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Letter Copying Press.
Patent for a new and improved copier. This design consists in "the combination of the dampening-roller . . . with the smoothing-roller at one side of and in close proximity to it and situated between said dampening-roller and the roll of paper, and the roller journaled in the standard, and the smoothing-rollers placed at one side and beyond the rollers . . . and journaled in brackets . . . whereby the paper is evenly and smoothly moistened before the copy-paper is applied and both are kept smooth during the process of copying" (lines 90-104).
Date:
March 12, 1889
Creator:
Thompson, Charles Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vault or Cell for Outhouses.
Patent for a new and improved vault or cell for outhouses. This design "consist[s] of the combination of a vault made of impervious material and provided with wheels on its bottom, with a housing and an inclined cover secured above it at the rear and having a seat and hopper in the house, and a receptacle located within the vault and closely fitted to the mouth of the hopper" (lines 5-12).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Carrico, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lemon-Squeezer
Patent for "a machine adapted to cut or halve a lemon and extract the juice therefrom and cast away the rinds at one and the same operation. . .[and also directs] the juice of each half through separate channels, whereby two glasses may at the same time receive their proportionate allowance of lemon-juice to be subsequently converted into lemonade" (lines 10-19),
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Dunlap, William O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Hub.
Patent for improvements to vehicle wheel hubs, with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 12, 1892
Creator:
Jones, George W. & Green, Furney F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Tongue Support.
Patent for "improvements in the running gear of draft wagons, and has for its objects to provide a novel, simple device for the support of the wagon tongue, and an improved means for obviating friction between the coupling pole of the vehicle, and the slide bar on the front hounds of the wagon running gear" (lines 8-15).
Date:
December 12, 1893
Creator:
Tiner, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trunk.
Patent for a trunk meant for traveling that holds clothes and small articles. The trunk has "novel adjunctive features, which will render it more convenient, and better adapted for the stowage and removal of various articles of wear and use" (lines 11-14).
Date:
December 12, 1893
Creator:
Warren, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Buckles.
Patent for a new kind of buckle along with specifications for construction and illustrations of the buckle.
Date:
August 12, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Latch.
Patent for a new and improved latch. This design consists "[i]n a latch, the combination, with the sliding-bolt, tumblers having their forward ends provided with hooks or right-angled projections adapted to engage studs upon the bolt, and the lever operated by the bolt and having its forward end adapted to engage with the tumbler of the supplementary lock having its operating mechanism connected to the lever" (lines 68-76).
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Rand, Anders
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon.
Patent for "a vehicle such as a wagon with means for automatically pulling cotton bolls." (lines 16-17)
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Jennings, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable-Curing Plant
Patent for curing vegetables by a unit system. The design is a curing house of multiple bins with air circulation in each, allowing for a faster and more uniform curing process.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Ewton, Thomas F. & Waldrop, Frances E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vulcanizing Apparatus
Patent for an apparatus used during the process of retreading tires that updates the manufacture of rubber tire patches.
Date:
July 12, 1918
Creator:
Rasor, James, E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Irrigating Apparatus.
Patent for new and useful improvements in irrigation apparatuses. The design includes "a system of surface irrigation comprising a main supply tank, a series of reservoirs, pipes connecting said tank and reservoirs" (lines 95-98). It is intended to allow for irrigating large and small plats of land simply and efficiently.
Date:
October 12, 1920
Creator:
French, Horatio Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines
Patent for improvements in the valve mechanisms of gas engines, with the object being to "provide an air cooling chamber for maintaining the exhaust valve in a cooled condition under all conditions of operations (lines 9-14).
Date:
November 12, 1914
Creator:
Blumberg, Humble G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifter and Turner.
Patent for a lifter and turner tool to lift pots, pans, kettles and lids, and for turning and lifting food.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Milliorn, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator
Patent for a lubricator "in which an atomizing fluid is mixed with the lubricant" (lines 13-14) and provides for "an improved mixing chamber" (lines 15-16) as well as "an inclined surface on which the oil is dropped" (lines 22-23) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Hebel, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Appara
Patent for a lubricating apparatus used for internal combustion engines, whereby the lubricant or oil is forced, as by a pump, to a distributing tank containing oil under predetermined pressure, and from said tank permitted to drop by gravity or flow under pressure, as desired, to the elements of the engine to be lubricated.
Date:
December 12, 1916
Creator:
Shaw, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for improving windmills by attaching the vanes at angles that best match the wind's direction.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Liles, Leander W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Tubing Catcher
Patent for an improved well tubing catcher, which "provides an equal and positive bearing surface for the gripper slips or dogs in all their adjusted positions" (lines 16-18), including illustrations.
Date:
April 12, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for an improved wheel tire. The improvements to a conventional tire include multiple hinged springs which limit the movement of the wheel in two directions when contact is made with the ground. The wheel includes shoes placed concentrically around the wheel that provides shock absorption, better traction, and overall stability.
Date:
April 12, 1919
Creator:
Schmidt, Oscar J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for windmill for utilizing wind or water power (lines 9-10).
Date:
June 12, 1883
Creator:
Sickles, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather and Fire Strip for Box Car Doors.
Patent for a new and improved weather and fire strip for box car doors. This design "relates to an improved device for closing the space between the rear edge of the doors of box-cars and the side of the car, so as to prevent sparks or water from entering through the space and damaging the goods in the car" (lines 9-14).
Date:
June 12, 1883
Creator:
Nichols, George B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Baled Hay
Patent for a machine for cutting baled hay. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 12, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Apparatus
Patent for a well-boring apparatus that has a rotary drill pipe.
Date:
November 12, 1912
Creator:
Norris, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water - Tank.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in water tanks.
Date:
April 12, 1898
Creator:
Stevenson, William M. & Bailey, William K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History