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Headlight Control
Patent for Headlight Control
Date:
September 12, 1916
Creator:
Hartman, Reuben. E
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can.
Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design utilizes a handle with a hollow tube leading into the oil chamber, so when the removable cap is unscrewed from the handle, air flows into the chamber, which allows the oil to flow. This eliminates the need for a spring-bottom as with other oil cans, for the flow of oil can be stopped by sealing the tube.
Date:
January 31, 1882
Creator:
Wilson, Charles Bennett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thermostatic Signal
Patent for Thermostatic Signal. "The object of my invention is to provide a device whereby an alarm will be automatically sounded when the temperature of the drier has reached too high a point." (lines 13-16). With Illustrations.
Date:
September 18, 1888
Creator:
Lutcher, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing.
Patent for an improved gear set adapted for transmitting power to the main driving wheels of farm tractors, the gear set embodying simple and efficient means of effecting a reversal of travel without any chance of gear stripping, as well as the whole transmission gearing encompassing less space.
Date:
February 15, 1921
Creator:
Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Fastener.
Patent for a new and useful improvement to an invention known as the hame fastener. Its purpose is to adjust and make a tight or loose connection between the hame and a desired object.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Arnold, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
Shutter Regulator for Moving-Picture Machines
Patent for new and useful improvements in shutter regulators for moving picture machines. This invention relates to the cinematographic apparatus and more particularly to the shutter mechanism of moving picture machines which may be adjusted with ease and convenience and made secure in the located position
Date:
October 31, 1922
Creator:
Journeay, Fred Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator
Patent for "improvements in thermostatic devices for automatically regulating the temperature of lumber-driers" (lines 8-10).
Date:
January 15, 1889
Creator:
Lutcher, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Sewer Connection.
Patent for a sewer connection for houses, which can be turned on and off from the the main sewer system.
Date:
November 1, 1910
Creator:
McCorquodale, Wilmer E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-can.
Patent for a device that is able to cover and create an air-tight seal over a can or similar container. This task is accomplished in a way that renders both the can and its cover reusable, illustrations included.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Patronell, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Coupling.
Patent for "an improvement in shaft couplings ... primarily designed for installation on the shafting of steamships and the like" (lines 9-13), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Nelson, Gustaf Theodore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Templet.
Patent for a simple, durable, and effective saw template that easily checks and marks saws "to correct faults in the saw blade by means of the usual hammering process" (lines 11-13). The invention "consists of a stock or holder, a flexible band held adjustably therein, and means for adjusting the band to the desired curve" (lines 14-17).
Date:
August 8, 1893
Creator:
Spooner, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Swage
Patent for " a certain new and useful Saw-Swage." (Lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date:
December 24, 1901
Creator:
Davis, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ring-Mandrel
Patent for "new and useful improvements in ring mandrels, for use in shaping up and rounding and dressing bands of different diameters &c., &c." lines 15-18
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Hinson, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Processes for Packing Shingles.
Patent for improvement in processes for packing shingles "in such a manner that they shall quickly dry and be prevented from molding" (lines 13-15).
Date:
July 22, 1879
Creator:
Russell, Robert B. & Russell, Henry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
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
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
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
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
Silo
Patent for Silo
Date:
January 2, 1917
Creator:
Peirce, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reversible Chuck-Jaw.
Patent for a reversible chuck-jaw that is " 'capable of wide adjustment, this flexibility of operation facilitating the application of the chuck jaw to various types of chucks." (lines 49-52)
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Miller, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History