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Adjustable Lamp-Shade.
Patent for a simplified, detachable, and adjustable lamp shade that is "more practical and efficient without increasing the cost of manufacture" (lines 27-29), including illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Landers, Charles G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus and Method for Inducing Electrical Property Changes in Carbon Nanotubes
Patent relating to an apparatus and method for inducing electrical property changes in carbon nanotubes.
Date:
September 21, 2004
Creator:
Allara, David L., 1937-; Chen, Min; Henley, Donald E.; Imholt, Timothy & Roberts, James A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Apparatus for Forcing Liquids from Barrels.
Patent for a new and improved device for extracting liquids from sealed containers. This design utilizes a bellows apparatus, and "by simply compressing [it] air is forced into the space in the barrel or vessel above the liquid, when the pressure of this air will exhaust the liquid through the faucet at the bottom under pressure" (lines 65-70).
Date:
October 16, 1883
Creator:
Park, Hardy B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Handling and Cleaning Seed-Cotton.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for handling and cleaning seed-cotton that “use a pneumatic tube, through which cotton is drawn by an exhaust-current.” (Lines17-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 16, 1891
Creator:
Thomas, Robert S.; Hardwick, Saunie W. & Elam, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bathing-Hat.
Patent for a nearly waterproof hat that will keep the hair dry and protect the face from the sun while being both strong and durable.
Date:
January 16, 1906
Creator:
Herndon, Florence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.
Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Valve for Locomotive-Boilers and the Like.
Patent for "an improvement in check valves particularly adapted for use on locomotive boilers" (lines 9-11) with illustrations.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Fondren, Theodore Robert ; T. R. Fondren
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for an improved, inexpensive, and simple planter that is "adapted to plant either corn or cotton and that at predetermined distances; to so construct the machine as to adapt it readily for change from one form of planter to the other; and to improve the manner of securing the furrow-opening shovel-carrying standard and the seed tube, whereby the former and latter are prevented from breaking or becoming injured should they contact with a stone, stump, or other obstacle of sufficient size and firmness to injure them" (lines 10-21).
Date:
May 16, 1893
Creator:
Schofield, James Drommond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Desk and Map-Cabinet.
Patent for a convertible writing desk that doubles as a cabinet for storing and displaying maps. Intended to allow multiple scrolled maps to be stored inside and easily displayed and retracted in classroom settings.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Fanning, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Heater and Radiator
Patent for a combined water heater and radiator. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 16, 1912
Creator:
Wheeler, Mary J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin Saw Cleaner
Patent for a cotton gin saw cleaner. This invention is designed to clean cotton from gin saws. Illustration included.
Date:
August 16, 1904
Creator:
Clark, Joseph Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment
Patent for adding spring teeth with adjustable parallel bar attachments to agricultural cultivators. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 16, 1913
Creator:
Ledbetter, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cushioned Holder for Dating-Stamps
Patent for a cushioned holder for dating stamps. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Ensign, Ely
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Automatically Exhibiting Business Cards, &c.
Patent for a new and improved display. This design, "for automatically exhibiting business cards and the like, of a panel having an opening therein, uprights having the retaining guides secured on each side of said opening, the angle-irons secured beneath said opening, a longitudinally-inclined bar having a beveled upper edge provided with a recess for extending across said panel, a sliding frame having a spring secured thereto, a hook on said spring, and means for giving said frame a vibratory or reciprocating movement" (lines 11-22).
Date:
October 16, 1888
Creator:
Keach, George D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Equalizer
Patent for Draft Equalizer with levers and pulleys for attaching a horse or team of horses.
Date:
March 16, 1913
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Embossing-Machine.
Patent for improvements to embossing machines. specifically machines for embossing saddle leather, including an illustration.
Date:
September 16, 1902
Creator:
Russell, Frank Keach
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan-Oscillating Device.
Patent for an improvement in oscillating fan devices. Rather than running wire from the base of the fan to the motor, which frequently caused mechanical issues (sometimes making the fan irreparable), the fan is fastened to an oscillating platform that uses the force from the fan to oscillate the fan on a table.
Date:
March 16, 1920
Creator:
Laudrum, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour and Meal Bin.
Patent for a new and improved flour and meal bin. This design "is to provide a flour and meal bin for family purposes, especially where it is found desirable to economize space and have the bin conveniently at hand ready to have the desired quantity of flour or meal taken from it in a sifted condition" (lines 9-15).
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Clarke, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fountain Brush.
Patent for the improvement of fountain brushes. The brush would be in the shape of a pencil which would stop ink or dye from spreading on fabric.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Bates, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for an improved hyrdrocarbon burner that includes "an overhanging generating element of suitable construction in combination with a particular base having a burner jet surrounded by air admitting jets [...] to be installed in the various forms of stoves and grates" (lines 11-26), including illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Franklin, Oliver H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Saw
Patent for an ice saw. The invention is designed for cutting ice blocks for use in ice boxes, refrigerators, and such devices. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Butler, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Clod-Crushers.
Patent for a land-drag and clod-crusher that will effectually crush the clods, level the land, and pack the soil, at one and the same operation.
Date:
May 16, 1876
Creator:
Crockett, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Medical Compounds.
Patent for a medical compound consisting of magnesia, soda, potassium oxide, manganese, sodium chloride, acid phosphate of iron, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid. The compound is said to treat a wide variety of ailments.
Date:
September 16, 1879
Creator:
Coleman, George S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Junction-Bracket
Patent for a junction box for automobile wiring. This junction box attempts to place wiring connections that are prone to break due to vibrations from the vehicle in one place. The location of the junction box should allow for less stress on the vehicles wiring as well as provide for easier replacement of connections and wires when servicing is required.
Date:
September 16, 1919
Creator:
Teachworth, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History