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Cotton Seed Separator
Patent for cotton seed separator. This invention is designed to be a sifting machine for separating cotton seed between sizes. Illustration included.
Date:
November 19, 1907
Creator:
Edwards, Montieville M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Engine
Patent for gas engine. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 19, 1907
Creator:
Houlehan, John & Mayo, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser
Patent for a horse releaser. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 19, 1907
Creator:
Brockette, Ollie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie
Patent for metallic railroad ties. This invention is for a solid state tie. It uses extending bolts to lock the ties into place. Illustration included.
Date:
November 19, 1907
Creator:
Mayo, William C.; Houlehan, John & Briggs, George Edwin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie
Patent for a railway tie made from wood and metal. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 19, 1907
Creator:
Henry, Edward
System:
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Auxiliary Piano Pedal
Patent for an auxiliary piano pedal. This invention is an improvement to the construction of an auxiliary pedal and foot-rest for children. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
System:
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Clothes-Pin.
Patent for a wire clothes pin that is attached to the clothesline and is easily opened or closed to attach or remove clothes.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Burleson, Pleasant Wright
System:
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Cotton Boll Weevil Destroyer
Patent for a cotton boll weevil destroyer. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Bergmann, Bertha
System:
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Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper for thinning young cotton plants that is cheaper to make and more efficient than previous models.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Sterling, Rufus Taylor
System:
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Cultivator
Patent for a cultivator. This invention is an attachment used to connecting with other machines to cultivate the ground. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Wheeler, Claud H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foot-Tub.
Patent for a simple foot tub that has a cover with openings for the feet and curved backing as a foot rest to allow the use of the tub while lying down such as in the case of an invalid. The tub also includes a spout for filling the tub that closes to keep heat and steam inside the tub.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Ely, Ella Yelvington
System:
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Loose-Leaf Binder.
Patent for a loose-leaf binder for records that does not require removing previously inserted pages to add new ones and secures them in place with a screw lock on the paper holding rings. When the book is full, the whole binder may be locked in place as a form of permanent binding and may only be opened with a key.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Parry, Rees F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing for Doors and Like Closures.
Patent for new packing for closures for air-tight and temperature-regulating containers (i.e. refrigerators), with illustrations included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Carter, William H.
System:
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Pump Rod Coupling
Patent for pump rod coupling. This invention is designed to couple adjacent ends of pistons or pumps. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Fletcher, Homer M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing Device
Patent for a sewing device relating to the sewing of bags. This invention consists of a helical needle for drawing stitches without having to twist or turn the sewing device. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Ascue, Elbert & Crank, R. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toboggan-Slide.
Patent for a toboggan slide for use in amusement parks that is easily taken up and down and includes guard rails and ant-friction devices to help guide the toboggan down the slide. It also provides a method of easily moving toboggans from one slide to another.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Allen, Orcenith F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck For Wood Preserving Retorts
Patent for a truck for wood preserving retorts. This "invention relates to a truck specially adapted for carrying articles which are to be moved on the truck into retorts, especially those constructed in cylindrical form" (lines 9-12). The truck is designed to permit large amounts of wood to loaded. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Rollins, Henry M. & Neff, Asa J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure
Patent for building frame structures with interlocking timbers that allows for easy movement of the timbers to provide ventilation when needed.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Yoakum, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog Carrier
Patent for a hog carrier. This invention is arranged to handle, carry, and hanging of hogs at slaughter time. Illustration included.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Henderson, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle.
Patent for "improving the construction of motor vehicles, especially the running gear...and to provide a strong and durable construction adapted to afford a sufficient support for the motor and driving gears at a point beneath the body of the vehicle and between the front and rear axles where a load can be carried to greatest advantage" (lines 11-19).
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Lloyd, William Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut-lock that holds the nut more securely in place than previous ones. Used primarily in railroad joints, but can be used in a variety of other applications.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Baldwin, John H.
System:
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Shears and Tension-Screw.
Patent for shears with a tension spring that don't require the use of a screwdriver to fix or adjust, last longer, keep the blades more even, and don't pinch one's hands while using them.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Wilkins, Willis A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie for Wire Fencing.
Patent for tie for woven fencing that holds the vertical and horizontal wires firmly together and uses less wire in the tie, thereby making the ties more cost effective.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Collar, Charles T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle
Patent for improvements in axles "particularly to axles for buggies and other light vehicles." (Lines 12-13)
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Raines, Stephen H. & Schuessler, Amile O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History