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Snap-Hook
Patent for a snap hook in order to "provide a hook of simple construction that shall be securely locked when in use" (p. 2)
Date:
December 30, 1890
Creator:
Adams, Don B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen-Hanger.
Patent for more accessible window screen hangers. The inventors claimed that these improved screen hangers eliminated the challenge of hanging window screens on the exterior of tall buildings. These screen hangers allowed customers to hang, adjust, and clean screens from the inside of buildings.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Agee, Howard L. & Agee, Sidney A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
World-Chronometer
Patent for a globe set on top of a pedestal, where the globes rotates by clock work to instruct the user of the time for any given place on the globe. Sides of the pedestal also allow for advertising.
Date:
December 29, 1914
Creator:
Agnew, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner.
Patent for crude-oil burner that has excellent combustion, it is simply constructed to to make it easier to use, and requires little or no attention. It is adaptable to be used in fire-boxes (cooking and heating stoves, furnaces, and ranges).
Date:
December 2, 1902
Creator:
Bateman, Talbot O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel
Patent for new wheel that helps vehicles drive over uneven roadways, providing "proper traction between the road surface and the wheel" (lines13-14).
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Bauer, Frederick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for "resilient wheels for use in carrying heavy loads across soft, sandy, or rough ground, being primarily intended for use upon farming machinery, trucks, gun carriages, and the like. One of the primary objects of the invention resides in providing a resilient wheel having a flexible yielding rim of relatively great width so constructed that it may flatten to a certain extent under a load to provide a large ground engaging surface so that a firm grip upon the road bed may be obtained and a large bearing surface to support the load provided" (lines 9-24) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 10, 1918
Creator:
Bauer, Frederick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Tile.
Patent for "hollow blocks" or "tile and hollow corner blocks" that "prevent moisture from passing through walls" (lines 10-14).
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Bennett, Walter R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Curing Tire Casings.
Patent for a more efficient system for curing tire casings. The new patented apparatus was capable of providing both smooth and ribbed tire textures by way of aluminum tips and molds. Additionally, the apparatus provided retreading and faster curing of pneumatic tires.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson, Elonzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Minnow-Net.
Patent for "improvements in fishing-nets, and particularly to frames for nets which can be set up in the water in various places where other nets cannot be used and which can be folded up into a small package for convenient carrying." (Lines 8-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 8, 1896
Creator:
Breeding, Enoch
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Trough
Patent for a feeding trough. This invention is designed to prevent the waste of feed by collecting the feed pushed out during feeding. Illustration included.
Date:
December 22, 1903
Creator:
Butz, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawer or Unit for Filing-Cabinets.
Patent for a drawer or unit for filing cabinets that is designed for filing cards to fit in.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Chedester, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Pot.
Patent for a new and improved coffee pot. This design "has relation to that class of coffee-pots in which the body of the pot contains a cone-shaped chamber provided at the apex with a tube for the discharge of the boiling water as it passes through the same into a receptacle containing the coffee; and the object thereof is to improve the construction of this class of coffee-pots" (lines 12-19).
Date:
December 29, 1885
Creator:
Covington, Philip A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bracing Garment
Patent for a bracing garment. This invention resembles a corset functioning as a body brace. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 25, 1906
Creator:
Crumbly, Lula
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner
Patent for Cotton Cleaner
Date:
December 12, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Skeleton Structure.
Patent for Skeleton Structures or convertible structures able to be used different agricultural uses that "may be disassembled and reassembled in a different shape either by using the same parts or by adding additional parts," (line 25-28) including illustrations.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Dietz, Paul, A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motion-Picture Machine.
Patent for "improvements in motion picture machines and more particularly to means for automatically shutting the lights off the head or film operating part of the machine" (lines 9-13) "in case of accident, as when the film breaks." (lines 15-16)
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Dodd, David P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Conveyer.
Patent for a water conveyer for irrigation, which has a series of buckets on a conveyer belt which pour over a waterwheel to power the motor of the machine. This model has streamlined the buckets water flow to minimize the power used from the motor.
Date:
December 24, 1907
Creator:
Dove, John Oliver & Wirsing, Charley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Bond.
Patent for a rail bond that connects rails electronically.
Date:
December 27, 1910
Creator:
Dunivant, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoe-Sharpener.
Patent for a new and useful hoe sharpener, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 13, 1898
Creator:
Foster, James T. & Miller, John B.
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
Gas-Producer
Patent for a gas producing apparatus that can be used for cars, factories, shops, or even cities. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1907
Creator:
Gamer, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 10, 1912
Creator:
Giddings, Homer E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Seat.
Patent for improvement in regular car-seating (not baby car-seat) by enabling the seat to recline “like an ordinary sleeping-coach without the necessity of the upper berths required in a sleeping-coach.” (Lines 45-48) Illustration is included.
Date:
December 14, 1886
Creator:
Goelet, Edward B.
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