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Windmill.
Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design "consists in the combination of a central vertical shaft a series of supporting-arms projecting horizontally out from this shaft, a number of curved buckets which are pivoted at or near their centers between these supporting-arms, and suitable springs or weights which are attached to the inner edges of these buckets" (lines 13-20).
Date:
June 13, 1882
Creator:
Lowther, Lorenzo Dow
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Heater.
Patent for an improved tire heater that utilizes gasolene (gasoline) or other liquid hydrocarbon burners to encircle a tire and direct jets of flame at it to quickly heat the tire. The tire heater can adapt to fit tires of different sizes.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Palmero, Louis M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing
Patent for a gearing to be used as an attachment for the driving axle of a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Gesche, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crank-Axle Adjustment.
Patent for a crank axle adjustment "to simplify and produce and efficient crank axle that will efficiently perform its function in connection with the general structure of a plow or cultivator." (lines 13-17)
Date:
June 15, 1920
Creator:
Kopplin, Otto E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that operates by loosening the earth around the cotton plants and chopping them by row. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Gesche, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Stand or Bracket
Patent for a pivoting box and/or box stand for use in stores.
Date:
June 2, 1903
Creator:
Luensmann, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History