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Duplex Menu.
Patent for new and useful improvements in duplex menus, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 12, 1899
Creator:
Billow, Sherman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Clamping and Nailing Boards.
Patent for a "machine whereby boards for floors, ceiling or sheathing may be forced into place and into contact with previously nailed boards without damage and held clamped into position until nails can be driven into the boards and into the joints" (lines 29-34), with illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Binger, Nickolaus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension Step Ladder
Patent for an extension step ladder. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 14, 1909
Creator:
Binger, Nickolaus & Burgstaller, Ernest F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Universal Lever
Patent for a new universal lever “for the purpose of the transmission of power from any suitable source to a rod or bar, for reciprocating the rod or bar in a perfectly straight line at all times” (lines 15-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Blackaller, Miguel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller
Patent for a boat propeller that does not create a vacuum behind it and is more efficient than other propellers.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Blake, David H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition Pulp Plaster and Process of Manufacturing Same.
Patent for "a composition pulp plaster designed as a substitute for ordinary lime-plaster and equivalent materials and particularly adapted for use in warm moist climates, where the ordinary lime-plaster lacks durability and is rendered non-adherent. A further objective of the invention is to provide a cheap substitute for plaster which will be not only waterproof, but also fireproof and gas-proof or practically impervious to air" (lines 9-18). It includes instructions for manufacturing the plaster with various proportions of the ingredients depending on the purpose.
Date:
May 9, 1899
Creator:
Blake, David H. & Ray, Jeramiah P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cylinder Head.
Patent for improvement in removable cylinder heads for gas engines. Exhaust gasses and foreign matter pass through the conduits without affecting the valve stem.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Bloomber, H. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bearing for Crank-Shafts.
Patent for an improvement for Bearings for Cranks Shafts. This invention provides a means for "tightening the bushings of the bearings easily and quickly when necessary" (lines 9-13).
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine.
Patent for an internal combustion engine consisting of a valve and cynlinder. The engine is made to avoid dead air space commonly present in valve casings.
Date:
February 15, 1921
Creator:
Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Gas Engines
Patent for improvements in the valve mechanisms of gas engines, with the object being to "provide an air cooling chamber for maintaining the exhaust valve in a cooled condition under all conditions of operations (lines 9-14).
Date:
November 12, 1914
Creator:
Blumberg, Humble G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for an improved plow that consists of a plow beam, a horizontal shoulder and a loop in its front, a clamp that adjusts the loop, a screw in the clamp and the vertical bar, and draft appliances. It is especially designed to easily connect to the animal that is drawing it.
Date:
August 8, 1893
Creator:
Blunck, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Block
Patent for improvements in building blocks, so they would be stronger, but lighter in weight, and cheaper to transport.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Boehm, Edward.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Pipe Coupling
Patent for the air-pipe coupling. This invention relates to improvements in couplers for air other liquid pipes. The improvement is primarily designed for connecting the fluid pipes of an air brake system between the locomotive and coaches of railway trains.
Date:
September 23, 1916
Creator:
Bonelli, Liborio C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
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
Wrench.
Patent for "wrenches; and it consists in the improved means for operating the movable jaw thereof." (lines 12-13) including illustrations.
Date:
July 1, 1902
Creator:
Boozer, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Handkerchief, &c.
Patent for "a new and original design for handkerchiefs, fans, napkins, cards, and similar articles" (lines 8-10).
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Handkerchief, &c.
Patent for a design for handkerchiefs, cards, napkins, etc., which features an Indian head,, a lion head, unicorns, scrolls, etc. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 7, 1896
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant for Generating Electricity.
Patent for a "simple, durable, compact, and reliable plant, house, or means operated by the force and energy of the wind without supervision or attention, and generating electricity and storing the same for use" (lines 10-14).
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Pavement.
Patent for "an improvement in the construction of road pavements, and has for its objects to provide a novel, simple, and comparatively inexpensive method and means for the speedy and convenient construction of a road bed, which will be smooth, durable, easy to travel upon, be readily repaired, avoid becoming slippery, that will not cut into ruts but preserve its normal condition, that will shed water in a large degree but retain a proper amount of moisture, and be non-liable to displacement by the action of frost." (Lines 7-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 12, 1894
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Closet Flush.
Patent for a siphon flushing apparatus for water-closets in which it will regulate the quantity of the water being discharged at each flushing; at the same time it can prevent water leakage. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 16, 1900
Creator:
Bowman, Jonathan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Underground Portable Drill
Patent for drilling machines for the object of drilling underground openings for laying gas, electric, water or any other conduits. A second object is sectional drill or track worm to keep drilling going without moving the machine.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Grinding Machine
Patent for a simple valve grinding machine designed to be efficient and easy to use, as well as more secure (within a valve casing) than previous models.
Date:
November 6, 1918
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
The Portal to Texas History