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Bed-Slat Fastener.
Patent for a new and useful bed slat fastener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1898
Creator:
Sonntag, Edwin C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton-Seed and Corn Planter
Patent for a new and improved combined cotton seed and corn planter. The invention has "relation to improved means for adjusting the wheels laterally to provide for increasing or diminishing the width of the rows" (lines 13-16).
Date:
August 16, 1898
Creator:
Kile, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle-Gearing.
Patent for "gearing for bicycles, and has for its object to furnish a train of gearing for the connection of the treadles with the rear wheel of a bicycle, whereby the usual sprocket-and-chain gearing may be dispensed with." (lines 7-12).
Date:
August 16, 1898
Creator:
Brown, Wilson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed-Brace.
Patent for a new and useful bed brace, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1898
Creator:
Stoermer, Alexander Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design "is composed of two parts, the upper end forming what may be termed a 'buckle proper,' to secure the end of a strap, and the lower ends formed into curved portions which fit one within the other and constructed to interlock, so that the lower end is adapted to catch a chain, bit, or other device which it is desired to connect a strap to, the . . . parts forming a hinge, whereby they can be turned one upon the other and separated entirely, or at their upper ends to allow the adjustment of the strap secured thereto" (lines 18-30).
Date:
August 16, 1892
Creator:
Taylor, John Greene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clutch Clamp.
Patent for a new and improved clutch-clamp. This design "is to provide a simple and effective device for lowering or hoisting the pipe or rods of pumps into bored wells or other places, such as mines or shafts, and without injury to the pipe or rod, such device being not only readily and easily handled in connecting it to or disconnecting it from the object to be raised or lowered, but capable of being manufactured at comparatively small cost" (lines 20-29).
Date:
August 16, 1887
Creator:
McCoy, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridge.
Patent for "improvements in bridges of that class which are used for crossing streams or country roads, and for such other purposes as a bridge may be desired" (lines 15-18), with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1887
Creator:
Mitchell, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the rack-bars seated in ways recessed in the sides of the draw-head, toothed segments engaging therewith, a shaft carrying said toothed segments, and also bearing within the cavity of the draw-head a vibratory arm and a setting-lever, from which the coupling-pin is suspended, connected to said vibratory arm" (lines 24-32).
Date:
August 16, 1881
Creator:
Stephens, Lawrence Earnest. & Pool, George Washington.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse-Powers.
Patent for a "new and improved horse-power." Relates to railway horse-powers.
Date:
August 16, 1873
Creator:
Tadlock, John S. of Belmont, Texas & Howell, J.M. of Belmont, Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Internal Combustion Engines.
Patent for an attachment to internal combustion engines that allows for vaporizing part of the fuel mixture to introduce air and steam that aid combustion efficiency.
Date:
August 16, 1917
Creator:
Lynch, Floyd W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Working Device.
Patent for a hand-operated device that bends and shears metal at any desired angle and length.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Bussel, H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rock-Drill
Patent for a rock drill design for quick drilling.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Alford, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Cream Freezer
Patent for an ice cream freezer that has an attachment at the top which can be grasped by hand to keep the ice cream freezer rigid while operating.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
{Neyland, William M.}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoe.
Patent for a hoe with "a colter shank at the oval top, affording means whereby the hoe may clear itself from large branching weeds, which is frequently a trouble met with in using hoes having a shank in the center."
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Clark, James Robert.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor.
Patent for "a method of securing even heating of oil retorts and the like throughout their length" and "a new apparatus, particularly intended for the heating and cracking of oils to convert the same into pyrolytic products". The invention may be used for any oil converting retort, but the patent description relates to the production of gasoline.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
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
Pressure-Screw.
Patent for a pressure screw where the screw can freely rotate, and the shoe may pivot slightly. It is also designed for easy maintenance and lubrication of the bearing and to be cheap to manufacture, efficient and durable.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Menger, Edward W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Work Holder
Patent for a work holder. The invention provides adjustable jaws to clamp the work in position. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 16, 1904
Creator:
Eichblatt, Otto H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Bit.
Patent for a well drilling bit with a removable point and cutting edges "at a greater radial distance from the center of the bit" (lines 18-19). The point may be removed for sharpening or replacement.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Midgett, Penelton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weighing Machine
Patent for a weighing machine. Illustration included.
Date:
August 16, 1910
Creator:
Allison, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gun-Locks.
Patent for "a novel application of hair-trigger catch to the main trigger, which operates together with a holder and separate springs." (Lines 30-33) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1870
Creator:
Deutz, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Coffee-Mills.
Patent for an improvement to upright coffee-mills, "whereby the bearings are always maintained in their true relative positions, while the strain on the two is made automatically counteracting, and each part of the shell firmly and effectually supported by the other." (Lines 10-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1870
Creator:
Richer, Francois Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Choppers
Patent for improvement in cotton choppers creating a more effective machine relating to the cultivating and chopping of cotton. Includes labeled figures and descriptive text
Date:
August 16, 1873
Creator:
Garrett, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamp Affixer
Patent for
Date:
August 16, 1910
Creator:
Harwell, Marvin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History