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Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for improvement in cultivators by making all the beams that had blades attached to them adjustable by a lever. A roller is designed for covering the seed and smoothing over the ground after the seeds are discharged by a slider which is operated by a crank-shaft near the end of the machine. A detachable revolving stalk-cutter can be used for cutting stalks on the ground by means of a suitable connector at the rear end of the machine. Illustration is included.
Date:
September 7, 1869
Creator:
Baker, Job McNamee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Churn-Dashers.
Patent for "construction and arrangement of a churn-dasher..." ( lines 13-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1875
Creator:
Bright, John, D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Processes of Coloring Enameled Photographs.
Patent for improving the coloring process of enameled photographs by using collodio-gelatine instead of warm gelatine.
Date:
September 7, 1875
Creator:
Williams, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sad-Iron Heaters.
Patent for improvements to sad-iron heaters, including illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1875
Creator:
Cottingham, Gideon Wesley
System:
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Hand Press for Fruit, &c.
Patent for a new and improved hand press for food. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a lower perforated bowl or receptacle having a rigid handle extending at right angles . . . and an upper perforated presser-head conforming in shape to the bowl, and having a sliding attachment to the handle of the bowl, a lever-handle pivoted to the main handle . . . and a spring catch to hold the lever up to the main handle when the presser-head is drawn up" (lines 21-32).
Date:
September 7, 1880
Creator:
Haile, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hub
Patent for improvements for Hubs which consists the addition of a wheel with spokes that can be tighten. Included
Date:
September 7, 1886
Creator:
Nolen, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reporter's Desk.
Patent for a new and improved collapse-able desk. This design consists in "a top and base arranged . . . one above the other, an intermediate connection inclining from a vertical line, having a portion of the front side, near the upper end, in contact with the rear edge of the top, forming a rest or stop for said top, and a portion of the rear side, near the opposite end, in contact with the front edge of the base, which latter forms a rest or stop for the lower end of the section, and brackets . . . connecting the top and base with the upper and lower portions of said intermediate connection" (lines 23-35).
Date:
September 7, 1886
Creator:
Weiner, Isidore H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rake and Portable Baling-Press
Patent for a "combined rake and portable baling-press, the objects in view being to provide a machine of the above class of comparatively cheap and simple construction and adapted to rake, elevate, deliver, pack, and bale hay and to apply the binding wires to the bales as formed in one continuous operation" (lines 8-15).
Date:
September 7, 1892
Creator:
Shero, Christopher C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Gas Generator
Patent for improving acetylene gas generator designs with the use of an added specification in the form of a new apparatus. Illustrations and instructions are included.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Taylor, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Braiding Attachment for Sewing-Machines.
Patent for an "attachment to the pressure-foot of sewing machines to carry a tinsel or braid in proper position relative to the needle" (lines 15-17) to ensure the tinsel or braid is fully attached to the desired outline on the cloth. Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Tynes, Minor Eugene.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Truss-Rod and Corner-Brace for Cars.
Patent for a bracket to "strengthen the car-sills, and, furthermore, to provide means whereby the worn sills may be removed and replaced in a ready and convenient manner." (Lines 15-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Heidelberg, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Manufacturing Calcium Carbid.
Patent for a "new and useful Composition of Matter for Manufacturing Calcium Carbid" (lines 5-7) that will aid in the commercially successful production. Patent includes specifications for the composition of matter.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Blum, Sylvain; Eldridge, Hillary; Clark, Daniel J. & Lazarus, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Fixture.
Patent for improvements in curtain fixtures "in which the brackets supporting the spring curtain-roller may be raised or lowered to admit light above the curtain." (Lines 13-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Winfrey, Edgar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for Railroad Spike.
Design patent for a barbed railroad spike.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Banks, Henry N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Tool for Oil-Wells.
Patent for improvements in fishing tool for oil wells: "in connection with oil well drilling and pumping apparatus" (lines 9-10).
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Mills, John Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cot or Bedstead.
Patent for "cots and bedsteads wherein the side and end rail parts are permanently connected mediately of their length in a manner to permit of the folding thereof to form a compact bundle for handling when not in use and a strong and firmly-braced structure when set up to support the sacking bottom for the bed." (Lines 10-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Rimmelin, Edward Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Proof Roller or Pedestal.
Patent for "a caster or pedestal for beds, sofas, tables, &c.; and it primarily has for its object to provide an article of this character having means for destroying chinches and other insects or vermin, whereby to prevent same from passing up the post or leg into the bed, sofa, or table." (Lines 8-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Curry, William Henry & Curry, Amey Marshall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Joiner's Floor-Clamp.
Patent for "an improved device for use by joiners in setting tongue-and-groove floor and ceiling boards, whereby the boards are forced in close joining and held while being nailed to the joists." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
White, Able M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment for Planters.
Patent for an invention "to equip any style of planter with a plow attachment for breaking and opening the soil in advance of the furrow-opener and seeding mechanism." (Lines 8-11). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Conoley. Malcom C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stovepipe
Patent for an improvement to stovepipes, specifically for cooking and heating purposes, that reduces the possibility of house fires or internal stovepipe damage. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
McPhaill, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley Wheel For Electric Cars
Patent for improvement to trolley wheel design for electric cars, specifically the addition of friction-disks to prevent the wheel from running off the wire while moving. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Crawford, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Closet Cistern.
Patent for improvements in water closet cisterns: "which are normally empty to prevent freezing and which are only filled just before the flush is desired" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Ackley, George D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beehive
Patent for a concrete beehive whose walls keep the temperature even, is ventilated, and large enough to fit honey frames into.
Date:
September 7, 1909
Creator:
Weaver, Phillip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case.
Patent for a show case for goods in stores, which noes not require taking the goods in and out of the case to show them to customers.
Date:
September 7, 1909
Creator:
Ludeman, Bernard W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History