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Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves
Patent for transmitting sound waves by magnetic induction and to "furnish an apparatus by which these different vibrations can be heard at the receiving end" (lines 20-22). Includes descriptions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Harvey, Fred Brown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an inexpensive, strong, and simple wire stretcher that can be used quickly to stretch and secure wires. It also connects wires of different heights, and stretches wires to different tensions.
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
Gillis, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower Sharpener.
Patent for a new device that improves lawn mower sharpeners, including illustrations. It is a detachable device that attaches directly to the lawn mower and sharpens the blades while in use.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Lancaster, Edmund Banning
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Seed-Planters
Patent for an improved seed planter that can be attached to a plow. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Rogers, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leg Brace
Patent for a leg brace. Illustration included.
Date:
October 17, 1905
Creator:
Norwood, Robert R. & O'Neall, Elisha V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck
Patent for a traction truck that minimizes jarring of the truck bed.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Haight, Washington Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Grinding Attachment for Band-Saw Mills
Patent for a grinding attachment for band-saw mills. It contains information on improved grinding parts such as "band saw wheels... and other pulleys" (lines 13-14) and has illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Ge Bott, Jay Dell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for an improvement on traps. This trap is primarily insect and pest control, meant for ants and flies.
Date:
October 17, 1919
Creator:
Miller, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Oil-Burners
Patent for an oil burner to be used with heating ranges, stoves, boilers, and furnaces.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Essex, Winfield S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow that has a quicker and easier way to adjust the angle and depth of the plow. Including illustrations
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Fehrenkamp, Elo A. & Giese, August H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Platform Treadle For Hand Cars
Patent for a platform treadle for hand cars. Illustration included.
Date:
October 17, 1905
Creator:
Allison, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker
Patent for Nutcracker
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Fort, Foster W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline separator
Patent for Gasoline separator
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Cobb, John Olen
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
Pass-Book
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pass books, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1899
Creator:
Martin, Thomas P., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoof-Pad.
Patent for an adjustable rubber foot pad or expander for horses. It can fit on any sized foot, does not put metal into contact with any sensitive parts of the foot, and can be worn for any type of travel. The parts can be easily replaced when they ear out. The pad can expand a contracted hoof naturally and easily.
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
Ryan, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoe Attachment
Patent for a blade attachment to a hoe. Illustration included.
Date:
October 17, 1905
Creator:
Garner, Samuel Jake
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Churns and Ice-Cream Freezers.
Patent for a new design of an ice cream churn designed "to provide means for operating the dasher or agitator of a churn or ice cream freezer, which is capable of being swung into or out of position at the will of the operator" (lines 11-15).
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Armstrong, Charles John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gauge Cock.
Patent for steam gauge or test cocks that provides a simple and economical gauge cock for steam boilers by which the steam can be readily tested and which is adapted to close the orifice automatically to provide a constructions which will not be disarranged in operation.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Woodruff, Lovell H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Saddle.
Patent for an improvement in saddle trees that secures the saddle more firmly to the horse than other saddles.
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
Tenison, Albert P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing Signal
Patent for signaling devices designed for use along railroads and grade crossings and meant to be automatically operated upon the approach of a train by giving a visible or audible signal at the crossing which will warn travelers of the approach of the train and calcuated to avoid the occurrence of accidents. The signal device includes a track associated train operated circuit closing device for energizing a bell, flashing light, or signal arm or any other equivalence or suitable signal device located at the crossing.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Hamilton, Morgan Smith & Brady, Charles Pettus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
Patent for an improved cotton press: "Our invention consists of a contrivance for driving the screw, which works the follower by a worm when doing the work, and a toothed wheel when returning the follower; also, of a removable case which receives the pressed bale and carries it away on a truck to be tied, while another box takes its place to receive the next bale" (lines 8-15). Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 17, 1876
Creator:
Davis, James Harvey & White, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a subsoil plow that is adjustable and includes a root cutter.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
West, William O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Rail.
Patent for an improved railroad rail that is "composed of track or running rails proper and supplementary rails bolted to the track rails and having a laterally-projecting top portion which serves as a wheel guard or lateral brace for the track rails" (lines 14-19).
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
Keenan, Michael J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History