Automatic Relief Valve for Pneumatic Seed Cotton Distributers. (open access)

Automatic Relief Valve for Pneumatic Seed Cotton Distributers.

Patent for a valve that attaches to a flue upon a pneumatic-seed cotton distributor. Includes illustrations.
Date: January 6, 1903
Creator: Wade, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Windmill. (open access)

Windmill.

Patent for a windmill for "connecting or mounting a pump rod and a pitman for transmitting movement from the crank shaft carrying the wheel" (lines 14-16) in a balanced way that will reduce wear and tear. Additionally, other elements attached to the supporting structure will "compensate for the the uneven action due to the variable pull on the pitman and pump rod." (lines 31-33).
Date: December 6, 1921
Creator: Winslett, William Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed and Corn Planters (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Seed and Corn Planters

Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton seed and corn planters which lists the design specifications.
Date: November 6, 1877
Creator: Palmero, Joseph Rafael
System: The Portal to Texas History