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Gearing.
Patent for a speed transmission device that simply and efficiently changes the gears in an automobile especially at fluctuating speeds.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Anderson, Bert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for a wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date:
July 17, 1906
Creator:
Wright, Jessie T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a wire-stretcher "to provide a device of the class embodying new and improved features of utility, convenience, indestructibility, and cheapness." (lines 8-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 3, 1905
Creator:
Kimbro, John A. & Kimbro, Jeremirah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Working Implement.
Patent for an invention that stretches fencing wire that is being nailed or stapled into a post. The implement is also used for twisted two wires together.
Date:
November 17, 1891
Creator:
Murphy, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Screen.
Patent for window screens with frames, side members and end members that can be fixed, detached and adjusted.
Date:
April 18, 1905
Creator:
McGlamery, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trunk Fastening.
Patent for a new and improved trunk-fastening. This design "consist[s] of a stationary block having a segmental groove in its under side, a stop at one end of said groove, an overlapping flange projecting from the outside bounding-rib of said groove, a rotary disk having a segmental extension, a flange projecting from the outer surface of said extension and adapted to enter said segmental groove, a circular flange projecting from the outside surface of the disk and fitting beneath the overlapping flange of the stationary block, said circular flange forming with the segmental flange" (lines 7-19).
Date:
November 18, 1890
Creator:
Hutton, Milton C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Invalid-Bed.
Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive bedstead meant for use by disabled people. "The hinged head section of the bed may be adjusted to any desired angle of elevation" (lines 14-16). The bed can be adjusted with little exertion. The parts can be easily removed and replaced.
Date:
November 28, 1893
Creator:
Ottinger, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turbine Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved turbine wheel. This design eliminates water friction and alleviates pressure on suspended buckets, causing them to last longer.
Date:
August 17, 1880
Creator:
Hallenbeck, Matthew L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter Tie.
Patent for a new and improved clasp for letters. This design calls for wire or sheet metal to be shaped into a suitable size and shape for letters, including tabs on the ends to snap together to fasten the letters. This eliminates the need for twine or string, which reduces the flammability of the packages.
Date:
May 3, 1881
Creator:
Price, James N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kneading Machine.
Patent for a new and improved kneading machine. This design consists in "the elevated upright rollers having grooves near their lower ends, of the tray or receptacle having the surrounding ring or track entering the said grooves of said rollers and supporting said tray in an elevated position" (lines 73-78).
Date:
November 23, 1886
Creator:
Hughes, James F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waterproof Car-Door.
Patent for a freight car door of "strong, durable, and inexpensive construction which will be water and air tight, and which will be practically indestructible in case of a wreck" (lines 17-20) including illustrations.
Date:
January 1, 1918
Creator:
Atkinson, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Pipe Lifter
Patent for a lifter made to lift pipes and rods from wells. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 17, 1907
Creator:
Kimbro, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench, which can used "as a nut wrench or a pipe wrench" (lines 18-19).
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watering-Trough.
Patent for a valve that controls the flow of drinking water from a reservoir or tank into a trough. It can be operated by domestic animals and automatically shuts off when they are finished drinking.
Date:
August 21, 1917
Creator:
Atkinson, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Crushing Cotton-Bolls
Patent for a tool to improve cotton processing machines.
Date:
February 8, 1916
Creator:
Reynolds, Richard J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Work Clamp.
Patent for an improved work clamp. The inventor claimed that the clamp was meant to be universal, allowing for several clamped pieces of material to be secured simultaneously for welding or other joining methods. The tool was meant to facilitate complex construction in a variety of machinery repair facilities and markets.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Treuthardt, Arnold Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Straightening Tool.
Patent for a wire straightening tool, with illustrations, that relies on a series of levers and cams to apply pressure to the wire as it is pulled through. The patent notes that "the wires can be straightened quickly and with facility, thereby permitting the using of all twisted and bent wire which has heretofore gone to waste and resulting in considerable saving of metal" (page 2, lines 14-18).
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Cervenka, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Plow
Patent for a new listing plow that is "cheap and simple construction and readily adjustable to form wide or narrow beds and to be used in bedding of cotton or corn" (lines 11-13).
Date:
August 2, 1892
Creator:
Leatherwood, Calvin Nathaniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a windmill that does not have a vane and can receive wind from any direction. It can also be "readily thrown out of and into operation when desired" (lines 15-16). It is a horizontal wind-wheel supported by a vertical shaft.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Gassett, Thomas Boyle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator
Patent for an insect exterminator to deal with cotton weevils. Illustration included.
Date:
July 5, 1904
Creator:
Hanus, Joseph & Tucker, William Andrewton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Clocks or Watches
Patent for an improvement to clocks or watches that will display an indicator when the timepiece needs to be re-wound.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Aeschlimann, Adolph E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing Table
Patent for an ironing table. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 11, 1907
Creator:
Love, Willilam C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Collecting Machine.
Patent for a machine to collect insects such as cotton-bool weevils and other pests from crops.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Ferriott, Charley L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Spring.
Patent for a vehicle spring with telescoping casings.
Date:
June 7, 1910
Creator:
Pochyla, Adolph Arnold & King, Henry Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History