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Coupling-Pin.
Patent for a coupling pin for railroad cars, which prevents the coupling from coming loose accidentally by having a key which locks the coupling in place and can only be undone by the cars operating systems. when it is time to disconnect the car.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Yeiser, John Clarke
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling
Patent for an air-brake coupling for railroad cars which connects cars automatically and can be fully controlled by the train engineer in the engine.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
McMillan, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Railway-Rail
Patent for a compound railway-rail. This invention is a solid open jointed rail whereby two longitudinal section may be brought together without creating open joints. Illustration included.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Stephens, George B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter.
Patent for a briquet fuel formula made primarily from lignite and other derived products, which is cheaper to produce than other formulas.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Lohmann, August Samuel Frederic
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling for Connecting Plows Tandem.
Patent for a coupling for holdings plows together that allows for the plows to be close together, easily turned, and lets each plow perform its full function uninhibited by the other plows.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Brooks, John L. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a "powerful wrench of simple construction, wherein the movement for the operation of the jaws is of slight degree, partially automatic, and easily affected" (lines 41-45).
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Tiner, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loose-Leaf Binder.
Patent for a loose-leaf binder for medicine prescriptions, which is easier to open and close than previous ones.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Perkins, John Hardeman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester.
Patent for a steam train locomotive spark arrester consisting of curved pipe smoke stack that holds solid particles of exhaust on the edges of the pipe, which are expelled by the force of exhaust gases coming through, into the fire box thereby preventing their escape outside the engine reducing danger from stray sparks. This system also uses less fuel than previous systems.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Chalfant, Cotter Strawn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that is simpler, more durable, and cheaper to make than previous ones and allows for easier adjustments in plowing depth.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Stafford, George A. & Henry, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which keeps the nuts in place in the tracks.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Vuncannon, Thomas Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for a steel wheel with springs for automobiles that reduces jarring, is affordable, and does not get damaged as easily as the pneumatic tires previously in use on automobiles.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Tubbs, William Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gun-Trap.
Patent for an animal trap, which has a pistol mounted inside it which fires when the bait is disturbed.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Klespies, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen Catch
Patent for a screen catch. This invention is a combined catch and lock design. It is "used for holding screen-doors, window-screens, and the like in a closed position" (line 15-17). Illustration included.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Huber, Frederick K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a motor operated cross-cutting saw for cutting timber.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Gordon, William Knox
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Window-Screen.
Patent for a window screen that is adjustable to different size windows and locks in place on the window frame at different heights to provide a cover for the opening left when a window is opened for ventilation for the purpose of preventing anyone from entering the house through the window.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Crosby, Matthew G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Filling Fountain-Pen and Locking Device Therefor.
Patent for a new self-filling fountain pen with a locking device, designed "to provide a fountain pen by which in use of a piston rod on the principle of a suction pump the pen can be easily, fully and securely filled and easily cleaned, and which being provided with detachable parts may be prepared readily when worn or broken" (lines 10-15), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Stevens, Thornton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening Device.
Patent for a rail fastening device for use in building street car tracks on roads with concrete foundations. The fastener is put in place in the wet concrete and held fast there by its hardening and eliminates the need for cross ties.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Crerar, James P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pile Structure.
Patent for piling structures used in bridges and other structures built in sandy areas that allows for digging the piling hole to any depth desired and prevents cave-ins of the interior of the piling before it is filled with concrete.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Pyle, Jesse Theodor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Clamp.
Patent for a pipe clamp for drawing well casings out of wells that can be used on different size pipes and grips harder as resistance increases.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Benedict, George Spencer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator.
Patent for a fumigator for spraying boll weevil insecticide on cotton, which generates the insecticide gas, sprays it while moving across the field, and keeps the gas in close proximity to the plants for a short time for thorough treatment.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Fuller, Menzo Reed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a straddle-row cultivator that has bracing of the parts, adjustable shovels and standards, and allows for varying depths of digging.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Lindsay, Horace
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a cultivator, which has a movable beam for use as a straddle row cultivator that allows the draft animal to walk on either side of the rows of plants.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Nicholson, Matthew H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History