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Antislipping Device for Tires (open access)

Antislipping Device for Tires

Patent for a device intended to decrease slippage of vehicle tires on roads that are either damaged or otherwise hard to navigate due to weather conditions.
Date: September 4, 1919
Creator: Edwards, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine. (open access)

Cotton Cleaning and Extracting Machine.

Patent for an apparatus that improved the cleaning process for machine-processed boll cotton. The invention made it possible to extract more lint cotton from closed bolls which were typically unharvestable by traditional machine-based cotton gins. The machine also improved success in late fall or winter cotton harvesting by allowing bolls containing hard-to-reach cotton to be processed.
Date: September 4, 1918
Creator: Blackmon, Enoch J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Sword and Pistol. (open access)

Combined Sword and Pistol.

Patent for improvements in combined swords and pistols where the "pistol is supported by the sword blade adjacent the handle portion" (lines 11-12). The invention allows the "barrel portion of the pistol to be broken down or moved" (lines 15-16) to help with emptying the barrel and an adjustable sword handle to aid in the use of the pistol; includes illustration.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Wigiert, Joe J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gathering and Exterminating Machine. (open access)

Gathering and Exterminating Machine.

Patent for a new gathering and exterminating machine for killing insects and other crop pests, with illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Haynes, Robert J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Line-Type-Casting Machine. (open access)

Line-Type-Casting Machine.

Patent for new and useful Improvements in Line-Type-Casting Machines, including illustrations and instructions. This invention relates to the casting of "lines of type on slugs or bars formed in molds from metal supplied by a melting pot" (lines 11-13) for linotype machines and provides "novel and efficient means for holding the used or worn out slugs in position to be fed to a melting pot, improved devices for automatically feeding one or more slugs to the pot as often as necessary, and novel and efficient means for sounding an alarm when the supply of slugs in the magazine is exhausted or materially reduced" (lines 27-35).
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Wilmans, Lloyd I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motion-Picture-Film Cleaner. (open access)

Motion-Picture-Film Cleaner.

Patent for improvement in motion picture film cleaners which quickly and efficiently removes oil, dirt and grease from film that has been caused by the machines; includes illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Noble, Marcos Eugene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surveying Instrument (open access)

Surveying Instrument

Patent for surveying instrument involved in leveling telescope equipment at more optimal pivot points.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Clark, Franklin S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Music-Indicator (open access)

Design for a Music-Indicator

Patent for an "ornamental design for a music-indicator" (lines 11-12).
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Thrash, William Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eccentric Cylinder Rotary Engine (open access)

Eccentric Cylinder Rotary Engine

Patent for eccentric cylinder rotary engine. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Stanford, George W. & Smith, Louie F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Device (open access)

Fishing Device

Patent fora fishing device. This invention is designed for surface and deep water trolling. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Barnes, Edwin & Barnes, Barney Dack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for an insect exterminator that removes insects from plants and then sprays a solution. Illustrations included.
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Ferriott, Charles L. & Logan, Malcolm H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Picking and Cleaning Cotton (open access)

Machine For Picking and Cleaning Cotton

Patent for a machine for picking and cleaning cotton. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Richmond, George E. & Desel, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medical Compound (open access)

Medical Compound

Patent for a medical compound which "when taken internally, is a cure for gonorrhea, gravel, dysentery, and diarrhea, and when applied externally a cure for rheumatism" (lines 12-14).
Date: September 4, 1906
Creator: Mendez, Jesus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter. (open access)

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
Rack Construction for Refrigerator-Cars. (open access)

Rack Construction for Refrigerator-Cars.

Patent for a rack to be used in refrigerator rail cars for the transportation of produce. Illustrations included.
Date: March 20, 1906
Creator: Coleman, John C. & Kessel, Edward W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn or Cotton Planter

Patent for improvements on corn or cotton planters, especially referring to patent no. 692,646. These improvements are meant to "Simplify the means of adjusting the position of the plows and seed-dropper, to improve the frame construction, and in general to simplify and improve the whole machine" (lines 16-19) Includes instructions and illustrations
Date: September 4, 1903
Creator: Simmons, Gideon B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen Door (open access)

Screen Door

Patent for a screen-door with a gate at the bottom that can be lifted to allow sweeping trash through and for placing small packages through while the door remains closed.
Date: September 4, 1902
Creator: Lynch, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Nailless Horseshoe. (open access)

Adjustable Nailless Horseshoe.

Patent for an adjustable horseshoe with cost efficient, replaceable fittings. Illustrations included.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Fenley, Harriet R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fifth-Wheel (open access)

Fifth-Wheel

Patent for fifth-wheels for vehicles of that form in which a turn-table containing ball-bearings is employed &c., &c." (lines 7-9) including illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Fouts, Hiram Cicero
System: The Portal to Texas History
Penholder. (open access)

Penholder.

Patent for a pen holder with an adjustable attachment that wraps around the forefinger. Illustrations included.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Ward, George Cooper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Door-Fastener. (open access)

Portable Door-Fastener.

Patent for a portable door fastener used to secure the door via the door frame.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Lingle, Charles Llewellyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proportionate Scale. (open access)

Proportionate Scale.

Patent for a proportion scale used for measuring cotton seed and lint. Illustration included.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Brown, George R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark and Dust Arrester for Cars (open access)

Spark and Dust Arrester for Cars

Patent for prevention of sparks and dust from entering vehicles.
Date: September 4, 1900
Creator: Stanley, May
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Flue Cleaner. (open access)

Boiler-Flue Cleaner.

Patent for a new and useful boiler flue cleaner, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 4, 1898
Creator: Hamilton, Ninian B.
System: The Portal to Texas History