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Fuel-Economizer for Engines (open access)

Fuel-Economizer for Engines

Patent for a device to increase the fuel efficiency of and reduce carbon deposits within combustion engines by means of an air controlling valve that supplies heated air to the intake manifold of the engine while it is running. The device is self-regulating, using a series of valves to deliver heated air in proportion to the degree of suction created by the pistons.
Date: March 9, 1920
Creator: Minor, Edward Lynnwood
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter (open access)

Engine-Starter

Patent for an engine starter "operated by compressed air and which may be brought into operative connection with the fly wheel of the engine to be started, whereby said fly wheel is rotated."
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Fruehbeck, Edgar F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Remover. (open access)

Tire-Remover.

Patent for an improved tire remover.
Date: July 12, 1910
Creator: Young, Harry B. & Palomino, Refugio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Remover (open access)

Tire Remover

Patent for a tire remover. Illustration included.
Date: December 28, 1909
Creator: Young, Harry B. & Palomino, Refugio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door-Holder. (open access)

Door-Holder.

Patent for a door holder, which will hold the door in place at various preset positions.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Daly, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spectacle Holder (open access)

Spectacle Holder

Patent for a spectacle holder. Illustration included.
Date: June 30, 1903
Creator: Grooms, Richard McLane
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self Heating Branding Iron. (open access)

Self Heating Branding Iron.

Patent for a self heating branding iron, which allows for branding irons to be easily attached and detached from portable sources of fuel.
Date: January 14, 1902
Creator: Lowe, Marvel Avander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Raising Water. (open access)

Device for Raising Water.

Patent for a new and improved device for raising water "by use of a compressed fluid. such as air" (line 9).
Date: February 22, 1898
Creator: Lempert, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sack-Tie. (open access)

Sack-Tie.

Patent for sack-ties that consist of a brace with a wire that folds in with the upper edges of the mouth of the sack and hold it into position, by hooking around the ends of the brace.
Date: April 27, 1897
Creator: Driffill, Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock. (open access)

Nut-Lock.

Patent for nut-locks specifically adapted for use on railroads. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 16, 1897
Creator: Reilly, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle. (open access)

Puzzle.

Patent for a simply constructed puzzle with a difficult solution, "but may be accomplished by the exercise of care, skill, and ingenuity in the manipulation of the device" (lines 15-18). It is a rectangular box with eight balls, four of which fit into holes in the corners of the box. There are segmented walls surrounding the holes.
Date: January 5, 1897
Creator: Collis, Michael Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Faucets. (open access)

Improvement in Faucets.

Patent for "an improved faucet, which shall be so constructed that it will not be liable to be injured by being screwed into and out of the cask, which will not be liable to leak, which will have the button of the valve-stem protected from accidental injury, and shall be simple in construction and easily operated." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Lempert, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History