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19,457
UNT College of Arts and Sciences
56
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19
Private Collection of J. K. Johnson
4
Grayson College Foundation
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Collection
Texas Patents
18,569
Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
887
UNT Scholarly Works
76
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
5
The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
1
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
1
Texas Cultures Online
1
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1
TRAIL Microcard Collection
1
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1
States
Decade
Month
Oiling System
Patent for an oiling system that efficiently transports oil to the surface to be lubricated, and then returned to the reservoir.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Reaugh, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pencil-Sharpener.
Patent for a new and improved pencil sharpener "which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly effective in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art" (lines 20-23), including illustrations.
Date:
March 22, 1921
Creator:
Scougale, Malcolm
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester.
Patent for improvements in peanut harvester machines with illustrations. The improvement is specific to "improved organiz[ation]" (line 10) and to "simplify and improve the construction" (line 18) of the harvester.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Beard, Willie Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Painting Machine
Patent for pipe-painting machine. The invention details improvements in devices for painting pipes or "other elongated substantially cylindrical objects". The object was designed to create minimal waste when operating the device.
Date:
February 15, 1921
Creator:
McNulty, Charlie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pole Splicing Device
Patent for a pole splicing device. This invention is designed to splice two poles together, such as telephone poles. Illustration included.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Drane, Frank Neal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plowshare.
Patent for a plowshare with a reinforced and self-sharpening point.
Date:
November 3, 1908
Creator:
Awalt, Francis Marion
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Popcorn-Parcher.
Patent for a popcorn parcher that has adjustable beaters.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Baird, Willie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Root-Puller.
Patent for a root puller for pulling up Mesquite tree root clumps.
Date:
September 27, 1910
Creator:
McGehee, George T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger.
Patent for a plunger for use in pumps and air compressors that fits tightly into the cylinders of the machine.
Date:
February 27, 1912
Creator:
Ohmstede, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for planter. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 20, 1904
Creator:
Schofield, James Drommond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Cotton Compress or Baling Machine
Patent for a portable baling machine used to compress cotton bales more uniformly and efficiently. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Phillips, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Perpetual Loose Leaf Court Docket
Patent for a perpetual loose leaf court docket. Illustration included.
Date:
February 7, 1905
Creator:
Parry, Rees F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter.
Patent for improved planting machinery resulting in easy construction and manipulation.
Date:
September 4, 1906
Creator:
Hogan, Seth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator Drip-Pan.
Patent for a refrigerator drip pan which is closed and prevents water from being spilled.
Date:
June 3, 1913
Creator:
Patterson, Randall M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Cutter.
Patent for a pipe cutter in which "a portion of the material of the pipe is removed to form the cut, instead of the material being displaced and wedge apart without removing".
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Johnson, Willie Harry
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
Razor-Stropping Device
Patent for a razor sharpening device in which the razor blade may be held on an incline for efficient sharpening.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Greenwood, Charley E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire and Armor Therefor
Patent for an armor for pneumatic tires. This armor allows the the tires to move freely and the replacement of the thread easily.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Posey, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Hitch Mechanism
Patent for a plow hitch mechanism created by J. Butler and assigned by Parlin & Orendorff Company of Canton, Illinois with accompanying illustrations.
Date:
October 23, 1917
Creator:
Butler, John H
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rod-Puller.
Patent for a rod puller and "relates to a lifting device for pump-tubing, drill-rods, and the equivalents thereof" (lines 8-10).
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Hooker, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter.
Patent for improvements in planters in which a planter can also be used as cultivator; it will plant seed in deep and shallow furrows as well as the proper covering of the furrows and cultivation of the soil. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Reeder, Jonh F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle
Patent for a new design for a vegetable receptacle or bin which allows for open circulation of air around the vegetables and has multiple compartments in which to store different types of vegetables, including illustrations.
Date:
September 25, 1917
Creator:
Bering, August C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reaming-Drill
Patent for an improved and longer lasting rotary boring drill.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Receptacle.
Patent for a "discharge spout" (line 34) that prevents accidental spills for receptacles that contain liquids, including illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Goodpasture, Thomas B. & Maxwell, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History