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Apparatus for Baling Cotton.
Patent for a cotton baling machine in which, it would provide a mechanism for baling the fiber in packages, for the ease of transporting and handling; and to prevent the loss of cotton or fiber in transporting from the gin to the baling-press. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Creator:
Rembert, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet
Patent for a built-in organization system for kitchen cabinets, including illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Rosser, Virgil O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design consists in "the sectional spiral vanes of the wind-wheel, having a flange on the outer edge, widest at the end of the vane on which the wind first takes effect, and inclined to the plane of the vane for deflecting the wind thereon . . . [and] [t]he brake, having guide-pulley and combined with the pull-cord, tail-vane, and the wheel-shaft, said shaft having a friction-wheel" (lines 13-22).
Date:
February 24, 1885
Creator:
Benoit, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen
Patent for a modification to Mr. Layne's previous Patent No. 1,062,717, including illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dish-Washing Machines.
Patent for a dish washer that allows dishes to be placed on shelves and rotated through a column of water. The machine can also be modified for washing clothing. It includes illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Starr, Henry Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transformer
Patent for transformer.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Depp, Otis J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump, designed to increase the flow of water without increasing the length of the stroke or the numbers of strokes of the plunger rod. The pump lifts water by force and suction simultaneously.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Muncy, David J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Cylinder
Patent for a removable liner for a pump cylinder bore, including illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Plows, Planters, and Cultivators.
Patent for a new improvement in combined plows, planters, and cultivators, including illustration.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Urban, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Guards for Wire Bale-Ties.
Patent for improving the method of tying the bales together whether it be cotton or hay so that the material will not get cut into by the wiring.
Date:
February 7, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for stalk cutter that breaks the stalks close to the ground, featuring a lever that enables cutter height adjustments to facilitate the breaking of stalks. This stalk cutter has no cutting edges and will not dull over time.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Blakely, Phylander.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medicated Salt Brick.
Patent for a formula for a livestock salt brick that purports improve animal health. The formula includes salt, clay, sulfur, saltpeter, copperas, nux vomica, and santonin.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Eaton, James B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment for Cultivators
Patent for planting attachment for cultivators.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Hutcherson, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut-lock.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Biggs, Daniel & Alexander, Angus E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Buggy-Tops.
Patent for support for Buggy-Tops is the patent that describes about new technique of planting a crops with
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Brown, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in the Utilization of Aluminum Chlorid Residues" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Abbott, Lyle Stockton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor.
Patent for a new and improved motor. This design "relates to a mechanical power adapted to operate a churn, saw, and for other light work, and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be cheap and simple in its construction effective in its operation, and one that will be strong and durable" (lines 9-15).
Date:
February 24, 1885
Creator:
Forister, John Hardin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-wheel for Vehicles.
Patent for an improved wheel with "spring cushioning devices between the sections for insuring easy running of the vehicle by the spring devices absorbing shocks" (lines 11-14).
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Luttrell, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel
Patent for a spring wheel design that will "effectually resist both the vertical and lateral stresses to which the wheel is subjected when in use" (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Mathiesen, Marius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Operating Device
Patent for a gate opening device that consists of a hinge, cable, and spring that allows a gate to open after a slight push by a pedestrian or vehicle.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Wilbanks, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit
Patent for a drill bit that can pass through the drill stem, making the process of drilling faster and easier.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Clements, Frank L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strap and Buckle Shield.
Patent for an improvement in strap and buckle shields by having a flat elongated plate which has a longitudinally slot in the center. This shield can be movebly secured on to the strap to admit the tongue of a buckle thus the cross-bar of the buckle will rest upon the shield. By having this shield, the strap is protected from wear that would result from a direct contact with the buckle. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Creator:
Nicholls, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for improvement in "the construction of washing-machines and increase their efficacy and produce a thorough rubbing of the clothes and to prevent the latter being torn or in any wise injured by the rubbing action," (lines 11-15) includes illustration.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Creator:
Walter, George P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for an improved plow using frame-bars to secure a clevis at the front end with a plow-blade attached, and the inner sides of the frame-bars carries three plows which can be adjusted to any desired distance when in use; the clevis can be removed and used as a cultivator. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Creator:
Eason, Thomas Gay
System:
The Portal to Texas History