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Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard, which is made up of a wedge shaped piece of metal that allows a cows leg to be caught rather than the foot to allow easier removal of the leg by the cow.
Date:
August 31, 1909
Creator:
Mosher, Benjamin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn and Cotton Planter
Patent for "a machine for planting corn or cotton, that may be attached to almost any kind of plow, simple in construction, easily repaired by an ordinary blacksmith, and capable of use in a satisfactory manner for planing where stumps and rocks would interfere with the operation of machines of ordinary construction" (lines 9-15).
Date:
August 31, 1880
Creator:
Krüger, Theodore Charles Herman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake and Coasting Sprocket-Wheel for Velocipedes.
Patent for "a combined coasting and driving wheel with brake attachments for stopping velocipedes, whether coasting or whether the velocipede is being propelled by some kind of motive power, by which a person can coast by simply stopping the motion of the pedals and holding the pedals still with the feet." (Lines 9-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Wallerich, Nicholas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle.
Patent for "a bottle and stopper whereby the bottle can be filled in the ordinary manner, but after being sealed by the stopper of novel construction it cannot be refilled after once being emptied without breaking or fracturing the bottle." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Stallings, George V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Ginning-Machines.
Patent for improvements in attachment for ginning machines: "provide mechanical means for conveying the cotton and seed that is delivered from the gins through pneumatic tubes to the baling room and see house" (lines 15-19).
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Coursey, Netter R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pounder.
Patent for "an automatic clothes washer and soaper whereby the clothes are soaped and cleansed by one and the same operation." (Lines 18-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Rylander, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Torpedo.
Patent for an aerial torpedo. This device is well suited for automatic targeting without help from man.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Saladiner, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Coop
Patent for a collapsible coop that provides a top skeleton and also collapsible chicken coop which is simple and practical features.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Willoughby, Alford Pervis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Capping-Machine
Patent for a capping machine. The object is to provide a machine of the character specified, designed for placing friction caps or covers of cans containing canned materials and for sealing the covers or caps in place on the cans, and arranged to be capable of use with cans of varying size.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Peppers, Jerry Coatts
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating or Concentrating Ores
Patent for improvements in apparatus for separating or concentrating ores through a flotation method.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Cole, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal.
Patent for a door-mounted automobile turn signal that swings out on an arm to appear at a right angle to the vehicle and is operated by the driver's knee or elbow. The signal is illuminated by an electric lamp and sounds the car horn when deployed.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Carnes, Sam D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colter.
Patent for a Colter attachment for plows that can be adjusted to various angles and increases the efficiency of the plow.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Dillon, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interior Bracing For Silos
The invention relates to silos and the removable devices that prevent the silos from collapsing when empty. The object is to provide wooden stave silos with certain adjustable and economical braces which are easily and quickly applied. It will be highly efficient in preventing the blowing down or collapsing of silos when empty. They would also be able to be easily and quickly removed when the silos are being filled.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Galbraith, Henry William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Fastener.
Patent for a spring lever for fastening sliding windows, including illustration.
Date:
August 31, 1858
Creator:
Root, Irving
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interior Bracing of Silos.
Patent for removable parts for silos to prevent the silo from collapsing when empty, including illustrations.
Date:
June 23, 1914
Creator:
Galbraith, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack for Turning Fly-Wheels of Engines, &c.
Patent for jacks for turning fly-wheels of engines, pulleys, etc. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Roberts, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stalk and Cane-Puller.
Patent for improvement in stalk puller by using “two pointed teeth or prongs peculiarly constructed, and secured to a suitable handle to which an adjustable fulcrum is connected, in order to allow the implement to be manipulated by persons of different statures and strength.” (Lines 18-22) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Three-Horse Equalizers.
Patent for improvement in treble-trees by using “two stretcher-loops that are jointed on the double-tree at points on each side of the centre, so that the strain is not at one point, but somewhat distributed.” (Lines 42-44) “The loops can be adjusted so that should there be any material inequality in the strength of the three horses, one can equalized by arranging the loops accordingly nearer to or further away from the centre on either one or both sides.” (Lines 45-49) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trailer.
Patent for trailers for attachment to trucks that is strong and compact and will not be distorted by the turning of the trailer relative to the truck.
Date:
August 31, 1920
Creator:
Feigelson, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Clevises
Patent for an adjustable clevis, consisting of a hinged loop and an eyebolt.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Holder.
Patent for "a holder for any class of tools, but being especially adapted for hatchets, garden-tools, and tools of like character." (Lines 7-10) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Richardson, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Table.
Patent for a table that is resistant and adaptable to sudden movements and maintains its tabletop balance, meant for use on ships.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Davila, Luis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Ring for Piston-Rods.
Patent for improved piston rings used in steam or internal combustion engines that prevent steam or combustion force from leaking by having packing rings automatically expand.
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track-Raising Machine
Patent for a track raising machine for use in rearing railroads.
Date:
August 31, 1909
Creator:
Tanner, Lemuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History