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Automatic Printing Device
Patent for "improvements in automatic printing devices. . .whereby the printing is effected b the movement of the paper or fabric on which the printing is done" (lines 10-16).
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Barradall, Norborne D. & Bradley, Andrew Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Gate.
Patent for an automatic railway gate that consists of a picket shaft under the rails, cranks between the rails that are connected to the picket shaft, springs holding the shaft, tread rails that run along the rails and join the cranks, and guide blocks along each tread rail.
Date:
February 13, 1894
Creator:
Warren, Governor D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Switch
Patent for an improved automatic railway switch based on an earlier model made by the same person. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 11, 1908
Creator:
McGee, Richard M. & Jones, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway-Switch
Patent for a railway switch that can be opened by a car or engine. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 6, 1907
Creator:
McGee, Richmond M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Service-Switch.
Patent for a new automatic service switch "which will be entirely concealed within a casing ordinarily kept locked, thus preventing any unauthorized parties from endangering themselves by tampering with the switch, and furthermore impeding any attempt to defraud the company furnishing the current by rendering the switch difficult to access." (lines 35-42) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Wetter, Ralph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Stop Device for Printing-Presses.
Patent for improvements to safety devices (springs, belt shift levers, guide members, rock shafts) that can be attached to a printing press to create automatic stops. These safety devices can be used to address possible accidents or emergencies by fastening down on a specific section of a printing press.
Date:
March 2, 1915
Creator:
Brown, John Walter R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Street-Calling Device
Patent for an automatic street calling device for streetcars which says the name of the upcoming street/stop and displays it in the street car.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
McGee, Richmond M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Time-Controlled Operating Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in automatic time-controlled operating mechanisms by using a combination of a spring-actuated rotary disk, a clock mechanism, and co-acting cams to automatically operating at predetermined times, electric switches and other devices, such as locking and unlocking doors of warehouses. Illustration is included.
Date:
January 18, 1910
Creator:
Chappel, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Track Sweeping and Oiling Attachment for Street-Cars.
Patent for improvements in automatic track sweeping and oiling attachments to street cars by having a transverse shaft carries a hub which has a series of brushes. When “the street car moves forward, the brushes on the transverse shaft are revolved, which sweep the rails and keep them clean.” (Lines 90-93) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 12, 1891
Creator:
Nesmith, Robert Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop.
Patent for a more efficient automatic train stop with a mechanism that uses a connection with the block system used on railways to stop a train when it runs into "the tracks of the danger zone or upon the tracks of the block where the train should be stopped." (lines 16-18)
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Gramm, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale
Patent for improvements in automatic weightlifting scales. The modifications aim to facilitate the weighting of materials in bulk.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale
Patent for a new and improved Automatic Weighing Scale. The improvements provide competely automated operation for weighing materials in bulk. The efficiency of device allows materials to be weighed without having to add or remove weights.
Date:
December 10, 1912
Creator:
Standefer, Henry R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMATIC WEIGHING-SCALE.
Patent for an improved automatic scale that can weigh large measurements of crops, including illustrations.
Date:
June 14, 1914
Creator:
Carter, Edward D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing-Scale.
Patent for a more accurate continuous weighing automatic scale of such bulk materials as grain, cotton seed, etc. with a mechanism for automatical control of both a main and an auxiliary receiver door.
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Williams, Andrew M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Bed.
Patent for Automobile-Bed which creates a bed space in the back of automobiles for users to comfortably sleep on roll-out mattresses in their vehicles.
Date:
December 28, 1920
Creator:
John S. Turner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Bed-Rack.
Patent for a bed rack (bed roll) located at the rear of a car so that once the car cushions have been placed to form a mattress, the bed roll can be unwound to stretch and cover the cushions providing bedding and covering.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Turner, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Lock.
Patent for an inexpensive automobile lock that is adapted to fit the front bumper of an automobile and designed to lock the two front wheels in place.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Tiedemann, Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Projectile.
Patent for self-propelled vehicle with means for reducing a barrier such as a wire entanglement.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Elrod, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Rack.
Patent for improved automobile racks that are elevated to accomplish the following tasks: removing paint from the automobile, and make the automobile more accessible during construction.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Security Lock Device.
Patent for a new and useful form of automobile lock adaptable for use in connection with the steering column and steering wheel of the car or automobile to be locked.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Mushaway, Alden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal
Patent for a device to indicate the intention to make a turn in an automobile, with improvements made for nighttime usage, including illustrations.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Illingworth, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Steering Apparatus.
Patent for automobile steering apparatus, adding two rear wheels and mounting an enlarged body on the frame which will allow a considerable number of passengers to be carried and many advantages had as a public service vehicle.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Rebman, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMOBILE-TOOL.
Patent for an automobile tool for the Ford make of automobiles that "will hold the springs away from the bands and allow the bands to be removed and replaced or adjusted, when necessary" (lines 29-32) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
ROBERGE, JAMES Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Awning-Bracket.
Patent for a rigid, strong, and adjustable to different inclinations awning-bracket meant to be permanently attached to a building. It can be folded for shipment or storage.
Date:
January 14, 1896
Creator:
Harry, Owen K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History