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Feeder for Power Printing-Presses
Patent for improvements in the construction feeders for power printing presses.
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Orser, Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Equalizer
Patent for an equalizer for horse harnesses that equalizes the draft between horses pulling a vehicle.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
McNatt, Daniel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post
Patent for a plastic fence post for use with wire fences that has pre-made openings for the wires to go into to and attach to the fence post.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Crum, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swing
Patent for a new lawn swing design meant to be "a simple and inexpensive swing which will be strong and durable" (lines 10-12) and that will engage all muscles in its operation, including illustrations.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Bretz, Don C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Cleaner for Cotton Gins
Patent for a saw cleaner for cotton gins that cleans the saw teeth when the gin is cranked backward.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
House, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Tongue Support.
Patent for a shoe tongue with a backing support to keep it from slipping down or sideways, which is held in place by the shoelaces.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Thomas, Robert P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Removable Head for Barrels and Like Receptacles
Patent for a removable head for barrels and like receptacles.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Staples, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Clutch
Patent for a fluid-clutch that prevents jarring when the clutch is taken off.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Expansive and Contractive Well-Drill
Patent for improvements for expansive and contractive well drill involving improvements to drill bits.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Carter, Oscar Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fastener for Antiskid-Chains.
Patent for a "means for fastening anti-skidding chains about the tread surfaces of tires, and consists of a simple and efficient device ... which may be easily and quickly applied to the wheel and as easily removed therefrom" (lines 16-21), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Harmon, William Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved fan attachment. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the sewing-machine table and the upright of the fan-supporting frame, of the triangular base provided with a rubber-covered base hinged to a sleeve adjustably fitted upon said upright" (lines 111-115).
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
McComas, Arthur W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film Developing, Fixing, and Washing Apparatus
Patent for a film developing, fixing, and washing apparatus with an improved method of rolling the film around the coil in the washing tank.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Nyc, Frederick Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint.
Patent for a new and improved rail-joint. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a railroad-rail having notches in its flanges, of a fish-plate composed of a single piece of metal adapted to embrace the flange and web of the rail, said fish-plate being plain on one side and provided on the other side with ribs, perforated lugs projecting from the ribs at the ends of the fish-plate, said fish-plate being provided with perforations on one side to align with notches in the rail-flange, and notches in the other side out of alignment with the rail-flange" (lines 3-14).
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Davis, Benjamin Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rack for Displaying Dry Goods
Patent for improvements in construction of racks for displaying dry goods.
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Fain, Emmet C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Sheller.
Patent for a simply-constructed nut-sheller especially designed for pecans, although because it is adjustable, other nuts can be shelled. It has "a reciprocating plunger which is adapted to cut the shell from the nut, and which has also means for cleaning out the nut-holder and shelling-knives, so that the machine is sure to work well every time" (lines 15-19).
Date:
July 2, 1895
Creator:
Prade, Julien
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner
Patent for an oil burner designed to prevent choking and corrosion, and to ensure that fluids are properly warmed for the purpose of combustion. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Swenson, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Tie and Rail-Fastener
Patent for a metallic tie and rail fastener that does not require the use of bolts.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Arellano, Francisco
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter.
Patent for a planter for planting cotton seed, which can be used with a walking or wheeled planter and automatically drops seeds when moving forward but not backward, and which can have the mechanism turned off while in transit.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Vaughn, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process and Formula for Tanning Hides.
Patent for the formula and processing used in tanning hides that is cheaper and more effective.
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Moore, Rufus N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Meter Attachment.
Patent for a gas meter attachment that will allow the meter to still function properly when somehow placed in a position other than upright. Valves that would not be functional due to changes in gravitational forces resulting from the meter being in a position other than upright are remedied using this attachment by new register and valve design.
Date:
July 2, 1917
Creator:
Morris, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Treadle Printing-Presses
Patent for improvements in treadle-press feeders "in which the feeder has to lay the paper on the platen and remove it after being printed" (lines 10-12).
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Orser, Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Rigging for Railway-Cars.
Patent for a draft-rigging for railway-cars that consists of a metal plate in an inverted U-shape, with its legs doubled upward and attached to the middle sills of the car, and the option of attaching a coupler to the plate. The plate legs can receive a king bolt ransom.
Date:
July 2, 1895
Creator:
Roosevelt, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Topper.
Patent for a cotton-topper, which attaches to a cultivator.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Ray, Arthur Taylor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator and Seeder.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator and seeder. This design consists in "the combination, with the frame and plows, the hopper supported on the frame, and the oscillating agitator or stirrer in the bottom of the hopper, having a gear of the wheel-axle having an eccentric, the ring or strap embracing the eccentric and having a rod, and the rocking segment having a tubular arm receiving the rod to be oscillated thereby" (lines 73-81).
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History