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Pneumatic Conveyer.
Patent for pneumatic conveyer using cars, cylindrically-shaped runners, tracks, and lubrication device, including illustrations.
Date:
January 3, 1893
Creator:
Vernon, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pan or Lid Lifter.
Patent for a new and useful pan or lid lifter, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 5, 1899
Creator:
Jones, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow and Cultivator
Patent for plow and cultivator.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Kelley, John D.
System:
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Sand-Band.
Patent for a sand band which will prevent sand and dirt from working in between the axle and hub and into the axle-box of a vehicle.
Date:
October 12, 1880
Creator:
Lupton, Lewis R.
System:
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Stamp Canceler and Register.
Patent for a new and improved stamp canceller. This design "consists in the combination, with an ordinary hand canceling device, of an indicator" (lines 22-24). This design utilizes a lever, and "[b]y properly adjusting [it], the device will indicate the cancellation of one-cent or three-cent stamps, and it is obvious that by making similar and proper provision for the adjustment of the throw of [the lever] the cancellation of stamps of any denomination may be indicated" (lines 83-89).
Date:
May 3, 1881
Creator:
Lupton, Lewis R.
System:
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Sash Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved sash-fastener. This design consists in "the rack-bar, the pawl consisting of a metallic strip bent into substantially triangular form, one of the angles engaging the rack-bar, the pivot-screw passed through an eye formed at the upper angle of the pawl, and a handle at the remaining angle of the pawl, a stop-pin inserted through the pawl in rear of the engaging-point, and a spring to hold the pawl normally in engagement with the rack-bar" (lines 11-20).
Date:
April 2, 1889
Creator:
Elkins, William Franklin
System:
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Side Harrow for Cultivators
Patent for a harrow that can be adapted to the side of a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Smith, Henry Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Repairing Machine
Patent for a road repairing machine which repairs roads by leveling them. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 6, 1909
Creator:
Herring, Windsor G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine that combines parts, such as washing rollers, toothed wheels and segments, in an effective manner.
Date:
August 8, 1916
Creator:
Queen, Ernest N.
System:
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Winch Attachment for Automobiles.
Patent for new winch attachment for automobiles "that may be quickly mounted upon ore or both of the rear wheels of an automobile, for the purpose of pulling the vehicle out of a mud hole or ditch." (lines 12-15)
Date:
August 31, 1915
Creator:
Pittman, Carl L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter
Patent for a seed planter operated by an axle. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 22, 1910
Creator:
Wilson, William A.
System:
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Folding Crate.
Patent for a crate that may be sealed both when erected and when folded by a common fastening member.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Janes, Robert T.
System:
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Fifth Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved wheel. This design consists in "the combination of the lower section carried by the axle, an upper section bearing on the lower section and having the spaced lugs, a bolster fitted between the said lugs, a reach having its front end resting on the upper section, and the plate secured to the front end of the reach and having the loops at its ends, which fit around the upper and lower sections" (lines 39-47).
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Switzer, William C.
System:
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Evaporator and Furnace.
Patent for a new and improved evaporator and furnace. This design is "compris[ed of] the side walls provided on their opposing faces at one end with the horizontal grooves, and the inclined rearwardly-extending grooves communicating at their lower ends with the grooves, the front end wall having the doors . . . the rear end wall having the . . . collar for the attachment of a smoke-pipe, the bottom plate having its edges secured in the inclined grooves, and the grate-bars having their ends secured in the grooves, the side and end walls being bolted together and thereby rendered separable" (lines 7-20).
Date:
July 26, 1887
Creator:
Stallcup, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Car Step or Running-Board
Patent for a safety car step or running-board for freight cars. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Dodson, Elijah C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter
Patent for a seed planter for use with planting corn and cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
December 28, 1909
Creator:
Wilson, William A. & Whaley, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "is capable of vertical adjustment, so that the plowshare and landside will be elevated out of contact with the ground in order to prevent the point from wearing out in transporting or moving it from one field or place to another; and it is furthermore provided with an improved fender and scraper, which prevents the dirt from clogging up and wearing the axle, and keeps the periphery of the wheel clear of mud or other matter that is liable to adhere thereto" (lines 27-37).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
Grimm, Frederick
System:
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Improvement in Pumps.
Patent for "a pump having two barrels of different diameters, the larger being subjacent to the smaller, and each provided with a valved piston, said pistons being both secured to the same piston-rod, in combination with a weight, arranged to counter-balance the added weights of the water-columns above the smaller and below the larger piston." (Lines 12-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 24, 1878
Creator:
Beeman, Geraldo A. & Mason, John T.
System:
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Plow
Patent for a plow. Illustration included.
Date:
June 29, 1909
Creator:
Cadenhead, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for Trap
Date:
December 12, 1916
Creator:
Smith, William M.
System:
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Post Hole Digger.
Patent for a new and improved post hole digger. This design has "the combination of the head, consisting of a ring having vertical dove-tailed recesses to receive the blades or cutters, and provided with converging arms uniting so as to form a shank" (lines 61-65). The result is "a convenient, serviceable, and inexpensive tool" (lines 12-13).
Date:
March 27, 1883
Creator:
Switzer, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint
Patent for a rail joint. Illustration included.
Date:
October 25, 1910
Creator:
Dixon, Luther & Dixon, Greenleaf
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an oil burner for stoves and furnaces
Date:
January 30, 1912
Creator:
Daniel, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester.
Patent for improvements in peanut harvester machines with illustrations. The improvement is specific to "improved organiz[ation]" (line 10) and to "simplify and improve the construction" (line 18) of the harvester.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Beard, Willie Lee
System:
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