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Combined Signal and Sign-Displaying Lamp for Vehicles.
Patent for a combined signal and sign-displaying lamp for vehicles that uses only one light to illuminate all the sections and allows for easy interchanging of number plates.
Date:
October 10, 1911
Creator:
Puckett, Almor Manor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Suction and Force Pump
Patent for improvement in suction and force pumps, a pneumatic lift-and-force pump for raising water from wells.
Date:
October 7, 1913
Creator:
De Hymel, Franklin O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeration and Subirrigation for Promoting Vegetation
Patent for large terminal that can be implanted into the ground, which can supply air and moisture into the surrounding soil to stimulate growth of vegetation.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Rife, Archibald H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bearing for Crank-Shafts.
Patent for an improvement for Bearings for Cranks Shafts. This invention provides a means for "tightening the bushings of the bearings easily and quickly when necessary" (lines 9-13).
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade.
Patent for a new and improved window shade that has a roller which allows the shade to be adjusted by moving the roller and then locking into place.
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
Pepple, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trunk.
Patent for new and improved trunk that according to the inventor, "can be erected and adapted for use as a wardrobe, desk, or table, or can be adjusted as a support for a mattress or other bedding".
Date:
October 6, 1885
Creator:
Wulff, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern-Top
Patent for a lantern top that provides sufficient ventilation for the lamp or lantern. The arrangement of the lantern top provides sufficient communication between the interior of the lantern and the surrounding atmosphere to insure steady burning.
Date:
October 5, 1920
Creator:
Moore, Thomas Lindsay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in lanterns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 25, 1898
Creator:
Cadwallader, Aldes H. & Carolan, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lineman's Chair
Patent for a chair which allows a lineman to connect cables and lines more easily. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Davis, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Station-Indicators.
Patent for improvements in railroad-station indicators to indicate to passengers the next stations and the distances between them.
Date:
October 11, 1875
Creator:
Harris, Pliny H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a new and useful Vehicle-Wheel, "which is formed with a sectional felly, and embodies novel features of construction whereby the felly can be readily removed from position, or quickly assembled and expanded into a tight engagement with the rim, without the aid of a blacksmith or the necessity of using any special tools or appliances" (lines 14-21).
Date:
October 9, 1917
Creator:
Vogler, Frank Clampett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Closet Flush.
Patent for a siphon flushing apparatus for water-closets in which it will regulate the quantity of the water being discharged at each flushing; at the same time it can prevent water leakage. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 16, 1900
Creator:
Bowman, Jonathan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Motor.
Patent for improvements in “water-motor in which the float-boards, paddles, or buckets move through the water in such a manner as to get as nearly as possible all the force it is capable of yielding, avoiding the great waste of power that results from the use of water-wheels.” (Lines 16-22) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 27, 1891
Creator:
Hurd, Judson B. & McLane, Hiram H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Support
Patent for hose support with pivoted standard having a part which is adapted to support the nozzle of the hose, with illustrations.
Date:
October 20, 1914
Creator:
Praeger, Ewald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Press Gripper.
Patent for a device to grip paper being carried between the type bed, rotary platen, and delivery belts of a printing press.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Sadovsky, Nathan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel
Patent for improved wheel that utilizes spring components in order to disperse the weight of the vehicle evenly.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Transmitting Motion.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in means for transmitting motion, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 4, 1898
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H. & Holmgreen, Eugene A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Connection for Pump Rods.
Patent for a new and improved spring-connection for pump-rods. This design "is designed more particularly for pumps or windmills, and has for its object to provide for the working of the pump with less power and to utilize the downstroke for the purpose of storing power to aid the piston-rod in its upstroke" (lines 15-20).
Date:
October 9, 1888
Creator:
Klaus, Wenzel F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester
Patent for a spark arrester designed to extinguish the glowing cinders of smoke stacks. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prickly-Pear Or Cactus Burner.
Patent for a new and useful prickly pear or cactus burner, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 3, 1899
Creator:
Ellison, Jeff Storey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector
Patent for a lightweight protector for pneumatic tires, providing dust- and waterproofing, as well as providing protection from puncture.
Date:
October 24, 1911
Creator:
Aue, Rudolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Automobiles
Patent for Lock for Automobiles
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Harris, Robert M. & Wade, Milton V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Dish.
Patent for a toy dish that is lightweight, attractive, durable, and cheap to manufacture. The design utilizes celluloid coverings.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Luthy, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pressed-Metal Wheel
Patent for an improved pressed-metal wheel by inventor Oliver G. Simmons.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Simmons, Oliver G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History