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Apparatus and Method for Implementation of Elements, Species and Compositions in Nanostructured Materials
Patent relating to an apparatus and method for implantation of elements, species and compositions in nanostructured materials.
Date:
December 16, 2004
Creator:
Imholt, Timothy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer
Allows for planting and fertilizing fields at same time whether it is "for strewing or for check-row planting with or without wire" (lines12-13).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
McDaniel, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.
Patent for combined seed planter and fertilizer distributer that "can be readily adapted for strewing or for check-row planting with or without a checkwire" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
McDaniel, James Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a "buckle which may be quickly and readily attached to or detached from the straps and which will permit of the ready and rapid adjustment of the straps and at the same time will positively hold the same in their adjusted positions" (lines 13-18).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
Pool, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn Planter.
Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame and the hopper having the closed bottom and the openings in one side, with the driving-wheel, having the tappet-pins, the seed-slides having the openings or cups, the fulcrumed levers actuated by the tappet-pins, and connected to the lower ends of the seed-slides, and the cord or strap passing over the sheave, and secured to the free ends of the levers, whereby the seed-slides are reciprocated alternately in opposite directions" (lines 74-84).
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Easley, Levi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Holder of Package.
Patent for improvements in coin holders or packages by using three metallic strips, A, B, and C; the end of strips A and B are bent at right angles to the body portions of coins of a particular denomination. Strip C is “pivoted at its ends to the ends of the strips A and B at their point of attachment and adapted to be turned upon its pivots, so as to embrace the edges of the coins contained in the holder.” (Lines 85-89) Illustration is included.
Date:
September 1, 1891
Creator:
Heim, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Delinting Cotton-Seed.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for delinting cotton seed: " Our invention relates to improvements in apparatus for burning off or removing the lint from cotton seed" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 1, 1891
Creator:
Hollingsworth, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl.
Patent for improvements in chimney-cowls by providing a “self-operating smoke-conductor especially adapted for use in all windy climates, to be placed over the discharge-opening of the flues.” (Lines 10-13) So that a “smoke-conductor can be automatically reversed or turned by the wind in any and all directions” (15-18) to carry the smoke away. Illustration is included.
Date:
September 1, 1891
Creator:
Gardner, Perris W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Mop Holder.
Patent for a wire folded so that it firmly clamps "broom-corn, corn-shucks, mops, and feathers, or other material for brushes" (lines 10-11).
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
McIlhany, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Flour and Meal Bin and Sifter.
Patent for a combined flour and meal bin sifter meant for the kitchen. The amount of flour or meal put into the machine does not matter, and the sifter may be removed when desired. The sifted material is directed into a container, and the end of the chute can be closed when not in use.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
Alexander, Charles P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a pin-and-link car-coupling that allows "cars to be readily coupled and uncoupled without going between them, and by which a link may be readily guided into the mouth of a draw-head without necessitating a person going between the cars" (lines 11-16). It also has a durable link lifting or guiding device.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
Orr, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator.
Patent for a boll-weevil exterminator comprised of a wheeled frame with a tank containing insect poison and a means to gradually distribute the poison through a field. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1914
Creator:
Griffin, Willis F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rein-Holders.
Patent for "improvement in a class of rein-holding devices consisting each of a pivoted, vertically-swinging cam or locking-jaw and a frame...for attachment to the dashboard of a carriage or other vehicle." (lines 7-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1874
Creator:
Royse, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Yardstick-Calculator.
Patent for "a calculating-yardstick adapted for use in connection with the dry goods or any other business in which goods are sold by linear measurement, the object in view being to provide, in connection with a linear measuring scale or rule, an indicating device provided with a plurality of price-scales having relation to the measuring-scale and adapted to indicate the price of a given length of an article at a given price per unit of measure, and also adapted to indicate the length of an article of a given price which may be sold for a given amount." (Lines 8-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1896
Creator:
Praeger, Ewald
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
Washing-Machine.
Patent for an improvement to washing machines that will be "simple and economical in construction and efficient in use" (lines 13-14).
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Austin, John Overton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tug and Hip Strap Attachment for Harness.
Patent for a new and improved tug and hip strap attachment for harnesses. This design "relates to an improved tug and hip strap attachment for harness which shall admit of the rapid and convenient attachment or detachment of the horse or horses to or from the vehicle, and which, in case the animal becomes unruly, shall enable it to be instantly detached, thereby avoiding danger of accidents; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency" (lines 22-32).
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Lain, John James
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-Jack.
Patent for an improved lifting jack, which "can be quickly placed beneath the axle of a vehicle and easily removed therefrom" (lines 14-16).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
Adair, Benjamin Lockett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Destroying Cotton Worms.
Patent for a machine to distribute poison to destroy Cotton Worms, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Nicholas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for a trap. This design is for a live trap. Illustration included.
Date:
September 1, 1908
Creator:
Pierce, William Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses
Patent for new cotton and hay presses with new bailing designs, including illustrations.
Date:
September 1, 1877
Creator:
Methvin, Boling J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hats
Patent for "a new and improved ventilated hat...which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification" (lines 3-5). including instructions and an illustration.
Date:
September 1, 1868
Creator:
Watkins, M. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History