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Triple-Valve Mechanism.
Patent for a triple-value mechanism that "appertains to automatic fluid pressure brake systems and involves certain improvements &c., &c.” (lines 9-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Atwood, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone System.
Patent for improvements to an automatic switchboard "to provide a construction of board and a connected system of wiring which will permit a subscriber at a telephone in one town to call up the operator or central at a distant point and converse with him without operating the other instruments in his town and at the same time preventing other subscribers from breaking into the line" (lines 12-20).
Date:
December 23, 1902
Creator:
Wright, Wayne C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener
Patent for a tire tightener for wagons. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Ryan, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle
Patent for a new Motor-Vehicle (relate to motor vehicle) that provide cushioning means for the steering wheel of a tractor.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Ingram, Joseph D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Priming Cup for Internal Combustion Motors
Patent for "Improvements in Priming-Cups for Internal-Combustion Motors" (lines 4-5) including illustrations.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Martinek, Stanley A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spur.
Patent for a new and improved spur; including illustrations.
Date:
August 7, 1900
Creator:
Jackson, Claude D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grab for Pump and Drill Rods.
Patent for a grabbing device for pump and drill rods in wells to lift them out of the well.
Date:
May 11, 1909
Creator:
Law, Eddie P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holding-Clip.
Patent for improvements on a holding clip for "cloth or other allied material." (line 79)
Date:
August 29, 1916
Creator:
Crume, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving-Gear for Vehicles.
Patent for a driving gear for cars, which allows various amounts of power to be used in different gears.
Date:
August 23, 1910
Creator:
Byars, Edgar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sand Screen
Patent for a sand screen. This invention is for sifting and screening sand. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Tress, Paul G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street-Indicator for Cars
Patent for a device that allows passengers to press a button that tells the driver at which streets to stop.
Date:
February 10, 1914
Creator:
Hamilton, Burnett & Timmons, Cyrus C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Spur.
Patent for improvement in riding-spurs for horsemen by “using an open-ended socket, a shank having limited sliding movement in the socket, a rowel freely journaled at the outer end of the shank, and a spring inclosed within the socket and serving to hold the shank normally outward, the tines or points of the rowel being adapted to engage the socket and secure the rowel against rotation when the shank is pressed inward.” (P. 2, lines 6-14.) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 4, 1902
Creator:
Ridings, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheet-Piling.
Patent for sheet piling, which has closely fitting joints to make it watertight and can be varied in width.
Date:
January 7, 1908
Creator:
Pyle, Jesse Theodor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Shelving and Display-Cabinet.
Patent for a rotary shelf and display cabinet that has a large amount of display space available in it.
Date:
July 4, 1911
Creator:
Hawkins, Millard F. & Berry, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Mop Wringer
Patent for a mop wringing frame that is portable and independent of the mop and the water receptacle. The device causes the mop to be subjected to a twisting action when the handle of the mop is rotated.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Paul, Jennie Henry & Paul, William Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guard.
Patent for a guard for marine vessels against torpedoes.
Date:
September 21, 1920
Creator:
Muncy, David J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Attachment for Sewing-Machines.
Patent for a quilting attachment for sewing machines that has all its parts adjustable. This allows the attachment to operate with a quilt of any pattern.
Date:
February 13, 1894
Creator:
Cassidy, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Locking Device
Patent for Door-Locking Device
Date:
November 21, 1916
Creator:
Newcome, Robert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie and Rail-Fastener.
Patent for a concrete railroad tie and rail fastener.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Planett, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for oil burner "in which the oil will be atomized by and thoroughly mixed with air or steam under pressure and if used in the presence of steam be preheated before admixture ... of use in power plants and in stoves, furnaces and the like" (lines 11-18).
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Mayer, E. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pile Structure.
Patent for piling structures used in bridges and other structures built in sandy areas that allows for digging the piling hole to any depth desired and prevents cave-ins of the interior of the piling before it is filled with concrete.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Pyle, Jesse Theodor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an oil burner. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 13, 1911
Creator:
Pickens, James H. & Shepard, Arthur M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rope Guide and Protector.
Patent for improvements to rope guides and protectors for "unloading grain from cars, to prevent the rope from wearing during its passage around the door jamb of the [train] car, and also to prevent friction during such passage of the rope" (lines 14-18).
Date:
July 27, 1915
Creator:
Early, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ditching-Machine
Patent for "a machine for digging ditches or trenches of any desired depth or width, for purposes of irrigation or drainage or pipe-laying, or for building earth fences on lands, or throwing up fortifications, or for making other excavations of like general nature" (lines 7-13).
Date:
December 18, 1888
Creator:
Edwards, Charles Clark
System:
The Portal to Texas History