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Automatic Dumping-Elevator
Patent for an automatic dumping elevator for supplies which can stop at different heights and dump the contents of the elevator.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
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
Automatic Counting Apparatus
Patent for an automatic counting apparatus for counting packages coming down a chute into a vehicle.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magazine-Firearm.
Patent for a magazine firearm, whose breech bolt is operated with the left hand to leave the right free for pulling the trigger.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Rebman, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Brake.
Patent for an automatic wagon brake, which engages when the vehicle is stopped to prevent it from rolling downhill and disengages when the wagon starts moving again.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Hewitt, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Escutcheon.
Patent for a lock escutcheon, which can be attached to the door on either side and which does not require carpentry expertise to install.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Magruder, Paul K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Urinal.
Patent for a urinal that is worn by women who have incontinence that is better attached to the waistband.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Sherman, Mattie L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Indexing Loose-Leaf Ledger.
Patent for a self-indexing loose leaf ledger, which has vertical alphabetical tabs on the side of the book for surname indexing and horizontal alphabetical tabs on the bottom and top of pages for indexing first and second initials. This allows an account to be easily found in the book and not be mixed up with one with the same surname.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Schwander, Peter W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post made of sheet metal or iron, which does not require extra extra staples to attach wires and is durable.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Mace, John O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness.
Patent for a harness for racing horses and buggies, which eliminates the jerky motion of the buggy from the movement of the horse.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Crawford, Hezekiah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rafter-Marking Instrument.
Patent for a rafter marking instrument for quickly measuring common rafter cuts.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Richter, John Ludwig
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Obstetrical Device.
Patent for an obstetrical device that consists of metal knee braces and hand holds, which allows pressure to be exerted on the knees by either the patient or a doctor which helps the mother's pushing power to increase and shorten labor.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Barnes, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirt-Tamping Tool.
Patent for a dirt tamping tool, which is strong and simple to use.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Sherman, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derailer.
Patent for a derailer for use on railroad tracks that can be either put on a switch or directly on the rails.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Farrell, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History