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Adjustable Spring Clamp
Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Hillin, H. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Construction of the Hulls of Concrete Ships" (lines 5-6). The improvements enable concrete hulls to be made efficiently, comparatively lightweight, and durable with a new form of rib reinforcement providing strength to withstand all strains of ocean travel.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for improvements to the cotton-chopper. This invention outfits the cotton-chopper with a blade that can be moved, either mechanically or with electric power. Previously, the blade was fixed and stationary.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Janes, Henry T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Printing Blue-Prints
Patent for a new type of printing press for the printing of large blue-prints. It is to be a more effective method of printing large objects with a curved plate to provide a more continuous and effective result.
Date:
January 30, 1919
Creator:
Cooper, Christopher Columbus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Distant Control Switch Socket For Electric Lights
Patent for an improved electric light control switch design meant to decrease the rate of energy consumption.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Davis, James Mattison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Impression Cake
Patent for a new type of impression cake meant for the creation of dental and other kinds of molds.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Downie, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kiln
Patent for improvements to kilns, which include improvements for transferring heat, "burning lime and clay products"(line 11), powdered fuel feeding and preventing unheated air from flowing into the kiln.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Bone, David R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Record-Filing Cabinet
Patent for a record filing cabinet designed to show every record within as well as records of different sizes.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
McCart, Robert, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slot Angle Bar
Patent for a new slot angle bar design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Rice, E. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Cutting Implement.
Patent for a fruit cutting implement with increased safety measures to help users avoid "the usual and dangerous practice of cutting the lemons with a knife" (lines 23 - 24), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Mack H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle.
Patent for a buckle that secures ends of bale ties so that they are not exposed nor endanger the hands of farm workers.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
McFarland, Frank Hays
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Book and Pencil Holder.
Patent for a book and pencil holder that mounts a pencil or pen and attaches to a book. The combined book and pencil holder uses a clamp so the pen or pencil attached to the book inside a pocket is maintained in a pocket and does not fall out.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Colbert, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Differential Mechanism.
Patent for differential mechanism using worm and beveled gears to control the rear wheels of a vehicle.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Coleman, Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Generator.
Patent for Gas Generator. This patent improves previous gas generators, that include generator casings having air inlets and gas inlets. this invention provides a form of automatic feed of air, oil, and acid to the generator in proper proportions.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Gregson, William & Wisherd, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Tooth.
Patent for a new and improved harrow-tooth apparatus, which is attached to a tractor during farming. It will not injure the growing plants while still managing to break the crust of the furrow on each side of the row of plants, thus the improvement to the existing machinery allows the furrow crusts to be broken more effectually.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Rutledge, Robert P. & Boland, Randsome G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head and Face Protector.
Patent for a wearable protective hood for the head and face to protect against weather.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Mincher, Jerry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for a nut cracking device.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Gradick, Wiley N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Picker and Pea Huller.
Patent for a new and improved Peanut Picker and Pea Huller, which picks peanuts from the vines and removes them without damaging the peanuts through beating or flailing. The invention also operates at a minimum amount of power while discharging the peanuts or peas free of dust.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Berry, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine.
Patent for a sewing machine "which will cut or trim the edges of two pieces of cloth during the time that said edges are being stitched together by the needle" (lines 15-18) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
Singer, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Engine.
Patent for a traction engine with less weight for better fuel economy and power.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
McGruder Cox, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage.
Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Ray, Thomas L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing Point or Strainer.
Patent for casing point or strainer "particularly adapted for use in oil and Artesian wells... which will permit free circulation of the liquid around the lower portion of the casing and free and easy entrance of the same into the casing, and yet will prevent entrance of sand and gravel into the casing" (Lines 12-22).
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Carlson, Andrew Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle-guard mounted on cross-ties and braces with exposed wires to permit identification of damaged wires and to be readily repaired without disturbing the remaining wires, which lists the parts for construction and illustration.
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Meador, Edgar T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Holder.
Patent for a cattle-holder, which provides the "novel means for confining cattle and holding them in an upright position against movement" (Lines 14-16).
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Terrell, Joseph E.; Terrell, William. & Montgomery, Franklin M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History