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Bed or Douche Pan.
Patent for improvements in bed or douche pans, in which it will not spill easily and is easy to clean. Illustration is included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Williams, Bettie C. & Scott, Arthur C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railroad-Switch
Patent for an automatic railroad switch which throws the switch automatically back to the main line after a train has entered a siding.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Toullerton, George Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Exterminator
Patent for a boll weevil exterminator. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Evans, James W. & Banks, Jessie B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Lock or Joint
Patent for a bedstead lock or joint. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1901
Creator:
Martin, Mack D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union.
Patent for an affordable and efficient coupling device for use "on valve rods of internal combustion engines, especially those used in automobiles and aeroplanes or on those motors or engines employing overhead valves and whereby the union or coupling may be readily and securely locked on a valve rod with sufficient resistance to withstand the strain of direct pressure" (lines 14-21).
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Dickinson, Harry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed.
Patent for a bed, specifically the joints of a bedframe. The side rails for a bedframe are joined by tapered connectors.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Hellweg, Rudolph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuff-Link.
Patent for new and useful improvements in cuff links that do not separate from sleeves and help with any decoration.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Hall, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sugared Nut Candy
Patent for sugared nut candy. No illustration.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
McDonald, Joseph H. & Hopson, Charley A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turbine Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved turbine wheel. This design eliminates water friction and alleviates pressure on suspended buckets, causing them to last longer.
Date:
August 17, 1880
Creator:
Hallenbeck, Matthew L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Level.
Patent for an instrument to determine a level at widely distant points or determining inclinations and which may be correctly read under conditions where a level cannot be held erect. Also known as hydrostatic leveling, this instrument is comprised of flexibly connected liquid containers that are spaced apart at certain distances.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Kaspar, John & Beran, Rud F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Filing Gin Saws.
Patent for a new and improved machine to sharpen the teeth of cotton gin saws. This design utilizes two bevel-faced wheels connected to a block between two arms that clamp the saw blade. The bevel-faced wheels sharpen the teeth of the blade, and the nuts and bolts of the frame allow for movement as well as tightening and loosening.
Date:
August 17, 1880
Creator:
McAllister, Alexander F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Corn-Shellers.
Patent for an improved "Combined Corn Husker, Sheller, and Cleaner" (lines 4-6) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 17, 1875
Creator:
Creekmore, Hiram C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve
Patent for a valve. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Smith, Frederick C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jar.
Patent for a jar for thick semi-liquids such as mustard, which has a discharge spout in the side that allows the contents to be used without taking off the lid of the jar.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Barr, George T., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for an improved rail joint that doesn't need bolts.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Ryan, George R. & Ryan, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Washing Photographs
Patent for "a new and improved apparatus for washing photographic prints after fixing, for the purpose of removing the double hyposulphite of soda and silver formed in the body of the paper during the process of fixing" (lines 6-11).
Date:
August 17, 1875
Creator:
Caylor, J. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Excavators
Patent for "an improvement in excavating and dredging machines" (lines 12-13).
Date:
August 17, 1875
Creator:
Cole, Thomas Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Plow.
Patent for improvements in wheeled-plow by adding inner and outer guide to the bent axle and an adjusting device to the stop-plate; these additions enable the plow adjustment process effortless. Illustration is included.
Date:
August 17, 1880
Creator:
Reuss, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Making Continuous Concrete Pipes or Tiles
Patent for a means for creating continuous pipes or tiles which can be used for the underground pipelines.
Date:
August 17, 1915
Creator:
Thomas, O. Berry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Power-Apparatus for Vehicles
Patent for "improvements to powered vehicles with combined rim-wheel(s) in combination with a truck(s), resting upon the inner and lower part of the rim, and supporting a carriage-body or frame, crank-shaft. with one or more pinions, and guide-rollers." (line 8)
Date:
August 17, 1869
Creator:
Dillaha, J. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Shopper
Patent for "improved stalk-chopper for corn, cotton, or other stalks, where-in a reel or reels carrying longitudinal knives is supported and adjusted upon a frame which may be easily connected and disconnected from the running-gear of an ordinary wagon" (lines 14-20)
Date:
August 17, 1888
Creator:
Ferrel, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sunshade Holder
Patent for a sunshade holder. Illustration included.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Atkinson, Earl H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment.
Patent for a harrow attachment "that is efficient and durable, cheap to manufacture, and can be readily placed on or removed from cultivators" (lines 19-22).
Date:
August 17, 1911
Creator:
Smith, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup
Patent for "new and useful improvements in stirrups" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Hooks, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History