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Acetylene Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene Gas Generator.

Patent for a acetylene gas generator which combines "both a generator and a gasometer the parts of which are so arranged as to render the machine efficient and entirely automatic in action, as well as inexpensive of production." (lines 16-20) including illustrations.
Date: October 14, 1902
Creator: Reynolds, Pearl P. & Reynolds, Jerry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Hame Fastner (open access)

Adjustable Hame Fastner

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Hame-Fastner" (lines 6-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 14, 1901
Creator: Boyle, Franklyn J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Mail Crane. (open access)

Automatic Mail Crane.

Patent for an automatic mail-crane that is simple, durable, and inexpensive.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Lane, Ernest R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for improvements to baling presses for double bale type presses. It includes elevators and a reciprocating press head.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Potter, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press. (open access)

Baling-Press.

Patent for a press for baling cotton and other fibrous materials.
Date: October 14, 1902
Creator: Byars, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Skimmer. (open access)

Boiler-Skimmer.

Patent for a boiler-skimmer that improves the hinge joint so that water or scum will have free access there and in all positions of the skimmer.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book Cover Protector (open access)

Book Cover Protector

Patent for improvements to book cover protectors. This protector is adjustable and can be attached to a book with adhesive or tongue-and-slit construction.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Walraven, A.T. of Dallas, Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole and Button Location Marking Machine. (open access)

Buttonhole and Button Location Marking Machine.

Patent for an improvement on machines that create buttonholes and mark buttonholes. Includes illustrations.
Date: October 14, 1902
Creator: Powell, William J.; Vaughn, William H. & Rose, Isaac E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists, "with a draw-head and a pin held to slide vertically therein, of a lever pivotally connected with the said link and fulcrumed on the draw-head, a chain connected with the said lever, an eye through which passes said chain, an arm connected with the inner end of the said chain, and a transversely-extending shaft mounted to turn in suitable bearings in the car-body and carrying the said arm" (lines 15-24).
Date: October 14, 1890
Creator: Onzon, François P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standard, the supporting-arm secured thereon and consisting of a stationary member, a swinging member hinged thereto, a latch secured to the swinging member and engaging the stationary member, and the slotted arm secured to the stationary member and passing around the swinging member, and the dasher-rods supported by and between the members of said arms" (lines 18-27).
Date: October 14, 1890
Creator: Lancaster, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Core-Barrel. (open access)

Core-Barrel.

Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A. & Childs, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter. (open access)

Engine-Starter.

Patent for an internal combustion engine starter that is operated using compressed air. Compressed fluid can be used for other purposes such as inflating tires.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Hume, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filter for Oil and Other Lubricants. (open access)

Filter for Oil and Other Lubricants.

Patent for improvements in a filter for oil and other lubricants. Designed for the purpose of cleansing oils, particularly waste oils.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Schmidt, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frame For Motor-Bicycles. (open access)

Frame For Motor-Bicycles.

Patent for a frame for motor bicycles that focuses on creating a place where the engine of the bike can be situated compactly and securely, including illustrations.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: White, Edward Y.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grading-Machine. (open access)

Grading-Machine.

Patent for improvement in grading machines in which the speed of the drum, the speed of the drive wheels and the distance of the axis of the drive wheels can all be adjusted. Illustration is included.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Foley, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gun. (open access)

Gun.

Patent for an artillery gun which can be moved in any direction due to improvements in its base.
Date: October 14, 1919
Creator: Collier, William Reid
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that has plurality of nozzles from which hydrocarbon is discharged by steam pressure to collide at common point before combustion.
Date: October 14, 1913
Creator: Wall, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Angle-Plates for Doors. (open access)

Improvement in Angle-Plates for Doors.

Patent for a strengthening bracket for improving angle-plates for door hinges, such that the door will be supported from sagging at the hinge.
Date: October 14, 1879
Creator: Morris, Robert C. & McLane, Hiram H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Band-Tying Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Band-Tying Machines.

Patent for a device that automatically ties bands of cotton bales by mechanical means.
Date: October 14, 1879
Creator: Matthews, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bed-Plates for Steam-Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Bed-Plates for Steam-Engines.

Patent for the invention of a new improvement in bed plates for steam engines, allowing improved water-feeding and venting of exhaust steam.
Date: October 14, 1874
Creator: Richardson, John Dunn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Churning-Machines (open access)

Improvement in Churning-Machines

Patent for improvement in mechanisms in operating churns. Includes a crank wheel and spindles for churning, as well as a better balanced upright position.
Date: October 14, 1879
Creator: Haile, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers. (open access)

Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers.

Patent for a new method of picking cotton by hand, whereby 3 spindles remove the fibers from the bolls.
Date: October 14, 1879
Creator: Ham, Thomas William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hay and Cotton Presses. (open access)

Improvement in Hay and Cotton Presses.

Patent for an improvement of a baling press where the upright framing timbers allows any quantity of cotton to be placed in the bale and creates a uniformity of weight.
Date: July 5, 1873
Creator: Müller, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Picket-Fences. (open access)

Improvement in Picket-Fences.

Patent for secure, inexpensive picket-fence construction using various sizes of wood pieces and wire. It is meant for situations in which wood is scarce. Illustration included.
Date: October 14, 1873
Creator: McGinty, Robert H.
System: The Portal to Texas History