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Anesthetic Holding And Dispensing Apparatus
Patent for an anesthetic holding and dispensing apparatus. Illustration included.
Date:
September 25, 1906
Creator:
Maxfield, James R. & Maupin, Seth B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Tool
Patent for a compound tool. This invention consists of multiple tools in one. Illustration included.
Date:
April 26, 1904
Creator:
Highsmith, Aubrey O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Concrete Tombstones.
Patent for "a new and useful composition of matter for concrete tombstones and a process for manufacturing the same whereby a perfectly white substantial rock will be produced that will be very durable, will not be liable to peeling, cracking, or turning dark, but will bleach out in the weather and become very solid, so as to form a permanent and substantial tombstone." (Lines 10-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1896
Creator:
Belcher, Jeff D. & Hendley, Marion J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for wrench improvement. Allows for "instantaneous initial or preliminary adjustment to fit any size object within its capacity, and a final adjustment to engage the object firmly and securely and to provide a simple, practical, and efficient wrench of strong and durable construction, and equipped with ratchet mechanism for affording a quick adjustment of a sliding jaw and a threaded connection . . . " (13-21)
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Cunningham, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a "simple, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive wrench of strong and durable construction" (lines 12-14) with a sliding jaw.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Cunningham, Ira & Flowers, Haywood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher and Splicer.
Patent for a wire stretcher and splicer device, for "stretching of the wire when a fence is being constructed, the tightening of the wire after the fence is constructed, and the splicing of broken wire" (lines 10-13), with illustrations.
Date:
January 17, 1893
Creator:
Dowell, Lawson Henrey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that is cheap to manufacture.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Furrh, Elijah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Body Lifter
New and useful improvements in Wagon-Body lifters. Furnish a wagon-body lifter simple in structure, efficient in its operation and durable.
Date:
August 24, 1880
Creator:
Morris, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lap Ring.
Patent for a new and improved carabiner ("lap ring"). This design calls for the hinged bar to interlock more with the body of the ring. This design prevents the stretching of the ring when bearing a heavy load, representing an improvement over previous designs.
Date:
February 22, 1881
Creator:
Morris, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lap Ring.
Patent for a new and improved lap ring (or link). This design utilizes a hinge to allow for half of the ring to part from the other half, which creates a larger opening and allows for connection with a wider range of things (e.g., larger clevises).
Date:
October 25, 1881
Creator:
Matthews, James Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle.
Patent for "axles for carriages, wagons, &c., and has for its object the construction of an axle in such a manner as to enable the spindle and stock to be removed and replaced by a new one when worn out without going to the expense and trouble of going to a blacksmith." (Lines 6-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 15, 1896
Creator:
Morris, John Poke
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leveling Instrument
Patent for leveling instrument. Illustration included.
Date:
July 26, 1904
Creator:
Akins, Henry King
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher.
Patent for railway mail service bag-catchers "to provide a catcher which will remove a bag from a supporting-crane and transfer it automatically into the mail-car while the train is in motion" (lines 13-16).
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Elliff, Josiah C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Pan
Patent for "vacuum-pan having improved heating-sections and an improved form of discharge-chamber" [lines 9-11].
Date:
April 8, 1902
Creator:
Ribaud, George Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Knocker.
Patent for a new and improved stalk knocker. This design consists in "the combination, with the running-gear of a wagon, of a frame-work mounted thereon and provided with vertically-adjustable hangers at its rear end carrying stalk-knockers and their shaft, a diagonal adjustable brace connecting the hanger and the frame-work, and a driving-pulley formed in sections, having spoke-embracing lugs, and connected to the knocker-shaft by means of a belt" (lines 10-18).
Date:
November 8, 1887
Creator:
Allen, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Saw Mill.
Patent for a new and improved portable saw mill. This design "is to produce a portable saw-mill of such cheap and economical plan as can be built and repaired in almost any locality. The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts" (lines 12-17).
Date:
April 1, 1884
Creator:
Rodgers, William Crittington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-File
Patent for new improvements in Paper-Files, particularly to that class of paper files which are formed of wire that will allow for the removal of any one paper from the file without the necessitating the removal of any other papers from the file.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Buie, Daniel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock, which stops the nut from rotating.
Date:
December 8, 1908
Creator:
Brown, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Building Wire Fences.
Patent for a simple and effective tool used for building wire fences that is "a nail holding and driving device, a measuring attachment, and a wire cutter" (lines 12-14).
Date:
May 15, 1894
Creator:
Highsmith, Lewis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for a plow attachment for turning the subsoil while the main plow opens the furrow that can be adjusted to any depth desired and attached to all types of plows.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Tunnell, Wilson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date:
July 5, 1904
Creator:
Scoggin, James Lee & Dean, John Rowe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for a new and useful plow attachment, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1899
Creator:
Pool, Benjain L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Fastener
Patent for "improvements in tag-fasteners...which can be applied to [a] package with great rapidity and which will not easily become detached" (lines 6-19) including illustrations.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Walshe, Denny Edmund
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Gate
Patent for gate for rail and train tracks.
Date:
February 13, 1917
Creator:
Burress, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History