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Screen for Wells.
Patent for a well screen for water or oil wells.
Date:
March 8, 1910
Creator:
Dahl, Harry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator.
Patent for a separator for separating hulls from kernels of seeds.
Date:
June 27, 1911
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case.
Patent for a show case, which opens on the side and top to allow buyers to look at goods being sold and is easily collapsed for storage or shipment.
Date:
March 8, 1910
Creator:
Soucek, Charles H. & Ustynik, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sand-Screen for Wells.
Patent for a sand-screen for wells "to provide a simple and efficient device adapted for use on ordinary well-tubing, the same being capable of construction and repair at small cost, being readily attachable to and removable from the tubing, and having means for effectually excluding sand from the inlet end of the tubing, while permitting the free inflow of water therethrough" (lines 9-17).
Date:
April 26, 1902
Creator:
Jackson, Stokeley & Thompson, Neals
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filer and Gummer
Patent for a device "adapted for the purpose of sharpening and gumming the teeth of circular saws" (lines 12-14), particularly the types of saws used in a cotton gin. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
McMicken, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Attachment for Corn and Cotton Planters
Patent for a land roller. This land roller will be attached to the planter in a new way, and will allow for the roller to curve with the planter.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Drapela, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Side-Delivery Excavator
Patent for a side delivery excavator designed for moving dirt away from the plows. Illustrations inicluded.
Date:
October 18, 1910
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for connecting fish plates at the meeting ends of rails where the rails are securely connected without the necessity of employing bolts. Another object of this improvement is to provide a combined fish plate and rail chair which can be applied to the rails.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Jezik, Joseph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rural Mail Box.
Patent for improvements to rural mail boxes with divided interior compartments for incoming and outgoing mail. Mail box design includes flag to signal to recipients and postman of incoming and outgoing items. Additionally the design features interior and exterior doors that can be secured with a padlock to prevent mail from being stolen or tampered with, and to shield from various weather conditions.
Date:
October 24, 1922
Creator:
Dooley, Will Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Running-Gear for Vehicles
Patent for a running gear for vehicles that can be attached to the axle without putting a hole in the axle.
Date:
August 20, 1912
Creator:
Kraemer, Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gang-Plow
Patent for Plowing
Date:
March 30, 1909
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser.
Patent for improvements on the mechanism to release horses "in case they become unmanageable and run away" (lines 13-14).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Holub, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rake
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Hay-Rakes." (line 5-6). "Improved means for governing the dumping movements of the rake." (lines 11-12).
Date:
December 27, 1921
Creator:
Mottier, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guard for Hand-Planes
Patent for an improvement in guards for hand-planes, more specifically bench planes. The improvements provide a guard, which prevents wood shavings or splinters from injuring the hand.
Date:
February 3, 1914
Creator:
Westberg, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Chair.
Patent for a cheap metal chair that can be disassembled and reassembled easily.
Date:
June 2, 1917
Creator:
Wendell, Peter P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker.
Patent for a device to crack nuts that can be attached to a table or other stationary object, and that allows a nut to be placed in a stationary position to be cracked, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
May, Frank B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow
Patent for improvements to harrows, being namely hinges that allow the harrow to more readily conform to surfaces and furrows.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Gillis, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher
Patent for a vehicle attachment that allows the driver to detach the vehicle from the horse, should the horse become difficult to control. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment for Automobiles.
Patent for a draft attachment for automobiles to aid in their movement from muddy or slippery conditions including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Pietzsch, Cornelius O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History