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Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for the improvement of the rotary cultivator with adjustable thinning-points and rotating cutter, including illustration.
Date:
April 10, 1855
Creator:
Morrel, A. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for Sash-Holder.
Patent for "the design [of] a sash or window-frame fastener" (lines 28-30).
Date:
April 10, 1877
Creator:
Overton, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bridle Attachments.
Patent for "a bridle of novel construction for training and taming horses; and it consists in the combination of brace and guide-reins, neck and crupper straps, sureingle, and collar." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1877
Creator:
Cummings, Seton S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with [a] frame, having [a] hook on [a] cross-piece and [a] tongue on [another] cross-piece, of a loop or keeper, arranged on the under side of frame and between the two cross-pieces" (lines 69-73).
Date:
April 10, 1883
Creator:
Thomas, Floyd W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medicinal Compound.
Patent for an anti-inflammatory compound intended for use on both humans and animals.
Date:
April 10, 1883
Creator:
Bright, Harvey S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Grain-Measuring Machine.
Patent for automatic grain-measuring machine, with illustrations. The purpose of this automatic grain-measuring machine is to be an improvement to already existing machines.
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Grissom, Abram Jackson.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for the "new and improved Baling-Press which is very simple and durable in construction, and is very easily operated by hand or other power" (lines 4-10) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new baling-press, including illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Mattijetz, Andreas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a flat shovel and a shank, of the bead on said shovel having a transverse slot therethrough, a slotted wedge inserted between said shovel and shank, and a bolt passing through said bead, wedge, and shank" (lines 95-100).
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
East, Elias
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand Propelling Device for Sewing Machines.
Patent for a new and improved crank for sewing machines. This design "is to provide propelling device for sewing-machines and similar treadle-power machines which shall dispense with the treadle-action and injurious strain which its use imposes . . . It consists in a rod jointed to the fly-wheel after the manner of a pitman, but which, instead of connecting with a treadle, is fashioned into a handle, which extends obliquely upward toward the operator, and is combined with and held in place by a guide-frame made in the form of a pendent metal loop with flanged ends and screw-holes" (lines 8-21).
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Beaird, Kate Palmer
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new improvements in the construction of the nut lock. Patent for "a new and improved version of the nut-lock and combination of latch or locking device in order to lock the nut to the bolt." (lines 8-27) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new nut-lock and latch, including illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Brady, Peter Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved shutter fastener. This design "has for its object the production of a simple and efficient device, and one that can be conveniently operated from the inside of the blind, but not readily tampered with or opened from the outside without removing some of the slats of the blind. . . . one part—a bolt—is carried by the blind, and the other part—a catch—is secured to the windowsill and locks the bolt, so as to unfasten the blind both hands are required—one hand to operate the catch, the other hand to operate the bolt" (lines 16-30).
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Bachman, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swinging Gate.
Patent for a new and improved swinging gate. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the main posts . . . [one] having the shallow recesses therein, of hinges, slotted batten, bell-crank lever connected with the upper hinge-bolt, and with a pin in the slot in the batten, spring, gravity-catch, gate, and roller" (lines 29-35).
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
Sipe, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for improvements in baling presses: "This invention relates to baling presses provided with runners, (instead of the usual wheels,) to be removed about the field; and my objects are, to construct such a press in such a manner that it can be readily started down with but few stakes, second; to provide a rigid but removable side brace to prevent the press from canting, and third; to prevent the operating lever from canting or swinging upward or downward when in operation; and to promote simplicity" (lines 17-27).
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Schubert, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Breast for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for improvements in breasts for cotton gins: " My invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of gin breasts for cotton gins and consists in providing in conjunction with a gin breast an adjustable "up-per circle" to facilitate the formation of the roll, to prevent the seed cotton from overflowing from the gin breast as the roll rotates, and preserve the proper degree of contact between the gin saws and the roll" (lines 12-20).
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Schulze, Andrew
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Elevator, Cleaner, Distributer, and Feeder for Seed-Cotton.
Patent for a "simple and efficient apparatus for conveying seed-cotton from a wagon or other source of supply, to one or more gins or gin feeders, said apparatus being adapted, at the same time, to thoroughly clean the seed-cotton and to deliver it to the gins or feeders in the desired quantities in a uniform manner, and in loose and uncompacted condition" (lines 14-21).
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Littlefield, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Elevator, Cleaner, Distributer, and Feeder for Seed-Cotton.
Patent for Combined Elevator, Cleaner, Distributer, and feeder for Seed-Cotton: "provide a simple, cheap and efficient apparatus for taking seed cotton from a wagon, or other source of supply cleaning it, and delivering it in the desired quantity and in a suitable condition for ginning to one or more gins or gin feeders" (lines 13-18).
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Littlefield, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Railway.
Patent for improvements in elevated railways: "provide simple means for regulating and adjusting the weight of the car so as to throw the preponderence thereof upon either the upper or the lower track or to equally divide the weight so that each track bear a like proportion" (lines 12-17).
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Cross-Tie.
Patent for an improved, simple, and inexpensive metallic crosstie that has elasticity and the same vibration as a wooden cross-tie and does not require bolts or nuts. It can easily be placed or removed from rails.
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Budington, Albert G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for an inexpensive, simple, and effective pump that can be easily cleaned, but stays relatively clean.
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Tom, Joseph C. & Tom Edward A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Planter.
Patent for a seed planter with a combined "furrow opener and seed dropper" (lines 15-16) with adjustable row width and furrow depth. Includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Thompson, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe for Bridges.
Patent for a new and improved bridge shoe including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 10, 1894
Creator:
Seaman, George S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check Book.
Patent for an improvement to check books and covers.
Date:
April 10, 1900
Creator:
Exline, Marcus P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Setting and Cooling Machine.
Patent for a tire setting and cooling machine.
Date:
April 10, 1900
Creator:
Horn, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Machine.
Patent for an improvement in well drilling.
Date:
April 10, 1900
Creator:
Wiedner, Friedrich R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History