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Band-Cutter and Feeder
Patent for a band cutter and feeder which cuts the bands that tie bundles of grain and feeds the grain into a threshing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 15, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Device.
Patent for an alarm device "to be used in connection with a boiler and operatively connected with the steam whistle, whereby when the water falls below a certain level in the boiler the mechanism will automatically operate to blow the whistle" (lines 11-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Priester, Joel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Winding Machine
Patent for a wire winding machine. This invention is designed to place wire to support pipes. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 15, 1906
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Motor
Patent for windmill motor. Illustration included.
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
La Bauve, Valcoure J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Blower
Patent for a well blower that is able to discharge the contents of a well at different air pressure levels. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
McEvoy, Joseph H.
System:
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Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burner.
Patent for a fuel burner with a simple design, which is readily taken apart or assembled, and is manufactured at a comparatively small cost.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Vandaveer, Heber Clark & Stoy, Guy Everett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator
Patent for an indicator. This indicator if for the use with cars as a means for moving a belt that displays the name of streets. Illustration included.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
Bell, Harry M.
System:
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Improvement in Odometers.
Patent for an improvement to odometers used for measuring distance traveled in motor vehicles.
Date:
July 15, 1879
Creator:
Richardson, John D.
System:
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Track Sweeping and Oiling Device
Patent for a strong and durable oiling device.
Date:
February 15, 1916
Creator:
Nathaniel, Walter R.
System:
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Improvement in Apparatus for Destroying Worms on Cotton-Plants.
Patent for improvement in insect destroyer by “placing a gas-generator on a wagon, in its lower chamber, a fire box is placed for creating sulphurous gas. A bellows attached to its lower end to regulate sufficient air in forming the sulphurous gas.” (Lines 15-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 15, 1869
Creator:
Perl, M.
System:
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Manufacture of Soap.
Patent for a new and improved soap-making process. This process "consist[s] in applying hydraulic pressure to the mass undergoing mixture and steam-heating . . . [and] thoroughly mixing the ingredients . . . in a close vessel by means of rotary blades, heating the same by steam, and at the same time applying pressure by means of a hydraulic pump to the said mixture" (lines 86-95).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Grant, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in plow-stocks.
Patent for an improvement on the plow stock that allows the user to use different plow blades and standards, depending on what kind of plowing needs to be done. Includes illustrations.
Date:
August 15, 1876
Creator:
Price, James Alvin
System:
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Tool Joint
Patent for a tool joint design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Fletcher, H. W.
System:
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Time-Switch.
Patent for a time switch "which will be automatically operated to close the circuit and to open the circuit at predetermined times so that the translating devices in the circuit may be maintained energized for a predetermined length of time," (lines 10-15) including illustrations.
Date:
January 15, 1918
Creator:
Scholl, Max
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soap Manufacturing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved soap maker. This design consists in "[t]he charger, having outline-pipe, in combination with [the] compressor having within the same a steam-heated coil and a rotary mixer, a hydraulic pump connected to said compressor, pressure-gage, and safety-valve" (lines 24-29).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Grant, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "the post having projecting pins or studs combined with the gate having the hinges composed of a pair of plates bolted together, the said plates being swelled outward to provide collars, which are provided with cams" (lines 66-71).
Date:
October 15, 1889
Creator:
Friday, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device.
Patent for a device that helps with sample collection at oil drilling sites. The tool is cylindrical and can be placed in the ground to help with sample collection. This patent includes examples of how the tool can be used and tool specifications.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Church, Walter Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for improvements to rotary boring drills.
Date:
May 15, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing Shock-Absorber.
Patent for railroad crossings to protect the rails from contact with the vehicle wheels and to absorb the jar and vibration from passing vehicles over the crossing.
Date:
June 15, 1920
Creator:
Hargrave, Russell R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that uses friction-rollers to clamp the thing that is being turned. A rotary ring-shaped cam is what actually turns the wrench's object, and there are teeth that surround the outside of the cam. A pawl, when turning the handle, turns the teeth. This is what makes the cam rotate.
Date:
September 15, 1896
Creator:
Fisk, Marston
System:
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Rotary-Disk Boring-Drill.
Patent for improvements to rotary disk boring drills, including a "novel means for securely locking in the head the spindles on which the cutters are rotatably mounted."
Date:
June 15, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Fastening
Patent for rail fastening. This invention is designed to fasten railroad rails and consists spikes, bolts, and a flange. Illustration included.
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Device for Locomotives.
Patent for a safety device for a locomotive that can be automatically tripped to shut off the steam from the locomotive engine and apply air to the brake mechanism. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Conover, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Governor.
Patent for an improved gas governor that are used with gas-meters in supply-buildings and accurately regulates gas flow and pressure. The invention is a general improvement on gas governors, and is efficient in its operation.
Date:
August 15, 1893
Creator:
Martyr, Leonard W. & Eldridge, Hilliary
System:
The Portal to Texas History