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Latch for Grain-Car Doors.
Patent for a latch that may used on any grain car door. The latch allows for the door to be locked open or closed.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Grogan, Edward W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Twisting Device.
Patent for a twisting machine that can tie and secure cords around bales while reducing the likelihood of slipping inside the tying machine, including illustrations.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Dudley, Andrew Tilmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Twister.
Patent for a twister used in "twisting together the ends of the baling wires employed in forming bales of hay" (lines 10-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Dudley, Andrew T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for improvements to the wheel and operating shafts of windmills, including illustrations.
Date:
February 26, 1901
Creator:
Byrne, John Richard Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treadle Power.
Patent for a new and improved treadle power. This design "consists of a pair of treadles contrived [so] that the operator may stand erect and operate the machine . . . together with contrivances whereby the operator may at the same time apply the power of the hands and arms to assist the legs when greater power is required, and for relief of the legs when less power is required. By enabling the operator to stand erect and apply the weight of his [or her] body to the treadles by a natural walking motion . . . he [or she] can apply greater power and continue a longer time with less fatigue" (lines 7-20).
Date:
February 26, 1884
Creator:
Greene, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Signals
Patent for a signal for an exhaust pipe of an automobile. Essentially, this device would quiet exhaust noise leaving an automobile.
Date:
February 26, 1919
Creator:
Baker, James Slayton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheeled Plow.
Patent for a wheeled plow with multiple accessories attached to it that allows for adjustment of each accessory separately, holds the weight of the parts better, and keeps the parts more securely connected to the plow.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Hendon, Walter P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk cutter for corn, cotton, or other related crops that is drawn between two rows of stalks and cuts them faster and more fully than previous stalk cutters.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Chapa, Francisco Pena
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Fastener
Patent for trace fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Simonds, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process for Making Cattle Food
Patent for providing "a process whereby cattle food may be economically produced from sotol which, when combined with certain other food products, will produce an equivalent to alfalfa and which can be produced at a cost far below that required to provide a feed of the same amount of alfalfa &c., &c." lines 17-23
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Thatcher, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nail-Box.
Patent for a new nail box designed to "be conveniently handled and pushed under the counter" (lines 17-18) and "readily withdrawn to permit free access" (lines 19-20) including illustrations.
Date:
February 26, 1889
Creator:
Hendricks, Gay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grate For Boiler Furnaces, &c
Patent for a grate for boiler furnaces. This invention can be used for steam-boiler furnaces, stoves, or any device to "produce a higher degree of heat than is obtained by the usual grates" (line 11-12). Illustration included.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Spiller, Philip S. & Brenizer, Nelson, O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvesting Apparatus
Patent for a harvesting apparatus.This invention is to "provide an effective apparatus of this character which may be operated with the minimum amount of power" (line 9-13). Illustrations included.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Russell, George D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving Mechanism For Automobiles And The Like.
Patent for improvements in the automobile driving mechanism thorough changes in the transmission and transmission gearing.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill.
Patent for rotary boring drills with fish-tail bits to improve uniformity, steadiness, and clearance.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Nest.
Patent for a sanitary nest that is made of metal unlike others made of wood. The nest allows for the animals to nest in an improved environment which helps prevent invasions from pests, climate, or any other unhealthy infestation.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Brooks, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Raised-Stamp Tool
Patent for a single tool for stamping leather.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Varga, Lionel John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oscillating Engine
Patent for improvements to oscillating steam engines, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
February 26, 1884
Creator:
Gilbert, John Oakley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foot Steering Device for Automobiles.
Patent for foot steering device as "an attachment to the ordinary steering devices which are operated by handwheels for controlling the steering mechanism by foot, or other parts of the body to relieve the hand" (lines 13-17). The device also provides "a steering device with pedals so connected thereto and so located that the same may be readily reached with the feet" (lines30-32).
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Haley, Seabron M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan.
Patent for a motor powered fan with adjustable speeds.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Futrell, J. B. & Gaskins, Thomas C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flushing-Tank for Water-Closets, &c.
Patent for improvement for Flushing-Tanks for Water-Closets, Urinals, Sinks, &c. through adoption of an immovable siphon and gate
Date:
February 26, 1897
Creator:
Carroll, Samuel C
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Signal-Board Attachment.
Patent for an attachment to railroad safety signal boards that holds orders for trains in a box that only opens when the danger or stop signal is raised on the semaphore. To get the clear signal, the orders must be replaced in the box or put on a clip on the outside of the box, which rings an alarm while they are there to alert the railroad operator to reset the box.
Date:
February 26, 1907
Creator:
Gates, William Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ring for Disseminating Perfumes, &c.
Patent for "an improved device for disseminating chemicals, perfumes and the like ... in the nature of a ring which may be worn on either finger, toe, arm, or any part of the body and which constitutes a container for the material to be disseminated." (p.1 lines 9-15). The "outlet ... openings [of the ring] ... are normally obstructed to some extent by contact with the member on which it is worn so that the escape of the material contained will be slow and gradual." (p.1 lines 18-23)
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Griffin, William H. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.
Patent for a cotton-seed planter with improvements in "the construction and arrangement of the parts" (lines 18-19) including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
February 26, 1878
Creator:
Nix, Manning L.; Stone, James M. & Anderson, Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History