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Compound For Treating Seeds.
Patent for a new and useful composition of matter to be used for killing weevils in corn, beans, or peas, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 9, 1898
Creator:
Thiele, Gustav
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric motor.
Patent for improved electric motor used in motor vehicles "which may be associated directly with the driving-wheel of a motor-vehicle" (lines 40-41), bypassing the need for other power-transmitting mechanisms. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Perret, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy Race-Course.
Patent for toy race-course.
Date:
April 26, 1887
Creator:
Cordray, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fastener
Patent for a wire fastener. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 20, 1910
Creator:
Kramer, William C., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a wire-stretcher that has "a body portion bifurcated at one end with the rigid integral forks of the bifurcation oppositely notched with said notches arranged in line substantially transverse of the body portion, whereby the device is adapted to operate in holding the wire for stretching" (lines 75-81).
Date:
May 26, 1896
Creator:
Willie, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Sliding Doors.
Patent for a new and improved lock. This design consists "[i]n a lock, the combination of the latch, the spring pressing upon it, and the trip-lever, provided with upper and lower arms and the former serving as a seat for the spring and the latter having a projection for the key to act upon" (lines 97-102).
Date:
November 10, 1885
Creator:
Hayden, Miles & Dixon, William Cason
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Trimmer
Patent for improved lawn trimmer "whereby the margins of a lawn adjacent side walks or curbing may be trimmed." (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Rial, John & Hodde, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Transferring Device for Vessels.
Patent for an "improved apparatus in position for transferring liquid from one vessel to another," (lines 10-12) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1890
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Loading Cartridges.
Patent for mechanizing and streamlining the steps involved in loading a cartridge.
Date:
October 10, 1886
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Loading Cartridges.
Patent for "improvement in machines for loading cartridges" (lines 5-6), with instructions and illustrations
Date:
August 10, 1886
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Mattress-Stuffers.
Patent for an improved mattress stuffer with a horizontal case and a hinged cover.
Date:
April 2, 1872
Creator:
Watson, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Machines for Distributing Compounds for Destroying Cotton-Worms
Patent for improvements on machines to distribute poison for cotton worms in the field. It consists of vibrating,sifting boxes combined with a suspension bar which is secured to the front of a horse saddle so the rider can shake the boxes to distribute poison powder to two rows of crops at a time.
Date:
March 16, 1875
Creator:
Willie, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms.
Patent for improvement in cotton-lint rooms. These rooms are used with gins that seperate the seeds from the cotton.
Date:
May 13, 1873
Creator:
Crenshaw, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Transplanters
Patent for an improvement in transplanters, intended for use in transplanting cotton or other plants.
Date:
May 28, 1872
Creator:
Cook, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Truss-Bridges.
Patent for an improved method of truss-bridge construction, "whether made with a single or double roadway and with or without a sidewalk upon one or both sides, so as to enable them to be made with less material and less expense than when made in the ordinary manner, and which shall at the same time have an equal or greater strength." (Lines 14-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 17, 1874
Creator:
Miner, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Metallic Window-Blinds.
Patent for "a blind which acts both as a barrier to the progress of flames attacking windows and as a convenient shutter for the common purposes, and is adapted to be adjusted and securely locked in an open or closed position." (Lines 21-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1875
Creator:
Mackrell, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in folding tables.
Patent for combination folding tables that fold into a convenient traveling-trunk.
Date:
March 21, 1876
Creator:
Arnold, James Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Shoe-Lacings
Patent for relation to device of gaiter-boot's; nature of invention consist in the arrangment of the shoe laces; whereby the shoe laces be properly laced. Proptions of the lace between the eyelet on the left side of the opening be drawn over and placed on hooks or bottons situated on the right side are in like manner placed on hooks or buttons on the left side.
Date:
June 6, 1876
Creator:
Lindemann, August W. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Nail-Extractors.
Patent for an improved instrument for extracting nails which "will increase its effectiveness in equal ratio with the resistance offered by the object under operation" (lines 13-16) including instruction and illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1872
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
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 Mattress and Cushion Tackers.
Patent for improvement in fasten materials that are used for mattresses or cushion together without being drawn through and lifted by the needles. Illustration is included.
Date:
July 2, 1872
Creator:
Watson, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for improvement in rail-fence by using “triangular-shaped posted or couplings; it consists in arranging posts of a triangular form and a certain construction diagonally with the rails forming the body of each panel, so that long and short rails may be utilized.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 20, 1872
Creator:
Willie, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Tongs.
Patent for improvement in fire-tongs with legs forked below the joint and riveted together.
Date:
June 16, 1874
Creator:
Kenney, Martin M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History