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Block-Signaling Device.
Patent for a block signaling device for railroads, which sends an audible signal as well as a telephone message to the incoming train.
Date:
October 6, 1908
Creator:
Fechner, William & Fechner, Albert Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Cover.
Patent for improving of the churn's mechanical process by means of the construction of churn covers which prevent the liquid from splashing out the churn.
Date:
October 6, 1903
Creator:
Poole, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvements in cotton-chopper by using a combination of revolving disk, fender disks, a rotary shaft and cultivator-blades to construct a machine that is able to thin and cultivate cotton. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
Allen, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for an improved car-coupling that features "a solid block at the back part of the draw-head, which when coupling the cars will come far enough back to hit the solid part in the draw-head and prevent the bent spring from breaking." (Lines 16-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 6, 1896
Creator:
Schneider, Adolph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke.
Patent for "a combined animal poke and halter of simple, inexpensive, and efficient construction whereby stock to which the device is applied are prevented from forcing through or throwing their weight against barbed and other wire fences, and also whereby a halter strap or chain may be readily applied thereto to provide for securing the stock in their stalls when stabled." (Lines 8-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 6, 1896
Creator:
Parker, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Making Lard Substitute
Patent for an apparatus to produce a lard substitute from cotton seed oil. "An important object of this invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and continuous in operation."
Date:
October 6, 1914
Creator:
Chisholm, Jesse C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter
Patent for a seed planter. This invention is designed to plant seed in hills at any desired predetermined distance apart.
Date:
October 6, 1903
Creator:
Coble, William H.; Coble, Robert L.; Johnson, Bennett & Johnson, N. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Basket.
Patent for a wire basket, which is sturdier than previous ones for use in groceries.
Date:
October 6, 1908
Creator:
Goodwin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wooden Bridge
Patent for a wooden bridge with a focus on increased durability of the structure and effective drainage for moisture from the timbers and for the free circulation of air between, around, or through the structure.
Date:
April 9, 1891
Creator:
Ferguson, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trundler For Spooled Wire.
Patent for a trundler for spooled wire that is strong, light, and shapely enough to propel or draw spooled fence-wire, telegraph-wire, or similar material that is coiled upon flanged spools, and distribute the same lines for the manufacture of fences or erection of electric conductors.
Date:
April 13, 1891
Creator:
Smith, Cullen R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trunk.
Patent for new and improved trunk that according to the inventor, "can be erected and adapted for use as a wardrobe, desk, or table, or can be adjusted as a support for a mattress or other bedding".
Date:
October 6, 1885
Creator:
Wulff, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator.
Patent for a lubricating device for use on railroad cars, which continuously supplies lubricant to the journal box of the train car.
Date:
October 6, 1908
Creator:
Maness, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vaporizer for Use with Electric Fans
Patent for an improvement on diffusers used for purifying, cooling and humidifying air.
Date:
October 6, 1914
Creator:
Stratford, John R. & Ackley, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Machine.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in wire-fence machines" (lines 12-13), including illustrations.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
Darden, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Picket-Fences
Patent for improvement for picket fences composed of zig zag settings with their upper ends brought in line and are connected and supported by wires and posts.
Date:
October 6, 1874
Creator:
McGinty, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Warp-Beam for Looms.
Patent for a warp beam for a loom, which allows the thread to be attached directly from the spool to the warp beam without the need for a reel in between.
Date:
October 6, 1908
Creator:
Harbour, Rebecca
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Mode of Preserving Meat.
Patent for a process that claims to preserve meat. The patent includes only instructions and no illustrations.
Date:
October 6, 1868
Creator:
Perl, M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter
Patent for a stalk cutter that is especially adapted for cutting cotton-stalks or cornstalks, although it may be used for cutting any variety of stalks.
Date:
April 8, 1891
Creator:
Brownlee, Robert N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medical Compound.
Patent for an improvement in medicinal preparations by combining Mexican sarsaparilla, broom-sage, alcohol and sugar to treat yellow fever, chills and fever, diphtheria, and other diseases; exact amount of the ingredients and instructions on how to mix them are detailed in the patent. No illustration.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
White, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Attachment.
Patent for a wick holder for use in lamps, which can be refilled without removing the chimney of the lamp.
Date:
October 6, 1908
Creator:
Schanick, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Converting Motion
Patent for mechanism for converting motion. "The present invention relates to mechanism for converting reciprocatory into rotary motion; and the objects are to provide a practical apparatus of this character in which rotary motion may be imparted to a driven member without occasioning any dead-centers and to provide simple means reversing the direction of motion of the driven member" (line 10-19). Illustrations included.
Date:
October 6, 1903
Creator:
Griffin, George L.; Griffin, Robert Alonzo; Griffin, Chelsea Beach & Griffin, Herbert Elvia
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup and Connections therefor.
Patent for a stirrup which remains perpendicular to the horse and does not become twisted.
Date:
October 6, 1903
Creator:
May, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing attachment for cotton presses.
Patent for improvement of packing attachment for cotton presses.
Date:
October 6, 1885
Creator:
Bradford, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand-Car.
Patent for improvements in hand-cars by “providing gearing operated by cranks, on the shaft of which are arranged triangular balance devices, the cranks being adjustable by means of set-screws of other analogous means, so that they may be made to operate the wheels in either direction desired.” (Lines 24-29) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 6, 1891
Creator:
Lo Casto, Tony
System:
The Portal to Texas History