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Emergency Stop-Valve For Stopping Runaway Carriages In Sawmills (open access)

Emergency Stop-Valve For Stopping Runaway Carriages In Sawmills

Patent for an emergency stop valve for stopping runaway carriages in sawmills. This "invention is designed to provide a new and useful improvement in mechanism for stopping a runaway carriage in a sawmill, where the carriage is moved back and forth by a piston in a long cylinder" (lines 11-15). Illustration included.
Date: June 21, 1904
Creator: Edwards, Daniel R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Coupling. (open access)

Hose-Coupling.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in hose couplings, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: McCrory, John Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for a furnace or a boiler with an improved metal back plate instead of the usual brick arch. The back plate has flanged sections bolted together, and asbestos between the sections of the plate.
Date: December 10, 1895
Creator: Moran, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Extinguisher. (open access)

Fire Extinguisher.

Patent for a new and improved fire extinguisher. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the expansible rod, the sweep arm or lever pivotally connected thereto, the horizontal rod, the doors, the cord connected to said doors and to the rod and adapted to be disengaged from said rod by the sweep-arm, the steam-pipe provided with a cut-off valve, and the weight supported normally in an elevated position by the sweep-arm and adapted to be released thereby to open the valve" (lines 72-81).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Lutcher, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for "an attachment for the inner side walls of the furnace for the purpose of protecting and preserving the side walls at the points most exposed to the fire within the furnace." (Lines 14-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 10, 1896
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for an improved furnace that can be "located at the side of the kiln or drying-house, which furnace shall be so constructed as to be simple, durable, and inexpensive, and the parts of which may be readily put together or separated, as may be desired" (lines 10-15).
Date: November 8, 1892
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Damper (open access)

Automatic Damper

Patent for "an attachment for stove-dampers whereby said dampers will be automatically moved, in order that the fire may be maintained at a predetermined heat" (lines 9-13).
Date: January 31, 1888
Creator: Beauchamp, William A. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire Extinguisher. (open access)

Automatic Fire Extinguisher.

Patent for a new and improved fire extinguisher. This design is "to provide for automatically putting out a fire in any building in which [the] apparatus may be located, upon the temperature in said building or room reaching any predetermined degree. This result is accomplished by the action of an expansible fluid—such as mercury—in a contained vessel, which actuates certain . . . mechanism, causing the structure to be flooded with water or with a fire-extinguishing gas or fluid" (lines 22-32).
Date: December 30, 1890
Creator: Fuller, Wily Scott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for a furnace that is simple, durable and inexpensive to construct. The body is constructed of a rectangular base and the casing is composed of semi-circular plates with a series of flanges that are bolted together with door and flue more easily connected. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 3, 1891
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Circuit Maker and Breaker (open access)

Automatic Circuit Maker and Breaker

Patent for an improved automatic circuit maker and breaker. This breaker specifically is meant to be used in conjunction with lighting systems.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Mulford, Benjamin R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blow-out Patch. (open access)

Blow-out Patch.

Patent, including illustrations, for tire or shoe blow-out patch that protects the inner tube of the tire and keeps the patch from sliding. Also notes the item can be constructed from "old fabrics from worn shoes or tires" to keep manufacturing and sales costs low (page 1, lines 30-31).
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Russell, Charles A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Spreading Device (open access)

Fire-Spreading Device

Patent for a portable weapon to spread fire quickly from object to object or building to building in enemy country.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Ford, Frederick William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dubbing-Machine. (open access)

Dubbing-Machine.

Patent for improvements to the dubbing-machines with illustrations. Specifically, this improvement is aimed at "dressing ship timber" (line 15) in an effort to make the process easier and more efficient.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Cobb, Dan L. & Moore, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bearing for Crank-Shafts. (open access)

Bearing for Crank-Shafts.

Patent for an improvement for Bearings for Cranks Shafts. This invention provides a means for "tightening the bushings of the bearings easily and quickly when necessary" (lines 9-13).
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Slide Valve. (open access)

Balanced Slide Valve.

Patent for a new and improved balanced slide-valve. This design consists in a "Steam-chest, a valve sliding therein, a chamber on top of the steam-chest, and a diaphragm in the top of the chamber and secured by a cap or plate, in combination with a frame having a packing-box and gland, an adjustable threaded stem or bolt passing through the frame, and the double-link connection between the said stem and valve" (lines 90-97).
Date: October 12, 1886
Creator: Bettis, William Irvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aircraft (open access)

Aircraft

Patent for Improvements to aircraft steering. The invention allows the pilot to adjust the center of mass.
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Johnson, Louis V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Comb, Brush, and Mirror. (open access)

Combined Comb, Brush, and Mirror.

Patent for a device which combines the features of a comb, a brush, and a mirror. Designed with removable components, any part of this device "can be used individually or ... can be separated for use in conjunction with each other" (lines 45-47). Illustrations included.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Dunham, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Stopper. (open access)

Bottle Stopper.

Patent for a bottle stopper made to be an alternative to cork plugs, including illustrations.
Date: May 7, 1919
Creator: Patronel, John.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sawing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Sawing-Machines.

Patent for a new and improved pulley-operated, roller-fed log sawing machine
Date: May 24, 1873
Creator: Bell, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle for Traversing Marsh-Lands. (open access)

Motor-Vehicle for Traversing Marsh-Lands.

Patent for a steerable motor vehicle that can be driven in marshlands.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: Ray, Malcolm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Oil Burner (open access)

Fuel-Oil Burner

Patent for Fuel-Oil Burners, focusing on the advancements in construction and efficiency in comparison to its predecessors.
Date: October 11, 1921
Creator: Mead, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soft-Collar Holder. (open access)

Soft-Collar Holder.

Patent for a soft collar holder for men's wear. This is "a means for retaining or securing the front edges of the collar flap or fold" (lines 9-11.) The device patented is effective and can be "readily applied and removed" (lines 13-14.)
Date: February 28, 1922
Creator: Guidry, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kiln. (open access)

Kiln.

Patent for improvements "to provide new and improved means for extinguishing accidental fires occurring within the kilns" (lines 8-10).
Date: January 14, 1890
Creator: Johnson, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricant (open access)

Lubricant

Patent for "a new and useful composition of matter to be used for the prevention of heat caused from friction and attrition in the use and operation of all kinds of machinery, including railroad engines and cars, and all parts thereof" (lines 5-9).
Date: July 16, 1889
Creator: Corder, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History