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Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[a] car-coupling constructed with a draw-head having a vertically-ranging and inwardly-tapering link-socket and a horizontal hole to receive the coupling pin, in combination with a coupling-link tapering from the middle toward the end . . . [and] . . . crossing the socket, and a coupling-pin adapted to said hole and to the coupling-link, and connected to [two] lever[s] [and a] link . . . and [one of] said lever[s] extending to the side of the car" (lines 39-52).
Date:
February 24, 1885
Creator:
Rye, Edgar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Baling Cotton.
Patent for a cotton baling machine in which, it would provide a mechanism for baling the fiber in packages, for the ease of transporting and handling; and to prevent the loss of cotton or fiber in transporting from the gin to the baling-press. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Creator:
Rembert, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Filling Machine.
Patent for a bottle-filling machine in which "a number of bottles of equal capacity may be simultaneously filled from a common reservoir by the single movement of a lever" (lines 13-16), illustration is included.
Date:
February 24, 1891
Creator:
Baldinger, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Trailing Device
Patent for an automatic trailing device. This device is made to "successfully follow the tracks of the front vehicle without the use of a driver on the vehicle in tow" (lines 14-17).
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Sloan, Charles Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Stand.
Patent for an improved boiler stand by creating space for air flow between the burner and the boiler to increase combustion.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Fowles, Alfred T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crossing for Railway-Tracks.
Patent for incorporating durable gaps within railway-rails to improve performance, with illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Thomas, Lester V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet
Patent for a built-in organization system for kitchen cabinets, including illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Rosser, Virgil O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design consists in "the sectional spiral vanes of the wind-wheel, having a flange on the outer edge, widest at the end of the vane on which the wind first takes effect, and inclined to the plane of the vane for deflecting the wind thereon . . . [and] [t]he brake, having guide-pulley and combined with the pull-cord, tail-vane, and the wheel-shaft, said shaft having a friction-wheel" (lines 13-22).
Date:
February 24, 1885
Creator:
Benoit, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen
Patent for a modification to Mr. Layne's previous Patent No. 1,062,717, including illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Wiring Picket-Fences.
Patent for a new improvement in apparatus for wiring picket-fences to hold the wires tight, including illustration.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Parks, James Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lister Plow and Planter.
Patent for lister plows and planters that will allow "for cleaning the ground at the same time that the ground is plowed and the seed planted" (lines 12-14).
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Bigham, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dish-Washing Machines.
Patent for a dish washer that allows dishes to be placed on shelves and rotated through a column of water. The machine can also be modified for washing clothing. It includes illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Starr, Henry Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transformer
Patent for transformer.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Depp, Otis J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump, designed to increase the flow of water without increasing the length of the stroke or the numbers of strokes of the plunger rod. The pump lifts water by force and suction simultaneously.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Muncy, David J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Cylinder
Patent for a removable liner for a pump cylinder bore, including illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Black, Lee J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Plows, Planters, and Cultivators.
Patent for a new improvement in combined plows, planters, and cultivators, including illustration.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Urban, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Guards for Wire Bale-Ties.
Patent for improving the method of tying the bales together whether it be cotton or hay so that the material will not get cut into by the wiring.
Date:
February 7, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for stalk cutter that breaks the stalks close to the ground, featuring a lever that enables cutter height adjustments to facilitate the breaking of stalks. This stalk cutter has no cutting edges and will not dull over time.
Date:
February 24, 1914
Creator:
Blakely, Phylander.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medicated Salt Brick.
Patent for a formula for a livestock salt brick that purports improve animal health. The formula includes salt, clay, sulfur, saltpeter, copperas, nux vomica, and santonin.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Eaton, James B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment for Cultivators
Patent for planting attachment for cultivators.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Hutcherson, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut-lock.
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Biggs, Daniel & Alexander, Angus E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Support for Buggy-Tops.
Patent for support for Buggy-Tops is the patent that describes about new technique of planting a crops with
Date:
February 24, 1903
Creator:
Brown, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Mold.
Patent, including illustrations, for an improved railroad tie mold relating to a previous patent (1229154) by the same inventor (Frederick C. Shearer). Objects of the invention include improved recesses, depressions, and support for interior structural elements during cement pouring.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Shearer, Frederick C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in the Utilization of Aluminum Chlorid Residues" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Abbott, Lyle Stockton
System:
The Portal to Texas History