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Improvement in Compound Engines.
Patent for "a series of engines for working the steam over by exhausting it from the first into the second, and so on, for utilizing the pressure lost when steam is exhausted from a single engine into the air..." (lines 7-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1875
Creator:
Bell, Jackson W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut lock that can be easily applied and detached from a bolt. Will lock screws in place to avoid accidental rotation of the bolt and is less expensive to make.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Boren, W. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Apparatus.
Patent for an apparatus that displays objects enclosed in containers and allows them to be retrieved without "changing the position of any other than the [container] to which access is desired" (lines 16-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Boudreaux, Carlos
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tea-Chest.
Patent for "tea-chests and other receptacles of a light nature in which the articles are shipped and retailed in and from the original packages," (lines 8-11) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1891
Creator:
Buford, Paschal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour or Meal Bin.
Patent for "a device of improved form for holding flour and meal and from which the same may be drawn and sifted in any desired quantity." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1897
Creator:
Callahan, Simeon O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electromagnetic Ore-Separator.
Patent for an electromagnetic ore separator, which reduces the risk of any valuable particles falling with the waste mineral material below the magnetic surface.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Charlton, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Baling Press Doors.
Patent for a new and improved lock for baling-press doors. This design "is to provide a . . . locking device for the doors of the baling chamber of a baling-press, which locking device is so constructed that all the doors can be locked in a single operation and by means of the same device, and may be loosened simultaneously" (lines 8-14).
Date:
February 16, 1886
Creator:
Clark, Frank S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears for Cutting Hot Metal.
Patent for "a device which is more especially intended for shearing hot metal, although it may be used for cutting cold material," (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1891
Creator:
Cleveland, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Writing-Desk and File-Cabinet.
Patent for a writing desk with combined filing cabinet designed for routine clerical and writing tasks. The desk has the added benefit of maximizing file space in both the front and back of the desk while permitting the user to remain seated in order to access files.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Cooper, Samuel W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound for Removing Grease and Stains.
Patent for a compound to remove grease and stains from wood and fabric. Includes instructions.
Date:
August 21, 1891
Creator:
Cox, George S. & Lewis, Georgia M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box.
Patent for a metal, rural, mail carrier supply box with various compartments for different supplies.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Dullye, August V. & Woodrome, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Drying Apparatus
Patent for an improved cotton dryer which uses heat from steam to dry wet cotton more effectively with simpler construction and lower cost.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Evans, Alva A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ball-mounting fixture for a roundness gage
A ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage is disclosed. The fixture includes a pair of chuck assemblies oriented substantially transversely with respect to one another and mounted on a common base. Each chuck assembly preferably includes a rotary stage and a wobble plate affixed thereto. A ball chuck affixed to each wobble plate is operable to selectively support a ball to be measured for roundness, with the wobble plate permitting the ball chuck to be tilted to center the ball on the axis of rotation of the rotary stage. In a preferred embodiment, each chuck assembly includes a vacuum chuck operable to selectively support the ball to be measured for roundness. The mounting fixture enables a series of roundness measurements to be taken with a conventional rotating gagehead roundness instrument, which measurements can be utilized to determine the sphericity of the ball.
Date:
February 16, 1982
Creator:
Gauler, Allen L. & Pasieka, Donald F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Harrow.
Patent for a harrow that is constructed without frames, so it is lighter and easier to use. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 27, 1891
Creator:
Grisham, James Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for plow improvements, including a "novelly adjusted stock" and "adjustable colter knife," with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Hankins, Elias
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension Pedal Attachment
Patent for extension pedal for automobiles that can be easily and readily adjusted and applied to any ordinary automobile pedal, with illustration (lines 10-15).
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Harrington, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
End-Gate Fastener
Patent for improvements in wagons' and similar vehicles' end gate fasteners, of which provide a firm lock and are readily and quickly disengaged as needed, with illustration.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Harvey, Thomas David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Handle-Protector.
Patent for an improved device to protect handles of axes, hammers, and other tools which makes the handle stronger and prevents the head from falling off, including illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Holik, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Oil-Burners
Patent for the improvement of oil-burners in which it is “extremely cheap and simple, which may be readily installed, and which is adapted to burn oil practically without smoke” (lines 12-14). Instructions and illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Hope, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Circuit-Closer.
Patent for a circuit closer for ignition systems "in which both of the terminals are not only isolated from each other, but are also insulated from the engine frame" (lines 10-12).
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Hubbard, Wilson E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butt-Cutter
Patent for a machine designed to cut off the butt ends of cereal sheaves should they become wet or muddy. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 16, 1909
Creator:
Janes, Ivey & Lanaux, Alfred A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter.
Patent for a seed planter that provides improvements upon a riding or wheel planting plow.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Johnson, W. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inside Trimming Machine for Trimming Wooden Handles for Tools and the Like.
Patent for a machine to trim wooden handles for tools. The "invention relates to trimming machines and more particularly to machines for trimming the inside portions of wooden tools or handles, such as handles for spades, shovels, and like articles." (Lines 10-14)
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Kimerer, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for improvements to pipe wrenches to a more simple design.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Lewis, Guy V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History