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Cattle-Guard. (open access)

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
Track-Raising Machine (open access)

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
Threshing-Machine. (open access)

Threshing-Machine.

Patent for a harvester in a threshing machine, which can be put at different levels from the ground.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Haynes, Thomas S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller. (open access)

Stump-Puller.

Patent for a stump pulling machine, which grips stumps firmly and does not come apart during pulling.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Chambers, Silas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gathering-Machine. (open access)

Gathering-Machine.

Patent for a gathering machine for boll weevils and other pests in the cotton fields, which collects the insects of of the plants and throws them in the middle of the furrow to expose them to direct sunlight.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Barnes, Ferdinand S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Handling Tool. (open access)

Wire-Handling Tool.

Patent for a wire handling tool for stretching wire netting that adjusts to different size wire widths.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Totten, Milo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotating Steam-Feed for Saw-Mill Carriages. (open access)

Rotating Steam-Feed for Saw-Mill Carriages.

Patent for a steam feed for sawmill carriages, which reduces wear on the piston cylinder powering the sawmill carriage.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Shoptaw, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Railway-Truck Air-Brake Appliance. (open access)

Safety Railway-Truck Air-Brake Appliance.

Patent for a safety railway truck appliance, which automatically engages the air brake system if a car in the train derails.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Bering, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oiling Device for Stock-Dies. (open access)

Oiling Device for Stock-Dies.

Patent for an oiling device for stock dies, which is controlled by an operator and is easily detached and cleaned.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Thatcher, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pot-Feeder for Type-Casting Machines. (open access)

Pot-Feeder for Type-Casting Machines.

Patent for a pot feeder for type casting machines, which both sends out new metal slugs to be formed into type and refills the pot with old slugs thus keeping the level of metal in the pot even all the times.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Sengele, Louis August
System: The Portal to Texas History