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Apparatus for Making Carbureted Hydrogen Gas.
Patent for improved apparatus for manufacturing carbureted gas at small cost for illuminating and general heating and power purposes.
Date:
March 5, 1912
Creator:
Herndon, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Clock
Patent for an advertising clock. This invention is designed to display advertisement at regular intervals. Illustration included.
Date:
March 2, 1909
Creator:
Barnett, John Beverly & Turner, W. N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Exhaust-Controlling Valve.
Patent for new exhaust-controlling valve mechanisms in steam or air engines, including illustrations.
Date:
March 27, 1906
Creator:
Inman, Wesley J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Angle-Cock.
Patent for "a locking device for the train pipe valve or plug, and a connection separate from the train pipe and under the control of the engineer, to manipulate the said locking device and secure the valve or plug in position." (Lines 13-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 19, 1895
Creator:
Waldron, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antikicking Device for Automobiles.
Patent for a device that catches the crank of hand crank automobiles which were typical of the early 1900s in the United States of America. The invention addresses controlling the motion of the crank and preventing the crank from causing injury.
Date:
March 20, 1917
Creator:
Miller, Herman P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for improving the fuselage for aeroplanes by "securing double strength throughout the body and [...] be light and durable" (lines 12-14). Provides rudder, landing gear, telescopic joint, and sprocket gear improvements, including illustrations.
Date:
March 28, 1916
Creator:
Smith, Glen B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Locomotive-Cabs.
Patent for a locomotive engine safety device involving a detachable protective carrier that releases from the engineer's cab allowing escape from the locomotive engine cab in case of danger, including illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Uttz, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for new and valuable improvements on bale-tie buckles for cotton bales. This relates to buckles securing ties on cotton bales and minimize injury to the persons handling the cotton.
Date:
March 22, 1921
Creator:
McFarland, Frank Hays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg Tester.
Patent for "an improved egg tester". (line 14)
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Smith, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence.
Patent for a wire fence that allows for easy tightening of the wires.
Date:
March 5, 1912
Creator:
Miller, Daniel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench, which has a pipe wrench on one end and a monkey wrench on the other end.
Date:
March 8, 1910
Creator:
Paul, Zacharier M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Vulcanizing Apparatus.
Patent for a tube-vulcanizing apparatus "and in such connection, it relates more particularly to an apparatus for repairing inflatable tubes for wheel tires." (lines 10-13)
Date:
March 26, 1918
Creator:
Alvis, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle
Patent for a vehicle. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1905
Creator:
Boothe, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tuning Instrument.
Patent for a tuning instrument that has interchangeable reeds and can find the fourth, fifth, and single tone of an octave.
Date:
March 21, 1911
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Road-Scrapers.
Patent for an improvement in road-scrapers, illustration included.
Date:
March 17, 1874
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Convertible Wagon-Bed and Hay-Rack.
Patent for "an ordinary wagon-bed with sides and a rear end board or gate, which are both adjustable and removable, and attach slats or bars to said sides and end-board in such manner that they may be extended laterally when requires, to practically increase the width of the wagon-bed." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 20, 1877
Creator:
O'Neall, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Breaker.
Patent for a stalk-breaker that breaks "the stalks into small pieces and which will be under the control of the driver so as to be thrown in and out of gear at will, and in which the breaker mechanism will be so constructed that it will give when an unyielding substance is run against, thereby preventing breakage or damage to the machine" (lines 13-20).
Date:
March 28, 1893
Creator:
James, Will S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washer for Wagon-Bolsters
Patent for a washer wagon-bolsters. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Martin, James Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tankage and Manure Press.
Patent for a tankage and manure press that collects grease from waste meat materials.
Date:
March 21, 1911
Creator:
Singleton, Joseph J. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco Pouch
Patent for a tobacco pouch. The invention is a case that contains tobacco and cigarette-papers. There is a trough in the case to hold the perfect amount of tobacco to make a proper cigarette. Illustration included.
Date:
March 26, 1907
Creator:
Head, Benson J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Magazine-Gun.
Patent for a toy cap gun, which has an automatic feed of caps to be shot and which is harmless.
Date:
March 31, 1908
Creator:
Raney, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester for Smoke-Pipes.
Patent for improvements in spark-arresters for smoke-pipes by using a “combination of a bent smoke-pipe having one complete turn downward, a cinder-piper opening into the lowest portion of said turn, and a coarse wire screen titled backward and overhanging said turn, a receptacle having a slanting bottom hinged at the upper end and secured at the lower end by means of a chin passing over a suitable roller and leading to the rear of the boiler,” (p. 2, lines 20-28) illustration is included.
Date:
March 24, 1891
Creator:
Hale, William B. & Duringer, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Manufacturing Carbureted Hydrogen Gas.
Patent for a process for manufacturing carbureted hydrogen gas.
Date:
March 5, 1912
Creator:
Watkins, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Matrix Broach-Molding Device
Patent for Matrix Broach-Molding Device
Date:
March 13, 1917
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History