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Airship
Patent for an airship that is equipped with gas bags to control the ascent and descent of the airship and make it float in case of landing in the water.
Date:
June 11, 1912
Creator:
Bradshaw, John F. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Freezing Tank Valve.
Patent for a new and improved tank valve. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the tank, its valve and lever, and valve-rod, of the frost-chamber having an annular space to receive the non-freezing compound, the stuffing-box around the rod and screw-threaded at the ends, and the screw-threaded caps . . . having necks and flanges" (lines 7-13).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Barrett, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Carrier.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-carrier. This design consists in "the bottom having the ridged portion and the oppositely-inclined portions, said bottom being provided with a hook in front, the upright post in front for holding the lines, the posts upon the sides near the front, to which the mouth of the bag is secured to be held open, and the upright posts on the sides in the rear of the posts for holding the bags when filled" (lines 78-85).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Smith, Robert Toumbleson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clinical Thermometer.
Patent for a new and improved thermometer. This design has "[u]pon the body of the instrument a scale, preferably equivalent to the centigrade . . . in which the zero-sign is placed at the normal temperature of the body, each degree being divided into five or ten parts according to the size of the instrument and reading supernormal and subnormal degrees" (lines 20-26).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Hunstock, Robert H. & Chávez, Emigdio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Saving Coal During Combustion.
Patent for cheap, effective compound to sprinkle on coal to render it more combustible so that it burns more cleanly and soot is not emitted.
Date:
June 11, 1895
Creator:
Stokey, David Gray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Multinetwork Nerve Cell Assay Platform with Parallel Recording Capability
Patent relating to a multinetwork nerve cell assay platform with parallel recording capability.
Date:
September 12, 2007
Creator:
Gross, Guenter W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Induction Coil.
Patent for a new and improved induction coil. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the bent core, the primary and secondary coils wound thereon, the adjustable armature connected to one pole (to form an extension thereof) and extending over the opposite pole, and the set-screw for moving the free end of the armature toward or from the disconnected pole to establish or break the magnetic circuit" (lines 5-12).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Brown, Fred H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Whiffletree-Fastenings.
Patent for the improvement of whiffletree fastenings, relating to the means by which single-trees are attached to a double-tree. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
June 11, 1872
Creator:
Ahrenbeck, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Water-Drawers.
Patent for an improved water drawer, includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
June 11, 1878
Creator:
McC. Mathes, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking and Operating System for Jail-Doors.
Patent for a new way to operate and lock jail doors "whereby each and every door in the system can be locked, unlocked and operated altogether, or any one, two or more doors can be locked, unlocked and operated without disturbing the other doors of the system" (lines 11-16), including illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle Bearing.
Patent for a strong and durable vehicle-axle bearing that reduces friction. "Oil may be admitted to the bearings [in the axle] without removing the wheel or exposing said bearings, thus preventing accumulations of dust or other foreign substance" (lines 17-20).
Date:
June 11, 1895
Creator:
Falk, Franz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Utensil.
Patent for a kitchen utensil that can be used for washing dishes, scraping cooking vessels, and cleaning ornamental glass and silver.
Date:
June 11, 1895
Creator:
Adair, Annie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Trimming Machine
Patent for a lawn-trimming machine designed to trim the edges of lawns or other grass plots. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Cady, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing Table
Patent for an ironing table. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Love, Willilam C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Controlling Mechanism for Train-Air-Brake Systems
Patent for a valve controlling mechanism for train air brake systems that can be used when a car derails.
Date:
June 11, 1912
Creator:
Strader, Perry T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Extinguishers for Lint-Rooms.
Patent for a fire-extinguisher for lint-rooms with design specifications and instructions on operating procedures and usage, including illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1878
Creator:
Morrell, Zachariah N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement for Axle-Boxes for Vehicles
Patent for an improvement in axle-boxes for vehicles which incorporates an adjustable tube that may take up the wear on its ends.
Date:
June 11, 1872
Creator:
Ahrenbeck, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for an improved bale-tie with a description of the tool and specifications for its usage, includes illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1878
Creator:
Rutherford, William Bryson & Hawkins, Joel Turnham
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Planter, Cultivator, and Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for an improved combined planter, cultivator, and cotton-chopping tool with design specifications and directions for the usage of the tool, including illustrations.
Date:
June 11, 1878
Creator:
Sarlls, Rutus & Kelman, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starter for Electric Motors
Patent for an electric motor starter. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Mayo, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Miller Exterminator.
Patent for a new and improved insect exterminator. This design consists in "[a] lamp having an external upwardly-projecting sleeve and a side socket and a wick projecting through the sleeve, in combination with a pole or standard fitting into said side socket and a pan having an inward sleeve fitting over said sleeve on the lamp" (lines 49-54).
Date:
June 11, 1889
Creator:
Woods, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for a nut lock. Illustration included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Broadfoot, Jacob O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Cleaning Attachment.
Patent for a plow attachment to clean debris from the blades. Attachment is inexpensive and easy to install.
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
Driver, Le Roy E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for a gate that can be opened or closed from a remote point, and can be locked with a latch. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Rogers, Frederick S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History