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Flushing Device
Patent for a flushing mechanism for water-closets (toilets) which operates in concert with the lifting and lowering of the seat.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Kreter, Otto F. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fare-Box.
Patent for a fare-box for cars and other vehicles that allows the driver or conductor to set the fare and which registers the amount paid. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1897
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
System:
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Fan-Deflector.
Patent for a fan deflector to deflect air to various portions of the room.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Carroll, Houston Monroe
System:
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Fiber-Cleaning Device.
Patent for a fiber cleaning device, which removes "the outer fleshy or non-fibrous tissues covering the fibers" (lines 19-21) for varieties of fleshy plants.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Quijano, Ramon
System:
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Rotary Engine
Patent for "a light-running high-speed rotary engine which does not have any dead-center and to avoid back pressure from the exhaust" (lines 15-17).
Date:
April 9, 1901
Creator:
Schleicher, George
System:
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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:
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Scale
Patent for a scale that is used for weighing hay prior to feeding it into a baling press. Illustration included.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Aue, Herman
System:
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Resilient Wheel.
Patent for a wheel made of metal that is secured to the rim without slipping or creeping, including illustrations
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Bonelli, Liborio C.
System:
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Illusion Car
Patent for an illusion car. This invention is related to amusement. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Winterborne, William Henry
System:
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Improved Medicinal Preparation.
Patent for improvements made the medicinal preparations generally used for poultices. The patented improvement involves the application of dried and powdered leaves, stalks, and joints of the cactus opuntia or cockinifer.
Date:
April 7, 1868
Creator:
Lege, Charles L.
System:
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Metallic Roof.
Patent for a metallic roof that has "an improved means for securing the adjoining edges of the metallic strips together, whereby a tight water proof joint is produced and the metal strips securely attached to the sheathing of the roof" (lines 15-20).
Date:
April 16, 1895
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
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Metallic Railway-Tie.
Patent for a metallic railway tie, which can expand and hold the track in place.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Allsbrooks, William Jefferson
System:
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Hanger For Car-Doors.
Patent for a hanger for use in car doors to prevent jamming or binding during opening or closing.
Date:
April 12, 1921
Creator:
Jordan, Charles H.
System:
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Rotary Steam Engine
Patent for rotary steam engine. Illustration included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Owen, William
System:
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Railroad-Tie.
Patent for "improvements in railroad ties [...] which will prevent the rail from spreading, sinking, or creeping" (lines 13-16). It also "is the provision of a tie in which the resilient qualities of the old type of wood tie are retained and combined with the advantages which are present in the use of a metallic tie" (lines 17-21), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Shearer, Frederick C.
System:
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Mold for Typographical Casting-Machines.
Patent for a mold for typographical casting machines which may be altered to produce slugs of different sizes.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Diaz, Pascual M.
System:
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Rail Joint
Patent for a rail joint. Illustration included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Ritchey, Andrew M. & Shane, Robert C.
System:
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Pen or Pencil Holder.
Patent for a new and improved pen or pencil holder. This design obviates "many of the serious objections to the ordinary pen-holder . . . among which may be mentioned cramp and that which is known as 'writer's paralysis.' In addition to this the use of this device will save many tedious hours to the child who is learning to write, as by its use no time will be wasted in teaching the child how to hold his [or her] pen or pencil" (lines 69-77).
Date:
April 19, 1887
Creator:
Merrick, Sarah J.
System:
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Gage or Indicator for Liquid-Tanks.
Patent for a gage or indicator for liquid tanks of inflammable and explosive liquids. Its main purpose is to prevent leakage to minimize danger from fire, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Surber, Steven P.
System:
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Electric-Current Controller.
Patent for a new and improved electric current controller for "use in connection with incandescent electric lamps" (line 10 - 11).
Date:
April 18, 1899
Creator:
Breeding, James Bouldin
System:
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Door-Bolt.
Patent for improvement in door bolts composing a device clamping a bolt to the bottom of the door.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Yarberry, Roland L.
System:
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Device for Placing Torpedoes.
Patent for "a device especially adapted for placing torpedoes on railroad tracks and at the same time fixing the torpedo in position, the work being accomplished in a simple and expeditious manner while the train is in motion, whereby one train following another may be signaled without stopping the first train, thus preventing rear end collisions." (Lines 7-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 23, 1895
Creator:
Seamands, James D.
System:
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Improvements in Bench-Vises.
Patent for "a new and Improved Sliding-Carriage Vise for Carpenter's Bench" (lines 3-5) includign instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 27, 1875
Creator:
Rimbold, Pierre
System:
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Cushion-Tire for Vehicles.
Patent for a sectional metal tire cushion that is applied over a preexisting wheel.
Date:
April 2, 1901
Creator:
Millen, George
System:
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