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Animal-Trap
Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date:
July 20, 1909
Creator:
Franks, Marion M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Razor.
Patent for new and improved safety razor, which will be similar to an ordinary razor, and "can be used either in its safety form or in the ordinary manner" (lines 15-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Bradley, Richard Sherman.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke.
Patent for "a light and effective head-frame for horned cattle, designed to prevent their going through or injuring wire fences or from goring persons or animals." (Lines 14-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Moore, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric motor.
Patent for improved electric motor used in motor vehicles "which may be associated directly with the driving-wheel of a motor-vehicle" (lines 40-41), bypassing the need for other power-transmitting mechanisms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Perret, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Converting Motor-Propelled Vehicles into Tractors.
Patent for a device which attaches a "tractor which can be used to draw plows, harrows, cultivators, mowers, reapers, and other agricultural implements" (lines 12-17) to motor vehicles, thus converting the motor vehicle into a tractor.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Wynne, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretching and Staple-Pulling Device.
Patent for a tool "which is adapted for stretching wire for fencing purposed and which may also be used for drawing the staples from the posts and splicing between posts when such action is necessary." (Lines 9-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
McElroy, Jesse Roberts
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Device for the Cabs of Locomotives.
Patent for a life-saving device for the cabs of locomotives. The device is used to safely help the engineer or fireman escape from the locomotive engine cab should danger arise. The device is used to protect an individual against fire, hot water, or some other forms of danger.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Uttz, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Device.
Patent for a weighing device. This device should be an improvement over other methods. The device weighs various articles and automatically sums the total weight of the various articles.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Neeley, Samuel T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor.
Patent for a water motor "concentrating the force of the water against the wheel near the outer periphery...to maximize the purpose of the water as a driving agent for the motor and to also insure a uniform operation of the motor" (lines 14-20), including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Stukes, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers-Protector.
Patent for trousers protectors "designed to uphold the bottom edge of the trousers, either at the side or at the rear, for preventing the same from becoming wet or soiled with mud, slush, &c." (Lines 9-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Neuendorff, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catching and Delivering Device
Patent for a mail bag catching and delivering device that is attached to trains and grabs mailbags off of a designated mail bag holder on the edge of the tracks.
Date:
July 20, 1909
Creator:
Cruse, James Jefferson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Hub.
Patent for a new and improved wheel-hub. This design "relates to wheel-hubs, and its objects are, first, to permit removal or renewal of the spokes without displacing the tire; second, to insure synchronous motion of the axle-box and the hub; and, third, to attain these ends with simplicity of structure" (lines 8-13).
Date:
July 20, 1886
Creator:
Miller, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Cotton-Cultivators.
Patent for improvements in cotton-plant cultivators.
Date:
July 20, 1878
Creator:
Harvey, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Indicator.
Patent for a speed indicator to allow individuals not in an automobile to determine its speed, including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suction-Fan or Blower.
Patent for a suction fan or blower to partially clean material that passes through, including illustrations
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Shoe.
Patent for a device that fits "pneumatic tires for automobiles" (lines 8-9) in order to "prevent the slipping of a pneumatic tired wheel in snow, ice, mud, sand, or the like." (lines 10-12).
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
McCall, Jacob Capshaw
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Sampling.
Patent for improving methods of boring wells by "raising the cuttings from an earth boring drill to the surface" (lines 70-71), including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paint.
Patent for paints for roofs and for barns to prevent leaks and efficient in preserving the material of buildings at a relatively small costs.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Watson, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Plow
Patent for a new and useful improvement in Sulky-Plows. The invention utilizes "a novel construction-levers, and arrangement of hangers, braces, and levers, whereby provision is made for the attachment of plow-beams of different sizes, and for adjusting the parts" (lines 7-11)
Date:
July 20, 1880
Creator:
Powell, Louis W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for improvements in tires for vehicles that has a cushion that takes the shocks of travel.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Drouet, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweep-Stock Attachment for Plows.
Patent for a sweep-stock attachment for plows, which can be adjusted to different lengths without using a tool.
Date:
July 20, 1909
Creator:
Hewitt, John Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain Toller.
Patent for a new and improved grain toller. This design "consists in a novel construction of a revolving cylinder provided with cavities representing certain measures . . . separating a certain portion [of grain] to be retained as toll, and whereby, also, provision is made for varying the size of the toll-measure, so as to enable it to separate different proportions from the main body of the grain, according to the amount of toll to be taken" (lines 7-19).
Date:
July 20, 1880
Creator:
Wilson, William John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swingletree
Patent for a swingletree that equalizes the strain of the draft animal when the traces are connected in an irregular manner.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Bosse, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime Separator and Classifier.
Patent for settler, separator, and classifier of different solid and liquid particles, includes illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History