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Combined Automobile Tail-Light and Illuminated Number.
Patent for a combined automobile tail-light and illuminated frame for the number of the car.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stafford, Frederick S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Ventilating System.
Patent for a railroad car ventilating system that does require opening the windows.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Shanley, Michael H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing Mechanism
Patent for a casing mechanism for placing in oil wells to block water flow.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stewart, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for a churn operating mechanism, which can be attached to a wall.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Wiley, Alvin Herbert; Lathem, Diah Walter & Lathem, Mariand Wiendfield
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chemical Fire-Engine.
Patent for a chemical fire engine that does not require refilling after the first charge is emptied.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Minnis, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Presss
Patent for a top loading Bailing Press with feed openings and removable sides.
Date:
February 14, 1901
Creator:
Nicholson, Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hedge Trimmer and Mower.
Patent for a new and improved hedge trimmer and mower. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in that class of combined hedge-trimmers and mowers in which the side and top of a hedge are trimmed at the same time; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the frame-work, the driving mechanism or gearing, and the cutting devices or knives" (lines 10-17).
Date:
February 14, 1882
Creator:
Lattner, Jacob V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cinder and Smoke Consuming Apparatus.
Patent for "devices for conducting exhaust steam, gases and cinders to the fire place of a boiler and is primarily intended for use in locomotive boilers, and its object is to increase the efficiency of such apparatus" (lines 11-16).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Little, Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom-Rack.
Patent for an improvement in a device to hold brooms and items with handles by simplifying the design and making it more resistant to strain.
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Jones, Wesley C. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an improved and simple churn that works easily and quickly. It "is adapted to permit of the simultaneous securing and retention of the cream vessel or receptacle in position in its journaling or carrying frame, as well as the cover upon said vessel, and to provide for the ready removal of said vessel or receptacle and its said cover preparatory to removing the contents of the vessel or the cleaning thereof" (lines 18-25).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Alexander, Horace C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for "a double-acting [screw] baling press...capable of exerting pressure from two directions and operated by two independent mechanisms" (lines 15-18).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
Kenner, William Housenton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Bedsteads.
Patent for a new and improved brace for bed frames. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the bedstead having bolts at the corners, the hooks at the centers of the end rails, and the hooks at the centers of the side rails, of the two wires on each side having their ends secured to the bolts, engaging the hooks and passing to the side of the bed and engaging the hooks, the rings strung on and embracing the adjoining wires between the hooks . . . so as to cause the wires to be brought together, and the cord or strap connecting the said rings so as to slide the rings upon the wires" (lines 20-31).
Date:
February 14, 1888
Creator:
Warfield, Dunbar Griffith
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit
Patent for improvements in drill bits, particularly in the application used in drilling in soft formations, such as clay, gumbo, or similar material. The purpose of the invention is to provide a way to prevent the sticking of material to the drill and drill collar while the drilling operation is being performed.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Childs, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Disk Gin.
Patent for an improved version of a pneumatic disk gin. It has been designed for "ginning fibrous material, such as seed cotton" (lines 13-14) and improves the separation of the cotton and the seeds with the use of its perforated disks.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Garner, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Cleaner
Patent for cleaning seeds. This invention will improve seed cleaning and catch unwanted seeds.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Garner, James C
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Stove.
Patent for a gas stove that is "simple, inexpensive, durable and reliable" (lines 9-10). Gas will be distributed more evenly throughout the stove and better sealing prevents gas odors from escaping.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Wood, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Opener
Patent for a can opener which cuts cleanly and rapidly around the outside wall of the can, so as to avoid jagged edges.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Minor, Robert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Apparatus.
Patent for vehicle to safely have the right of way when reaching a crossing first.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Duran, Arturo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Separator.
Patent for cotton cleaner and separator. This will allow cotton to be cleaned without twisting or tangling, while removing dust, dirt and leaves.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Hillmann, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Writing Pen.
Patent for a dip pen or nib pen, with innovations concentrating on the tip (nib). The tip is moderately sharp to glide over paper, bent for smooth writing and ink conservation, and stiff "to enable it to be used in making carbon copies" (lines 26-27).
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Block, Henry, 1875-1939
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waffle-Iron.
Patent for a waffle iron that can be operated by placing it on a stove-top. It "consists in a base, a yoke pivoted thereto and swinging in vertical plane, and the molding and cooking irons carried by the yoke" (lines 15-18).
Date:
February 14, 1893
Creator:
George, Alexander B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "form[s] a trap or destroyer for ants which can be placed around the top of their hole and then filled with some poisonous compound, so that when the ants attempt to crawl over the ring, frame, or collar they will be poisoned by the compound, and thus destroyed" (lines 23-29). By utilizing a drip to distribute the poison to the ring, frame, or collar, the poison is replenished as it evaporates.
Date:
February 14, 1882
Creator:
Pinter, Francis T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel
Patent for wheel. Illustration included.
Date:
February 14, 1905
Creator:
Cutter, Richard Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interchangeable Illuminated Sign.
Patent for Improvements in new illuminated signs.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stafford, Frederick. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History