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Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for an improved car coupling that is automatic and safer than regular couplings.
Date: June 29, 1884
Creator: Myers, Newton J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin. (open access)

Cotton Gin.

Patent for a new and improved cotton gin. This design consists of an "endless wire-gauze band or apron, bound at its sides with strips of flexible material, such as leather . . . and provided on its inner side with slats, in combination with the saw-shaft, the condenser-roller, and the upper roller, around which the band passes, provided with longitudinal channels . . . in [a] cylinder and [a] wiper" (lines 81-92).
Date: June 14, 1881
Creator: Edgar, Valentine K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Power. (open access)

Mechanical Power.

Patent for motors “designed for running light machinery – such as well-pumps, churns, sewing-machines, washing-machines, &c.; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims” (lines 10-15) including instructions and illustrations. “These motors are simple, durable, and efficient, and are not likely to get out of order” (lines 72-73).
Date: June 17, 1884
Creator: Wise, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Valve for Steam-Engines or the Like (open access)

Sliding Valve for Steam-Engines or the Like

Patent for a sliding valve for steam-engines or the like that is "simpler, less expensive, and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use" (lines 21-24) including an illustration and instructions.
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Williamson, Jason & Williamson, Elmer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Planting Attachment. (open access)

Peanut-Planting Attachment.

Patent for an attachment to a seed planter for the purpose of planting peanuts. The device allows for efficient and inexpensive peanut planting by simply connecting to existing equipment.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Wright, Melvin T.
System: The Portal to Texas History