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Wagon Brake
Patent for a wagon brake. Illustration included.
Date:
September 27, 1904
Creator:
Melton, William K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine.
Patent for a steam-engine that has "no dead-center" (lines 15-16), and "a volume of one full port will always be exerted on a piston" (lines 18-19). "The full power of the steam will be applied when the crank is on the quarter and there is the greatest leverage in favor of the engine" (lines 21-24). Steam supply is regulated automatically and has a shutoff system in case anything breaks.
Date:
November 10, 1896
Creator:
Barton, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Cleaning Machine.
Patent for a well cleaning machine with spring activated jaws for scoops that pick up mud and leaves from the bottom of wells.
Date:
September 24, 1907
Creator:
Crowson, Jonas Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Elevator.
Patent for an improvement in water elevators to raise and lower a pair of buckets, meant to be simple, inexpensive, and more efficient than other designs. In particular, it is meant "to move the buckets in either direction without necessitating the operator's changing his position with relation to the apparatus" (lines 19-22).
Date:
January 1, 1901
Creator:
Griffin, Walter R.; Thomas, Joseph E. & Griffin, Samuel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watchmaker's Tool.
Patent for a watchmaking device that allows for the operator to hold the watch wheel in one hand "while the instrument is fastened upon the roller by the other" (lines 20-22). The invention also has a centering device and auxiliary appliances that make all movements by the extractor accurate and even. This device does not injure the staff or pivot.
Date:
January 16, 1894
Creator:
Bricker, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for improved plow-stock applying multiple plow-irons to the same plow-frame.
Date:
February 11, 1873
Creator:
Love, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Portable Fences.
Patent for portable fencing with sections that can be connected and set up in a particular area, or removed and put elsewhere at will.
Date:
April 21, 1874
Creator:
Griffin, James Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for a new and improved turn-plow which "consists in several features of improvement, by which the preparation and tillage of soil may be done at less the usual expense, and more than the usual convenience to the farmer." (lines 13-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1874
Creator:
White, Moses F. & Blankenship, Augustus J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for the invention of a new and improved type of adjustable plow, including illustrations.
Date:
March 31, 1874
Creator:
White, Moses F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn and Cotton Planters.
Patent for a new and improved construction and combination of parts used by machines that convert either into a cotton or corn planter, including illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1879
Creator:
Rhea, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine
Patent for "a new and improved steam-engine, in which the pressure of the live steam is completely and very advantageously utilized," (lines 8-10) including illustrations.
Date:
August 3, 1886
Creator:
Rush, Peter S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine
Patent for an "new and improved steam-engine in which a dead center position is obviated and the pressure of the live steam is completely and very advantageously utilized" (line 7-11)
Date:
August 30, 1887
Creator:
Rush, Peter S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Utilizing Electrical Energy
Patent for a means of using electricity more efficiently, which entails "utilizing the extra current generated by the break in the circuit of an electromagnetic apparatus" (lines 16-18). Illustrations included.
Date:
July 13, 1909
Creator:
Perkins, Thomas F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Wheel and Means for Driving Same.
Patent for "a new and Improved Traction-Wheel and Means for Driving Same" (lines 5-7) , including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Graley, Morton Adrian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mixture For Fish-Baits.
Patent for a coating for fish-bait of any kind which includes ingredients and instructions. The ingredients are water, asafeotida {(foul smelling gum resin from the root of several species of Ferula, a perennial herb) see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459456/}, oil of anise, and honey.
Date:
October 21, 1884
Creator:
Bates, Carol F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump for Oil Cans, &c.
Patent for a new and improved pump for oil cans. This design "especially relates to means for holding a pump cylinder or barrel within the cask or can, and preventing oil from escaping through the aperture or opening through which the cylinder passes; and to these ends it consists of the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts" (lines 20-26).
Date:
October 27, 1885
Creator:
Nelson, John Bryon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track Fastener
Patent for railroad track fastener. This invention is made of metallic track fasteners and uses a joint for meeting together the ends of the rails. Illustration included.
Date:
July 14, 1908
Creator:
Hutchins, William Dennis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Utilizing Electrical Energy
Patent for an apparatus which consists of an electric motor that is operated by a battery and is designed to use electricity more efficiently. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 13, 1909
Creator:
Perkins, Thomas F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Holder.
Patent for a mail holder which has slots for different types of mail organized by letter, which can be carried in the mail delivery vehicle thus letting the mail only be sorted once.
Date:
March 31, 1908
Creator:
Hill, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Puller and Chopper.
Patent for a stalk puller that can pull the stalk from the ground and chop in pieces for feeding for fertilizer.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Anderson, Jeff
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger
Patent for a post hole digger. Illustration included.
Date:
December 28, 1909
Creator:
Hefner, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Timber Hewing Machine
Patent for a timber hewing machine. This invention is designed for hewing timbers or railroad ties. Illustration included.
Date:
July 31, 1906
Creator:
Melton, William K. & King, James G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Setting Implement.
Patent for a tire setting tool, which resembles tongs for forcing the tire onto a metal vehicle wheel.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Allison, James Rufus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Carriage Tops
Patent for a new and useful improvements in supports for carriage tops. This invention "consists in the features of construction hereinafter more particularly set forth and specifically claimed" (line 19-21).
Date:
December 7, 1897
Creator:
Gallaway, Edgar
System:
The Portal to Texas History