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Construction of Railroad-Beds.
Patent for a railroad-bed design that is used to support railroad tracks.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Alley, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper
Patent for improved Cotton-Chopper, with illusrations and description.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Clayton, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Sorter.
Patent for a coin sorter that sorts coins according to their dimensions and places in a receptacle with removable bottom cover to collect the sorted coins.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Haynie, Brooks & Parmele, James J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle.
Patent for a new bale tie buckle made of wire material "in which the buckle is closed by the strain or stress on the bale tie" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Frantz, Ezra A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-tool.
Patent for a device "designed particularly for boring out cylinders of internal combustion engines" (lines 12–13), includes illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Dedman, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cow-Yoke.
Patent for a cow-yoke "comprising a yoke formed in sections pivoted one to the other" with spurs included (inwardly) at the ends of these pivoted sections to "prevent the animal from poking his head through a wire fence".
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Parker, Abbot S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Indicator
Patent for a vehicle-indicator that is designed for use on vehicles such as automobiles, to indicate the movement of the vehicle. Other objects of this include that it alerts those around of the intended movement of the vehicle being driven.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
McManus, Lewis R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Bearing.
Patent for a wheel-bearing that reduces friction between the wheel and axle, prevents dust from going inside the bearing, and keeps the bearing wheels in place at the bore of the wheel. The wheel bearing consists of a few parts that can be easily assembled and would rarely need to be repaired. The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Manley, Earl W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Driven Table
Patent for "improvements in rotatable tables, such as are employed for the display of goods and for general serving purposes in hotels, restaurants and other places" (lines 12-16) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Goodrich, Luman L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Device for Concentrating Vision.
Patent for an optical device proposed to replace lenses and goggles. Instead of lenses, this device has circular shutters (much like a camera) that forces direct vision and eliminates peripheral vision for concentration and focus.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Compere, Dolphus E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving Mechanism for Tractors
Patent for an invention relating to the engines of tractors that provides "improved transmission gearing for controlling the movements of the machine." (lines 17-18)
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Ingram, Joseph D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scoop.
Patent for a ridable shovel with wheels that allows the user to control digging and dumping of scooped loads by footrest operation.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Mitcham, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flying-Machine
Patent for a flying machine that is designed to have a lower center of gravity to facilitate more stable operation.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Bell, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Cotton-Hull Extractor.
Patent is for machine to remove the hull from seeded cotton. Machine uses air or suction drafts to hold cotton for extraction and remove waste.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Stephens, Louis K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poultry House and Pen.
Patent for Improved Poultry House and Pen, with adjustable height runway.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Laidlaw, Peter B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deep-Well Pump.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Deep-Well Pumps," (lines 5-6), including illustrations. An improvement on the inventor's previous patent (1013579), with the intention of preventing and removing sand accumulation while pumping oil.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for improvements to derricks, specifically those used on the decks of ships and other vessels, to prevent the structure from becoming entangled with fall ropes or cables during operation.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Scanlan, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Cutter and Juice-Extractor.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements Fruit-Cutters and Juice-Extractors" (Lines 6-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Cooper, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History