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Copy-Holder.
Patent for an inexpensive and simple copy, record, or book holder stand that is easily adjustable. It sits on a table, and the stand is two horizontal plates that are positioned next to each other.
Date:
August 8, 1893
Creator:
Phillips, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn that quickly makes butter and has an easily detachable churn body. The churn body sits sideways in a frame, and gears and a hand-operated crank that is built into the removable part of the frame churns the cream.
Date:
September 12, 1893
Creator:
Moon, Richard D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for improvements in baling presses: "This invention relates to baling presses provided with runners, (instead of the usual wheels,) to be removed about the field; and my objects are, to construct such a press in such a manner that it can be readily started down with but few stakes, second; to provide a rigid but removable side brace to prevent the press from canting, and third; to prevent the operating lever from canting or swinging upward or downward when in operation; and to promote simplicity" (lines 17-27).
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom Rack.
Patent for a new and improved broom rack. This design "compris[es] the lower ring provided in its outer edge with a series of notches adapted to receive the head of the brooms, the upper ring arranged to fit within the opening of the lower ring when not in use and provided with a series of perforations to receive the handles of the brooms, the chains or other suitable means for connecting the rings, and the chains . . . secured to the upper rings" (lines 79-88).
Date:
June 24, 1890
Creator:
Neely, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design consists "[i]n a device for catching ants, the combination, with an open frame, of the end piece or trough, having a concave bottom and overturned edges" (lines 84-87).
Date:
March 29, 1887
Creator:
Haines, Samuel Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design consists in "the combination of a tube having a longitudinal slot in its top at one end and a transverse slot in the bottom near the other end, the top of the tube on each side of the longitudinal slot bent downward, a pen secured to the end of the tube having the longitudinal slot, a portion of one side piece of the pen forming an end for the tube and the other side piece being cut away and secured to the tube, and a receptacle under the end of the tube having the transverse slot, the upper edges of the pen and of the receptacle being bent" (lines 65-77).
Date:
February 28, 1888
Creator:
Miller, Marshall Crittenden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the draw-head, of an upright or standard secured thereto, a lever pivoted to said upright or standard, a coupling-pin pivoted to said lever, a flat spring secured to the underside of the draw-head and extending outwardly beyond the same, and a chain connecting said lever and spring" (lines 16-22).
Date:
October 28, 1884
Creator:
Pritchett, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standard, the supporting-arm secured thereon and consisting of a stationary member, a swinging member hinged thereto, a latch secured to the swinging member and engaging the stationary member, and the slotted arm secured to the stationary member and passing around the swinging member, and the dasher-rods supported by and between the members of said arms" (lines 18-27).
Date:
October 14, 1890
Creator:
Lancaster, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for an improved animal trap for “catching small animals in a trap which will be ever set and in operative position for catching an animal and which will be automatically reset” (lines 10-13), illustration is included.
Date:
March 17, 1891
Creator:
Bassinger, Stephen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for a new and improved Shovel-Cultivator design with adjustable parts and various shapes of shovels, including illustrations.
Date:
December 10, 1878
Creator:
Smith, Matthew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Stool.
Patent for an adjustable and foldable stool for but not limited to field workers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1880
Creator:
Smith, William Alexander & Smith, Robert Toumbleson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Breast-Strap for Harness.
Patent for "a breast-strap so constructed as to obviate pressure on the windpipe of the horse and to transfer such pressure to the shoulders; to obviate chafing or rubbing of the breast-strap upon the shoulders, and to permit them to move freely in advance of each other as a result of the movements of the horse." (Lines 12-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 25, 1894
Creator:
Russell, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Hopple.
Patent for the simplification, strengthening, and adjustment of levers to make using a cultivator hopple easier to use.
Date:
February 3, 1914
Creator:
McCanless, Joseph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Compressor.
Patent for a more efficient air compressor with high and low pressure chambers formed of mating sections that can be detached to make repairs to the piston as necessary.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Murphy, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm.
Patent for a burglar alarm device that is triggered by the movement of a door or window, including illustrations.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Alderman, Joseph S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antiskidding Vehicle Wheel-Tire.
Patent for an antiskidding vehicle wheel tire that has tread structure which prevents slippage or skidding of the tires on wet or icy roads.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Dees, Mark A. & Dees, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cranking Device
Patent for cranking device to start internal combustion engines and designed specifically for automobiles.
Date:
June 24, 1919
Creator:
Harris, Irvin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Monodisperse Thermo-Responsive Microgels of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Analogue-Based Biopolymers, their Manufacture, and their Applications
Patent relating to monodisperse thermo-responsive microgels of poly(ethylene glycol) analogue-based biopolymers, their manufacture, and their applications.
Date:
July 14, 2009
Creator:
Hu, Zhibing; Cai, Tong; Chi, Chenglin & Marquez, Manuel
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carbon-Removing Tool
Patent for a new and improved carbon removing tool, which allows for the removal of carbon from the pistons of internal combustion engines. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 12, 1921
Creator:
Slagle, Eugene H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Sharpening Cutlery.
Patent for machine for sharpening cutlery that clamps object to be sharpened in a moveable carrier in position to be reciprocated between abrading members.
Date:
November 7, 1911
Creator:
Hunter, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chicken-Brooder
Patent for an improved Chicken-Brooder that provide an improved brooder especially for outdoor use or independently of poultry house.
Date:
April 29, 1919
Creator:
Murray, Richard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark Plug Protector.
Patent for a spark plug protector that will shield the spark plug from moisture.
Date:
March 28, 1922
Creator:
Sharp, Morrison M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Tramper
Patent for a more efficient cotton tramper that will distribute the strain of cotton equally.
Date:
March 6, 1920
Creator:
Whitt, Joseph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements to wrenches for removing nuts from vehicle-axles.
Date:
August 23, 1898
Creator:
Haines, Samuel Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History