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Carbureter
Patent for a manually operated carburetor used on vehicle gas engines. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1907
Creator:
Stoker, Albert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crank-Rod Bearing
Patent for a crank rod bearing designed to account for wear damage. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1912
Creator:
Stauffer, Floyd F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Apparatus
Patent for a fishing game for amusement parks which has a canal of liquid agitated to form a current with pictures of fish in it that when caught get the person fishing different prizes depending on the symbol they have on them.
Date:
August 10, 1909
Creator:
Pressey, Charles A.
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
Brush.
Patent for brush used to add adjustable sized stripes onto vehicles and to add lettering onto signs. The brush contains its own paint reservoir.
Date:
September 10, 1911
Creator:
Penn, George Rollins; Penn, G. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Suction Fan
Patent for improvements made towards in suction fans that are found in cotton picking machines to improve efficiency. The primary improvements detailed in the patent describe and illustrate an improved design of the casing inside the fan to prevent damage to the cotton or the seed once they are sucked into the fan, among other design improvements.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Meier, John & Miller, T. S., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Electrical Separation
Patent for a new Process of Electrical Separation. The process relates to "electrostatic separation, and particularly to the charging of particles electrically to affect their different capacities of receiving such charge." (Line 12-15)
Date:
November 10, 1914
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M. & Steele, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Book-Stub Holder.
Patent for a check book stub holder. This device holds back used check stubs in a check book.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Exline, Marcus P.
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
Battery.
Patent for an improvement to batteries, particularly pertaining to their electrochemical components, including an illustration and instructions.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Crowley, Richard Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle for Cotton-Pickers.
Patent for an improved cotton picking vehicle which incorporates seating and an adjustable awning.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Thomas, William L.
System:
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Vehicle Spring.
Patent for a new and improved vehicle spring. This design consists in "front wheels [that] are set well under the wagon-bed, so as to facilitate turning; and . . . the spring-braces, while they greatly assist in strengthening the spring and supporting the load as it grows heavier, do not in any way interfere with the action of said springs. . . . By this improved construction a simple, strong, and durable vehicle is provided, in which heavy loads may be carried with ease" (lines 46-55).
Date:
July 10, 1883
Creator:
Payne, Joseph Mott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interest-Computing Device.
Patent for a mechanical interest computing device, which is designed to be simple to build, maintain, and operate.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Harris, Ira S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wall Construction
Patent for the contemplates the erection of a wall formed of superimposed parallel tiers or slabs spaced apart to give the wall the desired thickness.
Date:
July 10, 1917
Creator:
Long, Clarence W. & Stephens, Joseph. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Step.
Patent for a unit which covers the hub of a wheel to provide protection against people "stepping on or 'riding' the hub." (Line 15).
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Butcher, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book-Support and Writing-Table.
Patent for book support and writing table that adjusts to the item being used by the person. The tray is able to hold the item either a book or writing materials while adjusting to the user's needs. The book support and writing table can be folded to occupy little space.
Date:
May 10, 1921
Creator:
Taylor, Henry S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land-Smoother
Patent for instrument used to break clumps of dirt and smooth rough terrain with the use of smoothing blades.
Date:
July 10, 1906
Creator:
Gooing, Martin B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Trap
Patent for an insect trap. Illustration included.
Date:
January 10, 1905
Creator:
Smith, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for "a perfectly-tight fastening - one that will not slip or give, and one that can be easily and quickly unfastened without cutting the band, or in any way injuring the part." (Lines 16-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 10, 1876
Creator:
Krieg, Christian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter
Patent for a motor powered cutting machine to cut large amounts of vegetation, such as corn, at one time.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
McNally, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for Pump
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Martin, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Syringe Attachment
Patent for an attachment to connect syringe to liquid container for increased efficiency
Date:
September 10, 1901
Creator:
Poe, James Granger
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Music Indicator
Patent for a music indicator. This device is readily applied to a piano or other keyed musical instruments in order to properly indicate the various chords, notes, scales, and the like. Illustration included.
Date:
October 10, 1905
Creator:
MacMaster, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester
Patent for an improved and simplified spark arrester, which deflects sparks and other products of combustion back into the furnace or into a designated receptacle.
Date:
October 10, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Oliver Lacy
System:
The Portal to Texas History