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Vehicle-Spring
Patent for the "improved construction of elliptical steel springs" (lines 7-8) in "carriage and car springs" (line 5) including instructions and illustration.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Custer, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lap Ring.
Patent for a new and improved carabiner ("lap ring"). This design calls for the hinged bar to interlock more with the body of the ring. This design prevents the stretching of the ring when bearing a heavy load, representing an improvement over previous designs.
Date:
February 22, 1881
Creator:
Morris, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tubeless Tire and Rim and Lock Therefor
Patent for "an improved tubeless pneumatic tire casing, and an improved rim and locking means therefore, where by to effectively draw the edges together to render the same air tight" (lines 11-15). Also, this patent provides a improved "tubeless tire casing" where adding air pressure makes the joint air tight.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack.
Patent for improvements in jacks used for shipbuilding. The device described is designed to aid in the processes of fastening siding to the ribs of a ship hull by first forcing the boards that form the siding close together so that they can then be secured to the hull's ribs. The improvements this jack provides is the necessary force required to closely align the boards easily and quickly before they are nailed in place. This mechanical device is lightweight, efficient and easy to repair. It can adapt to various similar tasks such as bending iron beams.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Singleton, James D.
System:
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Loading-Machine
Patent for a new and improved cantilevered arm to load hay and other materials onto wagons and other vehicles.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Senior, Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine.
Patent for an oil well drilling machine, designed to be easy to use and inexpensive to construct.
Date:
February 22, 1921
Creator:
Bradshaw, Albert Cidney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device.
Patent for a new and improved lubricating device. This design consists of "[t]he combination, with the cross-head of an engine or other reciprocating part of machinery, and the guides or ways on which it works, of a reservoir for the lubricant, a wheel for taking up and applying the same to the friction-surface with which the wheel works in contact, and a spring for supporting the wheel" (para. 10). This design prevents dust and other pollutants from entering the reservoir.
Date:
January 22, 1878
Creator:
Walton, Franklin B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for "a new windmill design to improve the construction of windmills and to provide a simple, durable, and efficient one" (lines 11-12)
Date:
May 22, 1900
Creator:
Benson, Arthur Edgar
System:
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Windmill-Drive
Patent for a drive for windmills. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Cummins, Robert B.
System:
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Machine for destroying cotton-boll weaver.
Patent for a machine that aids in pest control of cotton boll weevil and other insects including including illustration.
Date:
October 22, 1901
Creator:
Dannelly, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Pumping Mechanism
Patent for well pumping mechanism. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
Gray, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Hoisting Apparatus
Patent for water hoisting apparatus. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1904
Creator:
Moody, Winfield H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Tool.
Patent for wire fence tool attachment for a wire stretching machine. The tool can also perform other operations related to the fence wires when detached from the machine.
Date:
October 22, 1901
Creator:
Pearson, C. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Machine.
Patent for a new and useful wire-fence machine that can be conveniently carried around.
Date:
March 22, 1898
Creator:
Watson, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Wheel.
Patent for "new and useful Invention in Wind-Wheels" (lines 5-6), including illustrations.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Cannon, Burrell
System:
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Lubricator
Patent for a lubricator for locomotives and steam engines. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
Coppers, John Andrew & Booth, Eldredge Early
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Forming Continuous Pipe.
Patent for a machine for forming continuous concrete pipe with perforations at set intervals for water to escape from for irrigation purposes.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Wiggins, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Plow.
Patent for a listing plow, "more particularly an improvement upon the structure disclosed in Patent No. 866,679, issued to [Gottfried Persson] on September 24, 1907" (lines 9-11), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 22, 1913
Creator:
Persson, Gottfrid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Hydrocarbon Burner
Patent for a liquid hydrocarbon burner used to vaporize liquid hydrocarbons (e.g., kerosene, crude oil) for use in heating and cooking.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
von Hohenstein, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cracking Nuts
Patent for a machine that is able to crack multiple types of nuts at a rapid rate.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
McDonald, C. W.
System:
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Winding Drum.
Patent for a winding drum that will prevent the overlap of the coils during winding, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Voigt, Philip H. & Kuehne, Oscar C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Cooler.
Patent for a liquid cooler consisting of "few parts of simple form" (line 13) and constructed of wood and metal, including illustrations. The liquid cooler can be thoroughly cleaned, making it possible to maintain a "sanitary condition" (line 17).
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Hanna, Oscar V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicating Device for Vehicle
Patent for a indicating device for vehicles are for providing a device of the character described designed particularly to be attached to automobiles and other similar vehicles.
Date:
May 22, 1917
Creator:
Nicholson, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine
Patent for internal combustion engines.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Williams, Wiley J.
System:
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