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Rotary Force Pump.
Patent for a new and improved rotary force-pump. This design "consists in a rotary force-pump constructed with a tubular standard provided with one or more flexible tubes having interior half-tubes and an interior cylinder mounted upon a crank-shaft and provided with adjustable bars carrying rollers whereby a liquid can be raised by the successive action of the said rollers upon the said flexible tubes" (lines 22-29).
Date:
April 14, 1885
Creator:
Serdinko, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm Implement
Patent for an improved planter for farm equipment by the inclusion of a wheel.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Rauch, Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saddle-Tree Fork.
Patent for a new and improved saddle-tree fork. This design "strengthen[s] the iron fork by means of a bent wooden part" (lines 14-15). It also utilizes ribs running into and through the neck cavity, which strengthens the neck of the saddle, as when bearing the strain of a lasso.
Date:
February 17, 1880
Creator:
Mittendorf, Gustav Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Serving-Tray.
Patent for a serving tray with individual spots for various dishes, which turns on rollers intended for use at hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses.
Date:
June 16, 1908
Creator:
Heise, Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Tie Stretchers.
Patent for an improvement for an instrument to stretch and tie a band around a cotton bale.
Date:
August 22, 1871
Creator:
Mather, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Saddle
Patent for a harness saddle that will always maintain its shape and will be comfortable for the animal, thus preventing sores from forming. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 17, 1910
Creator:
Homann, Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Dark Room.
Patent for a new and improved portable dark room. This design "consists in a box provided with an opening in one side and a sleeve of pliable material extending outward from this opening, which box contains two smaller boxes for receiving the exposed and unexposed dry plates. The box is provided with a handle for carrying it" (lines 13-19).
Date:
February 28, 1882
Creator:
Serdinko, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Operated Device
Patent for "combination with a pump-operating crank-shaft and a walking-beam operatively connected with the pump-rod, means for preventing sudden movements of the pump-rod at the ends of its strokes and for assisting in starting the rod in its reciprocations" (lines 10-15).
Date:
May 28, 1901
Creator:
Crawford, Charles Buchanan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Coupling
Patent for a device that allows two pipes to be connected without the need of creating threads on the end of pipes.
Date:
March 8, 1902
Creator:
Willmann, Joesph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill.
Patent for improvements in drills by providing “a frame which may be readily attached to any suitable support and wherein the drill-spindle may be engaged for operation by a common form of chest-brace.” (Lines 9-13) The frame would enable the stock-rest to adjust in proper positions to receive different thicknesses of stock.” (Lines 15-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 2, 1901
Creator:
Willmann, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Badge, Button, or similar article.
Patent for design for a badge, button or similar article demonstrating the logo for the National Anti-Tipping League.
Date:
July 11, 1911
Creator:
Henne, Herbert George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton choppers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 6, 1900
Creator:
Bartels, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History