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Cash-Fare-Slip Holder
Patent for a cash fare slip holder. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Thomsen, Herman E. & Rienhardt, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling
Patent for a train pipe coupling which connects automatically and does not come loose when the train is going around curves.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Blair, Oliver C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Film-Mover
Patent for an automatic film mover which allows film in a projector to be automatically moved forwards and in reverse.
Date:
January 12, 1915
Creator:
Edmond, Berger & Barnes, Ned E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Construction
Patent for improved concrete construction methods for creating buildings made of or with concrete. These improvements include lighter walls with an air space that prevents dampening.
Date:
September 12, 1913
Creator:
Howard, Frances H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lint Separator and Cleaner.
Patent for machine that separates lint cotton and removes dirt and dust from the machine while it pulls cotton in, including illustrations.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Meyers, Frank Wynne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator
Patent for a lubricator "in which an atomizing fluid is mixed with the lubricant" (lines 13-14) and provides for "an improved mixing chamber" (lines 15-16) as well as "an inclined surface on which the oil is dropped" (lines 22-23) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 12, 1918
Creator:
Hebel, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transverse-Cutter Rotary Drill
Patent for a rotary boring drill whose head is made of multiple parts, allowing for a larger cutter than a single piece head. The mechanism that holds the multiple parts of the head together also prevents the cross-shaft from rotating with the head.
Date:
January 12, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism For Casing Off Water.
Patent for a mechanism for casing off water in wells so that it does not become mixed with oil or escape into the bore and be discharged to the surface.
Date:
January 12, 1915
Creator:
Fuqua, William Y. & Johnson, Charles J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track-Laying Machine.
Patent for improvements in track laying machines that enable railway ties to be delivered to the exact location that they are to be places in the track; includes illustrations.
Date:
January 12, 1915
Creator:
Simpson, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Torch.
Patent for torch specifically designed for "trainmen in the operation of trains at night" (lines 12-14). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
Taylor, Frank J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Bandage.
Patent for a mechanism that attaches to the inner rim and adjacent spokes of a wheel to maintain the position of a tire bandage.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Weiser, Simon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Valve.
Patent for improvement to gas valve "which is adapted to be used in connection with a water heater" (9, 11-12) including description and illustrations.
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
Cochran, Harry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shield for Cooking Utensils.
Patent for a shield for cooking utensils that is transferable between a multitude of cooking utensils (the ability to be attached and detached) while also protecting the arm and hand of the cook.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Taggart, James E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Float-Valve.
Patent for a float valve that is easy and inexpensive to manufactured. It may be used in all tanks.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Lakios, George John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reaming-Drill.
Patent for a reaming drill which is meant to improve cutting into hard rock.
Date:
November 12, 1918
Creator:
Reed, Clarence Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Train-Pipe Connection.
Patent for metal pipes used to allow fluid to travel from train car to train car.
Date:
May 12, 1917
Creator:
Mooney, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polishing Machine
Patent for a polishing machine which can be operated in different positions for use with glass, marble, and other stones.
Date:
July 12, 1910
Creator:
Giesberg, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History