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Cotton Harvester
Patent for "new and useful improvements to cotton harvesters" (lines 5-6) with illustrations and instructions.
Date:
July 6, 1883
Creator:
Myers, John & Meyers, John Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press
Patent for a hay press "that simultaneously compressing material to form two bales within a single hopper." (lines 12-14)
Date:
October 8, 1915
Creator:
Fields, Moses M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swivel Joint
This patent is for a swivel joint, used to connect a pipe to a coupling sleeve and allow for water-tight, axial pipe movement.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
O'Brien, Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Spring-Wheel
Patent for improvement in vehicle spring-wheels.
Date:
January 25, 1921
Creator:
Harris, Walter A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Actuated Locking Device for Automobiles
Patent for a device that prevents the drive shaft of an automobile from when moving when pushed by an unauthorized person. The device acts as a form of security to ensure unauthorized individuals are unable to move the vehicle. Additionally, the device can be used while the vehicle is in motion in order to slow the drive shaft, and thus the vehicle.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Wherry, Robert D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Apparatus.
Patent for new, durable improvements requiring minimal installation cost in the signaling apparatus on automobiles and other vehicles to notify traffic of an intended turn and its direction. These improvements involve a lamp being illuminated and raised and then lowered by the movement of the steering wheel. Said improvements also provide manual operation for emergencies.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Wyrill, Arthur O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for improvements in churns that are made with an actuating motor, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
December 18, 1917
Creator:
Waller, Charles Floyd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Bearing.
Patent for vehicle wheel bearing that provide an economical, safe, durable, reliable and light running spindle, for use in connection with automobiles and other fast running or weight carrying vehicles, including illustrations.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Douthit, Albert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Cigarette Paper Receptacle
Patent for a box with a cutting membrane that will cut off desired lenghts of cigarette paper for the user.
Date:
January 9, 1917
Creator:
Jones, John A.; Rowe, Claude O. & Johnson, Clause E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid - Dispensing Apparatus.
Patent for invention of liquid dispensing especially kerosene and gasoline. For this the air for feeding pressure is manually supplied.
Date:
August 8, 1916
Creator:
Hamilton, Coy. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Can
Patent for a garbage receptacle, water proof in nature, to be used in outside places. A removable container allows for the prevention of tampering and a foot operated mechanism allows it to be efficient to utilize.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Jones, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tightener or Expander
Patent for a device aimed to provide a pair of plates, one disposed adjacent each severed end of a felly of a wheel, and provided with a right and left threaded member having threaded connections with said plates, so that they may be separated, for expanding the felly tight against the tire.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Lawrenson, Judge Peck & Hastings, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Fire-Box for Boilers
Patent for the improvement of fire-boxes for broilers by reducing the draft and “causing a more complete mixture of the fuel and air and consequently a more thorough combustion of the fuel” (lines 13-16). Instructions and illustration included.
Date:
February 9, 1915
Creator:
Shaw, Carl C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Catamenial Applicance
Patent for a catamenial appliance that can be worn like an apron. In conjunction with a "napkin the device can prevent outer garments from stains during or prior to menstruation" (p. 1, lines 10-15)
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Myers, Jennie C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Joint Rail.
Patent for a lockable joint for connecting segments of a railway track. The joint is resistant to breakages due to the passage of trains but allows for the replacement of worn track.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Swindler, Edgar L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Subsoil Irrigating Implement
Patent for a farming irrigation cart which places the water beneath the soil using a plow.
Date:
May 20, 1913
Creator:
La Rue, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire stretcher
This patent is to help provide an improved wire stretcher.
Date:
December 6, 1910
Creator:
Riley, Samuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench
Patent for a wrench for drill pipes used in drilling wells. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1913
Creator:
Osborne, William Rush & Lebus, George Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine
Patent for a rotary steam engine with an improved steam cylinder.
Date:
December 3, 1912
Creator:
Lawrenson, Judge Peck
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Burning Fuel-Oil
Patent for an oil burner for stoves and furnaces. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 24, 1912
Creator:
Kunkel, Albert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner
Patent for improvement in oil burners. This device allows oil to be mixed with air to allow the substance to burn more effectively.
Date:
January 30, 1912
Creator:
Kunkel, Albert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Walking Cultivator
Patent for a walking cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Roper, Andrew Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Switch
Patent for an automatic switch for railroad tracks.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
Pickle, Voyl C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Tie.
Patent for a metal railroad tie.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
Riley, Samuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History