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Arc-Lamp Headlight
Patent for an electric arc headlight for trains, cars, or boats which produces a steady light and lasts long enough to allow travel over long distances.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Lacy, Benjamin B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard.
Patent for a cattle guard for railroad tracks, which is activated by the pressure of a cow stepping on its platform and raises bars to block the the cow from crossing the track. It goes back down automatically when the pressure is removed off the platform.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Crouch, Jim L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for a kitchen cabinet, which is compact but has many features such as a built in sifting system from the glass fronted dry ingredient drawers, a sink, fold out counter space, and slide-out bottom drawers.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Ridley, Richard W. & Clark, Andrew R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leather Product and Process for Making the Same.
Patent for a process of treating leather that produces leather that is heavier and more durable for shoe soles by coating it in linseed oil and soaking it in a bath of Portland cement, borax, and water for at least 24 hours and then coating it with linseed oil a second time.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Mackay, Hugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glasses.
Patent for tourist's glasses which include a compass, a mirror, and binoculars which fold up into a compact case and includes adjustable lenses.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Faerhrmann, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Fitting Device.
Patent for a series of flexible bands and tapes to be used for efficient fitting of garments with regards to seam lines and marking patterns upon cloth by measuring the waist, skirt, and sleeve areas.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Johnson, Mary M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Burner.
Patent for a garbage incinerator, which has a rotating grate to speed up the evaporation of moisture from the garbage and produce quicker burning.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Burwell, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Fitting Device.
Patent for a garment fitting device made up of a series of measuring tapes that when laid out on cloth after fitting will be held in place by diagonal cross-tapes.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Johnson, Mary M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Packing.
Patent for metallic packing for piston rods and valve stems of engines to create a tight joint.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Fulford, Marcus F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Saddle
Patent is for "improvements in harness saddles" (lines 6-7) that will "not injure animals' backs and which will be automatically adjustable to a back of any size or shape."
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Edelbrock, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Permutation-Lock.
Patent for a permutation lock, which is harder to break into than the previous version.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Maxfield, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Lowering or Raising Drill Disks or Plows.
Patent for a means of raising and lowering drill disks on plows to allow the machine to travel and not get tangled in obstructions such as underbrush or rocks.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Burks, William Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Handpiece
Patent for a dental hand piece for dental tools so that they may be held or rotated at an angle relative to the hand piece. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 2, 1909
Creator:
Mayes, Robert Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History