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Apparatus for Electroplating Small Metallic Articles.
Patent for "apparatus for electroplating small metallic articles, and more particularly certain small clamps used in building fences" (lines 8-11), including illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Shelton, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Socket and Switch for Electric Lights
Patent for a combined socket and switch for electric lights that allows different bulbs of a chandelier to be turned on separately.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Bailey, Douglas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Angle-Cock.
Patent for "a new and improved angle-cock so constructed that the plug cannot be turned by an unauthorized person without the knowledge of the engineer in charge of the train." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1896
Creator:
Waldron, William J.
System:
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Involuting Drawing Instrument
Patent for drawing instrument intended for drawing involuting curves. Includes illustration and instructions.
Date:
August 11, 1914
Creator:
McCaskill, Oscar E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Water-Elevators.
Patent for improvements to water-elevators using water-vessels which are suspended from a chain or cord, also known as endless carriers.
Date:
August 18, 1877
Creator:
Wright, Martin Van Buten
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magneto-Electric Telegraphy.
Patent for a machine that telegraphs messages between distant points by means of induced currents that produce magnets without the use of battery current, including illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1885
Creator:
Brown, Fred H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for an improvement in valves which "is adapted for connection with pipes or conduits for conducting water, steam, or other fluids; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient appliance of this character possessing the functions of both a globe and a check valve; and it is adapted to advantageously control the flow of liquid no matter what position or its casing may occupy" (lines 7-15). It includes instructions and illustrations..
Date:
August 15, 1899
Creator:
Thummel, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land-Breaking Plow.
Patent for an agricultural plow that mixes the soil of multiple layers while keeping the soil in its initial layer to conserve moisture and deliver nitrogen. Plow can be motorized or use animals to function.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Reed, Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Twine-Holders
Patent for improvement in twine-holders to help hold twine, cloth and wrapping to counters for ease of cutting, with illustration.
Date:
August 13, 1878
Creator:
Turner, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Velocipede.
Patent for a new and improved velocipede. This design "has relation to that class of velocipedes in which the rider is suspended within a large wheel impelled by a frictional contact between the inner periphery of the same and the driving wheel" (lines 8-12). With this design, "by the increased size of wheel, not only is speed gained, but the same may be propelled with greater ease over rough or smooth roads and with greater comfort to the rider, in that the jolt is less, and yet at the same time all the benefits arising from this class of exercise are obtained" (lines 27-34).
Date:
August 5, 1890
Creator:
Akers, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stationery for Transmitting and Recording Bank Collections
Patent for a stationary that can make accurate records of bank item collections, and can be adapted to a typewriter. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Price, Jacob L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Protector and Antiskidding Device.
Patent for a tire protector and anti-skidding device, which is made up of a flexible metal cover to prevent punctures and reduce wear on the tires, as well as reduce skidding.
Date:
August 9, 1910
Creator:
Bell, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamp-Rack.
Patent for a stamp rack that is designed specifically for bread stamps and carries a spool of stamps in convenient reach of the user or operator. This rack provides the operator with the flexibility of not having to hold the stamps in one hand while he places the stamp on the bread.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Buhl, Augustin
System:
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Land Breaking Plow
Patent for Land Breaking Plow
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Reed, Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Ring for Piston-Rods.
Patent for improved piston rings used in steam or internal combustion engines that prevent steam or combustion force from leaking by having packing rings automatically expand.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marine Illusion Apparatus
Patent for a Marine Illusion apparatus. This invention is to fit between two boats so that passengers can travel from one boat to another that is attached to a dock. Illustration included.
Date:
August 14, 1906
Creator:
White, Francis Marion & Langever, James J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Press
Patent for "a press adapted particularly for forcing tie-plates into railway-ties" (lines 8-10).
Date:
August 13, 1901
Creator:
Peter, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Car
Patent for stock cars. Illustration included.
Date:
August 29, 1905
Creator:
Wyatt, Everett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Casing.
Patent for a new type of puncture-proof tire casing.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Anderson, Arthur V. & Morgan, Alfred M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the end-cleft screw-bolt, of the wedge which is made of the same width as the diameter of the bolt, and provided with serrations corresponding to the screw-thread, and the fastening-wire which is wrapped around both bolt and wedge and lies in their respective grooves and serrations" (lines 72-78).
Date:
August 23, 1881
Creator:
McAllister, Lewis Campbell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Passenger Mileage-Recorder.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in mileage recorders for steam railway coaches and similar vehicles" (lines 8-10) including illustrations.
Date:
August 14, 1888
Creator:
West, Samuel M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon Vapor Generator
Patent for a hydrocarbon vapor generator. This is an invention for the vaporizing hydrocarbon fluids. Illustration included.
Date:
August 11, 1903
Creator:
Shelton, John Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General-Delivery Post-Office Cabinet.
Patent for a postal mail cabinet in which the arrangement of the compartments can be adjusted and allow for consideration of both the surname and given name of the recipient.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Conine, James B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Switch
Patent for an electric combination lock switch. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Wright, Joseph Henderson
System:
The Portal to Texas History