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Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which includes spring washers.
Date:
August 3, 1909
Creator:
Garner, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tank-Valve.
Patent for tank-valves in which “a valve may be readily detached for renewal or repairs and adaptable without material change of structure to any of the various forms and structures of tanks manufactured.” (Lines 18-22.) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 3, 1905
Creator:
Burchett, Edward Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud or Sand Band for Vehicles.
Patent for a protective flap to attach to an axle to prevent mud and sand from the wheels from dirtying and interfering with the operation of the wheel-hub and axle.
Date:
June 3, 1902
Creator:
Horger, Simeon D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut-lock "to be used in connection with a vertical bolt" connecting the axles and wheels of a vehicle or a railroad car with the other parts of the vehicle or railroad car (lines 8-12). It also has "many other purposes" that are not detailed (line 13).
Date:
June 3, 1902
Creator:
Bolen, Brantle W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Cleaner.
Patent for a gin-saw cleaner, which also straightens the saw teeth.
Date:
September 3, 1907
Creator:
Bradford, McDuffee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Generating Oil-Burner.
Patent for improvements in “generating oil-burners” by connecting a combination of tubes, pipes and casings to direct and regulate the oil flows to the burner. It can also control the amount of steam to be discharged to properly effect the burning of the oil. Illustration is included.
Date:
March 3, 1903
Creator:
Spiller, Philip Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stove.
Patent for a stove, which circulates air through a central drum and increases the amount of heat put out by the stove.
Date:
September 3, 1907
Creator:
Sanders, Ira B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain Drying Means.
Patent for a new mechanism for bulk drying grain. Includes illustrations.
Date:
March 3, 1903
Creator:
Liles, La Fayette W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hammer
Patent for a hammer. Illustration included.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Rowe, George Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fireplace-Fender.
Patent for a Fireplace-Fender used as a protective barrier between burning fireplaces and people. Specifically preventing the sparks from the fire to catch clothing on fire or any other flammable materials, Illustrations included.
Date:
July 3, 1900
Creator:
Russell, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Firearm
Patent for "a projectile adapted for use in guns having an elliptical and twisted bore" with an illustration.
Date:
June 3, 1902
Creator:
Cole, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for a fence post with a base that expands when put in the ground to hold it firmly in place.
Date:
November 3, 1908
Creator:
Cherry, Fon T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Hook
Patent for an ice hook.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Ball, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter.
Patent for a seed planter in which the “plows is used in connection with the purpose of opening a furrow to receive the seed and for quickly covering the seed after it has been deposited.” (Lines 15-18) In addition, an auxiliary plow is attached “to work directly in front of the seed tube, as to provide the scattering of the seed and to cause it to be deposited directly into the furrow.” (Lines 29-32) Illustration is included.
Date:
February 3, 1903
Creator:
Ferriott, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seal.
Patent for a car door seal lock device made of a strip of twistable metal.
Date:
August 3, 1909
Creator:
Reister, John Christian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Recharging-Valve.
Patent for a recharging valve "to permit recharging the auxiliary reservoirs of an automatic air-brake system without involving the release of the brakes." (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 3, 1905
Creator:
Williams, Leonard F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter
Patent for a seed planter. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 3, 1907
Creator:
McGuire, Daniel Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Tie Lifter
Patent for railway tie lifter. Illustration included.
Date:
December 3, 1907
Creator:
Norton, James W. & Collins, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen-Hanger.
Patent for a screen hanger with a hook for a half window screen and a hook for a full window screen on each end of it.
Date:
March 3, 1908
Creator:
Rust, Emory G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Lifting-Jack
Patent for "an improved device of this character which is designed for heavy work, as in railway service, and at the same time to have the device comparatively light in weight in order that it may be conveniently carried from place to place" (lines 10-15).
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
Bentley, George Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Sharpener.
Patent for an improved shear sharpener which has a "new and novel construction by which shears are quickly and properly sharpened, ... whereby a shear is held at the proper bevel while being moved over an oilstone or the like" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
Jeffrey, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Working Machine.
Patent for a road working machine, which claims to simplify and improve the type of this machine that is designed to "operate upon banks at the sides of the road for the purpose of trimming such banks and moving the surplus dirt in the direction of the center of the road." (lines 11-14)
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
McBride, William J. & Alford, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fencing Tool
Patent for "a device. . .which is simple, cheap, and durable by which wire fences may be repaired quickly and thoroughly, the device being very light to enable one to carry it around easily" (lines 11-15).
Date:
September 3, 1901
Creator:
McCue, Roger
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish Trap
Patent for a fish trap. Illustration included.
Date:
December 3, 1907
Creator:
Carwile, Eugene B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History