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Combined Elastic Clutch and Engine-Starter
Patent for a combined elastic clutch and engine starter for hydrocarbon engines that does not produce a jerk.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar U. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antifreezing Valve and Closet-Cistern
Patent for "valves which will allow all the water to flow out of the popes to a position below freezing-point after each application of water, whether the water is used in a closet-cistern or drawn out of a hudrant or other application is made, and to arrange the valves so that the supply-valves will be automatically closed by water-pressure in connection with the operation of a siphon in a closet-cistern and the waste-valve will be closed by the pressure of water, siphonic action, or both, when the supply-valves are opened." (lines 18-28).
Date:
April 23, 1901
Creator:
Wilkes, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Railway-Rail
Patent for a compound railway-rail. This invention is a solid open jointed rail whereby two longitudinal section may be brought together without creating open joints. Illustration included.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Stephens, George B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling for Connecting Plows Tandem.
Patent for a coupling for holdings plows together that allows for the plows to be close together, easily turned, and lets each plow perform its full function uninhibited by the other plows.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Brooks, John L. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Display Figures
Patent for an attachment for display figures that fills out the sleeves of a garment.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Beyette, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closet-Cistern and Valve Therefor
Patent for "a cistern which needs no valve to start the siphon to work and to construct a valve which can be operated by a rod which runs up through the supply-pipe, thus doing away with the stuffing-box for a rod for operating the valve" (lines 11-16).
Date:
April 23, 1901
Creator:
Wilkes, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter.
Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "the combination, with the hopper and the seed-slide therein having one end projecting from one end of the hopper, of the reciprocating yoke having its rear portion angular in cross-section and its front portion cylindrical in cross-section and having an arm at one end to engage the opening in the projecting end of the seed-slide, the angular and cylindrical bearings for the respective parts of the yoke, whereby the latter may be unshipped from or attached to the seed-slide, and the mechanism to reciprocate the yoke" (lines 71-83).
Date:
April 23, 1889
Creator:
Armstrong, John Joshua & Lowrey, Andrew Stephen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Drill.
Patent for detachable heads and plates for frusco-conical rollers that allow for space between drills, including illustrations.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Reed, Clarence Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camp Bedding-Roll
Patent for a bedding roll in which the main sheet is adapted to receive a mattress or be stuffed with straw, grass, or leaves to enable it to be used as a bed-sack.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Waugh, Julia Nott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a "powerful wrench of simple construction, wherein the movement for the operation of the jaws is of slight degree, partially automatic, and easily affected" (lines 41-45).
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Tiner, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Winding Device
Patent for a wire winding device for repairing wooden bars.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Wilkinson, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Powder Duster
Patent for "a truck mounted upon wheels, to the reat end of which is adjusted a sifter that, as the machine is progressing, will have lateral reciprocating motion imparted thereto and eject powder through an attached meshed screen" (lines 10-15).
Date:
April 23, 1889
Creator:
Glover, Charles Bazel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leaf for Books
Patent for certain improvements in leaves for books, specifically hotel registers and similar, that materially prolong the life of the leaf.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Moore, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wax-Press
Patent for a wax press for pressing oil out of wax that does not have to be opened to test the wax or remove it for use.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Hansen, Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vault Cash-Indicator.
Patent for a vault cash-indicator meant to "provide a new and improved indicator, designed for indicating an amount of money, commercial articles, &c.; for instance, indicating the amount of money contained in a safe or vault" (lines 7-11).
Date:
April 23, 1895
Creator:
Hamilton, Samuel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tuning Device for Pianos.
Patent for "a means whereby the strings of a piano may be easily and deliberately tuned, and when tuned they will be held absolutely rigid and unyielding under all circumstances while the pins are set in wood, thus avoiding any possibility of the jarring of the parts." (Lines 36-42) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 23, 1895
Creator:
Orser, Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire
Patent for a vehicle tire with improved springs.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Banks, Theodore H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in the Concentration and Purification of Sludge Acid
Patent for improvements in the concentration and purification of sludge acid in petroleum refineries.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Slater, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for improvement in horse-drawn cultivators.
Date:
April 23, 1872
Creator:
Jordan, Hugh Paxton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor
Patent for "novel features of construction and combinations of parts" in tractors to ensure a steady, even pace of travel and allow for traversing uneven landscape while maintaining a level setting, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Altgelt, Herman E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Cotton-Gin-Saw Cleaners.
Patent for "a device for quickly cleaning the saws of cotton-gins when they become gummed. It consists in a series of knives that are supported by a movable bar or frame, and may be thrust between the saws when the saws are to be cleaned (para. 4-5).
Date:
April 23, 1878
Creator:
Munger, Robert S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Stove
Patent for a hydrocarbon stove that allows irons to be heated on it.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Baker, Edward B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Lamp Attachment.
Patent for an electric-lamp attachment, "the primary object of this invention being the provision of a lamp socket attachment of supporting means in combination with a switch, whereby the current energizing the filament of an incandescent lamp is so controlled as to produce different degrees of incandescence in the filament and thus produce different degrees of radiance to produce a dim or a highlight as may be desired" (lines 9-18). Illustrations included.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack
Patent for a pump jack for operating the oil well pump rods.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Seybert, Guy W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History