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BLIND-STOP
Patent for an improvement in Blind-Stops. "My invention relates to improvements in blind-stops, and has for its object to provide a simple, strong, and cheap device of this kind." (lines 15-18) and illustration.
Date:
August 18, 1903
Creator:
Koenig, Charles Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerodrome
Patent for an aerodrome which is a heavier than air flying machine powered by motorized propellers
Date:
August 24, 1909
Creator:
Sinclair, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard to prevent animals from going on railroad tracks by installing plates which grate and rock if an animal steps on them to scare the animals away from the tracks.
Date:
August 23, 1910
Creator:
Herring, Henry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Appratus for Treating Refuse Matter.
Patent for "the perfection of an apparatus by the use of which night soil or garbage may be reduced to ashes in the shortest possible time and at a comparatively trivial expense" (lines 20-24).
Date:
August 8, 1893
Creator:
Carrico, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Compressor for Deep Well Pumps.
Patent for a new and improved air-compressor. This design "relates to improvements in air-compressing mechanism for the purpose of pumping for forcing from deep wells and performing similar work; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of a larger and smaller air-cylinder, and the combination therewith of mechanism to force the air from the larger into the smaller cylinder to increase the air-pressure in the latter" (lines 22-30).
Date:
August 2, 1887
Creator:
Adams, John R.
System:
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Number-Displaying Device.
Patent for illuminated signs which illuminate number displaying devices for vehicles. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Jenner, George A.
System:
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Advertising-Sign
Patent for large outdoor advertising sign that is inexpensive to illuminate but still catches attention by providing the illusion of movement.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Sign.
Patent for an advertisement sign with a translucent display band that illuminates different sections of letters, numbers, or figures, in various colors, giving the appearance of animation.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shade-Bracket
Patent for shade-brackets which connects window shades or blinds to a wall or ceiling
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Overman, Benjamin Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shutter Worker And Latch
Patent for a window shutter and latching system. Illustration included.
Date:
August 8, 1905
Creator:
Richardson, Horace G.
System:
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Yardstick Calculator.
Patent for a new and useful yard stick calculator for linear measurement. Yard stick is use in connection with dry goods and or business where items are sold by linear measurement including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 1, 1899
Creator:
Praeger, Ewald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Working Tool.
Patent for wire working tool for attaching couplings to hoses.
Date:
August 11, 1908
Creator:
Glenn, Dan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vault or Cell for Outhouses.
Patent for a new and improved vault or cell for outhouses. This design "consist[s] of the combination of a vault made of impervious material and provided with wheels on its bottom, with a housing and an inclined cover secured above it at the rear and having a seat and hopper in the house, and a receptacle located within the vault and closely fitted to the mouth of the hopper" (lines 5-12).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Carrico, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tumbler-Washer.
Patent for a device that is meant to thoroughly clean the inside and outside of glasses, mugs, and similar articles. The operator need not get their hands wet, and the brushes that clean the glasses are adjustable for different sized glasses.
Date:
August 22, 1893
Creator:
Zauner, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Rebending Crown Caps Or Seals For Bottles.
Patent for a new and useful machine for rebending crown caps or seals for bottles, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 29, 1899
Creator:
Gebhardt, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a water heater for use in small spaces. This water heater heats water rapidly and is less costly as well as smaller than a standard boiler.
Date:
August 4, 1903
Creator:
Damm, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Sweeper.
Patent for a light weight lawn sweeper that doubles as a shovel for lawn debris. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 14, 1900
Creator:
Caruthers, John Irving
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inhaler
Patent for an inhaler. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 27, 1912
Creator:
White, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leaf-Turner.
Patent for a leaf turner for turning the pages of a book, which is connected to a treadle operated with the feet to change the pages.
Date:
August 30, 1910
Creator:
Berliner, Selma Ellis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch
Patent for a latch. Illustration included.
Date:
August 29, 1905
Creator:
Praeger, Ewald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Rotary Valve And Seat.
Patent for an improvement in the construction of a rotary valve and seat. Specifications for the new construction and illustrations are included.
Date:
August 5, 1879
Creator:
Watkins, Edward L.
System:
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Improvement in Fences.
Patent for improvements in fences: "simple and cheap construction, strong, and durable" (lines 21-22).
Date:
August 28, 1866
Creator:
Seabaugh, Conrad
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gear
Patent for improvements in motor vehicle transmissions in which all gears mesh at one time as opposed to being shifted and are "obtained by clutching different selected drive gears to the drive shaft of the transmission." (lines 18-20)
Date:
August 3, 1920
Creator:
Downie, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traffic-Signal.
Patent for a traffic signal apparatus for installation in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1917
Creator:
Valdes, Salvador M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History