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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
Basin-Protector
Patent for a flexible basin lining that improves sanitation in areas where washrooms are often-used and rarely cleaned.
Date:
January 23, 1917
Creator:
Van Dunker, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifreezing Appliance for Water-Pipes.
Patent for anti-freezing appliance for water supply and drain pipes of residences and buildings. The object is provide a device connected with the main and service lines of a hours supply water system for the purpose of avoiding interfering with the operation of the service.
Date:
January 20, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Tire.
Patent for a device that provides a cushion to spring wheels.
Date:
January 1, 1918
Creator:
Dalwigk, Hermann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuse carrier.
Patent for a fuse "holder which carries a number of fuses, capable of being brought into proper position to provide a fresh fuse in the event of the burning or blowing out of one of the fuses" (lines 9-13). The carrier inside the holder is removable (line 15); as carried in this holder, the fuses are "held under strong tension," with a mechanism allowing easy retrieval of a "fresh fuse" if necessary (line 18).
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Burton, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a tool to enable its user to turn certain objects, such as nuts and bolts, efficiently.
Date:
January 9, 1917
Creator:
Bonelli, Liborio C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire
Patent for a tire wheel that is resistant to shocks and vibrations when traveling over roads. This tire is more durable and is more resilient, leading to less break-downs on the road.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Pepple, John W.
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
Vehicle-Wheel
Patent for vehicle wheels/tires and meant to improve upon current models that contain too many operating parts. Patent also contains improvements in performance of tires relating to expansion and contraction of the tires due to temperature.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel
Patent for a vehicle wheel with a tire that is improved with a spring cushion.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Rectifier.
Patent for a mechanical rectifier for automobiles. This mechanical rectifier connects with the magneto or generator to turn alternating currents into to direct currents for charging a storage battery while operating the engine.
Date:
January 29, 1918
Creator:
Winterborne, Arthur William
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
Grease Cup.
Patent for a grease cup used to lubricate machine parts.
Date:
January 10, 1920
Creator:
Allen, Arthur Chester John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Etching Apparatus.
Patent for an etching device that is for those interested in producing copper and zinc half-tones. This device can also use wave like motion to retain highlight tones and finish half-tones without requiring re-etching or staging.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Beare, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Edge Heel And Shank Setter.
Patent for device setting heels and shanks for shoe manufacturing. It is an edged electric device with a rotary wheel.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Lutes, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Valve Mechanism for Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for useful improvements on safety valve mechanism for Pneumatic Tires. This invention constructs a mechanism to control air pressure within the tire in order to prevent bursting from over charging, heating, sudden compression is avoided.
Date:
January 31, 1917
Creator:
Gebhardt, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adding-Machine
Patent for improvements to adding machines, which is key-operated and includes a vertically disposed shaft and a means to actuate the sliding plate.
Date:
January 5, 1915
Creator:
Gatewood, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Roost.
Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Campbell, Charles A. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting Jack
Patent for lifting jack used to lift vehicles.
Date:
January 18, 1916
Creator:
Applewhite, Scott C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Cream-Freezer Holder.
Patent for a new ice cream freezer holder to be placed at the bottom of a freezer during the freezing process, including illustrations.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Toepperwein, Ferdinand L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shipping Unit
Patent for "a shipping unit or carrier for the transportation of merchandise as freight, express, or baggage" (lines 8-10).
Date:
January 26, 1915
Creator:
Terry, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Station Indicator
Patent for an indicator that lets passengers on a train know which street they are passing and which station they are at.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Tooth.
Patent for a new and useful artificial tooth for "supplying missing teeth or crowning roots" (line 10 -11).
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Carroll, Houston Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check - Spring.
Patent for a new and improved check-spring. This design "relates to check reins; and its object is to provide a new and improved check-spring for preventing sudden jars to a horse's mouth when the animal throws his head forward" (line 7 - 11).
Date:
January 18, 1898
Creator:
Walker, Fred B. & Reid, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History