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Car-Coupling.
Patent for "automatic pin-and-link car-couplings in which a sliding spring-actuated block is employed for supporting the coupling-pin in an elevated position preparatory to coupling." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1897
Creator:
Lee, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cash-Register.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive cash-register that is accurate and alerts the customer to the price. The operator must charge the correct amount for the purchase.
Date:
September 25, 1894
Creator:
Johnson, William W.
System:
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Brake for Vehicles
Patent for "a brake which shall be easy in operation, cheap in construction, and not liable to get out of order" (lines 13-17).
Date:
October 25, 1887
Creator:
Bacon, Edward Hamlin
System:
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Bench Clamp.
Patent for a new and improved bench clamp. This design, "[b]eing made of iron or other suitable material . . . is strong, durable, and inexpensive. It requires no bolts or screws to secure it to the work-bench or other object where its use may be required, and can be put in position and removed easily and quickly. It occupies but little room on account of its compactness, and can be applied to any piece of work without marring it" (lines 72-80).
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Murphy, James
System:
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Attachment for Coffee-Roasters.
Patent for an attachment to a coffee-roaster that assists in separating coffee beans from foreign matter.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Liberto, Samuel
System:
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Clothes Pin or Clamp
Patent for a more durable metal clothes pin.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Townley, Percy
System:
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Insulator.
Patent for an insulator for water pipes that conducts away electric current to be utilized elsewhere.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Stone, Oscar Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension
Patent for the invention of a new and improved vehicle body suspension.
Date:
January 25, 1921
Creator:
Harper, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Shelling Nuts.
Patent for a machine for shelling pecans that keeps the nut meat intact.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Roach, Walter Albert Joseph
System:
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Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like
Patent for Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like. The Linings whether employed in Jail-Cells or other Similar Buildings , and the object thereof is to provide a structure made up of parts which may be placed within a room or enclosure and securely built therein without necessity of using patch-bolts or screws.
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Youngblood, David F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interlocking-Bar Grating for Jails.
Patent for gratings used in jails. "In these structures as ordinarily made upright and horizontal bars are provided which are located at right angles to each other, these bars being necessarily secured together at their points of intersection to prevent their being spread apart" (lines 11-16).
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck.
Patent for a new and useful truck, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 25, 1899
Creator:
Hooper, Johnson M., Sr. & Daniels, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lantern.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in lanterns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 25, 1898
Creator:
Cadwallader, Aldes H. & Carolan, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lineman's Chair
Patent for a chair which allows a lineman to connect cables and lines more easily. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Davis, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddles.
Patent for re-enforcing and strengthening the front of a saddle.
Date:
September 13, 1873
Creator:
McGrath, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plaque and Picture Hanger.
Patent for a new and improved holder for plaques and pictures. This design "is to provide a simple and cheap device for conveniently hanging painted or ornamental plaques, plates, tiles, and similar decorative objects" (lines 15-18).
Date:
July 25, 1882
Creator:
Marucheau, Elizabeth L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Truing and Dressing Commutators.
Patent for a tool "for truing and dressing the commutators of dynamo motors... especially designed for truing and dressing the commutators of motors employed for propelling cars" (lines 9-14).
Date:
June 25, 1907
Creator:
Frick, Claus Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Lister
Patent for an improved sulky-lister for planting listed corn, cotton, and other crops.
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Engelmann, Gustav
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper File and Binder.
Patent for a paper file and binder, which is expandable for varying amounts of pages and holds the papers firmly in the binder, but also allows easy removal.
Date:
January 25, 1910
Creator:
Springall, Walter A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester
Patent for a spark arrester designed to extinguish the glowing cinders of smoke stacks. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Packer.
Patent for improvements towards the mechanical packing apparatus. The invention will connect the apparatus to power-operated presses, like that of the cotton press.
Date:
January 25, 1921
Creator:
Cameron, Theodore R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Construction
Patent for an improvement to rubber tires. The inner tube is enclosed within a thick detachable shoe to withstand shocks and jars, and also uses side guards to protect from dirt accumulation.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Luck, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sound Reproducing Machine
Patent for a sound reproducing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1904
Creator:
Dubinski, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hammock-Support.
Patent for hammock support which is securely fastened and can be readily removed.
Date:
November 25, 1902
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History