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Well-Drill Machine.
Patent for improvements in well-drill machine by improving its operating and feed mechanisms.
Date:
January 4, 1910
Creator:
Anthony, Russell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved pipe wrench. This design consists, "with the stationary jaw provided with a shank and an inclined portion on the shank, of a movable jaw, also provided with a shank, having an inclined portion on it and pivotally connected to the stationary jaw, and a loop pivoted to the stationary jaw and engaging with the shank of the movable jaw, whereby the said two inclined portions are retained in working position" (lines 85-94).
Date:
February 11, 1890
Creator:
Bartlett, William George & McCoy, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack.
Patent for a jack for lifting heavy loads on railroads, which has an automatic steady movement of the load up and down without adjusting the jack settings.
Date:
August 6, 1907
Creator:
Blake, David Alexander & Blake, Charles William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable and Detachable Bow for Spectacles.
Patent for a temple bow for spectacles which is secured to a lens frame and is adjustable to “accommodate the angle of vision of the wearer” (lines 89-90). The connection joints between the bow and lens frame allows adjustment without bending or twisting the bow, providing a more durable bow and frame.
Date:
January 13, 1914
Creator:
Blanchard, Edward.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for an improved wind wheel that has "every other blade...has a right angled extension or cup to catch the wind, the blades thus formed being set in the hub and rim of the wheel so as to have said right angled portions where they will receive the full force of the wind" (lines 17-22). A ring supports the angled portions of the windmill blades.
Date:
March 7, 1893
Creator:
Bowman, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tank-Valve.
Patent for tank-valves in which “a valve may be readily detached for renewal or repairs and adaptable without material change of structure to any of the various forms and structures of tanks manufactured.” (Lines 18-22.) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 3, 1905
Creator:
Burchett, Edward Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine.
Patent for new steam engine design with illustrations
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Burrow, Edgar A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor
Patent for Governor that improves upon a speed controlling mechanism, specifically for controlling a reciprocating element like an engine piston, including illustration and instructions. This application is a division of an earlier application (Serial Number: 843, 812 submitted June 08, 1914).
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Burrow, Edgar A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear.
Patent for a horizontally arranged cylinder that when used would bear no wear indefinitely. The cylinder was made specifically for steam engines.
Date:
June 29, 1915
Creator:
Burrow, Edgar A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Operated Door.
Patent for am electrically-operated door. This device has mechanisms that are when stepped on automatically open and close the door.
Date:
August 1, 1916
Creator:
Cain, Ira L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "is in couplers adapted to use a link of ordinary form and to be so set that coupling may be automatic or not, as desired" (lines 15-17). It consists, "with the draw-head having lugs upon each side of the same, of the vertical coupling-pin, the pivoted pin-supporting arms arranged to contact with the lugs, and tripping arms adapted to be operated by the centering-link and throw the arms from the lugs" (lines 23-29).
Date:
June 28, 1892
Creator:
Callaway, William H. & West, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Pulling Device.
Patent for providing a casing pulling device of simple, compact and durable construction that will permit it being lowered into a well casing without being obstructed in its descent by irregularities or bends in the casing so as to ensure proper operation.
Date:
192X
Creator:
Carter, George W. & Hayden, R.B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting Attachment for Sewing-Machines.
Patent for a new removable quilting frame for sewing machines. Patent for "improvements in sewing-machine attachments for quilting designed to support a quilting frame that can be moved from place to place" (lines 14-21) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new quilting attachment for sewing-machine design with, including illustrations.
Date:
January 3, 1888
Creator:
Clark, Chester Cady
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for lawn mower with special stationary blades; designed to improve the operation of the rotary blades with which the stationary blades come into contact, thus "insuring an easy running, and a perfectly clean and smooth shearing of the grass, and prevent any shock, grinding or clicking, when the contact is made" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Clark, Josepsh Chester
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Axle
Patent for an axle to provide assistance to the wheel to adapt to the irregularities of the surface.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Coggin, Charley J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counterbalancing Device for Pumps.
Patent for a counterbalancing device for windmill pumps, which reduces friction and lateral pull on the pump.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
Cotten, Charles Kavendor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Joint
Patent for a railroad joint. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Coupland, David B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Fishing-Floats.
Patent for a device to attach fishing floats to fishing lines.
Date:
August 3, 1915
Creator:
Davis, Samuel William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a windmill. It turns creating rotary motion, caused by the wind, which is used as a pumping power source.
Date:
November 2, 1905
Creator:
Doty, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 29, 1910
Creator:
Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Device
Patent for a draft device for agricultural machines. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 29, 1910
Creator:
Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for a plow attachment, which holds the plow wheel in place.
Date:
October 11, 1910
Creator:
Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter
Patent for a seed planter. Illustration included.
Date:
January 10, 1911
Creator:
Dowdy, Ewell Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel.
Patent for a resilient wheel showcasing adjustable or sectional rims. Modification also exhibits lightness quality, balance for proper distribution, and is noiseless with easy running abilities.
Date:
February 23, 1915
Creator:
Dysart, Marby P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History