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Corn-Popper
Patent for a corn popper that can also be used for roasting nuts or for general cooking. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Young, George B. & Young, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Stop.
Patent for mechanism to automatically sound alarm and shut off steam when a train passes a danger point.
Date:
December 21, 1915
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern Bernie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for improvements in baling presses. Consists of improvements over prior patents 1197532 and 1229126. These improvements are primarily for operation of the compressor and also the mechanism for actuating the feeder.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
North, George W. & Andreas, H.M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Athletic Shoe
Patent for improvements to athletic shoes for men, women, and children that improve the comfort of the shoe, support the anatomy of the foot, and prevent “falling arches and other foot ailments” (p. 1, lines 22-23).
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Rokahr, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combustion Apparatus
Patent for a combustion apparatus that will maximize the heat produced with any given amount of fuel.
Date:
December 14, 1920
Creator:
Anderson, Robert James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Hay-Rake.
Patent for "an improved hay rake, for farm use, adapted to be attached to and operated by an automobile or motor truck or wagon." (lines 8-11) including illustrations.
Date:
December 25, 1917
Creator:
Holeman, David O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Firearms
Patent for a new and useful improvements in locks for firearms. This invention is to "provide a simple and effective lock mechanism for a firearm" (line 15-17).
Date:
December 7, 1897
Creator:
Oritciiett, James Clyde
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator
Patent for an indicator. This invention is designed for use with phonographs, musicboxes, and like intruments. Illustration included.
Date:
December 19, 1905
Creator:
Pfleger, Frank Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Twine-Holder.
Patent for certain new and useful improvement in twine holders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 26, 1899
Creator:
Andrews, Otis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Stand.
Patent for switch stands improvement with the inclusion of a signal to notify the user when the switch operating mechanism is on (danger) or off (safety).
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Philips, Smith F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tier.
Patent for a retractable and reusable package tie device for packages.
Date:
December 21, 1915
Creator:
Clary, Irvin W.
System:
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Multiple Gearing
Patent for a new and useful improvements in multiple gearing. This invention "relates to improvements in a multiple gearing for bicycles, vehicles, locomotive-engines, traction devices" (line 11-13).
Date:
December 21, 1897
Creator:
Cary, Lewis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Vaporizing Liquids.
Patent for an engine designed for combustion of kerosene with air. The patent notes improvements for regulating the mixture ratios and maximizing efficiency by heating the air intake.
Date:
December 21, 1920
Creator:
McClintock, Charles Davis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire
Patent for an improvement to the tire. Designed to increase tire endurance.
Date:
December 19, 1919
Creator:
Brown, Archie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Solar-Heating Apparatus.
Patent for solar heating apparatus, which presents an improvement on Marcos de la Garza's previous solar heating apparatus patent with adjustments to the lens, the frame carrying the lens, lens tube, and case for the apparatus, including illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
de la Garza, Marcos
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foundation and Housing for Railway or Other Signal Apparatus
Patent for improved design of railway signaling devices by combining two housing units into one unit that can be buried in the ground. The buried box will then be the foundation for the signal apparatus.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Campbell, John Logan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit-Retaining Device
Patent for a new and improved “drill bit retaining devices for drills of the hammer type”(lines 12-13), including an illustration.
Date:
December 14, 1915
Creator:
Weiner, Rudolph 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
Sand and Slime Separator and Classifier.
Patent for a sand and slime separator and classifier for use in mining operations.
Date:
December 7, 1909
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine.
Patent for a flying machine that is designed to carry heavy weight such as for multiple passengers or cargo. It is also designed to be used for military purposes such as for carrying weaponry and soldiers.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Torres, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment.
Patent for improvements for garments similar to trousers and overalls. Improvements include provision of fastenings that allow for the adjustment of the waistband.
Date:
December 15, 1914
Creator:
Mathias, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Packing for Pistons.
Patent for metallic packing for pistons, which is composed of three concentric rings and is designed for internal combustion engines. The middle ring is designed to act as a channel for oil or other lubricants.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Nolan S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Bearing.
Patent for a journal-bearing that has an open spring ring that contains the journal and antifriciton devices in its center. The spring ring contracts to its minimum circumference when the journal and antifriciton devices are worn out. There is also a bearing-ring seat that allows contractions "without altering the disposition of the load" (lines 61-62).
Date:
December 1, 1896
Creator:
Woodworth, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal-Bending Machine.
Patent for machine enhancements for bending metal bars.
Date:
December 12, 1916
Creator:
Bussel, Herman
System:
The Portal to Texas History