Resource Type
States
Station-Indicator
Patent for "an apparatus which will indicate to the passengers of railway or street cars when the car is approaching, standing at, or leaving a station, the station or street name, distance from the last station passed or to the next station, or any point upon the line that may be desired, and wherein all of the above data may be displayed simultaneously or any one or more items" (lines 10-18).
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
Helland, Hans & Matzow, Frantz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Securing Corks.
Patent for "an improvement in means for securing corks in bottles, flasks, and jugs" (lines 10-12) including illustrations.
Date:
March 13, 1888
Creator:
Kincaid, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Throat Latch Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved throat-latch fastener. This design consists in a "connecting-plate for bridles, having the side and end bars, the intermediate transverse bars . . . and the central longitudinal bar, having a stud in one portion thereof" (lines 79-83).
Date:
April 17, 1888
Creator:
Hopson, Franklin Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Carrier.
Patent for a new and improved back-band buckle and hook. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the buckle formed with the central cross-bar having the teeth and having the side hooks and having the outwardly-projecting tongue formed with the transverse aperture at its lower end, of the hook-plate formed with the reduced upper ends and the hook at its lower end having the opposite slots, and the locking key" (lines 14-21).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Crockett, Edward R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Motor.
Patent for a new and improved motor. This design consists, "with the frame having the side and end slots, of the two drive-wheels and their springs, the movable spring-actuated shaft having the central pinion, the pivoted lever, the catch of the same, the crank-shaft formed with the central crank and having the pinion, the connecting-pitman, the pivoted adjustable fan-rod formed with the series of apertures near its upper end and along its central part, the adjustable weight, and the connecting-rod" (lines 116-126).
Date:
May 8, 1888
Creator:
Haines, Samuel Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Lock for Harness.
Patent for a new and improved trace-lock for harnesses. This design consists in "the combination of the bolt, the metal strap secured to the trace, provided with the recess, the projection, and the slot having the enlarged opening, the locking-plate pivoted on the recess having the opening, and the spring" (lines 72-77).
Date:
June 26, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for an improvement in pumps.
Date:
September 18, 1888
Creator:
Vanmeter, James Wright
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongue-Support
Patent for "an improved tongue-support adapted to be applied to any ordinary vehicle, and combining simplicity and cheapness of manufacture with strength and effectiveness" (lines 8-12).
Date:
October 30, 1888
Creator:
CanterBury, Crawford R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medicine Dial.
Patent for a new and improved medicine-dial. This design "consists in the combination of an upright or standard, which is suitably bent, with a revolving dial, which is placed thereon and which can be turned so as to indicate the time when the next dose of medicine is to be taken. The object of [the] invention is to produce a medicine-dial which can be stuck into the cork of the bottle of medicine or cover of any kind and set so as to indicate when the next dose is to be administered" (lines 13-23).
Date:
October 30, 1888
Creator:
Wesson, Miley B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a new and improved pump. This design "consists in the combination, with a suitable base or support which rests upon the bottom of the well and is provided with cogs upon its upper surface, of a rotating cylinder and delivery-pipe, a crank-shaft journaled in the cylinder and provided with a pinion upon its outer end, a connecting-rod at its inner one, and a vertically-moving piston" (lines 13-20).
Date:
October 30, 1888
Creator:
Clark, Alexander Evans
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Top Prop.
Patent for a new and improved top prop. This design consists in "the combination of a block, a supporting-arm mounted thereon, and a strap passing about the arm and bows and secured to the block. . . . [and a] plate provided with tubular hub and lug, [another] plate provided with an opening to fit the hub, an arm provided with a seat and with a circular opening to fit upon the hub, and a bolt or screw" (lines 82-87).
Date:
December 18, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spirit Level Sheath.
Patent for a new and improved sheath for levels. This design "is to provide a rubber or other elastic sheath for levels, adapted to encircle the glass and prevent injury thereto in case of jars or falls, and to also form a steady securement between the level-glass and the metallic covering or housing therefor" (lines 13-18).
Date:
March 13, 1888
Creator:
Truitt, James Stuart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spout-Connection for Cans and the Like.
Patent for a device that connects a spout to any vessel.
Date:
September 11, 1888
Creator:
Vacher, Ernest W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Connection for Pump Rods.
Patent for a new and improved spring-connection for pump-rods. This design "is designed more particularly for pumps or windmills, and has for its object to provide for the working of the pump with less power and to utilize the downstroke for the purpose of storing power to aid the piston-rod in its upstroke" (lines 15-20).
Date:
October 9, 1888
Creator:
Klaus, Wenzel F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester
Patent for "spark-arresters of that type in which the sparks are extinguished by water contained in a suitable receptacle forming part of the apparatus" (lines 22-25).
Date:
October 23, 1888
Creator:
Smith, James Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Press.
Patent for a new and improved press. This design consists in "the combination of the manipulating-levers, the followers, and the toggle-arms, of which arms the outer ends of two are connected to the outer ends of the levers, while their inner ends are connected to the sides of the follower near its inner end, and the outer ends of the others are connected to the levers" (lines 96-102). The inner ends of these other toggle-arms have "their inner ends . . . connected to the sides of the other follower near its inner end" (lines 1-3).
Date:
January 10, 1888
Creator:
Gordon, Lorenzo Dow
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the plow-beam, of the staple secured to the plow-beam, the curved shank provided at its upper front end with the triangular loop having notches on its lower edge, which engage with the said staple, the bolt pivoted in the said plow-beam and connected to the rear portion of the shank under the handles, and the blades secured to the lower front end of shank under the staple" (lines 72-81).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Nitschmann, Franz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the plow-beam, the slotted and braced standard, and the adjustable land-bar, of the winged attachment formed with perforated lugs, the plow-point formed with upper and lower extensions and secured to said attachment" (lines 95-100).
Date:
August 21, 1888
Creator:
Wied, August & Lürssen, Henrich
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in plows, having for its object the provision of simple and highly-efficient means for adjusting the position of the outer drag-bars and shovels and for regulating the depth of penetration of the central shovel" (lines 10-16).
Date:
September 4, 1888
Creator:
Foster, Joseph H. & Kimbro, Jeremiah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design has, "[i]n combination with a bolt having a cylindrical stem and a head beveled on its inner face, a nut tapped to receive the threaded end of the bolt and prevented from turning" (lines 73-77).
Date:
January 31, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new improvements in the construction of the nut lock. Patent for "a new and improved version of the nut-lock and combination of latch or locking device in order to lock the nut to the bolt." (lines 8-27) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new nut-lock and latch, including illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Brady, Peter Lewis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Syringe.
Patent for a new and improved syringe. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with inlet and outlet tubes provided with end fittings . . . of the two concavo-convex disks arranged on the tubes with their concavities opposite to each other, [one] disk being made of soft rubber and adapted to be inserted within the vagina and the [other] disk adapted to be pressed against the vulva during the operation of syringing" (lines 73-81).
Date:
April 17, 1888
Creator:
Streetman, Willard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fare-Box
Patent for new and useful improvements in electrical fare boxes.
Date:
May 15, 1888
Creator:
Crowdus, Walter A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design consists in "the plate having the outstanding lugs, the retaining arms pivoted to one of said lugs, the detent between said lugs, and the locking-bolts having the head portion and the corrugated shank" (lines 64-68).
Date:
June 19, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History