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Closer for Cans and the Like.
Patent for an efficient, easy-open-and-close top for various types of cans which are used frequently.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Perkins, William Hunter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn with vertically reciprocating dashers.
Date:
June 28, 1910
Creator:
Decker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Wire Mat.
Patent for a flexible wire mat that is portable, loosely woven to shake out dirt and mud, and which prevents the edges form curling up to trip people.
Date:
November 28, 1911
Creator:
Shelton, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Stalk Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design consists in "[t]he frame mounted upon sled-runners and provided with braces, draft pole, and knives, in combination with the rake having check-bar, the sliding bar, connecting bar, and lever, all co-operating" (lines 89-92).
Date:
July 28, 1885
Creator:
Woodard, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Turner
Patent for "a machine which will perform the whole act of turning a sack" (lines 11-12), including illustrations.
Date:
September 28, 1915
Creator:
Hirschfeld, Ike
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cabinets.
Patent for Attachment for Cabinets. An adjustable bracket that attaches to various pieces of cabinetry or furniture for supporting water basins for easy reach.
Date:
October 28, 1913
Creator:
Austin, W. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for improving the fuselage for aeroplanes by "securing double strength throughout the body and [...] be light and durable" (lines 12-14). Provides rudder, landing gear, telescopic joint, and sprocket gear improvements, including illustrations.
Date:
March 28, 1916
Creator:
Smith, Glen B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbon-Brush Holder
Patent for a carbon-brush holder that provides the user with novel means of holding a carbon brush. Through this device, users can more efficiently transmit an electric current from the brush to motors, dynamos, or commutators.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Knight, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs.
Patent for pipe tongs for drilling wells using rotary systems. The tongs are designed to be securely held against the drill stem using a lever, making them simple and economical to manufacture.
Date:
June 28, 1921
Creator:
Hill, Richard D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Cushioned Tire.
Patent for improvements to pneumatic cushioned tires, including guards to protect and shield the sides against abrasion.
Date:
June 28, 1921
Creator:
Kerr, Augustus Hallawell; Smith, J.A.; Atkinson, J. M.; Dacus, J.A. & Coley, W.L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Sawing Machine
Patent for a wood sawing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 28, 1908
Creator:
Evrett, Arch Letrobe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Elevator.
Patent for a new and improved water elevator. This design "is to provide each bucket with a weighted back; also, in the manner of connecting the chains thereto, so that the necessity of the employment of a weighted wheel is obviated" (lines 20-24). This means that individual buckets may be removed and replaced, and construction becomes more durable and simple.
Date:
December 28, 1880
Creator:
Mayfield, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tube-Fastenings for Boilers.
Patent for improvement of tube-fastenings for boilers which will secure flues in steam-boilers, including illustrations.
Date:
January 28, 1879
Creator:
Walsh, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilating Device
Patent for a ventilating device for vehicles. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 28, 1911
Creator:
Cunningham, Melville Boyd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Breaker.
Patent for a stalk-breaker that breaks "the stalks into small pieces and which will be under the control of the driver so as to be thrown in and out of gear at will, and in which the breaker mechanism will be so constructed that it will give when an unyielding substance is run against, thereby preventing breakage or damage to the machine" (lines 13-20).
Date:
March 28, 1893
Creator:
James, Will S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for improvements to pumps in working barrels, packing, and packing chambers, the purpose of which is to eliminate easily worn parts and improve the efficiency of these pumps, including illustrations.
Date:
November 28, 1922
Creator:
Kerr, Michael A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for a light and durable stirrup that can be used in light and heavy saddles and has an improved construction.
Date:
April 28, 1896
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Index and Alphabetical Record.
Patent for a general index and alphabetical record that organizes records in an index instead of a book.It is a chest of shallow drawers, each having a letter of the alphabet printed on its front. Attached to each drawer is a blank book.
Date:
July 28, 1896
Creator:
Ward, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hook and Eye Box Fastener
Patent for hook and eye box fastener. This invention is designed to secure covers and lids for boxes, crates, chests, etc. Illustration included.
Date:
December 28, 1909
Creator:
Gregson, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grate.
Patent for an improved grate that is adapted "for use in stoves as well as in fire paces, and which, being composed of separate bars, may be repaired by inserting new bars, thus saving that portion of the grate which remains intact, as cannot be done with grates formed of a single casting" (lines 18-23).
Date:
March 28, 1893
Creator:
Chollar, Benjamin Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Wave Former.
Patent for an improved hair-wave former device so "hair may be waved or coiled by a harmless method without heating the air and without rolling the hair with paper" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date:
February 28, 1922
Creator:
Thompson, Mary E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flushing-Cistern For Closet-Bowls
Patent for a cistern and closet bowl designed so that the cistern flushes, refills, and secures the bowl. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 28, 1909
Creator:
Van Zandt, John H. & Thacher, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head for Hammers and Other Tools.
Patent for heads for hammers, hatchets, axes, and other similar tools that prevents the handles from becoming loose in the heads, and that can also tighten the handles in the heads. Includes illustration.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Mosley, Noah S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ornamental Stand.
Patent for ornamental stand with pivoting revolvable arms, designed to be easily disassembled for packing or transportation.
Date:
December 28, 1915
Creator:
Fretwell, Nun Q.
System:
The Portal to Texas History