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Bit-Frame
Patent for a bit frame for holding ceiling cleats in place so that screws can be driven at each end. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Lagarde, Everette S. & Angenend, Peter A., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump
Patent for a centrifugal pump. Illustration included.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Bettis, William Irvin & Hamilton, Hugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring Tool.
Patent for a new boring tool used for digging post holes, shallow wells, and for like purposes. It has a pilot bit and a cutting disk that carries the loosened dirt from the bore to the surface.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Keenan, Michael J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Rocking-Chairs
Patent for attachments for rocking chairs such as a rotary fan and platform for the rockers of the chair among other items including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
September 9, 1913
Creator:
Ryan, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bandage
Patent for a bandage made of elastic material which includes a flap that can be fastened, or unfastened, and which acts as a holder for an absorbent material that can be replaced.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Kirwan, Leah M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Case
Patent for a printing case which can hold a camera and other appliances for printing photographs. This printing case can also be compactly folded for easy carry and transportation.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Kelly, Leo A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for a visual indicator signal for motor vehicles.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Cobb, A.C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Diver's Mask
Patent for Diver's Mask that has a water-tight contact with the wearer's face. This mask allows for an inlet and outlet for air and eliminates the need for an ordinary diver's helmet and suit.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Runyan, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Bridle-Rods
Patent for the improvement of Bridle-Rods “of means whereby the device may be adjusted to accommodate itself to rails of different sizes” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustrations included.
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Simpson, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator
Patent for a vehicle indicator that indicates speed using a sound and light. "The driver may be warned when a certain speed is reached and so officers of the law and others may readily tell by glancing at the vehicle whether or not it is exceeding the speed limit."
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Hartman, Arthur R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life Raft.
Patent for boat state rooms that convert into life rafts.
Date:
September 9, 1884
Creator:
Adams, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for an ironing board for the particular use of ironing sleeves of garments and other small articles, and can be readily attached detached from a table, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Clarke, Marcus S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck
Patent for a new device that "embodies a trailer connected in a novel manner to a truck of the ordinary form, so that the trailer wheels will track the rear truck wheels” (lines 9-12), including an illustration.
Date:
October 9, 1917
Creator:
Turnbow, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Apparatus for Drying Hides.
Patent for "an improvement in apparatus for drying hides"
Date:
May 9, 1876
Creator:
Finnigan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saw-Mills
Patent for an improvement in saw mills, with illustration.
Date:
February 9, 1875
Creator:
Linder, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Speed and Time Recorders.
Patent for improvements in recording instruments to "document of all the movements of a locomotive while in charge of the engineer, to record any stoppages that may be made; the duration of such stoppages, and any backward motion of the locomotive at any point during the trip." (Lines 7-13) Illustration is included.
Date:
September 9, 1879
Creator:
Richardson, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton and Hay-Presses
Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton and hay-presses. It includes a description and an illustration.
Date:
August 9, 1870
Creator:
Stopple, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Circular-Saw Guides.
Patent for a new and improved arrangement of guides for circular saws. Includes illustrations.
Date:
June 9, 1868
Creator:
Milner, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Station-Indicator
Patent for a station indicator for showing the names of street or stations on a web.
Date:
August 9, 1910
Creator:
Hathhorne, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pumping - Jack
Patent for "new and useful improvements in pumping jacks." (lines 9-10).
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Stieger, Jakob Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stilt
Patent for an object that "provide a stilt in which the stilt or foot-support shall be associated with the pole in such manner as to permit of its ready longitudinal adjustment thereon and its positive securement in its adjusted position" (lines 9-13) including illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1902
Creator:
Roberts, Luke L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing Mechanism for Oil and Water Wells
Patent for a mechanism which cases water off of oil when boring oil wells.
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Fuqua, William Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Trap.
Patent for invention that relates to improvements in steam and water separators, and more particularly to that class within the valve controlling the escape of the water condensation from the collecting-trap is operated by the movements of a float actuated by the water of condensation (Reynolds, 1901).
Date:
July 9, 1901
Creator:
Reynolds, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine
Patent for a washing machine. This invention has a basket for holding clothes contained within a tub with hot soapy water. Illustration included.
Date:
June 9, 1908
Creator:
Hamilton, Walter Scott & Williams, James Rozier
System:
The Portal to Texas History