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Cleaner for Cotton-Gin Saws
Patent for "a new and improved cleaner for removing gummy and other matter from the saws of cotton-gins while the latter are running, thus permitting the saws to work very effectively in removing the lint from the seed" (lines 8-13).
Date:
June 4, 1889
Creator:
Godwin, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leather-Working Machine
Patent for a leather-working machine which performs the many steps involved in finishing leather straps and related items into one easy step, with illustrations.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Russell, Frank K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for making mattresses.
Patent for a machine for making mattresses with compressed lint-cotton inserted into a tick.
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
Morgan, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Box
Patent for "a mail-box adapted to be placed at or on the house of the person receiving the mail, so as to facilitate a house-to-house delivery" (lines 8-11).
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
Myer, Clayton Pittinger
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Paper-Clips.
Patent for the improvement of paper-clips, made out of a single piece of metal. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1872
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences
Patent for an improvement in fences through the manufacturing of a fence or fence-paneling of hoop-iron, so that it may be sold in sections of any desired length, rolled up in compact form, easily and cheaply transported to any distance, and put up by the farmer with rapidity and facility.
Date:
June 4, 1872
Creator:
Brown, Floyd G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Oiling Slides and Glides.
Patent for a new machine to be used for oiling slides and glides for engines, &c., includes illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1878
Creator:
Bates, Asa N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lock-Faucets.
Patent for a improvement in lock faucets, includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1878
Creator:
Seward, Marion F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Energized Make-and-Break Spark-Plug.
Patent for a vacuum-energized make-and-break spark plug that "relates to new and useful improvements in ignition apparatus for internal combustion engines" (lines 16-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Irwin, Herbert Glen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing.
Patent for "improvements in variable speed transmission gearing, adapted for use upon automobiles or the like, while not necessarily restricted to such use. An important object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is so constructed that the various speeds may be obtained in a highly expeditious and convenient manner" (lines 11-17) including an illustration and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Pilcher, Newton R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Closet Attachment.
Patent for an attachment for water closets in outhouses without running water that blocks odors from escaping the pit by closing off the pit when not in use and automatically opens by a pressure bar behind the seat when the water closet is in use.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Bradford, McDuffee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Huller-Gin
Patent for a huller gin that sends the cotton hulls out of the gin machine automatically and runs continuously.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine
Patent for an improved steam engine for train engines.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Sanders, William Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Handling Apparatus
Patent for a mail handling apparatus for storing and delivering mail to trains that is on an automated timer with the train schedule.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Mainer, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Engine
Patent for a traction engine with more power in the driving shaft and reduced wasted space in the design.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Cox, Oscar McGruder
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Receiving Apparatus
Patent for a mail receiving apparatus for use with trains that automatically removes mailbags from the train.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Mainer, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Square
Patent for a simple, accurate try-square composed of minimal pieces for the ease of use in measuring and tracing requirements needed for architects, carpenters, and similar professions, with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Frazier, Samuel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Producing Mechanism for Explosive-Engines.
Patent for a spark producing mechanism for explosive engines, which serves as a starter for the engine when the vehicle is first turned on.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Stamps, Lorenzo Dan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Gun
Patent for "a cheap and simple device of this nature wherein the projectile will be held in such manner as not to interfere with sighting the catapult and wherein derived will be held in place in such manner as will prevent their accidental displacement and will yet permit of ready removal when desired" (lines 9-17).
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
Wilkins, Willie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spoke-Tightener
Patent for a spoke tightener that reduces the strain on the felly.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Norton, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for a plow called the "The Texas Cultivator" (line 7) that uses left and right wings and diamond plows that may be used to plow either side of stock to eliminate additional operators and time for the same job, including illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1861
Creator:
Cain, Shugar M. & Stelfox, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller
Patent "to improve the construction of stump-pullers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one which will possess great strength and durability and which ma be readily operated with a minimum amount of power" (lines 10-15).
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
Bethel, Ion Maywood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Bicycle
Patent for "a frame in which the motor shall be firmly supported without undue strain on any part of the machine and in which the weight of the motor shall be as low as may be and to connect the motor to the driving-axle in such way that a pedal shall also be utilized for driving the machine with little interference from the motor and with a proper balance of friction and to improve certain details and combinations of the driving-gear" (lines 10-20).
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
White, Edward Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene and Oil Filter
Patent for a gasoline and oil filter capable of filtering material in a way that makes in suitable for reuse, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Caen, George, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History