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Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for "improvement in acetylene-gas generators, and has for one object to provide an exceedingly- simple apparatus of this description in which the pipes and connections are closed , and thus protected from freezing by the effects of atmospheric changes; and a further object of my invention is to remove the possibility of an explosion taking place during the manipulation of the machine." (lines 9-17) including illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Hartman, Gus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antirefilling Bottle.
Patent for a bottle that can be easily sealed but cannot be resealed after opened. There is a groove in the neck of the bottle, and the cork is placed below the groove. The cork is hollowed out and a plug is placed in the cork. The cork is hollowed out and a plug with a groove around it is placed in the cork.An elastic compressible locking-ring fits in the gap the groove in the bottle and the groove in the plug create.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Nevill, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Straightner
Patent for an axle straightener. Illustration included.
Date:
November 28, 1905
Creator:
Steadham, John S. & Steadham, William H.
System:
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Bolt and Nut-Lock.
Patent for "a nut-lock of such construction that it may be used either as a permanent nut-lock or one in which the locking feature may be thrown out of engagement when it is desired to remove the bolt for any purpose." (Lines 15-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 21, 1896
Creator:
Nevill, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a railway cattle-guard that is simple, inexpensive, and efficient. It prevents the cattle "from traversing a railway-track in order to pass form one field or inclosure to another" (line 12-14). It has spurred rollers, and has a unique way of mounting rollers or rotary ties, in that they do not block the track.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Nevill, William Birt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a churn. Illustration included.
Date:
September 12, 1905
Creator:
McGregor, Montague M. & Williams, James H.
System:
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Closure for Oil-Cans, Jugs, &c.
Patent for an invention used to prevent the loss of closures for cans, jugs, and various other containers. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 14, 1908
Creator:
Tabler, Guy T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Line.
Patent for improvement in “pinless” clothes-lines by simplifying the construction of the garment-clasping elements to enhance the means of receiving and releasing the articles. Illustration is included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Brunner, Burel A.
System:
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Collapsible Box.
Patent for collapsible box which uses hinges to strengthen the box and to allow the box to be collapsed easily for easy storage.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Smith, James A.
System:
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Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller
Patent for a vehicle that may be used as either a harrow or a roller. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Jackson, Lewis Livingston
System:
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Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Date:
May 23, 1905
Creator:
Fikes, Bosiar Lee
System:
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Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for a machine that allows the user to simultaneously cut down and plow cotton, or perform either task separately. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 5, 1897
Creator:
Hargrove, Byron Lafayette
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cultivator Wheel.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cotton cultivator wheels, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 24, 1899
Creator:
Holloway, Willis W.
System:
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Cotton-Thinner.
Patent for a machine that thins cotton fibers.
Date:
September 12, 1899
Creator:
Billingsley, William
System:
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Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for a crude oil burner for furnaces and ranges. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 1, 1911
Creator:
Reed, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a wheeled cultivator with spring tension, a frame that can be tilted, and pivoting wheel-axles. It is an improved version of their earlier patent, number 615,775, from December 13, 1898. The cultivator can straddle multiple rows and be drawn by various numbers of livestock, including illustrations.
Date:
July 3, 1900
Creator:
Zöllner, Matthes & Zöllner, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment
Patent for altering the regulating the depth of insertion into the ground, without the need of operators alighting from seat of cultivator.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Parker, Andy F.
System:
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Draft-Equalizer.
Patent for a Draft-Equalizer that will "provide a simple, convenient , and inexpensive device for equalizing the draft of wheeled cultivators." ( lines 14-16), Including illustrations.
Date:
July 3, 1900
Creator:
Zollner, Matthes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill.
Patent for a new and improved drill. This design consists in "the combination, with the main shaft carrying two bevel gear-wheels, of a shaft carrying a bevel gear-wheel adapted to be connected alternately with the two bevel gear-wheels on said main shaft, a pinion secured on the said shaft, and a disk provided with a bevel gear-wheel meshing in the said pinion, said disk being connected with the drilling-tool, so that the latter can move freely up and down, but is turned by the said disk" (lines 111-120).
Date:
June 26, 1888
Creator:
Godwin, John Calhoon.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ejector-Pump.
Patent for an improved ejector pump that operates using air or steam pressure, and pumps water any height or distance. The invention is easily operated and practical.
Date:
January 23, 1894
Creator:
Nevill, William Birt
System:
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Filter For Rain Spouts
Patent for a filter for rain spouts. Illustration included.
Date:
May 17, 1904
Creator:
Moechel, Aratine G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flue-Cleaner.
Patent for a portable flue cleaner for boilers. Through a nozzle on the cleaner, the flue cleaner uses the steam from the boiler to remove dirt, dust and soot. The dirt is forced out of the boiler when the steam escapes.
Date:
August 17, 1915
Creator:
Leonard, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frame For Cultivators.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in frames for cultivators and other agricultural implements, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 13, 1898
Creator:
Zollner, Matthes & Zollner, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Construction of Jails.
Patent for improvement in construction of jails; in which a system of flues in between layers of a double floor provide ventilation through grates in the walls and upper layer of the floor, without compromising security.
Date:
October 19, 1875
Creator:
Seeber, John A. & Croxton, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History