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Bale-Band Fastening
Patent for bale bend fastening that includes a winding-key engaging the lapped ends of a bale-band and a lock for retaining the winding key against the reverse movement after the latter has been turned to wind the connected ends of the band for the purpose of taking up the slack in the latter (Lines 8-15)
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Holder
Patent for bag holder that is adapted to receive and hold bags of any size in a way that is convenient for removal as needed.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Nosker, Orren G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for an oil-burner, “and it has for its object to provide a construction in which stream will be admitted to the oil or commingled therewith in sufficient quantity to aid combustion…” (lines 11-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace
Patent for locomotive-boiler furnaces with an easy to remove mounted fire box
Date:
November 11, 1902
Creator:
Meacher, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design "relates to improvements in churn-powers in which suitable gearing and frame-work operate in conjunction with a vertically-reciprocating dasher; and the objects of [the] improvements are, first, to provide for the quick and convenient detaching of the churn from the driving mechanism; and, second, to afford facilities for the proper adjustment of the device to the different sizes of churns" (lines 7-16).
Date:
November 11, 1884
Creator:
Turner, Hiram O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design's "objects are, first, to couple cars of various altitudes; second, to couple the cars automatically; third, to uncouple from the top or side of the car; [and] fourth, to dispense with pins" (lines 16-20). It consists in a "draw-head [that] is provided with an elastic cover having a link-lifting arm secured thereto, a lever for oscillating said cover, performing the duplex function of disengaging the link and permitting its egress, a sloping projection from the base of said draw-head engaging the link on contact, and the bent link" (lines 51-58).
Date:
November 11, 1890
Creator:
Burns, John Calvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clasp
Patent for a new and improved clasp. This design "compris[es] a base and a reversely bent or inclined retaining or clamping arm formed of a single continuous wire with an eye at one end thereof and a bend or enlargement at the other end thereof, the frame or base being substantially rectangular, and the upward bent arm extending through the eye at one end of the base and having the bend or enlargement at the other end arranged near or against the end bar at the opposite end of the frame" (lines 66-76).
Date:
November 11, 1890
Creator:
Anderson, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm.
Patent for Buglar-Alarm. Adding protection to building windows.
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Ogle, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a wheel that uses tubes, springs, and cushions to absorb shock and creating a smoother ride for the passenger.
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Milam, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Pilot.
Patent for Improvements in Adjustable Pilot for locomotives
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Sledge, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Windlass
Patent for an improvement to automobile windlasses. The improvement allows automobile to be removed from any road obstruction easily and quickly.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Davis, Marion A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Truck.
Patent for a churn truck. It allows for "receiving churns in order," can be "moved to various places" as needed, and "the truck being provided with means for facilitating pushing or pulling thereof" (lines 10-15). Illustration included.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Buie, Sula
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Use of Microwaves to Crosslink Carbon Nanotubes
Patent relating to the use of microwaves to crosslink carbon nanotubes.
Date:
December 17, 2003
Creator:
Tour, James M.; Stephenson, Jason J.; Imholt, Timothy; Dyke, Christopher A.; Yakobson, Boris I. & Roberts, James A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crude Oil Refining Process
Patent for the refinement of crude oil, producing refined oil in an economic manor.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Evens, Jewett G. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Repairing Automobile Radiators
Patent for an apparatus meant to assist in the repair of automobile radiators by holding the radiator in place and keeping all parts necessary for repair easily accessible.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Jerden, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line-Insulator.
Patent for Line-Insulator for improvements telephone and telegraph line
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Meusebach, Otto C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a new and improved valve. This design is "to provide a . . . valve . . . to cut off the supply of water upon the outside of the induction-port and to drain all water from the valve-body and the connecting-pipes above the same, thereby preventing freezing of the same" (lines 10-15). It consists in "[t]he valve casing or body having oppositely-located ports and provided with a perforated interiorly-threaded lug or projection, in combination with the flanged bushing seated in said valve-casing and having a valve-seat at its outer end, and perforations extending through the flange" (lines 93-99).
Date:
November 11, 1890
Creator:
Morrison, James John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Hub.
Patent for a new and improved vehicle wheel. This design "consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, whereby a single damaged spoke may be removed and a new spoke inserted without releasing the several spokes comprising the wheel" (lines 11-16).
Date:
November 11, 1884
Creator:
Miller, Thomas S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Barrel.
Patent for a new and improved knockdown barrel. This design "is to provide a cheap and easily constructed knockdown barrel for shipping fruit and other commodities. [The] improvement consists of the construction and arrangement of parts" (lines 7-11).
Date:
November 11, 1884
Creator:
Miller, James Harison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a windmill that rotates on a vertical and horizontal axis. The blades are mounted to stop in order to prevent damage to the windmill should pressure occur.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Brown, Archie Edwards
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-Row Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for cotton and corn planters. The invention is for a two row type planter that allows for planting on "beds" or "listed" land.
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Henefield, John B. & Henefield, Edward I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Motor.
Patent for a new and improved engine. This design "is to convert a given rotary into a vertical reciprocating motion, and to provide means whereby the stroke of the reciprocating motion may be increased or diminished, according to the use or work to which the machine may be applied; and to these ends the novelty consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the same" (lines 10-18).
Date:
November 11, 1884
Creator:
Groves, Isaac N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mixing Mineral and Fossil Substances with Bituminized Clay to Form a Plastic Material.
Patent for mixing mineral or fossil substances with bituminated clay, creating a product that "is a dense, durable, and economical composition, suitable for building both small and massive structures, and for other purposes" (lines 54-57).
Date:
November 11, 1873
Creator:
Lea, Pryor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Operating Mechanism.
Patent for the improvement within the lamp operating mechanism for automobiles. The invention allows lamps to be turned on simultaneously by using the front wheels.
Date:
November 11, 1913
Creator:
Wogenstahl, Leo J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History