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Explosive Engine
Patent for a type of internal combustion engine using gunpowder as its fuel.
Date:
August 16, 1912
Creator:
Conner, Louis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Steam-Engine.
Patent for the improvement of the rotary engine through the arrangement of passages and system of pistons for a more simple construction with little friction, including illustration.
Date:
August 16, 1859
Creator:
Montjoy, George J. & Sawyer, J. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Tongs.
Patent for a new and improved pair of fire tongs. This design consists of "[a] guide device for preventing the legs of fire-tongs from crossing, consisting of a wing-plate having at one end an open eye to fit about one leg of the tongs, and attached thereto . . . and a slot-piece having open eyes to fit about the other leg, and a straight part attached to the said eyes and forming the slot through which the wing may move freely" (lines 91-99).
Date:
August 16, 1881
Creator:
Mangum, Wiley P.
System:
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Folding and Self Supporting Ironing Table.
Patent for a new and improved ironing board. This design consists in "the combination of a board, a leaf hinged thereto near one end, and adapted to bear against the same when turned to an upright position, a reach pivotally connected at one end with the leaf, the supporting-feet pivoted to the leaf, the supporting-feet pivoted to the free end of the reach, and the arm intermediate the free ends of the reach and board to support the latter in position when unfolded for use" (lines 24-33).
Date:
August 16, 1887
Creator:
White, Andrew Asbrey & King, Charles Rufus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Rail.
Patent for a new and useful railroad rail, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1898
Creator:
Hariman, George V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game Apparatus.
Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in game apparatus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 16, 1898
Creator:
Hutches, Benjamin F. Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draw Bar for Locomotives.
Patent for a new and improved draw-bar for locomotives. This design consists, "with the frame of the locomotive and pilot mounted thereon, of the draw-bar connected to the frame, devices for locking and holding the draw-bar on the pilot, and a counter-weight for automatically elevating the draw-bar when released" (lines 97-102).
Date:
August 16, 1892
Creator:
Heidelberg, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design "ha[s] for its object the provision of strong and reliable means whereby any desired number of plow-shovels may be used and the distance between the said plows regulated or adjusted at will by very simple means. A further object is to provide means to enable all the plows, excepting two, to be removed, to adapt the device to be used to lay off rows at a predetermined distance apart to prepare for sowing" (lines 9-19).
Date:
August 16, 1887
Creator:
Sutton, James Macaulay
System:
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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
Sash Balance
Patent for a sash balance in a window frame.
Date:
August 16, 1892
Creator:
Cayce, Henry P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seat Lock For Wagons
Patent for a seat lock for wagons. Illustration included.
Date:
August 16, 1904
Creator:
Moore, Leon P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Bedstead-Fastening
Patent for improvements in the mode of fastening the rail to the post of bedsteads.
Date:
August 16, 1870
Creator:
Maulding, Pres.
System:
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Doubletree Attachment
Patent for a doubletree attachments. Illustration included.
Date:
August 16, 1910
Creator:
Ball, William Rossem
System:
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Device for Controlling Runaway Horses.
Patent for a new and improved device for controlling runaway horses. This design has for its object "to construct an apparatus whereby such a pressure may be applied by the rider or driver of the animal in connection with which the apparatus is employed, the invention consisting of pads that are supported by lever-arms pivotally connected to a bit, and of a means whereby said pads may be moved toward each other—that is, to a position so that they will bear upon the outer nostril-wall . . . [since horses] may be quickly subdued by bringing continued pressure to bear upon their noses" (lines 9-21).
Date:
August 16, 1887
Creator:
Grumbach, Isaïe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "of a draw-head, a depending hook pivotally mounted therein, a transverse pin arranged on the bottom of the mouth of the draw-head and provided intermediate its ends with a notch to permit the passage of the lower end of the hook, a spring for holding the notch away from the hook, and means for sliding the pin to bring the notch opposite the hook" (lines 83-91).
Date:
August 16, 1892
Creator:
Davis, William Haywood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bee-Shipping Cage
Patent for transferring bees to a different hive without injury and preventing bees from escaping. The bee-cage offers different ways to transfer the bees.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Ault, Eugene B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Casing Extractor
Patent for a well-casing extractor that provides gripping rollers for engaging the casing, provides a supporting frame for the movable parts of the apparatus, and provides the means to drive the rollers by power or hand.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Price, Filmore M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for "an improved apparatus for and method of consuming liquid fuel", particularly low-cost heavy oils that are more difficult to burn.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plaiting-Machine.
Patent for a machine that folds or plaits cloth in the desired style.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Odle, Ophelia & Odle, Leo Estelle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for oil burner that simultaneously ignites and vaporizes liquid fuel.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Motor.
Patent for a more powerful and efficient water motor which is durable and comparatively affordable to manufacture.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Brady, Enoch J.
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.
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
Rock-Drill
Patent for a rock drill design for quick drilling.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Alford, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History