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Boiler Attachment
Patent for improvements in boiler attachments, to produce a thermostatic device of simple and improved construction which may be utilized for the purpose of actuating a valve governing the steam supply to the pump or the injector.
Date:
June 28, 1913
Creator:
Priester, Joel Ellis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for Windmill Improvements that includes a mounted rotor for horizontal rotation, including illustrations.
Date:
June 28, 1913
Creator:
Henning, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Brake.
Patent for "railway brakes, which are constructed to grip the wheels, and which, in the event of an emergency, may be set to lift the wheels off the track in order to obtain a quick stoppage of the train" (lines 9-14) including illustrations and explanations of the brakes' components.
Date:
June 26, 1913
Creator:
Drake, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuspidor
Patent for a Cuspidor that uses an object to provide a double or reversible cuspidor constructed.
Date:
June 24, 1913
Creator:
Edwards, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Starter
Patent for improvements to engine starters that enable the driver of an automobile to start an engine by applying pressure to foot pedals.
Date:
June 24, 1913
Creator:
Morgan, August C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jail
Patent for community style jails, eliminating single-cell jail housing.
Date:
June 24, 1913
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paving
Patent for road paving material with cement as a base and stones or gravel used as a topping. Asphalt is poured over the gravel to extend the life of the paving.
Date:
June 24, 1913
Creator:
MacDonald, Ray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Hanger
Patent for a door hanger for a sliding door, more specifically a car door.
Date:
June 17, 1913
Creator:
Mock, Michael
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foot Bench-Shears
Patent for foot-operated shears for cuttings bands on bales or general shearing, including illustrations.
Date:
June 17, 1913
Creator:
Howlett, Peyton L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Producer
Patent for a gas producer from a continuous stream of combustibles with air.
Date:
June 17, 1913
Creator:
Hirt, Jules H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maize, Kafir-Corn, And Cane Heading Machine.
Patent for improvements in the construction of maize, Kafir corn, and cane heading machines that allows "a single machine to harvest two rows at the same time" (lines 12-14), reducing labor time and costs, including illustrations and a description.
Date:
June 17, 1913
Creator:
Cozart, Walace Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wardrobe
Patent for a Wardrobe that is easy to assemble, dust proof and inexpensive construction
Date:
June 17, 1913
Creator:
Pape, Bruno L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Bit.
Patent for a boring drill. The invention creates a new means "for connecting the constituent members of the head so as to provide novel means for assembling the head with a driving element" (lines 19-22).
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Larnce, John B.; Townsend, S. L. & Keith, Aubrey R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for an improved type of cotton chopper that thins rows of plants on both flat and rough terrain. Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Hellums, Oscar S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dasher for Churns.
Patent for a more buoyant and compact churn dasher.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Wood, Edmund L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg Tester
Patent for an egg testing device to allow an egg to be placed in one side and removed from the other after testing for a more efficient flow in "candling" each of the eggs.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Hancock, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Umbrella.
Patent for an improved folding umbrella consisting of folding ribs and braces. Additionally, the staff of the umbrella is separable so that the staff can be shortened when the umbrella is closed.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Allen, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incubator Alarm
Patent for incubator alarm in which an audible signal will be triggered when the temperature of the incubator is above or below the normal predetermined degree.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Kelley, Clyde W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Cutter.
Patent for a pipe cutter in which "a portion of the material of the pipe is removed to form the cut, instead of the material being displaced and wedge apart without removing".
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Johnson, Willie Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rod-Puller.
Patent for a rod puller and "relates to a lifting device for pump-tubing, drill-rods, and the equivalents thereof" (lines 8-10).
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Hooker, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Axle
Patent for an axle to provide assistance to the wheel to adapt to the irregularities of the surface.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Coggin, Charley J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for Windmill that is adapted to be held in various positions. This Windmill device will be strong, durable, and easy to construct.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Houston, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
End Gate Fastener
Patent for improvements to end gate fasteners to improve removal, and provide a simple, well constructed end gate fastener, including illustrations.
Date:
June 5, 1913
Creator:
Nichols, George Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Brander
Patent for an animal brander with interchangeable characters and a holder for the characters.
Date:
June 3, 1913
Creator:
Hayes, Monard Vinson
System:
The Portal to Texas History