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Airship (open access)

Airship

Patent for a dirigible airship. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Bradford, William J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burial-Vault (open access)

Burial-Vault

Patent for an air and moisture proof burial vault which can also expel gases. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Pepple, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for a crude oil burner for stoves or heaters. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Risley, Carolile
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder (open access)

Copy Holder

Patent for a copy holder for use while typewriting. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Ireland, Ward S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ash Sifter (open access)

Ash Sifter

Patent for receptacle of ashes and sifter to separate unconsumed particles of coal and retain dust.
Date: January 3, 1900
Creator: Hart, Sara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Railway-Tie and Rail-Clamp. (open access)

Combined Railway-Tie and Rail-Clamp.

Patent for a combined railway tie and rail clamp, which is made of metal rather than wood.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Finley, Jefferson L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cloth Measuring Reel. (open access)

Cloth Measuring Reel.

Patent for a new and improved cloth-measuring wheel. This design "consists in the peculiar combination and arrangement of the cutting-board with two standards, whereby the said cutting-board is made to act as a sufficient brace for the frame, as well as to perform the offices of a cutting board. The invention also consists in means for producing a variable tension on the cloth as it passes from the roll to the reel, whereby the tendency of different thicknesses of cloth to wind the cloth in greater or lesser lengths than the register indicates is compensated for and corrected" (lines 27-39).
Date: January 3, 1882
Creator: Peters, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer (open access)

Car-Replacer

Patent for invention for new and useful improvements in Car-Replacer. The invention relates to improvements in car replacers which can easily be applied to a track or rail which will quickly and easily cause the car to enter upon the track and which cannot possibly become displaced by the weight and strain of the car
Date: January 3, 1892
Creator: Moore, Francis A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt-Tightener (open access)

Belt-Tightener

Patent for an improvement in belt fasteners, "especially adapted for use in connection with the running belts of planning, sizing, matching, molding and like machines" (lines 10-12) so that belts may be adjusted to tighten or loosen easily.
Date: January 3, 1893
Creator: Noble, John B. & Hensley, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Handling Brick. (open access)

Apparatus for Handling Brick.

Patent for an apparatus for handling brick "whereby the number of brick handled by a single hand may be greatly increased" (lines 9-11) including illustrations.
Date: January 3, 1888
Creator: Aber, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Porositization Process of Carbon or Carbonaceous Materials (open access)

Porositization Process of Carbon or Carbonaceous Materials

Patent relating to porositized carbon processed from carbon or carbonaceous materials.
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Shi, Sheldon Q. & Xia, Changlei
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clothes Hanger. (open access)

Clothes Hanger.

Patent for clothes hanger that is made of a singular piece of wire. The hanger also features the capability to hold an entire three piece suit: coat, vest, and trousers.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Stapp, Jesse W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hand Cotton-Picking Apparatus (open access)

Hand Cotton-Picking Apparatus

Patent for a hand cotton picking apparatus that can be conveniently carried by a farm hand for more efficiency.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: {Shipman, Abraham T.}
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a riding cultivator that keeps the shovel gangs positioned "parallel with the line of the draft, or with the longitudinal axis of the machine" (lines 19-21), by shifting them in the direction that the driver guides the wheels. The cultivator also provides a means to keep the depth of cultivation as uniform as possible when working on uneven ground or in different kinds of soil.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Mayer, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Tire Filler (open access)

Resilient Tire Filler

This patent addresses resilient tire fillers, presenting a novel approach by providing a filler for tire casings in segmented sections. Each section incorporates sealed, airtight cavities designed as radially arranged columns, ensuring the tire retains the full benefits of pneumatic resistance and resiliency.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Collins, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History
Turntable. (open access)

Turntable.

Patent for an improved turntable "designed to be attached to and carried beneath a motor car" (lines 12-13) that would allow the car (train car) to be elevated or lowered onto railroad tracks. The device includes a base, pedestals, and a rotatable base.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Westmoreland, James P. & Bullington, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drafting Implement (open access)

Drafting Implement

Patent for drafting implement, for laying out or plotting curves of different degrees and combining the functions of a plurality of implements into a single implement.
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Tanner, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit (open access)

Drill Bit

Patent for drill bit, adapted for use in boring (or drilling) of oil wells with bit shank and enlarged head of angularly mounted rotary cutters (for outward cutting of well walls).
Date: January 3, 1922
Creator: Thomas, Martin E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Humphries, Joseph T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Pedestal (open access)

Locomotive-Pedestal

Patent for a locomotive pedestal. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: McCormick, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window and Roof Jack (open access)

Window and Roof Jack

Patent for a window and roof jack. Illustration included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Fry, Toy B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Sinking Apparatus (open access)

Well Sinking Apparatus

Patent for a well sinking apparatus. Illustration included.
Date: January 3, 1905
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type Writing Machine (open access)

Type Writing Machine

Patent for a type writing machine. Illustrations included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Ireland, Ward S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Type Writing Machine (open access)

Type Writing Machine

Patent for a type writing machines. Illustration included.
Date: January 3, 1911
Creator: Ireland, Ward S.
System: The Portal to Texas History