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Battery Connector
Patent for a battery connector that will bind the, "posts and nuts of batteries."
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Hale, Noah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
Patent for an animal trap that can continue to trap more animals even after if traps one or more.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Dennis, Decatur D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nozzle for Pneumatic Cotton-Picking Machines
Patent for a nozzle for pneumatic cotton-picking machines, in which cotton is drawn by suction from the plants includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1915
Creator:
Tully, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerocompass.
Patent for an aerocompass, which improves upon a compass combined with inclinometers or map-boards. It is intended for use on submarines, airplanes, or in an area when it would be difficult to use a regular compass.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Fischer, Fred Charlie.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Sash
Patent for a window sash. Illustration included.
Date:
July 31, 1906
Creator:
Daugherty, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid and Gaseous Fuel Burner
Patent for a improvements for liquid and gaseous fuel burner, with a particular emphasis, "to the burner caps of gas stoves."
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Lozano, Antonio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trapping Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for "new and useful improvement in insect-trapping attachments for cultivators" (lines 5-7) including illustrations.
Date:
March 28, 1916
Creator:
Etheredge, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Seat.
Patent for "a detachable spring or resilient support for wagon seats [...] which may be adjusted for positioning the seat at various elevations" (lines 14-22), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Winslow, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch and Lock Combined.
Patent for a new and improved latch and lock. This design consists "[i]n a lock, the combination, with the bushing extending through and rigidly secured to the door and having a screw-thread on its inner end, of the lock-case having the circular screw-threaded aperture into which the threaded end of the bushing is screwed, the spring-actuated bolt and knob-spindle connected therewith, and the outer plate having the notch engaging with the lug on the case, and the downwardly projecting side-pieces [and] provided with screw-holes" (lines 75-85).
Date:
March 26, 1889
Creator:
Overton, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock Stitch Ripper.
Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design "relates to an improved combination tool or implement designed to be used in connection with sewing-machines, and combining in a convenient form several instruments which operators on sewing-machines should always have ready at hand" (lines 9-14).
Date:
April 8, 1884
Creator:
Wheeler, Elijah Harvey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Headlight
Patent for a locomotive headlight in which its illuminating lights are placed directly ahead by a means of better support.
Date:
July 1, 1919
Creator:
Moody, Calvin D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Killing Composition
Patent for "new and useful composition of matter designed for killing and preventing the growth of weeds and noxious grasses, and is particularly designed for killing and preventing the growth of Bermuda and Johnson grasses." (lines 9-14)
Date:
April 24, 1912
Creator:
Owen, Hillery O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine-Brake.
Patent for machine brake for regulating the speed of an automatic fan.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Reeves, Elijah Winston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for dislodging, collecting, and destroying bugs and weevils by shaking pests from cotton bushes and crushing them.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Brooks, John Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Record-Printing Device.
Patent for record printing device that is used on cars for mechanics to record the car number and other data. The printing device is more durable especially though rough weather and easy to use by the mechanic.
Date:
March 22, 1921
Creator:
Gray, Dexter B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for a lantern "in which a candle is used as a light-giving medium, and in which the chimney is tightly supported on the base of the lantern and around the candle, so that the light is fully protected against extinguishment by wind, and a cheap and convenient article is supplied" (lines 9-15). The lantern has a raised base with a candle socket in the middle, and the glass chimney is securely attached to the base. A frame and handle is attached to the base and top of the chimney.
Date:
June 26, 1894
Creator:
Jarmin, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for a lantern related to a patent previously granted to the inventor (No. 522,062). This patent has a more simple design and improved means for keeping the chimney on the base of the lantern. The base has a pivoted main-bail that extends above the chimney, and the bail has hinged to a handle-bail.
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Jarmin, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for a lantern that has an "exceedingly cheap construction, that is designed for use in high winds, as well as for domestic use, and which may be employed in connection with the ordinary oil and wick or candle" (lines 10-14).
Date:
January 8, 1895
Creator:
Seys, Cornelius D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and efficient lantern meant to be used outside in high winds, and can carry a candle or oil light.
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Seys, Cornelius D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive oil lantern made to operate in strong winds. It is "easily handled and manipulated for adjusting and fastening the several parts thereof properly in position" (lines 17-19).
Date:
November 12, 1895
Creator:
Holden, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Irrigating Implement
Patent for an irrigating implement. Illustration included.
Date:
June 13, 1905
Creator:
Banks, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for an automatic valve for use upon hydraulic or suction dredges to prevent sore material such as clay, sand and mud from preventing the efficient use of the dredge sure to the closing of heavy material in the mouth of the dredge. The valve is intended to supply water to flush out the mouth of the dredge.
Date:
June 12, 1917
Creator:
Miller, Henry L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for an insect trap that attracts insects with a light.
Date:
February 7, 1911
Creator:
Wood, Robert N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for a trap for insects such as those that feed upon crops including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Rea, George Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History