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Compression Indicator
Patent for a device that determining the compression of engine cylinders. Is meant to provide a more efficient and quicker way to test compression in explosive engine cylinders.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Lambeth, Acey L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Maximum-Speed Controller
Patent for improvements is construction and adaptation of a gear pump.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Weston, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card-File Cabinet.
Patent for a lockable card file cabinet or casing that allows for viewing through a transparent top with use of a rod for moving cards back and forth. The transparent top allows customer information to be stored and used, but not edited without a key.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Reeves, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Awning-Lock
Patent for a novel locking attachment for awning locks. Device locks so that is it inaccessible from the outside, therefore providing security from intruders.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Hatchl, Harold C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bolt for Doors.
Patent for the improvement of bolt locks on double doors using a lever lock for safety and ease of locking and unlocking one or both doors, including illustration.
Date:
June 26, 1860
Creator:
Bonney, N. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Solid Lubricating, Hard and Fracture Resistant Composites for Surface Engineering Applications
Patent relating to solid lubricating, hard and fracture resistant composites for surface engineering applications.
Date:
February 18, 2013
Creator:
Gopagoni, Sundeep; Scharf, Thomas W.; Banerjee, Rajarshi & Tiley, Jaimie S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Process of and Apparatus for Progressive Electrostatic Separation of Comminuted Material
Patent for a new process and equipment that improves upon prior work to separate comminuted materials. This patent explores the new process which "provides means for moving the electro-static waves or charges across the line of normal movement of the material upon a support of between two opposing stationary electrodes by so directing and controlling the electric charges, that each bar electrode is charged in succession across the deck and at an angle to the movement of such deck, whereby the difficulties in separating certain classes of comminuted material with moving electrodes are overcome" (lines 32-42).
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Coating Machine.
Patent for a pipe coating machine which coats the pipes used for oil and gas pipe lines with a safety material like tar.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Taber, Rock G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction.
Patent for new and improved building constructions which will help the economy, steadiness, benefit, and rapidity of erection.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Eldridge, Leonard L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrant Valve.
Patent for an improved valve for hydrants that, when closed, allows water to drain out of the riser and bib, preventing freezing. Includes illustrations.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Ziller, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for automatic car-coupling for passenger and freight cars.
Date:
April 26, 1887
Creator:
Ferguson, George Jones
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gate-Latches.
Patent for improvements in gate latches: "to provide a self closing latch, simple in its construction and easy f operation" (lines 18-19).
Date:
September 26, 1871
Creator:
Lee, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Hoes.
Patent for improvements in cotton hoes: "such as are employed in thinning cotton and other plants" ( lines 16-17).
Date:
September 26, 1897
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a safety valve that closes a conduit when a change in pressure occurs that shuts off the supply of fluid (or gas) until the valve is manually reset.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Ruffner, Earl S., of Wichita Falls, Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for an improved harrow attachment for cultivators that can be easily and quickly removed or attached and which allows soil to be worked after rain when it would otherwise be too moist. Includes illustrations.
Date:
September 26, 1911
Creator:
Stevens, Charles P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Roost and Nest
Patent for a combined roost and nest for farm animals. The purpose of this new design is to improve the sanitation of current roosts and nests.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Gilmore, Calvin L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fountain-Valve for Locomotives
This patent relates to new and useful improvements in an automatic fountain valve for locomotives. The purpose of the invention is to provide a valve that will automatically close in the case of the locomotive overturning. This valve will cut off the escaping or steam from broken pipes and prevent the scalding of engine-men who may be trapped in the cab.
Date:
March 26, 1918
Creator:
Yeamans, Eugence N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator
Patent for removing dead bolls, insects and other parasites from growing plants.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Harper, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle-guard "for preventing cattle from passing along a certain point of a railroad track from an inclosure (sic)" (lines 10-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Bullard, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Conveyor
Patent for an aerial conveyor, specifically one that relates to "an aerial suspension car for aiding linemen in traveling along a suspended cable" (lines 9-11). It's primary function is to allow a wheeled car to be mounted on a cable and used to transport a person.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Moore, Richard S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Farming Implement.
Patent for "agricultural implements and particularly to soil tilling machines of the rotary type" (lines 9-11) ... "of simple and improved construction embodying a carrying frame, a swingingly supported adjustable frame, and a rotary tilling device mounted on the swinging frame for direct engagement with the ground" (lines 13-18).
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Corbin, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Adding and Listing Machine
Patent for a combined adding and listing machine. A machine made for adding, listing, and totaling (and sub-totaling).
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
McCaleb, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Bale-Forming Presses.
Patent for an attachment for bale-forming presses consisting of needles, wire storage spools, and a "yieldable mechanism" allowing the wire to pass (line 17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Freeman, Lawrence K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjusting and Locking Device for Skid Chains.
Patent for anti-skid chains for use on automobile wheels and tires which may be locked to prevent slipping.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Boyd, James S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History