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Vehicle Top.
Patent for a new and improved vehicle-top. This design "is to simplify, improve, and cheapen the construction of vehicle-tops . . . and enable the sliding curtain to be more readily and securely fastened to the standards and bows of the carriage-top" (lines 12-18). To this end, it consists in "[t]he combination of the supporting-bows provided with longitudinal grooves, and the curtain-carrying frame comprising flat flexible strips arranged in the said grooves and provided at intervals with inwardly-extending plates having perforations, and the parallel cross-pieces secured to the plates" (lines 84-90).
Date:
September 30, 1890
Creator:
McCurdy, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tuning-Hammer.
Patent for improvements in tuning-hammers by using a handle having a central square hole closed at its upper end, a ferrule around its lower end adapted to receive a tool. The tool is a T shaped head having holes in the ends of its cross-bar and the end of its shank adapted to fit into the handle that can be used to tune pianos. Illustration is included.
Date:
September 1, 1891
Creator:
Fuchs, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Seat
Patent for "a device of the character set forth adapted for application to buggies, carriages, sleighs, and other Vehicles and arranged adjacent to the dash, and when not in use the several parts are folded and the device entire detached and placed endwise under the seat 'and behind the cushion-fall, the parts being simple and effective in their construction and operation, strong and durable, and easily and readily handled and applied" (lines 14-24).
Date:
September 6, 1892
Creator:
Padgitt, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide
Patent for an insecticide specifically for insects that burrow into the shucks of corn. "The general object of my invention is to provide a compound capable, when affected by moisture incidental to the sweating of the corn in the crib, of generating a poisonous gas which will permeate the shucks and reach and destroy the insect within the shucks, where it cannot be destroyed by simply sprinkling the corn with a poisonous powder or solution" (lines 17-25).
Date:
September 13, 1892
Creator:
Carter, Joseph John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type.
Patent for a new and improved type. This design "relates to printing, and more especially to the type used therein; and the object of the same is to provide a substitute for the large wood type now extensively used on poster and other large work. To this end the invention consists in a type-face and a type-base each of metal" (lines 7-13).
Date:
September 20, 1892
Creator:
Coleman, Allison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide Distributor.
Patent for a new and improved bug sprayer. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a base, a bellows mounted thereon, a receptacle arranged in advance of the bellows and adapted to contain poison to be distributed, a forwardly-projecting discharge-tube, laterally-extending discharge-tubes comprising inner rigid sections, outer rigid sections having series of discharge-nozzles, and flexible couplings connecting the rigid sections, and the braces having their inner ends pivoted to the base and their outer ends pivoted to the outer sections and supporting the same" (lines 75-86).
Date:
September 27, 1892
Creator:
Talley, Reuben J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in windmills, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 6, 1898
Creator:
Douglass, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Machine.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in listing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Blanchard, William R.; Matthews, Lafyette & Watkins, Cisero
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Machine.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in listing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Blanchard, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Generating And Utilizing Noxious Fumes.
Patent for new and useful improvements in machines for generating noxious fumes and utilizing the same for destruction of animal life, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 5, 1899
Creator:
Hanaway, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weight for Horses' Hoofs.
Patent for improvement in weights for horses’ hoofs by providing “a toe-weight or side weight which will adjust itself to the inclination of the hoof to which it is applied, and further, to provide a weight that will be self-locking, be effectively held against rattling, and be readily attachable and detachable.” (Lines 9-14) Illustration is included.
Date:
September 22, 1891
Creator:
King, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Ash-Pan
Patent for "improvements in dumping locomotive ash-pans which will not only effectually and tightly hold the ashes within the same until it is desired to dump the pan, but also to provide means whereby the requisite draft can be obtained and constantly supplied to the fire in regulated quantities" (lines 10-16).
Date:
September 6, 1892
Creator:
Eads, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Wheel.
Patent for a wind-wheel that "needs no guiding vane or tail, but shall turn in the same direction at all times regardless of the direction of the wind" (lines 8-11). It is a horizontal wind wheel that rotates on a vertical axis. The blades automatically opens on one side and close on the opposite side.
Date:
September 26, 1893
Creator:
Walker, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack.
Patent for a simple, strong, and inexpensive lifting-jack used in railroads, mills, and similar things that is "capable of manipulation by a single operator and adapted to elevate loads to various heights according to the size of the structure and support the same at the desired elevation" (lines 12-16).
Date:
September 11, 1894
Creator:
Foix, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turnstile-Gate.
Patent for a turnstile-gate meant "to provide a gate of novel construction to be used at the intersection of a number of fences that access may be had through the gate from one to the other of the inclosures formed by said fences" (lines 13-17). It is especially meant for stockyards when several fences come together in one place.
Date:
September 3, 1895
Creator:
Cowley, Benjamin T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack.
Patent for a lifting-jack that has "strength with durability necessary in this class of devices and that will be simple in construction and easy of operation" (para. 2).
Date:
September 24, 1895
Creator:
Lynn, John McKinzie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jetty.
Patent for a an inexpensive and durable jetty made from "piles driven in the ground in the ordinary way, but incase them in such a way that they will not be liable to early decay or infested by insects, which cut and destroy them when not protected" (lines 11-15).
Date:
September 24, 1895
Creator:
Bryant, Benjamin N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear.
Patent for a valve-gear that uses a single eccentric, "together with devices by which such eccentric may be shifted upon the shaft and locked in its various positions to effect either a reversal of the engine or a stoppage thereof with a full head of steam on, and to run the engine in one or the other direction, as may be desired" (lines 10-15).
Date:
September 24, 1895
Creator:
Hill, Millard F. & Easley, Clifton W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Boat.
Patent for an improved life boat that "consists principally of a central closed hull equipped with propelling machinery, and floats extending on the sides of the said hull and rigidly secured thereto, to support the hull in position." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
James, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Table.
Patent for a simple and durable ironing table that is sturdy when in use and can be folded when not in use. The table is hinged to and held up by a vertical piece of wood. Two sets of legs cross and are centrally pivoted together, one being stopped by the vertical board. When not in use, the table swings up and rests on the board.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
Mauritzen, James B. & Tinkle, Jesse C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting Device.
Patent for "lifting devices, and particularly to the mechanism adapted for use as a stump-puller and for elevating heavy weights, the object in view being to provide a simple and efficient construction and arrangement of parts whereby sufficient power for elevating heavy weights may be communicated to a rotary shaft or drum, and whereby the means communicating motion to the drum may be moved out of operative position and a brake simultaneously applied in order to relieve the operating-lever from strain when the mechanism is at rest." (Lines 8-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1896
Creator:
Jensen, Ole T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Proof Roller or Pedestal.
Patent for "a caster or pedestal for beds, sofas, tables, &c.; and it primarily has for its object to provide an article of this character having means for destroying chinches and other insects or vermin, whereby to prevent same from passing up the post or leg into the bed, sofa, or table." (Lines 8-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Curry, William Henry & Curry, Amey Marshall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for a new and improved lock which includes "certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangement of parts" (lines 11-13) as well as illustrations and instructions.
Date:
September 21, 1897
Creator:
Peterson, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Brake.
Patent for a new and useful vehicle brake, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 20, 1898
Creator:
Ramage, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History