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Cotton-Chopper
Patent for "a cotton-cultivator which will chop out the superfluous plants and at the same time work up the soil between the rows of plants, the implement being made to straddle the row and produce a fine tilth on both sides thereof" (lines 15-20).
Date:
September 2, 1890
Creator:
Smith, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator.
Patent for a new and improved fumigator. This design "compris[es] the closed vessel mounted on legs and provided with the removable cover, the fire-box having legs resting upon the bottom of the vessel, the inlet near the bottom and the outlet near the top, and the bellow connected to the inlet" (lines 77-83).
Date:
September 2, 1890
Creator:
Russell, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace.
Patent for a new and improved brace. This design consists in "[t]he combination . . . of the cistern or its equivalent having internal circumferential seats and the brace-sections having edge flanges fitted to said seats and having such flanges cut away at one end, whereby the section may fit at one end in the end of the adjacent section" (lines 30-36).
Date:
September 2, 1890
Creator:
Henderson, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bilge-Water Dishcharger
Patent for the importance of discharging bilge water from a boat.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Langley, Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Cleaning Wells
Patent for improving the efficiency of oil wells.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Sargent, Lemuel S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Pipe Coupling
Patent for improvement on the methods of controlling oil flow.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Childs, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carton.
Patent for a carton used to carry bottles or other fragile containers in a manner that prevents spillage, breakage, or other type of damage to befall the bottles and their contents, includes illustrations.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Elder, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
By-Pass Draft Fan
Patent for bypass draft fans used for the functioning of pneumatic conveyors. Pneumatic conveyors are used to transport solid materials through pipelines with the flow of air or other gases. Most pneumatic conveyors are located in mechanical processing plants.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Martin, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug
Patent for improvement of spark-plugs, an automotive engine component.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Hill, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for improvements to wrenches and monkey wrenches in particular, "improved construction and arrangement of adjustable jaw and improved means for locking the latter in its adjusted position and quickly releasing the same for readjustment" (lines 16-19) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Waters, Richard Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Apparatus
Patent for a new and improved well-boring apparatus that rotates a drill stem. The drill is then elevated when it is desired to unscrew the joints.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Headrick, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Fastener
Patent for a "combined automatic window fastener and lock by means of which a sliding window-sash may be securely held and fastened at any desired point of elevation and locked against movement in either direction."
Date:
September 2, 1902
Creator:
Parks, Leonard D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in the Manufacture of Black Bottle-Glass.
Patent for manufacturing black bottle-glass by using "combination with other ingredients, an earthy slate of a peculiar character, called "clay-slate," for the purpose of furnishing the coloring-matter of the glass,as well as forming one of the bases of the glass itself."(line 10-15) Instruction only, no illustration.
Date:
September 2, 1856
Creator:
McCully, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers.
Patent for a trouser pattern, "to so construct a pair of trousers that the waist portion thereof may be readily manipulated in order that the trousers may be easily converted from a stock size into a pair of trousers having a high waist band, a low waist band or a waist band at a line between high and low" (lines 12-19).
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Ludwig, John. A. & Moses, Jacob B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tunnel-Driving Machine.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Tunnel- Driving Machines" (lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Speer, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Explosive-Engines.
Patent for engine valves (rotary type) that are noiseless, connected to the the engine cylinders so that they are self grinding and self adjusting, and that cover and uncover the spark plug in a way that prevents fouling it.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Ray, Albert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines
Patent for "... an improved washing-machine which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, easily operated, and effective in operation." (lines 12-15)
Date:
September 2, 1879
Creator:
Fuchs, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Spray-Nozzles
Patent for an improvement on spray nozzles for use with force pumps. These force pumps are used for spraying insecticide on cotton to protect the crop from cotton-worms and other insects.
Date:
September 2, 1879
Creator:
Yeager, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
Patent for a new and valuable improvement in Cotton-Bale Tie, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 2, 1873
Creator:
Starr, Henry D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Planter and Cultivator.
Patent for an improvement in combined planter and cultivator that can be can modified for use in a cultivator, a gang breaker-plow or a seed planter. Includes illustration and description.
Date:
September 2, 1879
Creator:
Brown, Joseph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cloth-Registers
Patent for an improvement to a cloth-register that indicates the measurement in yards of particular goods. Includes illustration and description.
Date:
September 2, 1879
Creator:
Harrison, Abraham
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hydraulic Packings
Patent for an improvement in hydraulic packing for use in hydraulic rams. Includes illustration and description.
Date:
September 2, 1879
Creator:
Riesel, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse-Powers
Patent for an improvement in Horse Powers and in it's construction.
Date:
September 2, 1879
Creator:
Smith, William W. & Randall, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Ring for Piston-Rods.
Patent for a packing ring that will go on conveniently and will create an effective packing without putting wear on the piston.
Date:
September 2, 1913
Creator:
Bryant, Clarence Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History