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Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint that locks securely and will not sag.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
White, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie.
Patent for a railroad tie, which reduces jars to the train as it crosses over the ties.
Date:
November 8, 1910
Creator:
Green, Grant C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Patent for an invention that relates to processes of making aromatic hydrocarbons, and comprises a method of producing lower boiling aromatic hydrocarbons.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Potato and Peanut Harvester
Patent for improvements in potato and peanut harvesters. It simplifies the ways potatoes and peanuts are dug from the ground.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Reeder, Addison C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for a rail joint designed to provide an improved joint employing means without the use of bolts for securely connecting adjacent rail ends together and holding them in place against longitudinal and spreading movement, including illustrations.
Date:
January 4, 1916
Creator:
Peppers, Jerry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Coupling.
Patent for pipe coupling in which the ends of pipes have interlocking attachments which can be both dissembled and reinforced for protection against accidental disengagement.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
McCullar, Willie A. & Ayraud, Jules J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for a useful oil-burner by providing an “improved nozzle structure, and with improved means for regulating the flow therefrom.” (Lines 15-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 11, 1910
Creator:
Duke, Holmes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for a non-refillable bottle with a valve in the neck that opens to let the contents be poured out of the bottle but seals itself if liquid is poured back in the bottle.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Sargent, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an improvement on Oil Burners.
Date:
April 9, 1902
Creator:
Robertson, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for improvements to non-refillable bottles to prevent tampering and/or re-filling of container with alternate substance. Item is designed to be used on any ordinary bottle.
Date:
August 19, 1902
Creator:
Allen, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for improvements to pipe wrenches to a more simple design.
Date:
February 16, 1915
Creator:
Lewis, Guy V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meter.
Patent for a meter measuring the flow of liquid with a dial indicating gallons per hour for use in vehicles with internal combustion engines.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Carroll, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved pipe-wrench. This design consists in "the handle having the integral L-shaped foot at its end forming the rigid jaw of the wrench, said foot or jaw having its inner face curved, so as to receive and provide a bearing for the pipe, and its outer face at right angles to the handle, and said face being serrated, combined with the C-shaped swinging jaw pivoted at one end to the handle by a single bolt, and having its entire inner face serrated from the pivot-point to the outer end, and the teeth along the outer edge of the handle in close proximity to the rigid foot" (lines 12-24).
Date:
December 17, 1889
Creator:
Smith, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger.
Patent for a plunger for use in pumps and air compressors that fits tightly into the cylinders of the machine.
Date:
February 27, 1912
Creator:
Ohmstede, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano Key Bushing.
Patent for an improved piano key bushing that designed to reduce sticking of the keys. Important parts of the bushing are made of metal and given ample room to expand without causing friction that might cause the keys to stick.
Date:
August 25, 1914
Creator:
Rogers, Karl C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polishing-Machine
Patent for a metal polisher. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1907
Creator:
Nichols, Charlie M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pocket-Closure
Patent for a pocket closure. Illustrations included
Date:
June 29, 1909
Creator:
Wilkinson, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reamer for Oil or Artesian Wells
Patent for "a reamer of novel construction for enlarging the bore or opening of a well when it is required to increase the diameter to receive the casing or for other purpose. The reamer combines a head and a guide, the latter entering the bores, so as to steady and give proper direction to the tool and also prevent the cuttings entering and filling the bore during the process of enlargement" (lines 9-18).
Date:
September 8, 1903
Creator:
Higgins, Pattillo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rope-Socket.
Patent for a rope socket for use with well drilling tools that absorbs shocks and keeps the rope straight.
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Greeves, Walter Bruce & Black, Lee Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Root Crop Harvester
Patent for a root crop harvester. This invention is designed for the harvesting of peanuts, potatoes, sugar beets, turnips, onions, etc. Illustration included.
Date:
March 2, 1909
Creator:
Bourland, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator
Patent for a refrigerator. This design is for use with blocks of ice. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 28, 1909
Creator:
Mitchel, Elias Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pen-Cleaning Attachment for Inkstands.
Patent for innovations in "pen-cleaning attachments for inkstands" (lines 9-10). It is a lip that extends past the top of ink-wells, and is meant to prevent blotting. The attachment is "an annular expansible body portion of spring metal adapted to be fitted in the mouth of an ink-well" (lines 93-95)
Date:
May 4, 1897
Creator:
Higgins, Pattillo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gage for Adjusting Planer Knives.
Patent for a new and improved gauge for planer knives. This design is "for use in planing and other mills where side heads are used to supply the need of a convenient appliance for holding the side heads in best position for filing, sharpening, or setting the bits, to afford a strong machine for holding the side heads firmly and securely in any position that the work[person] may desire while sharpening or adjusting the bits to the desired pattern" (lines 30-38).
Date:
June 17, 1884
Creator:
Thompson, Francis B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fusible Plug.
Patent for a fusible plug for steam boilers in trains that can be easily replaced without the boiler stopping its production.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Hacker, Louis Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History