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Agricultural Machine.
Patent for an agricultural machine, a frame structure that can hold multiple types of agricultural devices and allows for the proper adjustment and manipulation of said devices without changing the frame's structure.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Northcutt, John & Crawford, Miner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank
Patent for "Improvements in Combination Drill-Bits and Drill-Shanks" (lines 6-7) including illustrations.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight
Patent for updated design for dirigible headlights submitted by Mr. John Alton Fleming. The main aim of this improved design is to create a means by which the application of dirigible lights can "be easily and quickly applied and connected to the automobile and properly connected to the headlights without modifications to the automobile" (lines 17-22).
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Fleming, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit.
Patent for improvement to drill-bits. The object of the invention is to provide a bit of the character described which is especially adapted for deep well drilling by the rotary process.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Gate-Latches...fastening means designed more especially for farm gates and which may be used to advantage in swinging closures of any type and for any desired purpose." [lines 5-12]
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
McKnight, Sam B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator for Vehicles.
Patent for a device for vehicles which can signal turns and stops. Designed to be used in place of the driver's hand, this device consists of indicator arms mounted of either side of a vehicle and button controls placed near the driver's seat. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Hutchison, William F., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for a new form of pump developed by Granville A. Humason. This pump is an improvement of prior models, intended to be "adaptable for many different uses, but which will be simple and durable in structure" (lines 14-18).
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint that provides a rest for rail ties and extends splice bars which may also be connected to the rest. The resulting rail joint limits unequal lateral and downward movement of either rail end, illustrations included.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Sheppard, Robert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Switch.
Patent for improvements in railroad-switches, relating to a simple and more efficient means for throwing a switch of a railway truck, whereby a train of cars or a single car may be switched from the main track to another track or on a siding.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Hester, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Gate.
Patent for "improvement in gates and has particular reference to a railway gate employed as a cattle guard" (lines 12-14)
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Norman, Cornelius A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Rotary Boring-Drills...of the collapsible type." (lines 5-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tunneling-Machine.
Patent for a tunneling machine that has the ability to easily change course and utilizes a conical shaped shell to receive loose earth and convey it towards the mouth of the tunnel. The invention also has a rotating head connected to the carrying vehicle meaning that the machine is supported and driven forward against the tunnel as it is cut away.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Dana, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Gage.
Patent for a water-gage measuring the height or volume of water in a steam boiler, particularly those "held closed by the weight of the operating handle" (lines 11-12). The device is designed for simple manufacture and easy assembly & disassembly without tools, and features a valve seat that stays in place, illustrations included.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Leidecker, Helmoth M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Pipe Attachment
Patent for a windmill pipe attachment that is meant to close the vent opening of a windmill and drain from an opening of the user's choosing.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Boerner, Fredrick W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Disk Cultivator
Patent for an improvement on disk cultivators. This makes it easier to arrange the wheels on the disk cultivators to be able to work on the soil on land of different shapes and sizes.
Date:
December 30, 1914
Creator:
Craddock, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Badge.
Patent for a badge that is to be pinned or worn upon the coat or other garment with the representation of the human eye that is capable of being winked or moved. The bade is to be used for advertising, humor or salutations, included illustration.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Connor, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Heated Steering-Wheel.
Patent for a steering wheel with an electrical heating unit for an automobile.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Smith, Reuben S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film-Feeding Machine
Patent for a film feeding mechanism for cameras of the moving picture type that has for its purpose to provide a machine having means wherein the feeding of the film may be changed to operate in the reverse direction. The result is to obtain "vision scenes" in the moving pictures reproduced by the projecting machine.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Stillings, Franklin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness-Rack.
Patent for a harness rack that is for holding and exhibiting a set of harness in a store or other place where harness are made or sold. The harness rack when in use serves to hold a set of harness so that all parts are in correct relative position so that it can be inspected, including illustration.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Dyer, Simpson B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lard-Extracting Machine.
Patent for a machine by which lard, or other substance with a similar consistency, "may be extracted directly from the original shipping vessel, such as a barrel... so that the lard will be expelled though and delivered from a dispensing nozzle" (lines 18-23); including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Paolucci, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Machine.
Patent for photographic printing machine with improvements specifically for souvenir photo cards.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Higginbotham, Judson L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Punch.
Patent for a punch tool used for cutting metal or other objects. The tool’s construction includes pivoted handles and an anvil block for efficient punching with “minimum application of pressure” (lines 13-14).
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Cuba, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reed-Organ.
Patent for "a removable attachment for a reed organ or harmonium, to be placed upon the wind chest either the tremble or bass end of the keyboard, or at both ends..." (lines 8-12) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Rue, Oliver H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ribbon-Cabinet.
Patent for a ribbon cabinet that is designed to display the different types of ribbon available.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Daniel, Robert O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History