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Improvement in Locomotive Smoke - Stacks.
Patent for new and useful improvement in locomotive smoke stacks, "in which the sparks, live cinders, and other heavy particles are arrested near the top of the stack." It consists of a petticoat-pipe, arranged so that it may be raised or lowered for the purpose of regulating the draft.
Date:
January 5, 1875
Creator:
Cleary, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission Gear Shifting Device.
Patent for a new transmission gear shifting device will "provide means for shifting the transmission parts of an automobile or other motor driven vehicle, without employing the usual hand levers and appliances, and to do so by means of electrically controlled operating mechanisms in combination with certain component parts." (Lines 12-18) including illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
De Witt, G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Catcher
Patent for a mail catcher that obtains mail placed beside the road and automatically carries it to the door of the car. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Wehling, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Delivery and Receiving Device
Patent for a mail delivery and receiving device. This invention is designed for use whereby mail bags may be passed to and from passing trains. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Wehling, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poise for Scale-Beams.
Patent for scale-beams to balance "for the poise or its suspending attachment to move on when being adjusted to weight" (lines 10-13) including illustration.
Date:
January 5, 1892
Creator:
Wilkening, Gustav
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for new and useful improvement for rotary boring-drills that are used for drilling wells.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill
Patent for a simply constructed rotary drill suitable for drilling wells in soft formations such as shale.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plug for Repairing Hose
Patent for a plug for repairing hose. Illustration included.
Date:
January 5, 1909
Creator:
Monaghan, Alphosus Legouri
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Single-Disk Drill
Patent for a single disk drill for drilling into soft materials ("gumbo, shale, hard clay, and soft rock") without clogging.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History