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Bridle-Rod for Railroad Rails
Patent for a system of attaching railroad rails when the rails are first placed. This device is used to keep the rails a precise distance apart before the railroad spikes are placed into the ground holding the rails firmly in place.
Date:
February 10, 1903
Creator:
Johnson, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Street-Car and Air-Brake Coupling
Patent for a combined street-car and air-brake coupling.
Date:
February 10, 1903
Creator:
Cary, Lewis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor
This document is a patent for the invention of the Aerial Projectile and Launching Mechanism Therefor. According to its inventor Frank M. Bell, the object of this mechanism is to fire aerial projectiles or torpedoes more accurately at their intended target. This mechanism can be called an anti-observation balloon/zeppelin weapon and it would see some usage by the Allied air forces during this conflict.
Date:
October 10, 1916
Creator:
Bell, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dynamo-Electric Machine
Patent for a new and useful improvement in a dynamo-electric machine to provide a rotor in which certain coils of the winding are automatically cut out and utilized as open coils to prevent the turns in those coils from having a demagnetizing action. Another objective is to provide a rotor whose core consists of non-magnetic material to refuce the inductance and self-induction of the winding and the sparking at the commutator due to the shifting of the magnetic field and the neutral or point of commutation.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Kuhn, Preston Holmes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Clamp or Grip
Patent for a wire clamp or grip. Illustration included.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Eubank, Josephus H. & Merchant, W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Cutter
Patent for "a simple, light and inexpensive tool which an be handled easily by women working in gardens and fields, particularly for cutting sand burs and cockle burs" (lines 9-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 10, 1918
Creator:
Klaffert, Katie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Tower
Patent for a windmill tower. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 10, 1907
Creator:
Eubank, Josephus H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Apparatus
Patent for liquid dispensing apparatus. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 10, 1908
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Strap.
Patent for a new and improved strap to be used as a hame strap or other tightening strap, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 10, 1898
Creator:
Quincey, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foot Valve Extractor For Wells
Patent for foot valve extractor for wells. Illustration included.
Date:
May 10, 1904
Creator:
Titsworth, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Figured Toy
Patent for a toy consisting of two human-like figures hanging from a wire that will move when directed by a crank.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Zivley, Dennis Corwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post, which can be used for wire or picket fences and has a sturdy anchor for the post.
Date:
March 10, 1908
Creator:
Titsworth, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sawdust-Burning Furnace
Patent for a sawdust burning furnace in which wet sawdust can be rapidly burned.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Hirt, Jules Hector
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop.
Patent for an attachment that can be added to a standard broom which allows the broom to function as a mop.
Date:
October 10, 1922
Creator:
Glenn, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History