).
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Anderson, Williamson D. & Shearer, Edward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for an improvement to washing machines, in which "the novelty consists in allowing both cylinder and blades to be rotated or oscillated independently of each other." (Lines 17-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1875
Creator:
Starr, Henry D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Locomotive Smoke - Stacks.
Patent for new and useful improvement in locomotive smoke stacks, "in which the sparks, live cinders, and other heavy particles are arrested near the top of the stack." It consists of a petticoat-pipe, arranged so that it may be raised or lowered for the purpose of regulating the draft.
Date:
January 5, 1875
Creator:
Cleary, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Gear Shifting Device.
Patent for a new transmission gear shifting device will "provide means for shifting the transmission parts of an automobile or other motor driven vehicle, without employing the usual hand levers and appliances, and to do so by means of electrically controlled operating mechanisms in combination with certain component parts." (Lines 12-18) including illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
De Witt, G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Automatic Brake-Setting Mechanism for Pneumatic Brakes.
Patent for improvements in pneumatic brakes with simple construction for higher efficiency in trains including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Weldon, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers.
Patent for "a device that will chop cotton mechanically" (line 10-11) and require less labor including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Crum, Martin A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Clasps.
Patent for improvement in clasps "especially adapted for garment supporting" (lines 9-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Stafford, Beverly F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk and Weed Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter for plows. This design "consist[s] of the beam having rearwardly, downwardly, and forwardly curved standard, the arrow-point, having the stem or shank formed entire or open at its bottom, rear side, and top to receive the said standard, and the diamond-shaped cutter consisting of two wings inclined upwardly from their front to rear edges, and curved inwardly at their outer ends from their cutting-edges to their back edges" (lines 72-82).
Date:
January 5, 1886
Creator:
Faires, Joseph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Catcher
Patent for a mail catcher that obtains mail placed beside the road and automatically carries it to the door of the car. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Wehling, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Hyrdogenating Fats, Oils and Waxes
Patent for introducing hydrogen and a catalyst in order to convert oils, fats, and waxes into substances of higher melting points.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Walker, Thomas Bailey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Delivery and Receiving Device
Patent for a mail delivery and receiving device. This invention is designed for use whereby mail bags may be passed to and from passing trains. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Wehling, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a simply constructed puzzle with a difficult solution, "but may be accomplished by the exercise of care, skill, and ingenuity in the manipulation of the device" (lines 15-18). It is a rectangular box with eight balls, four of which fit into holes in the corners of the box. There are segmented walls surrounding the holes.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Collis, Michael Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Punch
Patent for punch. Intent of patent is to provide a more stable way of connecting a punching tool mechanism to a reciprocating shaft.
Date:
January 5, 1920
Creator:
Doolittle, John F
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch.
Patent for a gate-latch. A latch-pin secured in a beam, another latch secured to the inside of another post, with two pivoting hangers, and plates come together to form this latch.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Berry, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History