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Insect Destroyer
Patent for an insect destroyer for use on cotton fields to destroy moths that produce boll weevils. Illustration included.
Date:
November 27, 1906
Creator:
Sissom, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Bottles
Patent for an indicator to show the amount of liquid removed and the amount remaining for bottles or other liquid packages of different dimensions and will help improve the process of refilling the bottle after liquid has been removed.
Date:
May 8, 1906
Creator:
Frkovic, Frank Andre
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line-Holder and Cylindrical Type-Chase
Patent for a "combined line holder and cylindrical type chase" (p. 1, lines 10-11) to allow typesetting by unskilled workers.
Date:
July 31, 1906
Creator:
Weeks, Frank W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella
Patent for an umbrella. Illustration included.
Date:
December 25, 1906
Creator:
Gra, Hernando B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Rocker.
Patent for a lawn rocker improvement that provides swing and is durable and inexpensive.
Date:
July 17, 1906
Creator:
Coffy, Ida May
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Seat Brace
Patent for a vehicle seat brace. The invention is a brace for seats to sustain weight placed in the seat. Illustration included.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Cool, Isaac W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Running-Gear.
Patent for vehicle running-gear, catered toward machinery that has fifth-wheel reach beams. Designed for smoother vehicle functioning.
Date:
June 12, 1906
Creator:
Singler, Frank J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Nut.
Patent for a lock-nut which prevents the nut from accidentally rotating on the bolt, including illustrations. The nut is locked in position when a locking key is introduced to grooves on the lower surface of the nut and the adjacent face of the washer.
Date:
February 13, 1906
Creator:
Crawford, Hezekiah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Body Lifter
Patent for a wagon body lifter. Illustration included.
Date:
October 23, 1906
Creator:
Smith, Jonathan N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a lock. Illustration included.
Date:
November 6, 1906
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator
Patent for an indicator. This invention is for keeping track of a grocer's list. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 4, 1906
Creator:
Ellis, Harley Sigal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator
Patent for an insect exterminator that removes insects from plants and then sprays a solution. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 4, 1906
Creator:
Ferriott, Charles L. & Logan, Malcolm H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line Holder and Type Chase
Patent for a line-holder and type-chase, intended to make possible rapid and easy setting of type by unskilled people.
Date:
July 31, 1906
Creator:
Weeks, Frank W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack, Clamp, and Wire-Stretcher
Patent for a device that combines three tools - a lifting-jack, a clamp, and a wire-stretcher all in one. It does so without sacrificing the functionality of any part.
Date:
June 12, 1906
Creator:
White, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear for Engines.
Patent for a valve gear for steam engines that can reverse or stop the rotation of the engine shaft, with illustrations.
Date:
June 19, 1906
Creator:
Hanser, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher.
Patent for railway mail service bag-catchers "to provide a catcher which will remove a bag from a supporting-crane and transfer it automatically into the mail-car while the train is in motion" (lines 13-16).
Date:
February 20, 1906
Creator:
Elliff, Josiah C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Cycle
Patent for a water cycle. This invention is propeller designed to provided driving force for the floating cycle. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 11, 1906
Creator:
Standard, Allie Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Tire Machine
Patent for a wheel tire machine. This invention if for taking off and putting on wheel tires. Illustration included.
Date:
November 20, 1906
Creator:
Meyers, Edna Lu
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watch-Pocket.
Patent for a holder or pocket for a watch that provides a simple, safe, and handy device which is detachable fastened to a garment.
Date:
July 24, 1906
Creator:
Greenwald, Louis.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vaginal Irrigator
Patent for a vaginal irrigator. Illustration included.
Date:
December 4, 1906
Creator:
Farrington, Charles Oliphint & Watson, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Train Signaling System
Patent for trains that use an alarm system that alerts the engineer if there is an issue with the automatic air-brakes in any of the train cars. This alarm system allows for users in any car to alert the engineer and does not diminish the effectiveness of the air brake system.
Date:
June 12, 1906
Creator:
Gerard, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilating Apparatus.
Patent for a ventilating apparatus for railway cars for the purpose of supplying air to railway car interiors without needing to open a window (which tends to also let in smoke and dust), including illustrations.
Date:
March 6, 1906
Creator:
Parrish, Ezekiel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap For Crustacea
Patent for a crustacea trap. This device is designed for use in catching crabs, lobsters, and other crustacea. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 23, 1906
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
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:
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