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Combined Signal and Sign-Displaying Lamp for Vehicles.
Patent for a combined signal and sign-displaying lamp for vehicles that uses only one light to illuminate all the sections and allows for easy interchanging of number plates.
Date:
October 10, 1911
Creator:
Puckett, Almor Manor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard that prevents cattle from blocking railroad tracks. It consists of sharp edged cross ties that sit on the bottom of a shallow pit, guard rails that cover the cross ties, bolts that hold the rails together, and end planks forming v-shaped serrations.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
Lynch, Michael L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke.
Patent for animal-poke that prevents them from jumping or forcing their way through fences. It consists of a yoke with its ends pointing upward, a brow band, rods that connect the brow band and the ends of the yoke, and bulges at the ends of the rods.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
McWilliams, Anderson W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor
This document is a patent for the invention of the Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor. According to its inventor Frank M. Bell, the object of this mechanism is to fire aerial projectiles or torpedoes more accurately at their intended target. This mechanism can be called an anti-observation balloon/zeppelin weapon and it would see some usage by the Allied air forces during this conflict.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Bell, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Apparatus.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and compact cleaning apparatus that tends to a variety of receptacles and dishes.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Peña, Max & Cruz, Patricio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeration and Subirrigation for Promoting Vegetation
Patent for large terminal that can be implanted into the ground, which can supply air and moisture into the surrounding soil to stimulate growth of vegetation.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Rife, Archibald H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Spraying Liquids And Powders.
Patent for a new and useful machine for spraying liquids and powers for " destroying insects and capable of spraying both liquid and powder separately or simultaneously" (line 13 - 16).
Date:
October 10, 1899
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheel-Cultivators.
Patent for "a new and useful machine for Plowing"
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Hodges, Ludia H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Lamp
Patent for lamp within an automobile., with small front opening to change out lightbulbs.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Cloninger, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack for Pumps and Other Purposes
Patent for a jack, that can be used for a variety of purposes.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Loading Cartridges.
Patent for mechanizing and streamlining the steps involved in loading a cartridge.
Date:
October 10, 1886
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a vehicle wheel (specifically for automobiles) that has high resiliency because of conical interacting pressure surfaces using springs mounted in the hub of the wheel rim.
Date:
October 10, 1911
Creator:
Wylie, Alfred R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Apparatus for Concentrating Acid
Patent for an apparatus for concentrating acid. This apparatus relates to concentrating weak acid taken from petroleum sludge.
Date:
October 10, 1911
Creator:
Gray, Elisha Burritt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Cultivators.
Patent for a machine for "opening ditches to drain land and form fences, and to grade railroads, &c." (lines 15-17) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Tadlock, Sevier
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Medical Compounds for Treating Chills, Fever, &c.
Patent for the improvement of medical compounds for treating chills and fevers. The patent states the components of a "True Ague Pill."
Date:
October 10, 1871
Creator:
Bevill, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for "a perfectly-tight fastening - one that will not slip or give, and one that can be easily and quickly unfastened without cutting the band, or in any way injuring the part." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Krieg, Christian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for "an improved plow, which shall be so constructed that it may be readily adjusted for use as a subsoil-plow, as a turning-plow, as a scraper and cultivator, and as a scraper, cultivator, and hiller, and which shall be simple in construction and effective in operation in either capacity." (Lines 11-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Newton, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Breaker Or Reducer
Patent for a stalk breaker or reducer. Illustration included.
Date:
October 10, 1905
Creator:
Johnson, Robert L. & Robertson, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter
Patent for a motor powered cutting machine to cut large amounts of vegetation, such as corn, at one time.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
McNally, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Triple Valve for Fluid-Pressure Brakes.
Patent for a triple valve for fluid-pressure brakes in trains that prevents accidental triggering of the emergency brakes.
Date:
October 10, 1911
Creator:
Robinson, John W. & Douglas, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for Pump
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Martin, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Separating Trap.
Patent for a new and useful steam separating trap, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1899
Creator:
Cox, John R.; Reynolds, William H. & Wright, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1899
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music Indicator
Patent for a music indicator. This device is readily applied to a piano or other keyed musical instruments in order to properly indicate the various chords, notes, scales, and the like. Illustration included.
Date:
October 10, 1905
Creator:
MacMaster, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History