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Propelling or Power-Generating Mechanism.
Patent for the constructions of a propelling machine of a vessel, which is provided an electric motor in an engine as a power source for propelling the vessel.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Caldwell, John C.
System:
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Mold.
Patent for a form of mold that is constructed to expand and contract quickly to form sidewalks and curbs.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Forbis, Frank H.
System:
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Process of Treating Roads, &c.
Patent for Improved Process for Treating Roads, etc., "to provide means for preventing or retarding the formation of dust on roadways, and...to effect the formation of a road or road surface" (lines 8-13).
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
Robeson, Jacob S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Obtaining Oil and Stock Food from Cotton-Seed.
Patent for a process for preparing stock food and extracting oil from cotton seed. The objectives include obtaining more oil from seed and a very nutritious stock food. The other objectives are eliminating waste of the residue after the oil has been extracted, regulating protein, and killing germs from the food. The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Covey, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Rod Coupling.
Patent for "a pump rod coupling and more particularly to a coupling adapted to connect together pump rods made of wood or similar substance" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Kemp, Thomas Stephen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Pin.
Patent for a hairpin which consists of multiple parts made to grip the hair while secured in place with illustrations included.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Jacobsen, Herbert
System:
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Harrow Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for a harrow attachment for cultivators, with adjustable depth for tilling soil.
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Redwine, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting and Launching Machinery for Life-Boats.
Patent for machinery to quickly launch and lower life boats from a main ship in case of accident.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Sargeant, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a gate-operating mechanism for quickly opening and closing a gate, including farm gates, from either side without the use of springs, including a description of the design and illustrations.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Butler, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener.
Patent for improvements in hat-fasteners in which the “fastener can be adjustable to hats of different sizes and shapes, …., for securing the hat upon the head.” (Lines 10-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Schmidt, Harel
System:
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Washing-Machine
Patent for a fabric engaging element under the top of the washing machine.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Kincaid, Willis Menefee
System:
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Feed-Delivering Attachment for Silos.
Patent for a rotatable feed delivering frame attachment for silos. This eliminates the need to manually climb the silo to transfer ensilage.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Scott, Stephen M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator and Conveyer for Concrete-Mixers.
Patent for improvements in elevators and conveyers for concrete-mixers “whereby the mixed concrete can be fed to the wall mold at different elevations, the elevator being extended and the conveyer raised for constructing the successive stories of the building.” (Lines 17-21) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Miller, Frederick
System:
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Rail Brace for Railway Tracks.
Patent for rail brace for railway tracks. The brace "acts as a chair for the rail preventing sagging ; as a brace for the base of the rail, and also bracing the head, and prevents both rails from spreading though not in any way secured to the tie" (lines 100-105).
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Barfield, Alfred M.
System:
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Rail-Joint.
Patent for a new rail joint to be secured to a rail having "the lower portion of its web and its base flange terminate a short distance beyond the end of the rail" (lines 28-30), including illustrations.
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Reed, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for improvements in rail-joint designed to secure the abutting ends of the rails of a railway (lines 12-13). Illustration is included.
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Stelzig, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer
Patent for Planter and Fertilizer Distributer that has a mechanism for receiving the seed and fertilizer and distributing the same
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Norvell, William Setliff
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston
The Patent for an improved piston to be used in connection with the cylinders of air brakes. The improvement involves making the removal and replacement of worn out packing material easier.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
King, Herbert G.
System:
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Draft-Gear.
Patent for improvements in draft-gear by using a drive wheel and an arcuate guide to maintain the line of draft from the load to the center of the main or drive axle irrespective of the position of the load relative to the engine (lines 17-20). Illustration is included.
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Ingram, Joseph D.
System:
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Shock-Absorber
Patent for spring-based
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Newell, Greene E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sealing Device.
Patent for improvements in the design of devices used for sealing car doors, including illustrations and a description. The device is designed in such a way that the seal may not be removed in the locked position without breaking the door, thus preventing theft.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Fox, Charles E.
System:
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Seed-Planter
Patent for improvements to seed planters including "having a revolving seed distributing drum provided with radial slots in which radially moving plungers are arranged, and so operated that at predetermined points seeds are received in the pockets and subsequently ejected therefrom" (lines 12-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
Gibson, Rupert R.
System:
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Selective Telegraph System.
Patent for a selective telegraph switch which allows current to be directed to a specific place and will minimize resistance.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Edwards, Claude, M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for machine that cleans seed cotton before it is ginned by removing dirt, twigs, and other foreign matter.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Patterson, Warren A.
System:
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