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Flexible Brace
Patent for a brace that is placed between the body and axle of a vehicle apparatus. The purpose of the brace is to relieve the vehicle springs from strain.
Date:
September 30, 1919
Creator:
Smith, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Puller
Patent for a pipe puller design to be used in wells.
Date:
September 30, 1919
Creator:
Heckman, J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for an improved pump valve designed for a pump for pumping oil from oil wells "which will not be affected by the fluid or gas pressure in the bore" (lines 17-18).
Date:
September 30, 1919
Creator:
Graf, Sydney H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Cleaning Pump-Valve
Patent for a pump valve used in pumping oil wells which cleans itself with sand. The valve is simple and cheaply manufactured.
Date:
September 30, 1919
Creator:
Graf, Sydney H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tread for Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for an improvement in treads for pneumatic tires "to prevent excessive wear or puncture of the parts of the tire constituting the tread portion" (lines 12-14).
Date:
September 30, 1919
Creator:
Twombly, Royal W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Telephone and Signal Sign
Patent for Railway Telephone and Signal System (with illustrations).
Date:
September 30, 1915
Creator:
Neel, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calculating Device
Patent for an improved calculating device including a calendar.
Date:
September 30, 1914
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display-Board
Patent for electronic baseball display board. Including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Detrick, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee-Pad
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Knee-Pads" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Schmitt, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Adjusting Mechanism
Patent for improvements for lamp-adjusting mechanism for one of the lamps of an automobile for operation from driver's seat. The driver is enabled from seat to partially rotate one of the forward lamps, causing the light to follow curve of road.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Maxfield, Nelson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Levee.
Patent for reinforced levees with "means whereby the water will be positively prevented from seeping therethrough and weakening the levee" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Beazley, John Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pear-Burner
Patent for improvements in pear-burners of the type good for use with hydrocarbon fuels and adapted to be exploited directly by hand, for example for burning small objects located in positions not accessible.
Date:
September 30, 1913
Creator:
Messerli, John J. & Mayfield, Jesse L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Splicer.
Patent for a wire splicer, or a device that connects distinct wires by looping them together. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 30, 1912
Creator:
Martin, Enoch
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for a new and improved burner for use in fire-boxes of boilers and other apparatus.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Jones, John Lemiel, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Operated Signal
Patent for a fluid operated signal with illustrations. The device would allow communication between a train engineer and a caboose conductor through a device that utilizes the fluid-pressure brake system of the freight train.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Bell, Chester L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improving the construction of plows. "The invention relates particularly to that class of plows in which a landslide is permanently attached to the depending portion of the beam." (lines 13-16)
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Hankins, Elias
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saddle
Patent for a western style equestrian saddle.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Hastings, John Reed & Hastings, Clarence Brooks
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Selective Call for Telegraph or Telephone Lines
Patent for a device that allows the user to ring a specific telephone or telegraph line without ringing the bells at other lines.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Palmer, William, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper
Patent for a stalk chopper that chops weeds, vines, and stalks into smaller pieces or kills them in order for the ground beneath to be readily cultivated.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Adamson, William Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Veneer-Bending Machine
Patent for improving veneer bending through a slower process which allows the entirety of the veneer to be heated.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Aber, Edgar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back Band Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved back-band buckle. This design "is to provide a simple and inexpensive back-band buckle adapted to protect the sides of an animal against rubbing, and capable of enabling the tug-chain to be readily secured thereto and removed therefrom and of securely holding the same without liability of the chain becoming accidentally unfastened" (lines 10-17).
Date:
September 30, 1890
Creator:
McCall, Dugald B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design "relates to cultivators; and it has for its object to construct a device of this class . . . in which the blades or shovels shall be attached to the standards in such a manner that in the event of obstacles such as rocks or stumps being encountered during the operation of [the] machine the blades shall become detached, thereby avoiding injury to the machine" (lines 9-18).
Date:
September 30, 1890
Creator:
Messer, Jeremiah Clark; Garner, Allen & Williams, John Winn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Cylinder for Elevating Heavy Ordnance
Patent for "improved means for effecting the desired movements of the gun, to elevate the latter for discharge, and retract it for loading and concealment" (lines 19-24).
Date:
September 30, 1890
Creator:
Payne, John J. E. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press.
Patent for a new and improved hay-press. This design "consists in a horizontal frame having at its open end a pivoted and weighted abutment, a plunger adapted to reciprocate in the frame, a toggle-lever connecting the plunger with the closed end of the frame, and means for actuating the toggle-lever" (lines 14-20).
Date:
September 30, 1890
Creator:
Smith, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History