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Air-Compressor.
Patent for a more efficient air compressor with high and low pressure chambers formed of mating sections that can be detached to make repairs to the piston as necessary.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Murphy, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Planter.
Patent for "a new and useful edge drop feeder or seeder". (line 14)
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
C. W. Loe; Loe, C. W & Mitchell, T. L.; T. L. Mitchell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coaster-Brake.
Patent for a coaster brake featuring an improved positive drive and braking.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Winfrey, Edgar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Windmills.
Patent for improvement in attachments for windmills to “convert rotary motion of the wheel shaft into reciprocating motion for actuating the pitman of the sucker rod.” (Lines 12-14) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Burleson, Lemual R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Battery Vault, Cistern, and Semaphore Foundation
Patent for an improvement to combination battery vaults, cisterns and semaphore foundations used in railway signal systems, including illustrations and descriptions.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Johnson, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Scrubber and Mop
Patent for a combined mop and scrubber. The invention consists of a brush, mop, wringer, and water receptacle.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Shaw, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stenographic-Writing Means
Patent for improvements in stenographic-writing (typewriting). The object of the invention being "to provide a keyboard comprising keys to cooperate with suitable printing means, and to so arrange said keys...to facilitate the speed at which the writing can be accomplished" (lines 14-20).
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Ireland, Ward S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surgical Appliance.
Patent for a surgical appliance, "adapted for the treatment of rectal and uterine troubles".
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Woodward, Lewis Ethridge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puncture-Proof Tire
Patent for improved armor in tires so they do not puncture as quickly or as easily, including illustrations.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Hibbs, Cassell De
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener.
Patent for improvements in hat-fasteners in which the “fastener can be adjustable to hats of different sizes and shapes, …., for securing the hat upon the head.” (Lines 10-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Schmidt, Harel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing
Patent for gearing for a flying machine. This gearing will allow for two independent drive shafts to work with tow independent engines to allow both engines to connect to either or both draft shafts.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Herrmann, Ernst W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill
Patent for a new drill that is used for pipes in wells, including illustrations.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
O'Brien, Robert P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rock-Drill.
Patent for a composite rock drill composed of granular metal or minerals held together in a binder to present sharp points for the efficient drilling of rock and other substances.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Blackburn, Julian E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a fabric engaging element under the top of the washing machine.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Kincaid, Willis Menefee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gage and Filing Clamp
Patent for a combined saw gage and clamp which can be "applied to a saw blade to gage the depth of the cut as well as reversed and used as a clamp for the saw blade in setting the teeth" (lines 16-18).
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Curby, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator and Conveyer for Concrete-Mixers.
Patent for improvements in elevators and conveyers for concrete-mixers “whereby the mixed concrete can be fed to the wall mold at different elevations, the elevator being extended and the conveyer raised for constructing the successive stories of the building.” (Lines 17-21) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Miller, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Sweeping Compound
Patent for an improved floor-sweeping compound which changes the traditional woody filler with a less flammable and more absorbent mineral wool filler.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Boddeker, James A. & Stratford, John E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sealing Device.
Patent for improvements in the design of devices used for sealing car doors, including illustrations and a description. The device is designed in such a way that the seal may not be removed in the locked position without breaking the door, thus preventing theft.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Fox, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riding-Cultivator.
Patent for improvements in riding-cultivators in which the cultivator is “capable of easy adjustment so that each part may be placed independently of other parts in position for most thorough service” (Lines 15-18). Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Kennemer, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse Detacher
Patent for a new and improved horse detacher which allows the driver to unhitch a horse without exiting the carriage or wagon, including specifications and illustrations.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Carter, William Otis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Powder Blower
Patent for a new and improved powder blower used to insert powder medicine into the vagina, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Woodward, Mortimer Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer
Patent for Planter and Fertilizer Distributer that has a mechanism for receiving the seed and fertilizer and distributing the same
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Norvell, William Setliff
System:
The Portal to Texas History