Resource Type

42 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Animal Trap. (open access)

Animal Trap.

Patent for a new and improved animal trap. This design consists in "the combination of the base-board having the opposite recesses and the transverse shaft, the yoke having the spring-coils mounted on the projecting ends of the shaft in said recesses, the standard having the holding-rod, the trigger, and the guards or prongs secured in the base-board" (lines 20-26).
Date: August 19, 1890
Creator: Anderson, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Satchel and Pillow. (open access)

Combined Satchel and Pillow.

Patent for a new and improved combined satchel and pillow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a valise or satchel, of an airbag permanently incorporated in the same to form one of the sides thereof, and having a mouthpiece upon the exterior of the valise, whereby the bag may be inflated without opening the valise" (lines 62-67).
Date: August 19, 1884
Creator: Kiam, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle. (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle.

Patent for a new bale tie buckle made of wire material "in which the buckle is closed by the strain or stress on the bale tie" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Frantz, Ezra A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Apparatus for the Measurement of Environmental Radon and Thoron (open access)

Portable Apparatus for the Measurement of Environmental Radon and Thoron

The radometer is a portable instrument for the measurement of the concentration of atmospheric radon/thoron in a test area. A constant velocity pump pulls the air from the outside at a constant flow rate. If the air is too moist, some or all of the sample is passed through a desiccant filter prior to encountering an electrostatic filter. The electrostatic filter prevents any charged particles from entering the sampling chamber. Once the sample has entered the chamber, the progeny of the decay of radon/thoron are collected on a detector and measured. The measured data is compiled by a computer and displayed.
Date: August 19, 1999
Creator: Negro, Vincent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wagon Brake. (open access)

Wagon Brake.

Patent for a new and improved wagon brake. This design consists, "with the vehicle, of the rock-shaft arranged upon opposite sides of the rear wheels, the bell-crank lever fulcrumed on the body between said shaft, the rod connecting the rear shaft and one arm of said lever, the bar pivoted to the other arm of the lever and the front rock-shaft, and the operating lever provided with the integral arm arranged at an angle to the lever and connected with the front rock-shaft" (lines 92-101).
Date: August 19, 1890
Creator: Walton, George Washington
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vapor Burner. (open access)

Vapor Burner.

Patent for a new and improved vapor burner. This design consists, "with the mixing-chamber having a burner connected therewith, of a water chamber and an oil chamber arranged beneath the said mixing chamber, the threaded tube seated in the bottom wall of the water-chamber and extending up into the mixing-chamber, and the air-induction tube leading from beneath the oil-chamber up through the threaded connecting-tube to the mixing chamber" (lines 112-121).
Date: August 19, 1890
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Drury T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Indicator (open access)

Vehicle-Indicator

Patent for a vehicle-indicator that is designed for use on vehicles such as automobiles, to indicate the movement of the vehicle. Other objects of this include that it alerts those around of the intended movement of the vehicle being driven.
Date: August 19, 1919
Creator: McManus, Lewis R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Bearing. (open access)

Wheel-Bearing.

Patent for a wheel-bearing that reduces friction between the wheel and axle, prevents dust from going inside the bearing, and keeps the bearing wheels in place at the bore of the wheel. The wheel bearing consists of a few parts that can be easily assembled and would rarely need to be repaired. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Manley, Earl W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Suspender-Buttons (open access)

Improvement In Suspender-Buttons

Patent for an improved suspender button with a description and illustrations attached.
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Racer, Martin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Machines For Filing Saws. (open access)

Improvement In Machines For Filing Saws.

Patent for improvements in the construction of machines for filing saws. Description of the construction and illustrations are attached.
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Basom, Ransford W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Locks (open access)

Improvement In Locks

Patent for an improvement for slide door fasteners and locks. Description and illustrations are attached.
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Garlock, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plow-Couplings. (open access)

Improvement in Plow-Couplings.

Patent for a new and useful Improvement in Plow-Coupling including illustration.
Date: August 19, 1873
Creator: Thrasher, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Churns (open access)

Improvement In Churns

Patent for improvements in the construction of a churn dasher. Descriptions and illustrations are attached
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Davis, Henry T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses (open access)

Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses

Patent for an improved cotton and hay press that "... provides an economical and powerful press for cotton, hay, rags, &c., that may be worked by hand, horse, or steam power, in field, farm or factory." (lines 12-15) Includes description and illustration.
Date: August 19, 1879
Creator: Rossell, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Table (open access)

Motor-Driven Table

Patent for "improvements in rotatable tables, such as are employed for the display of goods and for general serving purposes in hotels, restaurants and other places" (lines 12-16) including illustrations and instructions.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine. (open access)

Washing-Machine.

Patent for a washing machine with altered construction for quick removal and insertion of clothing, while still working safely and quickly with a variety of fabrics. It uses a rotary table and a pounder.
Date: August 19, 1902
Creator: Lawrence, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock Tank (open access)

Stock Tank

Patent for an improved water tank for livestock, connecting an elevated reservoir to a trough at ground level.
Date: August 19, 1902
Creator: Wright, Wayne C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Device for Concentrating Vision. (open access)

Mechanical Device for Concentrating Vision.

Patent for an optical device proposed to replace lenses and goggles. Instead of lenses, this device has circular shutters (much like a camera) that forces direct vision and eliminates peripheral vision for concentration and focus.
Date: August 19, 1919
Creator: Compere, Dolphus E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grave Filler. (open access)

Grave Filler.

Patent for a grave-filling machine, which transports dirt into the hole of the grave.
Date: August 19, 1902
Creator: Deering, Uriah H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Trough (open access)

Feed-Trough

Patent for "a stock-feeder which shall permit of the feeding of a measured quantity of food to cattle in the barn or stable from a point remote, so as to enable the farmer or any of the members of his family to feed the cattle from the dwelling without going out into the weather" (lines 7-13).
Date: August 19, 1890
Creator: Reed, Francis O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fork for Handling Cotton and Other Substances. (open access)

Fork for Handling Cotton and Other Substances.

Patent for a new and improved pitchfork. This design "relates to a hand-fork for handling cotton in the seed and cotton-seed at the gins, as well as for other useful purposes; and it consists in the novel construction of the teeth and tines or head, together with the means for fastening the teeth to the head" (lines 9-15).
Date: August 19, 1884
Creator: Shannon, Joel J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scoop. (open access)

Scoop.

Patent for a ridable shovel with wheels that allows the user to control digging and dumping of scooped loads by footrest operation.
Date: August 19, 1919
Creator: Mitcham, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shawl Strap. (open access)

Shawl Strap.

Patent for a new and improved shawl strap. This design "relates to shawl, book, and other straps, and has for its object to provide a cheap, simple, and efficient article, which can be used with packages of any size, and fastened thereto easily and quickly without applying buckles to the ends of the straps" (lines 8-13).
Date: August 19, 1884
Creator: Tharp, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine (open access)

Flying-Machine

Patent for a flying machine that is designed to have a lower center of gravity to facilitate more stable operation.
Date: August 19, 1913
Creator: Bell, Frank M.
System: The Portal to Texas History