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Burial Apparatus. (open access)

Burial Apparatus.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in "a burial device adapted particularly for use as a cemetery hearse and also for depositing the casket in the grave" (line 12 - 15).
Date: June 7, 1898
Creator: Thorne, Richard Hamilton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney (open access)

Chimney

Patent for a chimney. Illustration included.
Date: January 7, 1905
Creator: Palladino, Gaetano
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrier for Game (open access)

Carrier for Game

Patent for new and improved carrier for game. "The purpose of the invention is to provide a very light, simple, durable, economic, and effective device for carrying game adapted to be worn across the shoulder and which is held in place simply by the weight of the load". (lines 8-13). Includes description, instructions, and illustrations.
Date: March 7, 1906
Creator: Paul, James Mount
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cab-Signal and Automatic Stop (open access)

Cab-Signal and Automatic Stop

Patent for a cab-signal and automatic stop that "relates to railway safety appliances and has particular reference to signals carried preferably within the locomotive cab." (lines 9-12) includes instruction and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Bulla, Melbern Bernie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caustic-Soda Process. (open access)

Caustic-Soda Process.

Patent for mixing anhydrous sodium-sulfate with saw dust, heating the mixture in a furnace to 880 degrees Celsius and letting it partially cool. This process will convert the sodium-sulfate to sodium sulfide which when combined with the saw dust creates a liquid which will not oxidize because of the saw dust. The saw dust prevents the mixture from becoming volatile. When lime is added to the mixture then caustic soda is created.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: Hirt, Jules Hector
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Hacksaw. (open access)

Foldable Hacksaw.

Patent for a foldable hacksaw, including illustrations. The foldable hacksaw is "of rigid construction, at the same time being foldable...so that it may be readily carried in the pocket" (lines 13-16).
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Barner, Lawrence Dunston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Scale (open access)

Weighing Scale

Patent for weighing scale. Illustration included.
Date: June 7, 1904
Creator: McKee, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Firearms (open access)

Lock for Firearms

Patent for a new and useful improvements in locks for firearms. This invention is to "provide a simple and effective lock mechanism for a firearm" (line 15-17).
Date: December 7, 1897
Creator: Oritciiett, James Clyde
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Cleaning Device (open access)

Well Cleaning Device

Patent for a device to clean a well to prevent pumps from being clogged.
Date: October 7, 1913
Creator: Kilburn, John Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Projecting-Machine. (open access)

Projecting-Machine.

Patent for improvements to a projector that relate to advertising. The inventor references adjustments to a previous patent, No. 1069521 from August 5, 1913. Adjustments include making the device more accurate and reliable, and to adapt it to be able to display opaque surfaces, postcards, and other printed items during any time of day. Additionally, the revoluble slide magazine has a mechanism that allows it to operate continuously without assistance from the operator.
Date: October 7, 1919
Creator: Bernard, Oscar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grade-Indicator. (open access)

Grade-Indicator.

Patent for a grade indicator designed for land, air, and sea vehicles. It provides both lateral and longitudinal inclination with a simple construction.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Shemeley, Jesse B. & Shemeley, Marion E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand and Slime Separator and Classifier. (open access)

Sand and Slime Separator and Classifier.

Patent for a sand and slime separator and classifier for use in mining operations.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sleeping-Car (open access)

Sleeping-Car

Patent for a railroad sleeping car with an improved mechanism for folding the seats into beds.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Anson, Warren J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tackle. (open access)

Fishing Tackle.

Patent for a new and improved fishing tackle. This design is "to provide a snaring device which will, so far as possible, insure a capture; to so arrange the hooks as to prevent a loss of bait, and to provide a device capable of ensnaring as many fish as may at the time of lifting the snare by nibbling at the bait. . . . the invention consists in a spacing-ring, preferably formed of lead or other heavy metal and having a central hub and having a series of hooks radiating from the tub and secured to the ring, and in locating above the hub and at the center of a series of hooks a bait-support" (lines 11-24).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Mayer, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening Device (open access)

Rail-Fastening Device

Patent for a rail fastening device that can be used on various materials and does not require the use of bolts or screws.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Bergen, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pulverizing or Grinding Machine (open access)

Pulverizing or Grinding Machine

Patent for an improved, efficient pulverizing or grinding machine. Primarily used for pulverizing or grinding limestone and used is assistance with manufacturing cement, this improved machine focuses on a larger output through improvements in the cycling of surplus air.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Steckle, Edward J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Stop (open access)

Automatic Train Stop

Patent for train signal to indicate it will stop.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Bulla, Melbern B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Stop (open access)

Automatic Train Stop

Patent for Automatic Train-stop
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Bulla, Melbern B.
System: The Portal to Texas History