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Water Cooler.
Patent for a new and improved water cooler. This design consists in "vessels, packing, cross-bars in [a] compartment, connecting tube, coiled pipe, coupling, and faucet . . . [and] the swinging bracket arranged below the faucet, and having stands for two or more glasses," as well as casing and lining (lines 1-7).
Date:
March 27, 1883
Creator:
Schultze, August J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Gage-Glass Column.
Patent for a new water gage column, resistant to breakage, made of glass used to measure water levels indicating boiler steam pressure, with illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1913
Creator:
Paul, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wax-Press
Patent for a wax press for pressing oil out of wax that does not have to be opened to test the wax or remove it for use.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Hansen, Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather and Fire Strip for Box Car Doors.
Patent for a new and improved weather and fire strip for box car doors. This design "relates to an improved device for closing the space between the rear edge of the doors of box-cars and the side of the car, so as to prevent sparks or water from entering through the space and damaging the goods in the car" (lines 9-14).
Date:
June 12, 1883
Creator:
Nichols, George B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Destroying Compostion
Patent for a weed-destroying composition consisting of sulfur, caustic soda, and water.
Date:
July 8, 1910
Creator:
Orton, Ingomar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed Killing Car.
Patent for a weed killing car that runs on a railroad track. It distributes herbicide along the line of the railroad track.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Ortan, Ingomar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed-Killing Train.
Patent for a train car that kills weeds on the tracks with illustrations included.
Date:
December 2, 1913
Creator:
Orton, Ingomar François
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Vehicle.
Patent for a new and improved wheeled vehicle. This design consists in "[a] one-wheeled sulky in which are combined the single wheel, the frame, the thills, the seat, the standards, and the rods or braces" (lines 54-57).
Date:
June 19, 1883
Creator:
Boyd, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree.
Patent for a new and improved whiffletree. This design utilizes a removable eye and removable rings, so "when [they have] become worn [they] may be removed and [others] substituted, thus prolonging the usefulness of the single tree for years" (lines 48-51).
Date:
October 5, 1880
Creator:
Miller, Rudolph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winch Attachment
Patent for an improved automobile winch attachment.
Date:
April 22, 1919
Creator:
Bush, E. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design is "to combine with a windmill a horse-power, so that when the wind ceases to operate the wheel, horse-power may be brought into use for the purpose of continuing the revolution of the wheel, so as to enable the windmill to be used like an ordinary horse-power, and to place the slides or doors upon suitable supports, so that they can be moved back and forth in relation to the wheel for the purpose of cutting off the wind from it" (lines 14-23).
Date:
October 30, 1888
Creator:
Watkins, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Construction.
Patent for window construction improvements to allow for construction of fireproof windows with fireproof sashes which are easily removable for repair or replacement. Improvements include method of securing glass in sashes without using putty, and sashes which will close automatically when subjected to "an unusually high temperature" (line 29).
Date:
March 27, 1906
Creator:
Miller, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Frame.
Patent for a new and improved window frame. This design "has for its objects to provide an improved means for holding the sash of a window in any position to which it may be elevated, and at the same time permit the sash to be readily moved up or down" (lines 11-15).
Date:
February 21, 1882
Creator:
Sturm, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Lock.
Patent for a device which may be attached to the upper and lower sashes of a window to firmly lock them in position. The device is special because "the attachment to the upper sash does not project into the path of the lower sash nor interfere with its operation" (lines 16-19).
Date:
June 8, 1915
Creator:
Merrell, Frederick R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Screen
Patent for a window screen. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 28, 1907
Creator:
Kemmerling, Warren
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade-Operation-Lever.
Patent for an invention that provides a simple and relatively inexpensive means for operating window shades without involving a spring roller.
Date:
March 18, 1919
Creator:
Lee, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Preservative.
Patent for a compound with preservative qualities for protecting submersed wood from the destructive forces of water, whether sea or fresh, and from shipworms.
Date:
July 9, 1895
Creator:
Gallinowsky, Hugo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood Working Machine.
Patent for a new and improved wood-working machine. This design "relates to improvements in wood-working machines, and is designed to produce a machine for automatically tapering material in either straight or curved lines. The improvement consists, essentially, in the employment of movable cutters approached or receded by means of a cam or cams, and is adaptable in forming staves and other portions of barrels or other articles in which the parts require a taper in straight or curved lines" (lines 8-17).
Date:
August 10, 1886
Creator:
Hourigan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for an improved wrench that is effective and durable. Illustration and description included.
Date:
March 28, 1916
Creator:
Collier, Frank A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that can be adjusted without the use of screws. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1897
Creator:
Thomas, Theodore G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Writing Pen.
Patent for a dip pen or nib pen, with innovations concentrating on the tip (nib). The tip is moderately sharp to glide over paper, bent for smooth writing and ink conservation, and stiff "to enable it to be used in making carbon copies" (lines 26-27).
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Block, Henry, 1875-1939
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Yielding and Buoyant Pile Breakwater.
Patent for a new and improved breakwater. This design is "of a cheap, durable, and efficient breakwater for localities exposed to the destructive action of the waves; and it consists mainly in a line of single-column buoyant piles, arranged side-by-side, and grouped together in sections . . . and anchored to their water-bed, and also in certain constructions and combination of parts" (lines 28-35).
Date:
June 27, 1882
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History