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Bale-Forming Apparatus
Patent for an automatic bale forming apparatus that can be set to make a certain size cotton bale and will stop when it reaches that size and send the finished bale out on a conveyer belt and begin the next one.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Swing for Store Counters
Patent for a barrel swing that allows the barrel to swing out from under the counter. Illustration included.
Date:
December 21, 1909
Creator:
Gimbal, Charles C.
System:
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Bit.
Patent for a bridle bit that helps a handler to hold or guide an animal without harming its mouth. Illustration included.
Date:
August 21, 1900
Creator:
Castro, Alberto
System:
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Bandage
Patent for a new bandage or dressing clamp that will hold a bandage in place. It includes two circular, notched jaws held together by an adjustable tube. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Lupton, Minnie May
System:
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Automatic Railway-Switch.
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Automatic Railway-Switches, "particularly to automatic railway switches for use in street railways or steam railways" (lines 13-15), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1917
Creator:
Eisenberg, Louis
System:
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Locking Device for Steering-Wheels.
Patent for a device which is completely detachable from the steering column, can be quickly applied and removed from the steering wheel, and securely holds the steering wheel from turning on the steering column. The purpose of this device is to prevent unauthorized use or theft of a vehicle.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Grimm, Max F.
System:
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Box Car Door Fastener
Patent for a box door fastener used for railway box car doors. For use in sliding door style entrances, and does not require the alteration of doors once installed. Doors may also be fastened in place while also allowing to be in a slightly open position for ventilation of the interior.
Date:
January 21, 1921
Creator:
Wood, James Gillam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire.
Patent for "tires such as are used for automobiles and other like vehicles in which it is desirable to absorb the shocks incident to rapid travel over road by means of an inherent resiliency in the tire" (lines 12-16) including illustration.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Pepple, John W.
System:
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Vehicle-Wheel
Patent for a tire with strong durability and efficient manufacturing.
Date:
September 21, 1920
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
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Traffic-Signal.
Patent for a traffic signal apparatus for installation in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1917
Creator:
Valdes, Salvador M.
System:
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Trap
Patent for a trap for catching rats. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 21, 1911
Creator:
Clark, William Joseph
System:
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Paper-Folding Machine.
Patent for a paper-folding machine that is intended to fold letters and insert them into envelopes.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Causey, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing Compound for Eggs, &c.
Patent for a food packing compound made out of clay, chalk, and lime.
Date:
January 21, 1902
Creator:
Stukes, John Marion
System:
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Inside Pipe-Clamp
Patent for an inside pipe-clamp.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Masterson, Bernard W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hanger.
Patent for a new and useful door hanger. This invention is to "provide a simple and inexpensive device so constructed as to avoid dismounting and at the same time enable a door, window, or an equivalent device to be operated with the minimum friction" (line 9-13).
Date:
December 21, 1897
Creator:
Masterson, Bernard W.
System:
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Hoisting Apparatus.
Patent for a hoisting apparatus for use in cranes.
Date:
March 21, 1911
Creator:
Fischer, Fritz, Jr.
System:
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Confection Dipping Machine
Patent for a confection dipping machine. "This inventions relates to machines for coating bonbons, drop-cores, caramels, nuts, and the like with a superficial coating of confection material" (line 8-11_ illustrations included.
Date:
July 21, 1903
Creator:
Jenner, Edward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Check.
Patent for an automatic that prevents horses from starting off when left unattended. It detects when the vehicle begins moving and pulls back on the reins.
Date:
July 21, 1896
Creator:
Lee, Charles
System:
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Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Bateman, Talbot O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Structural Unit.
Patent for a structural unit for use in construction. It repurposes crushed metal containers to create a core covered by an outer shell made of cement or similar material.
Date:
June 21, 1921
Creator:
Lambert, John Raymond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Setting Plants
Patent for setting plants. This invention is and improvement of a machine that sets young plants as an efficient method to promote rapid and uniform growth. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Sinclair, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Groove-Rail Cleaner.
Patent for a grooved rail cleaner, which can get the dirt out of small grooves.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Frick, Claus Henry
System:
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Oil-Burner.
Patent for hydro-carbon burner that has new and improved construction. It is a burner that is simple, durable, and compact in its construction, and it is also efficient and economical to use.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Strow, L. B. & McMillan, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Operating Mechanism for Flushing Devices
Patent for an operating mechanism for flushing toilets automatically.
Date:
January 21, 1913
Creator:
Kreter, Otto & Kreter, George E.
System:
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