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Hames Fastener
Patent for a hames fastener, so that the hames will fit tightly on a horse collar when a strap is adjusted.
Date:
November 14, 1916
Creator:
Ingram, Lewis J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Propelling Railway Cars.
Patent for a new and improved means for propelling railway cars. This design "relates to motive power for railway-cars, and the purpose thereof is to provide a simple combination of parts whereby each car may be impelled by a separate motor, the entire series throughout a line or train of cars being supplied with energy from a common source, whereby the full horse-power of a steam-boiler may be applied in a manner enabling it to be utilized to the greatest possible advantage and to the utmost extent" (lines 10-20).
Date:
May 21, 1889
Creator:
Keith, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor Vehicle
Patent for motor vehicle. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 11, 1904
Creator:
Thomas, James Clarence
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Operating Blowers.
Patent for the improvement and simplification of the construction of blowers and to enable a forge-blower to be readily operated by the foot, to leave the hands of the operator free. Includes illustration.
Date:
December 8, 1891
Creator:
Murphy, Thomas A.; Murphy, John H. & Carroll, J. Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch.
Patent for a switch in which it can be “automatically operated by a moving train either for the purpose of opening or closing the switch, under the control of the engineer, who without stopping the train may open the switch and run his train onto the switch-rails or a siding without slowing up the train further than is necessary to avoid derailing the train when passing from the main line to the switch or siding.” (Lines 11-20) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 17, 1904
Creator:
Harris, Irvin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thrust Bearing
Patent for a thrust bearing. Illustration included.
Date:
January 7, 1913
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Cistern Tops and Filters.
Patent for improvements to cistern covers, combining a cast iron, charcoal filled filter and specially shaped cast perforated iron lid with handles for removing the cover and for changing the charcoal.
Date:
July 9, 1874
Creator:
Stacey, Ephraim Douglass
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Attachment for Portable Cans
Patent for a pump attachment for portable cans. This invention is designed to be a attachable/detachable pump for use with coal-oil cans. Its purpose is meant for the transfer of coal oil to lamps.
Date:
September 29, 1903
Creator:
Blackmon, Paul Jones
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tread Chain for Automobile-Wheels, &c.
Patent for a tire chain for automobiles to prevent skidding and help keep the tire in better shape on rough roads.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Thomas, James Clarence
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark Arrester
Patent for spark arrester. This invention is adapted for use with locomotives. Illustration included.
Date:
November 9, 1909
Creator:
Ridgway, Elzie L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hub-Attaching Device.
Patent for device to attach vehicle wheel hubs to axles and spindles without screw-threads, including description and illustrations.
Date:
October 15, 1901
Creator:
Anderson, Nathan S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date:
October 12, 1909
Creator:
Newton, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improving the construction of plows. "The invention relates particularly to that class of plows in which a landslide is permanently attached to the depending portion of the beam." (lines 13-16)
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Hankins, Elias
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cotton Elevator and Distributer
Patent for a pneumatic cotton elevator and distributer. Illustration included.
Date:
December 6, 1904
Creator:
Jackson, James Theodore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for "an improved plow especially adapted for use in plowing down listed or bedded land to reduce the same to a level and also adapted for other purposes" .(lines 11-14). The plow is designed to improve the physical construction of the plow making it better and stronger while eliminating past flaws.
Date:
September 12, 1905
Creator:
Killingsworth, Robert Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Playing Cards
Patent for playing cards. Illustration included.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
Hammett, Walter A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for "a plow of simple and inexpensive construction capable of being readily and easily changed from an ordinary plow to a ditching-plow, and vice versa" (lines 10-14).
Date:
July 29, 1890
Creator:
Lesueur, Sam C. & Holsey, Theodric M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Faucet
Patent for improved cistern or tank faucets
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Lowe, Stiles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Purifier
Patent for "a construction wherein the oil may be quickly and economically heated to cause the impurities to separate from the oil" (lines 9-12).
Date:
August 13, 1901
Creator:
Carter, George Fitzhugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Supporting Device for Umbrellas.
Patent for a wearable umbrella holder, which holds the umbrella on the back and over the person's head to allow their hands to be free.
Date:
November 10, 1908
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surgical Splint.
Patent for a surgical splint specifically for the substitution of erectile tissue of the corpora cavernous of the genital organ to promote fecundation even in the absence of an erection.
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Renois, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paint Compound
Patent for "a fire and water proof compound for roofs and the like, possessing great elasticity and capable of contracting and expanding under cold and heat without cracking and peeling off [while also forming] a body equal to cement for covering the nail-heads of roofs and the like" (lines 12-20).
Date:
July 15, 1890
Creator:
Jackson, Abner A. & Neal, Columbus M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Compound
Patent for a washing compound that can be employed in cleansing fabrics without danger of causing colors to fade.
Date:
May 3, 1892
Creator:
Odell, Jacob
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compressed Air Elevator for Fluids
Patent for a compressed air elevator for fluids.
Date:
May 12, 1903
Creator:
Sloan, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History