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Track-Laying Machine
Patent for Tracking Laying machine.The combination of train of cars, sectional tramway, and extending along the sides of the car gives means for disconnecting the connection. The fore-mentioned applications improves tack laying machines.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Simpson, Charles, M. & Smith, Howard F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like.
Patent for forming concrete foundations and piers by placing metal tubes into the ground and enveloping them with gravel.
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel.
Patent for a hydraulic swivel which may be used for well drilling, has an inlet at the side, and is designed to be in few parts for reduced packaging.
Date:
May 24, 1921
Creator:
King, Walter E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spectacles
Patent for reading glasses. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 3, 1910
Creator:
Donaldson, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Recorder.
Patent for an improvement in speed-recorders or device meant especially for street-cars, meant to protect the streets from reckless driving. The machine punches tape, recording the time the trolly takes to travel each block and how long the trolly takes at each stop.
Date:
May 5, 1896
Creator:
Spence, James, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Flue Expander
Patent for a pneumatic flue expander. This invention allows for the ability to expand the ends of flue sheets of a steam or other boiler. Illustration included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Kelley, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "relates to double-mold-board plows, such as lister or middle-breaking plows. Its principle features are the depressed center bar, the removable point upon the center bar, and the removable shares" (lines 8-12).
Date:
May 28, 1889
Creator:
Tebbetts, Lewis B.; Pope, Charles H. & Stewart, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Piston.
Patent for an improved pump piston used to pump oil from deep wells. The main improvement in this piston is that it is less susceptible to damage from sand or sediment by keeping sediment out of the piston valve, thus preventing it from accruing any long term damage that may render the piston irreparable. This design is also capable of fixing any wear due to sand or grit without removing the piston from the well.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Coulson, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for a pump that can be "cleansed of sand and other foreign matter" which may cause an obstruction or interference "with the operation of the pump valve" (lines 13-15).
Date:
May 28, 1920
Creator:
Johnson, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamping Machine.
Patent for improvements to stamping-machines used for the purposes of marketing nuts. The device can efficiently perform the laborious act of stamping individual nuts with a trademark. It can be adjusted to stamp nuts of any size, along with other similar objects, without breaking or injuring the nut.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Wischhesen, Frederick B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger
Patent for an improvement in Pump-Plungers. "It has a particular application to pumps of this character for use in oil or water wells where the liquid is mixed with sand" (lines 13-16), including illustrations.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Mackenzie, Alexander S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Focus Newsletter, May/June 2000
Newsletter of the Lee College continuing education program for senior citizens discussing news and events, announcements related to the program, and other information of interest to participants.
Date:
May 2000
Creator:
Lee College (Baytown, Tex.). Continuing Education.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horizontal-Drilling Machine.
Patent for an easily adjustable and transportable machine that drills a horizontal hole in the ground to accompany a previous invention of the inventor, a method for the destruction of military fortifications. The machine's mechanisms are so housed to protect against exploding shells and includes illustrations.
Date:
May 8, 1917
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasket
Patent for improvements in "gaskets or packing rings for steam-cylinders, and is designed to prevent the gasket from becoming broken or spread apart at the port-openings therein" (lines 7-10).
Date:
May 14, 1901
Creator:
Engers, Jacob
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoothing-Drag
Patent for improvements to a smoothing drag, a tool that smoothes the ground between rows of crops to prevent moisture loss from the soil.
Date:
May 20, 1913
Creator:
Davison, Morgan
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoothing-Drag.
Patent for useful improvements to smoothing-drags which are "designed for the purpose of smoothing roads".
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Parker, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press.
Patent for improvements in hay-presses by using the combination of a ram having a connecting rod, a rack engaged with a rotatable cog-wheel, a bed-plate, a weighted lever, a buffer and other minor parts to create the pressing operation. Illustration is included.
Date:
May 19, 1891
Creator:
Grant, Richard A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner and "it has for its special object to provide a burner of this class which shall be especially adapted for the consumption of crude oil." (line 9-12)
Date:
May 19, 1903
Creator:
de Latimer, Walter
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Drum
Patent for improvements to hoisting drums for use in drilling oil, gas, and water wells, with the object being "to employ a plurality of hoisting drums upon the same shaft so that the cable may be wound partly on one drum and partly on another" (lines 73-76) such that the danger of cable cutting is decreased and the speed of operation is increased, including illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1922
Creator:
Suman, John R. & Gamble, Adrian R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Mixer.
Patent for a machine for mixing grains and other feed ingredients, with automatic feeding of the different ingredients into the mixing chamber.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed Mixer
Patent for refinements in feed mixer technology.
Date:
May 20, 1913
Creator:
Dixon, Elbert S. & Werner, Henry E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freezer.
Patent for improvements to freezers for freezing liquids and confections, with illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Jordan, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filing-Cabinet.
Patent for a filing cabinet that allows for the easy removal of the contents and attaches to other filing cabinets to create a larger cabinet.
Date:
May 4, 1909
Creator:
Atkinson, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Closing Bundle-Receptacle.
Patent for a receptacle basket that attaches to the side of an automobile and closes automatically using springs and hinges.
Date:
May 3, 1921
Creator:
Cardwell, Charles E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History