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Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for new bale-tie formed from a single metal piece where the locking side (B) can be fastened to a rounded eye (C) on the opposite end.
Date:
June 22, 1878
Creator:
Anderson, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Telegraph-Sounder
Patent for "a sounder wherein a finger-lever and sounding-lever are combined together with a spring" (lines 13-15) and is "adapted for the use of learners for practicing the manipulation of a telegraph finger-key" (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1880
Creator:
Clopton, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that releases the fuel oil by means of a spray, for use in furnaces of stationary boilers. It also allows easy adjustment to the fuel nozzle on the spray.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Smith, Algernon V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Full for Locks
Patent for a spring-full for locks that is "automatically spring actuated" (lines 12-13) by a button including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Ewing, Harry L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Hook.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Hoisting-Hooks" (lines 5-6) including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thermostatic Fire-Extinguishing Device
Patent for a thermostatic fire-extinguishing device that improves the efficiency and operation of thermostatic fire-extinguishers.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Hooks, J. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing
Patent for a gearing to be used as an attachment for the driving axle of a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Gesche, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Collar.
Patent for a horse collar that prevents "grinning", i.e., "a slight enlarging of the apertures or slits provided in the outer edge of the lining of a horse collar to receive the thong lacing commonly employed to connect said edge to the corresponding edge of the front of the collar."
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Schenkenberg, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Geometric Figure
Patent for a sewing pattern for spherical objects, including illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1920
Creator:
Miller, Emma Thornton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit.
Patent for improvements in drill bit constructions that allows the drill bit to be switched out and the new bit locked in so it is secure.
Date:
June 22, 1920
Creator:
Midgett, Penelton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filtering-Machine
Patent for a filtering machine which operates centrifugally to filter out solid matter from liquids. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Wilder, Richardson Timothy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Breaking Machine.
Patent for an improved Ice Breaking Machine. This new design has movable plates that allow for the ice to be broken up into various sizes as desired by the user. It is also of a simpler construction than earlier machines.
Date:
June 22, 1914
Creator:
Krocker, Adolf C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swingletree
Patent for a swingle tree to be used for plows or any kind of vehicle for the purpose of maintaining balance. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Wheeler, Melley M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Means for Vehicle Axle Suspension.
Patent for a more resilient vehicle axle suspension and created specifically for motor vehicles.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Guthrie, Nehemiah & Johnson, Callender L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remedy for Eczema
Patent for a medical compound to remedy eczema and other similar diseases which lists the ingredients and dosages.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Ringer, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tellurian.
Patent for a device "which shall illustrate the axial and orbital movements of the earth and the directions of the sun's rays upon our globe... by simple and effective means of automatic character." (Lines 17-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1897
Creator:
McArthur, Neel John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Crate and Coop
Patent for a crate that can be compactly folded and locked together, and may also be used as a coop.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Jennings, Charles E. & Shuptrine, Orlander D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Penholder.
Patent for a simplified construction of a pen holder which is inexpensive to manufacture. It detachably engages the pen point, prevents rusting and sticking. Releases pen point without user needing to grip, therefore avoiding sullying fingers.
Date:
June 22, 1920
Creator:
Baldwin, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Razor.
Patent for a safety razor, with the objects of a creating a novel frame for holding a razor blade of any desired sort, and so that the vibrations will not be transferred to the carrying frame.
Date:
June 22, 1920
Creator:
Brasier, William Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing Signal
Patent for a railway crossing signal that provides a visible signal, an alarm, and a whistle.
Date:
June 22, 1909
Creator:
Weisenborn, George P. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Motor.
Patent for a new and improved electric motor. This design "consists, essentially, in such combination of an automatic circuit-breaker with a bar of soft iron secured centrally on a shaft journaled in bearings secured to the motor frame and rotating within a coil or helix that the rotation of said bar will continuously make and break the circuit, and that the action of the circuit-breaker will cause the continuous rotation of the bar" (lines 17-26).
Date:
June 22, 1886
Creator:
Emley, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg-Crate.
Patent for "a crate in which eggs may be shipped by freight, express or parcels post...without being cracked or broken" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Miller, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists "[i]n a garden cultivator, the frame having slotted arm [that is] journaled, clevis, standard with plow, slotted arm, and wheels . . . [and] handles, adjusted . . . to lower and raise said handles" (lines 59-67).
Date:
June 22, 1886
Creator:
Miltenberger, Emile Rudolph
System:
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Cotton Gin Feeder.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-gin feeder. This design consists in "a rectangular inclined box, endless feeding belts having spiked slats, the revolving fan at the upper end of the inclined box, and screen at the opposite end and lower side of the box, through which the sand and dirt from the cotton may escape, the current of air from the revolving fan assisting in expelling the sand and dirt, the latter falling between the slats and down the inclined bottom of the box and out through the screen" (lines 73-83).
Date:
June 22, 1886
Creator:
Wiley, Jesse G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History