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Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale tie buckle made up of hooks that will not come apart under pressure.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Eddleman, Dudley E. & McFarland, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter.
Patent for a briquet fuel formula made primarily from lignite and other derived products, which is cheaper to produce than other formulas.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Lohmann, August Samuel Frederic
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Tread for Pneumatic Tires
Patent for an armored tread pneumatic tires to protect from punctures. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Sims, Bona
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a simple, economical, and effictive wire-stretcher that uses "the fence-post as the fulcrum for the implement or tool in using the latter to stretch the wires longitudinally from post to post, and to provide a simple hand implement or tool by which a single person can rapidly string the fence-wires from post to post, stretch the wires, and kink or twist the same to take up slack" (lines 19-26).
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Cardwell, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a windmill that makes it possible to convert the force of the wind into electrical or mechanical energy. This windmill has a governor that makes positioning adjustments when the windmill reaches an unsafe velocity.
Date:
July 23, 1918
Creator:
Cox, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen.
Patent for a "well screen in which a maximum screening area is obtained without weakening the frame" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 23, 1918
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a windmill that changes directions with the wind automatically and provides more power to the pump.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Romans, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loose-Leaf Binder.
Patent for a loose-leaf binder for medicine prescriptions, which is easier to open and close than previous ones.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Perkins, John Hardeman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a valve made up of a shell with a water inlet and a water outlet, a perforation for the valve stem, a gable-shaped seat made from hard metal that is fitted into the shell, a valve stem that works up and down the shell and with a shoulder, a valve with a hollow neck, a soft contact ring between the gable-shaped seat and the face of the valve, a guide and cap that fits in the shell, a stem nut, and a stuffing-box.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Speer, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for "an improved lock for sliding doors. It is furthermore designed to provide an improved seal-lock especially arranged for car-doors and constructed to be automatically locked by the closing of the door and to give the latter an initial start or opening when the lock is being released, so as to facilitate the opening of the door and prevent sticking thereof" (lines 9-17).
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Ozment, David Brewer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a keyless combination lock, including illustrations.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Hub
Patent for lightweight and sturdy metal wheel hub for wooden spokes, including illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Holland, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Compressing Device
Patent for a tube compressing device used for showers or baths, Illustrations included.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
McClellan, Clarence L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Cultivators
Patent for an improved cultivator, with adjustable wheel base, plow height and more (pg 1).
Date:
July 23, 1872
Creator:
Griffith, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for improvement in iron fences by using rails and bars to support the braced posts. All the parts are easily taken apart, this flexibility allows the fence to be set on uneven as well as on level ground. Illustration is included.
Date:
July 23, 1872
Creator:
Lerick, Isaac N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for an improvement on vehicle wheels to "provide a novel and inexpensive safety-guard for wheels of the above-referred-to class, whereby the wheel will be prevented from entering crevices and cracks" (lines 14-18) and to improve durability.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Laube, Godfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a strong, durable, and inexpensive vehicle-wheel in children's carriages with a double-felly wheel meant to broaden "the tread thereof sufficiently to prevent the wheels falling into cracks between boards of board walks, such as are common in the suburbs or rural districts" (lines 15-19). The spokes are like that of a single-felly wheel.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Laube, Godfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grinding-Mills.
Patent for the improvement of grinding-mills, including a description and illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1872
Creator:
Loy, George W. & Baker, Francis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Tank
Patent for a sheet metal tank that is created in sections, able to be dismantled or "knocked down" in sections, and able to be transported in sections, including illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1901
Creator:
Harry, Hugh W. & Harry, Thomas C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller
Patent for a boat propeller that does not create a vacuum behind it and is more efficient than other propellers.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Blake, David H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spigot
Patent for a spigot that attaches to barrels and vats filled with liquids such as alcohol or acid that indicates the amount left in the barrel and can be locked closed.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Herblin, William Leonard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parachute and the Like
Patent for a parachute. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Compton, Bessie W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which keeps the nuts in place in the tracks.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Vuncannon, Thomas Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Union Garment
Patent for union garment underwear for children that can have outer clothes attached to suspenders on the undergarment.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Miller, Tom A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History