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Apparatus for Making Cotton-Bales.
Patent for improvement in apparatus for making cotton-bales from continuous sheets or bats by “employing only a single press and which permits the ginning and bat-forming devices to be operated continuously which accumulated the cotton in light and fleecy condition during the covering and removal of the bales, which feeds the cotton from the accumulator to the baling apparatus whenever this is desired.” (Lines 68-75) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 18, 1901
Creator:
Anderson, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Guard
Patent for a cattle guard. Illustration included.
Date:
June 16, 1908
Creator:
York, Edward Jackson; Howze, Walter L. & Caldwell, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp
Patent for an arc lamp which does not spark for use in headlights for trains and automobiles and in street lights.
Date:
June 28, 1910
Creator:
Anderson, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Tent and Bed.
Patent for improvements in the construction of a combined folding bed and tent.
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Perez, Mitchel
System:
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Air-Lift for Elevating Liquids.
Patent for a pneumatic lift that maintains the air pressure needed to effectively move liquid through a pipe.
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
System:
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Drill.
Patent for
Date:
June 30, 1914
Creator:
Weathersby, Fred Richard
System:
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Boiler Attachment
Patent for improvements in boiler attachments, to produce a thermostatic device of simple and improved construction which may be utilized for the purpose of actuating a valve governing the steam supply to the pump or the injector.
Date:
June 28, 1913
Creator:
Priester, Joel Ellis
System:
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Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Preserving Compound
Patent for a new wood preserving compound to protect wood from bugs and prevent decay.
Date:
June 23, 1908
Creator:
Percival, Herbert Elmer
System:
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Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writing Machine
Patent for improvements to typewriting machines with the aim of providing "a machine of simple and durable construction, capable of use for the ordinary purposes to which type-writers are applied, but especially adapted and designed for typewriting upon blank books, thereby facilitating the making of official records and producing records that are more legible and compact than it is possible to obtain by handwriting" (lines 11-18).
Date:
June 14, 1892
Creator:
Borden, William J. & Johnson, Jahu W.
System:
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Vaporizing Attachment.
Patent for improvements in the vaporizing attachment on a printing press that will allow vapor to be applied to the paper as it goes through the printing press.
Date:
June 1, 1920
Creator:
Pope, Turner T.
System:
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Well-Shooting Torpedo.
Patent for "torpedoes of the type used in "shooting" wells, the object being to provide a torpedo which will be especially useful in the removal of casings from wells" (lines 9-13), such as easier removal from dry wells. Also, modifications to the hammer are noted to ensure explosion.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Franklin, Henry L.
System:
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Well-Screen Cleaner.
Patent for cleaning well screens and preventing oil well pipes from clogging to improve production.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Bashara, Samuel F.
System:
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Well-Screen.
Patent for a well-screen formed of perforated pipes for oil production to filter sand and detritus, including illustrations.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Mack, James O.
System:
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Well-Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a well-drill swivel designed to improve the function of a well-drilling apparatus. The improved swivel is meant to create a better connection between rod and rope and prevent twisting of water-supply.
Date:
June 5, 1906
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
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-Strainer.
Patent for a well strainer, which is cheaper to make than previous ones without reducing efficiency.
Date:
June 16, 1908
Creator:
Brown, Arthur M.
System:
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Machine for Compressing and Rolling Bats
Patent for a machine used to compress bats from cotton before the bailing or packing process. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 10, 1910
Creator:
Ball, Samuel M.; McNiel, Benjamin N. & Pennington, Harry
System:
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Well-Screen
Patent for a well screen to prevent the entrance of sand or gravel into the wall of a deep well.
Date:
June 18, 1907
Creator:
Stancliff, George W.
System:
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Incubator Alarm
Patent for incubator alarm in which an audible signal will be triggered when the temperature of the incubator is above or below the normal predetermined degree.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Kelley, Clyde W.
System:
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Jack-Block.
Patent for improvement in jack boxes used for holding the wheel of a car.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Guild, George
System:
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Locking Device for Automobiles
Patent for automobiles to lock the steering shaft so that it is un-driveable and cannot be stolen and driven away without the key.
Date:
June 6, 1916
Creator:
Kavanaugh, Nelson J.
System:
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