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Improvement in Station-Indicators.
Patent for improvements in railroad-station indicators to indicate to passengers the next stations and the distances between them.
Date:
October 11, 1875
Creator:
Harris, Pliny H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling
Patent for "a car-coupler which will be automatic in its operation in coupling the cars as they come together on the track, and at the same time to provide a positive uncoupling device which may be operated on any part of any of the cars, as well as by an engineer, when it is desired to uncouple the cars or a car from the engine" (lines 14-21).
Date:
October 30, 1888
Creator:
Carolan, Eugene P. & Lee, Patrick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boot
Patent for a boot design that contains a counter-support of coil springs while also being inexpensive, durable, and efficient.
Date:
October 2, 1888
Creator:
Benson, Henry L.
System:
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Composite Lamp-Chimney.
Patent for a lamp chimney that prevents insects from falling into the chimney and keeps the flame inside the chimney.
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
Schwartz, Jacob
System:
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Compressor for Ice Machines.
Patent for a new and improved ice-machine compressor. This design consists in "an ammonia-compressor, the piston-rod having transverse opening in combination with the valve, stem having slot and shoulder, key held therein by a wedge, and the spring and washer" (lines 90-94).
Date:
October 4, 1887
Creator:
Schuehle, Jacob
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:
The Portal to Texas History
Charger for Loading Revolvers.
Patent for a new and improved charger for revolvers. This design "consists of a cylindrical case of metal, pasteboard, or other suitable material, contrived with a centerpiece, by which a number of cartridges corresponding to the number of chambers in the cylinder of the fire-arm may be located in the charger suitably for being simultaneously entered at the points in the chambers of the cylinder and be discharged from the charger into the cylinder all at once to facilitate the loading of revolving fire-arms" (lines 8-17).
Date:
October 7, 1884
Creator:
Munch, John Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists, "with a draw-head and a pin held to slide vertically therein, of a lever pivotally connected with the said link and fulcrumed on the draw-head, a chain connected with the said lever, an eye through which passes said chain, an arm connected with the inner end of the said chain, and a transversely-extending shaft mounted to turn in suitable bearings in the car-body and carrying the said arm" (lines 15-24).
Date:
October 14, 1890
Creator:
Onzon, François P.
System:
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Cabinet.
Patent for a cabinet meant to contain "screws, bolts, rivets, and similar articles, and has for its object to provide a case for the storage of such articles by means of which the different articles are kept separate one from another, while at the same time ready access may be had to any one of the storage-compartments" (lines 9-15). It is circular and has a wheeled base.
Date:
October 27, 1896
Creator:
Caplinger, Joseph E.
System:
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Trunk.
Patent for new and improved trunk that according to the inventor, "can be erected and adapted for use as a wardrobe, desk, or table, or can be adjusted as a support for a mattress or other bedding".
Date:
October 6, 1885
Creator:
Wulff, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Motor.
Patent for improvements in “water-motor in which the float-boards, paddles, or buckets move through the water in such a manner as to get as nearly as possible all the force it is capable of yielding, avoiding the great waste of power that results from the use of water-wheels.” (Lines 16-22) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 27, 1891
Creator:
Hurd, Judson B. & McLane, Hiram H.
System:
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Spring Connection for Pump Rods.
Patent for a new and improved spring-connection for pump-rods. This design "is designed more particularly for pumps or windmills, and has for its object to provide for the working of the pump with less power and to utilize the downstroke for the purpose of storing power to aid the piston-rod in its upstroke" (lines 15-20).
Date:
October 9, 1888
Creator:
Klaus, Wenzel F.
System:
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Floor-Clamp.
Patent for a simple and inexpensive floor-clamp that aids in laying floors so that the floor is laid uniformly and has a good joint. This prevents the floors from warping or curving.
Date:
October 18, 1892
Creator:
Zauner, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sheet-Metal Vessels
Patent for a cylindrical vessel made of sheet-metal rather than tin. Including a inward double hanging ledge and two layers of metal soldiered together.
Date:
October 14, 1879
Creator:
Morris, Robert C. & McLane, Hiram H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Angle-Plates for Doors.
Patent for a strengthening bracket for improving angle-plates for door hinges, such that the door will be supported from sagging at the hinge.
Date:
October 14, 1879
Creator:
Morris, Robert C. & McLane, Hiram H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ball-Bearing.
Patent for a new and useful ball bearing, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1899
Creator:
Millen, George
System:
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Bedstead
Patent for a bedstead. Illustration included.
Date:
October 31, 1905
Creator:
Davis, Augustus H.; Hummel, George F. & Gray, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling For Well-Drilling Tools.
Patent for a new and useful coupling for well drilling tools, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 3, 1899
Creator:
Kuehn, Joachim F. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Signal and Sign-Displaying Lamp for Vehicles.
Patent for a combined signal and sign-displaying lamp for vehicles that uses only one light to illuminate all the sections and allows for easy interchanging of number plates.
Date:
October 10, 1911
Creator:
Puckett, Almor Manor
System:
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Coin Operated Vending Machine
Patent for a coin operated vending machine that is meant to be inexpensive and adapted to protect the items being vended, and to allow adjustment for coins of different denominations.
Date:
September 2, 1902
Creator:
Fender, John Brown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Telephone-Directory.
Patent for a new and useful automatic telephone directory, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1899
Creator:
Neuendorff, John B.
System:
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Collector's Receipting-Recording
Patent for a device for keeping a record of the money received in commercial transactions. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 15, 1912
Creator:
Hayes, Arthur Ward & Stevens, Clarence D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Stop.
Patent for a device which locks blinds in place at the desired angle.
Date:
October 22, 1907
Creator:
Koenig, Charles L.
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:
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