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Clamping Device for Shutters
Patent for a clamping device for shutter slats.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Kyler, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick Kiln
Patent for a brick kiln. Illustration included.
Date:
November 15, 1904
Creator:
Sonka, Joesph & Metzner, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Scraper and Fender.
Patent for a combined scraper and fender for plows.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Buttrill, David B.
System:
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Clamp.
Patent for a new and useful clamp, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 15, 1898
Creator:
Hauff, Isaac F.
System:
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Condenser.
Patent for a condenser for converting exhaust steam from motors into potable water for ice making.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Galbraith, David G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Attachment For Cultivators
Patent for a cotton attachment for cultivators. This invention allows for the attachment to any normal cultivator of cotton attachment to cultivate cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
November 15, 1904
Creator:
Willis, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Cylindrical Power.
Patent for a new and improved cylindrical power-source. This design "consists in the combination of a cylindrical slotted frame with a series of blades which are connected together in pairs, and which are alternately forced through the slots in the frame to receive the force of the wind or water and then retracted, so that they will offer no resistance during a portion of the revolution of the frame. . . . The object of [the] invention is to produce a motor which is adapted for use either as a wind-wheel or a water-wheel" (lines 13-27).
Date:
November 15, 1881
Creator:
Hutchinson, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists, [primarily], of certain devices whereby the coupling-pin raised in the draw-head is supported until the draw-heads strike each other in coupling, when the coupling-pin falls by gravity" (lines 17-21).
Date:
November 15, 1881
Creator:
Thomason, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for turn signal improvements with an aim to improve visibility of signal and ease of replacement with the goal of communicating vehicular movement and reducing accidents.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Squier, William Ernest
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for aeroplane construction to include improvements to air motor protection to minimize resistance and the use of air cups to direct the full force of air to the motor shaft, including illustrations.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Smith, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Wrapping Device.
Patent for a coin wrapper (primarily used in banks) that uses a strip of carbon paper to create an imprint of the coins contained inside, which will remain after the coins are removed. The purpose of this is to create a record of the original number of coins to facilitate their counting and verification.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Mohr, Arthur D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench.
Patent for a well drill wrench that improves upon William Ellinger's patent 1,327,379, issued January 6, 1920. This improvement eliminates friction between the rotatable and stationary parts of the wrench and ensures that the rotatable part is fully supported during its entire rotation, "as when screwing or unscrewing the drill bit" (lines 109-110).
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Ellinger, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Lubricator.
Patent for axle lubricator. This invention makes it so that manual lubrication of spindles is eliminated.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Bass, Thomas G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snowplow.
Patent for a new snowplow design for use at the front of a motor vehicle, steam car, or electric car. The snowplow is triangular in shape, and has sides that can be adjusted vertically, to increase the height of the plow.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Jezova, Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steering Attachment for Automobiles
Patent for a steering attachment for automobiles, more specifically automobiles of Ford. This invention helps to provide stiffer friction for the steering wheel which provides stability when the driver no longer has a grip on the steering wheel. This helps keep the steering wheel from veering off and stays on track.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Balmos, Edward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cleaner and Boll-Breaker.
Patent for cotton cleaning and boll-breaking apparatus that simplifies assembling, disassembling, and adjusting parts. The apparatus uses a suction that feeds the material into the rotating blades for cleaning. Special features include removable screen frames, refuse collecting pockets, and replaceable blades.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Stacy, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design has a reversible trough, "having bearings for the detachable rollers and provided with a pair of flat springs affixed rigidly to opposite sides and at opposite ends of the trough, hooked screw-bolts having thumb-screws, and shaft of the main roller" (lines 1-6).
Date:
November 15, 1881
Creator:
Blake, Llewellyn A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magazine Flour-Sifter.
Patent for a flour sifter with an attached holder for baking powder or baking soda, which can then be mixed in with the flour at the same as it is sifted.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Hill, Walter William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lumber-Carrier
Patent for an improved lumber carrier which, as the cart travels down hill with the weight of the lumber it is prevented from rolling backwards if it were to lose speed by engaging of pawls with notches to hold it in place. It can then be manually pushed to get it started again.
Date:
November 15, 1892
Creator:
Chauvin, Phillip A.
System:
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Try Gravity Level
Patent for a try gravity level. Illustration included.
Date:
November 15, 1904
Creator:
Drew, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laundry Apparatus.
Patent for a laundry apparatus with a detachable head that can be used on any kind of support for roller washers.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Merritt, Rex C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun.
Patent for a trap gun, which is protected from the weather.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grinding-Mills.
Patent for an improvement in grinding mills which purports to save time.
Date:
November 15, 1870
Creator:
Westmoreland, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for the improvement of the plow using braces and mold-board for a sturdy and very durable plow, including illustration.
Date:
November 15, 1859
Creator:
Townsend, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History