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Grain-Harvester.
Patent for an improved grain harvester design.
Date:
February 25, 1919
Creator:
Wells, Homer C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evaporative Cooler
Patent for an evaporative cooler. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1912
Creator:
Walkup, John A. & Walkup, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Regulator
Patent for a device, used in connection with crushing and/or storage machinery, to assist in the distribution of dry, powdered, or fine feeding materials.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Searle, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Escapement for Watches
Patent for escapement for watches that allows connecting pieces to adjust more easily, this includes fixed jewels, palettes, levers, etc.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
De Long, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emergency-Tire.
Patent for a spare automobile tire with improvements to the design which allow it be easily applied on the road in case of emergency.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Poe, James G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Firearm.
Patent for firearm with improvements to the cartridge carries or lifter and safety device for locking the trigger, including illustrations.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
McLean, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Facing-Blocks
Patent for facing blocks used as a veneer or facing with wood or metal framework. In using "uncemented tongue and groove" joints, the facing blocks allows for adjustment due to settling of the frame and features durable and efficient construction.
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Neimeyer, Frederich George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Firearm
Patent for an improved firearm. This firearm that can transform from a rifle to a shotgun using separate barrels but the same stock mechanism.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Burnaman, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment.
Patent for providing "auxiliary fan blades attachable to a fan having permanent blades whereby to increase the fan surface, by attaching the auxiliary blades, or reducing the fan surface to its normal area by detaching the auxiliary blades" (lines 10-15). Its "intended for use in connection with the fan employed on the Ford car, although not limited to this particular use" (lines 16-19), including illustrations.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Goss, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Tongs
Patent for ice tongs to assist with lifting ice "and other articles," with a special feature on the device that will display the weight of the item being carried (line 10).
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Henderson, Douglas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample Taking Device
Patent for an oil sample-taking device.
Date:
February 25, 1919
Creator:
Dodds, Redus D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill.
Patent for "rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells or mines in earth or rock" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screw Jack
Patent for improvements in screw jacks.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Ewing, H. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separable Locking Rack for Driving Mechanism
Patent for separable locking rack for driving mechanism. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Brewster, Bertram F. & Wilson, Walker Scott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sand Screen
Patent for a sand screen. This invention is for sifting and screening sand. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Tress, Paul G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Operating Mechanism for Electric Railways.
Patent for a switch-operating mechanism for electric railways that uses a movable display band to control movement through an electrically operated switch. The arrival of the railway car or street car at a point adjacent to the switch automatically throws the switch to automatically shunt the car from one line to another without a motorman or switchman's intervention.
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheep-Shears.
Patent for sheep shears that have a knife that goes in a circular motion and keeps dirt out of the inner parts of the shears.
Date:
July 25, 1911
Creator:
Bechtol, William Scott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roof-Jack
Patent for a roof jack that will hold up scaffolding.
Date:
February 25, 1913
Creator:
Darnall, Benjamin P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Side Harrow for Cultivators
Patent for a harrow that can be adapted to the side of a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Smith, Henry Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding-Door Mechanism.
Patent for a new sliding door mechanism that allows for doors to be opened and shut by a foot-operated pedal without the use of one's hands, including illustrations.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Beardon, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine
Patent for improvements with the construction of flying machines to make them adaptable and more safe, including illustrations.
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Bell, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for a trap meant to aid in catching flies before they can make it into the home. Meant to be used in conjunction with doors that have screens in them and allowing for suitable ways for eliminating the pests from the trap.
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Cruttenden, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flue-Scraper
Patent for a flue scraper with multiple self-sharpening scraper arms. The tool is "strong, durable, efficient, and simple" (lines 22-23).
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
French, Elmer C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Wire Fastener
Patent for a fastener for wire fences. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 25, 1913
Creator:
Arnwine, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History