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Automatic Stopping Mechanism for Engines.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in automatic stopping mechanism for engines.
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Hunter, Victor Emmet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Checker and Cultivator.
Patent for improvements in cotton checkers and cultivators by “providing a device in which the width of the hills or rows may be adjusted to suit the requirements of various grades of soil.” (Lines 15-17) Another improvement is to provide a “means to which the plows of the cultivator may be simultaneously raised or lowered, and when so raised or lowered may be kept in their adjusted positions.” (Lines 19-22) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 11, 1910
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Checker and Cultivator
Patent for a cotton checker and cultivator. Illustration included.
Date:
January 11, 1910
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert & Humble, Henry O. V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Tooth.
Patent for a new and useful artificial tooth for "supplying missing teeth or crowning roots" (line 10 -11).
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Carroll, Houston Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boat.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in boats to "increase the speed and insure greater safety and stability in sailing vessels, row-boats, canoes, and the like" (line 12-14).
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Evesson, Martin V. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved design for freight car coupling. This design calls for a sliding block, with the assistance of metal pins, to lock the link between two freight cars firmly in place. This eliminates the possibility of accidental disconnect.
Date:
January 11, 1881
Creator:
Upson, Bolivar J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bridle-Bit
Patent for improvements in bridle bits, particularly bridle bits known as curb bridle bits. One of the objects is to provide means whereby the curb loop or strap is prevented from engaging the lips of the horse when strain is applied to the driving reins.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Bass, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box
Patent for box made of pasteboard that collapses and remains as such until needed for use.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Houghland, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock Attachment
Patent for an improved clock attachment to operate "a series of alarms or signals arranged in different rooms of a building or in other separated stations for simultaneously sounding the alarms or for operating the signals at predetermined times." (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1915
Creator:
Moore, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Button
Patent for a button that holds articles of clothing securely with a combination of rings
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Karger, Rose
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box
Patent for collapsible boxes. Makes it easier and more convenient for people using them.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Houghland, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tile.
Patent for a new and improved bale-tie. This design "consists, principally, of a bale-tie jaw stamped from sheet metal and formed with an open hook at one end standing in front of a curved edge, with an opening at the other for attachment to the bale-hoop, said opening being shaped to permit the jaw to have a pivotal side motion upon the hoop. The invention also consists of the combination of two of such jaws applied to the bale-hoop to form a complete tie" (lines 7-16).
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Rylander, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling
Patent for an improved car-coupling, including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Young, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "a draw-head having a slotted top and a recessed bottom, of a transverse slotted bar journaled in bearings, one end being extended for the attachment of a handle, and the headless coupling-pin having the reduced or flattened portion to permit of its ready insertion and withdrawal from the transverse bar" (lines 73-80).
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Dial, Augustus A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Epoxy Resin, Aliphatic Amine Curing Agent and Halogenated Amine
Patent relating to the composition of epoxy resin, aliphatic amine curing agent and halogenated amine.
Date:
March 10, 2009
Creator:
Bilyeu, Bryan; Brostow, Witold, 1934- & Menard, Kevin P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Center-Gage and Micrometer
Patent for improvements to a center gage and inside micrometer to "provide central support for dividers" (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Snell, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Weaving Device.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in Portable wire-weaving device.
Date:
January 11, 1898
Creator:
Murrah, Louis T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire
Patent for a tire wheel that is resistant to shocks and vibrations when traveling over roads. This tire is more durable and is more resilient, leading to less break-downs on the road.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Pepple, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leaf-Turner.
Patent for a new and improved leaf turner which allows the piano player to turn the pages of their sheet music without taking their hands off the keyboard. This leaf turner is "noiseless and efficient in operation and...will respond instantly to the actuating impulse" (lines 21-23). It is not expensive to make, and securely holds music and releases it without effort.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Holcom, Jarret C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Tongue Support
Patent for improvements to wagon tongue supports. "Spring supporting device which can be quickly and easily moved into position to support the tongue or move out of position to permit the tongue to be lowered to the ground." (15-19)
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Cole, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack
Patent for a new Jack's that can use in motor cars and other vehicles, It is folded into a compact condition, for storage, within the tool chest of the machine, including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Abernathy, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Valve-Gear.
Patent for improvement to the locomotive valve-gear by utilizing a centrally-pivoted lever.
Date:
January 11, 1887
Creator:
Lewis, Wallace James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Turbine Water-Wheels.
Patent for a new turbine water wheel, which is said to alleviate past problems with older model turbines. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1870
Creator:
Chadwick, H. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Wind-Wheels.
Patent for an "invention [consisting] in the construction and arrangement of a dome which surrounds a wind-wheel" (line 14-16) including instruction and illustrations. Constitutes an improvement to then existing windmills.
Date:
January 11, 1876
Creator:
Stephens, Lawrence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History