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Apparatus for Treating Timber.
Patent for an invention to aid in the treatment of treating timber. The invention is said to "provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and efficient apparatus by means of which railroad cross-ties, fence-posts, and the like may be expeditiously and economically treated by immersion in a bath of some preserving liquid" (lines 16-22) including illustrations.
Date:
July 11, 1905
Creator:
Gerhard, Philip H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cultivator and Planter.
Patent for a new part that attaches to an ordinary cultivator. The device has a plow that runs in front, and a planting mechanism that spreads seeds in the plowed rows. This device makes it possible to plough and plant in one sweep of the field.
Date:
December 31, 1901
Creator:
Noren, Peter O. & Clyburn, Mile D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CAR-COUPLING
Patent for a Car-Coupling. "This invention relates to car-couplings of the Janney type..." (lines 9-10) including illustrations.
Date:
August 11, 1903
Creator:
Yeiser, John Clarke
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Turning and Leveling Plow.
Patent for an improved combined turning and leveling plow.
Date:
February 9, 1901
Creator:
Collins, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Testing Errors of Refraction
Patent for an eye testing device that has a movable lens, a measuring device for correction, and two different cards with test type on them which are fed into the machine during testing for astigmatism and myopia, presbyopia, and hyperopia to determine the level of correction needed in glasses.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Bahn, Gustavus Adolphus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie
Patent for a bale-tie fastener including illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Cypher, David A. & Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wireless-Telegraph Receiver
Patent for a wireless telegraph receiver which receives incoming intelligence through electric waves and uses crystalline substances as its detector. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 20, 1909
Creator:
Way, Wesley M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a compact gas powered water heater that runs the water through firmly attached tubes that expand and contract with the water temperature and are placed in between heating elements. The machine can also be packed with ice to cool water in the tubes.
Date:
June 18, 1907
Creator:
Haynie, Brooks
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater
Patent for a device whereby water or other liquid may be heated instantaneously. (line 10-11)
Date:
December 12, 1905
Creator:
Hutchins, Rufus J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Pulling Cotton Stalks
Patent for a machine for pulling cotton stalks. Illustration included.
Date:
June 14, 1904
Creator:
Swenson, Werner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weeding Machine
Patent for a weeding machine to run between rows of crops. Illustration included.
Date:
March 29, 1904
Creator:
Lloyd, William Daniel & Steck, E. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Rounding Leather.
Patent for a machine for rounding leather in harness making shops, which produces a uniform product and requires less time and effort than hand rounding leather.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Pfeifer, Reinhold A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weeder
Patent for an invention "to provide a simple, light, and durable implement which will effectually remove weeds, rubbish, and all foreign matter simultaneously from each side of a row or drill of corn, cotton, or other plants and direct the removed material to the longitudinal center of the row or drill" (lines 8-14).
Date:
February 11, 1902
Creator:
Lloyd, William Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vapor Burner
Patent for vapor burner. Illustration included.
Date:
February 27, 1906
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ledger.
Patent for improvements in ledgers by giving each column in a ledger sheet a “label” such as customer’s name, daily entry, daily balance, monthly balance and etc… to record daily and monthly transactions of an individual customer's account. Illustration is included.
Date:
July 8, 1902
Creator:
Winn, Joseph B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lining for Pneumatic Tires and Other Pneumatic Articles
Patent for a lining for pneumatic tires and other pneumatic articles. The invention is designed to immediately close ruptures. It applies to bicycles, automobiles, and the like. Illustration included.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Petmechy, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vessel-Propelling Device
Patent for a novel form of propeller in which a current of air or other fluid is forced under pressure through a port in the stern of the vessel causing propulsion.
Date:
January 2, 1906
Creator:
Carlson, Peet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hunting or Shooting Garment.
Patent for a coat for use while using firearms that has pads built into the shoulders to absorb the impact of the recoil of the gun and protect the shoulders from rubbing while carrying the gun.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Petmecky, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle.
Patent for "improving the construction of motor vehicles, especially the running gear...and to provide a strong and durable construction adapted to afford a sufficient support for the motor and driving gears at a point beneath the body of the vehicle and between the front and rear axles where a load can be carried to greatest advantage" (lines 11-19).
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Lloyd, William Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Pole.
Patent for a trolley pole, which is extendable and contractible.
Date:
March 3, 1908
Creator:
Bouchard, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laminated Tire.
Patent for a laminated tire for automobiles that is less rigid than previous tires and is easily built and repaired.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Carhart, John Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongue-Scraper.
Patent for improvements in tongue-scrapers in which it will “not only used for scraping the coating from the tongue, but also for removing the small particles from the papillae which remain after the scraping operation.” (Lines 13-16) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 8, 1902
Creator:
Hagerty, Ida
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold.
Patent for a mold for viscous materials that are meant to be hardened in the mold or afterward. It is designed to be easily removed from the cast without damaging it.
Date:
August 13, 1901
Creator:
Parker, William Sink
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date:
August 4, 1908
Creator:
Messer, Jeremiah Clark & Deen, Irwin Johnson
System:
The Portal to Texas History