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Sprinkling-Stopper.
Patent for a new and useful sprinkling stopper, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 27, 1900
Creator:
Cook, Frederick W., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for an improvement of a mechanical operated gate. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1904
Creator:
Burkhardt, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Apparatus.
Patent for a hoisting apparatus for use in cranes.
Date:
March 21, 1911
Creator:
Fischer, Fritz, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a swinging gate provided with a rearwardly-extending arm and a pivoted latch, of a crank-shaft journaled in said gate and connected to said latch, and an operating mechanism consisting of pivoted arms on supporting posts, rods or wires provided with loops and connecting the arms, one loop engaging with the rearward gate-arm and the other loop with the crank-shaft, and levers operating to give a longitudinal movement to the wires" (lines 65-75).
Date:
March 16, 1886
Creator:
Gillis, Cyrus W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Signal System.
Patent for an improved electrical signal system which can help ascertain "the position of a train or other obstruction on a railway-track ... at either terminal" (lines 14-16), including an illustration.
Date:
March 6, 1906
Creator:
Lacroix, Fred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Signal System.
Patent for an electrical system "whereby the position of a train anywhere between the ends of a track can be ascertained at either terminal" (lines 14-16).
Date:
March 6, 1906
Creator:
Lacroix, Fred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device.
Patent for "improvements in electrical testing devices, and more specifically to an improved fluxmeter for testing the strength of magnets" (lines 13-15).
Date:
March 30, 1920
Creator:
Bierbower, Richard C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device.
Patent for an electrical device with an improved circuit arrangement in combination with various devices all assembled in compact arrangement on a board which enables to easily locate faults in various electrical apparatus or parts. This electric device is capable of use by anyone who isn't skilled as an electrician.
Date:
March 30, 1920
Creator:
Bierbower, Richard C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Goblet, &c.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in drinking goblets and other similar glassware.
Date:
March 8, 1898
Creator:
Jones, Edward Culliett, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglasses
Patent for "an improvement in eyeglasses; and it consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts" (lines 7-9), illustration and instructions included.
Date:
March 13, 1900
Creator:
Critzer, A. B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fist-Blow Tester.
Patent for a new and useful fist blow tester, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 8, 1898
Creator:
Lee, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Escape
Patent for Fire Escape. "may be folded up out of the way when not in use, and which can be lowered to the ground and secured in position for use in an emergency in the shortest possible space of time and with the least expense of physical force." (lines 15-20) With illustrations.
Date:
March 27, 1888
Creator:
Hornby, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Machine.
Patent for a new and improved refrigerator. This design "relates to that class of refrigerating or ice-making machinery wherein a liquefiable gas . . . is introduced into a compression-pump and is compressed to a state of liquefaction, the pressure being subsequently removed, the liquefied refrigerating agent expands with rapidity . . . and, the frigorific' effects produced by the volatile liquid again assuming its gaseous state, is utilized for absorption of heat; and the invention consists in certain improvements in the construction of the gas-compressor and its adjuncts" (lines 10-23).
Date:
March 16, 1886
Creator:
Schuhle, Jacob
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Saddle.
Patent for a new and improved spring-saddle. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the saddle-tree, the spiral springs secured in pairs under the lateral halves of the saddle-tree, and the stirrup-straps, of the metallic plates each provided with a series of holes about its edge for securing padding thereto, and with a notch and a slit at the middle of one side for the passage of the stirrup-straps" (lines 57-64).
Date:
March 8, 1887
Creator:
Quintero, Antonio Hidalgo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Vehicle Wheel
Patent for a resilient vehicle-wheel. Illustrations are included.
Date:
March 19, 1912
Creator:
Mathiesen, Marius
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Pressure Brake
Patent for a fluid pressure brake. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1905
Creator:
Butcher, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Food Composition
Patent for food composition. This invention is designed to resemble Italian paste or macaroni.
Date:
March 1, 1904
Creator:
Dreiss, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Motor.
Patent for an internal combustion engine designed for better lubrication and simplicity of repair.
Date:
March 22, 1921
Creator:
Sanford, Harold M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements applicable to a gang of plows. Ability to adjust depth, security of plow arms, and can plow three rows at once.
Date:
March 18, 1879
Creator:
Gifford, George Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic-Tire Protector
Patent for an improved pneumatic tire protector. This is a liner "interposed between the inner tube and tire casing to prevent puncture of the inner tube" (p.1 lines 6-8)
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Haas, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Phonographic Attachment for Moving-Picture Machines
Patent for an invention that is "the provision of mechanism whereby a sound record may be made or reproduced synchronously with the taking or reproduction of moving pictures" (Paragraph 100). In addition, the invention enables sound and picture to be recorded on the same machine, so that they sound and the picture match.
Date:
March 26, 1918
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing Signal.
Patent for a railway crossing signal, which is operated by wind power from moving trains.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Davis, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Action.
Patent for a simplified part that controls the rebound of the hammer on a piano.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
Mayor, Enoch A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pen.
Patent for "an improved and simple pen which will be adapted to hold a large quantity of ink and to feed it regularly and more satisfactorily." (Lines 12-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 16, 1897
Creator:
Robinson, Rochfort W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History