Collection
Country
Decade
Month
Day
Button.
Patent for a new and improved button. This design consists "[i]n a detachable button, the combination, with the hollow threaded shank of the button-head, having end serrations, and the base-disk, having a central screw, of the loose clamp-disk, applied on the screw, and having a spring-pawl or projection to engage the serrations of the shank" (lines 70-76).
Date:
March 11, 1884
Creator:
Matthews, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction of Roofs.
Patent for improvements in the construction of roofs, including instruction.
Date:
March 11, 1879
Creator:
Boyd, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists "[i]n a working-body churn, the combination, with the churn-body having centrally-disposed turret, and the breaking-frames having their lower ends resting in suitable seats, in the bottom of the churn-body and their upper ends extended into the turret thereof, of the block having sockets and placed on the breaking-frames with its lower side projected above the turret, and the cap or lid, placed on the turret and bearing against the block and securing the same and the breaking-frames in position" (lines 23-34).
Date:
September 11, 1883
Creator:
German, Eliza
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Trimming Hooves of Animals.
Patent for a new and improved hoof trimmer. This design "consists in an upright standard or support having a concaved supporting-recess adapted to receive the animal's hoof, with parallel guide-ways arranged in rear thereof, a trimming implement moving in said guides, and so constructed as to operate upon the hoof without injury to the frog, and means for reciprocating the trimming device from either side of the animal" (lines 16-25).
Date:
December 11, 1883
Creator:
Mullins, Joshua C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mailing-Box.
Patent for a mailing box with curves and grooves to fit the cover and securing string with illustrations and assembly instructions.
Date:
May 11, 1880
Creator:
Sabin, Chauncey Brewer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved design for freight car coupling. This design calls for a sliding block, with the assistance of metal pins, to lock the link between two freight cars firmly in place. This eliminates the possibility of accidental disconnect.
Date:
January 11, 1881
Creator:
Upson, Bolivar J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Attachment for Invalids.
Patent for a new and improved bed attachment for bed-ridden persons. This design "consists, principally, of a frame, hinged between the side boards of the bedstead, said frame having a removable seat and adapted to be brought to a vertical position for supporting the [bed-ridden person] in a sitting position. The invention also consists in the construction and arrangement of parts" (lines 10-16).
Date:
October 11, 1881
Creator:
Brown, Joshua Perry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a simple, efficient, and improved churn that thoroughly aerating and stirring the cream. It has a removable vertical dasher and two dasher cups.
Date:
June 11, 1895
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Saving Coal During Combustion.
Patent for cheap, effective compound to sprinkle on coal to render it more combustible so that it burns more cleanly and soot is not emitted.
Date:
June 11, 1895
Creator:
Stokey, David Gray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Replacer.
Patent for a car-replacer that has a stronger construction and is more efficient than other car-replacers. It has two skids, one on each side of the rail, the inside skid meant to deflect car-wheels to the rail, and the outside skid meant to slu "the truck in line with the track, and at the same time cause the wheels to be forced sideways on the rails" (lines 27-29).
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Ragan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for an apparatus for operating churns and ice-cream freezers. To operate, one turns a handle, and through a series of gears, pulleys, and wheels, the cream is stirred. The churn container rotates and sits in a frame where the apparatus is fixed above it.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Martin, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coach and Car Step.
Patent for an attached coach and car step "to render it unnecessary to carry stools or stepping-boxes, as are now used to facilitate passengers to get on or off the car or coach from an extra height between the ground or depot-floor and the main bottom tread of the step, thus avoiding dangerous and fatal results from overturning of stools and boxes." (Lines 14-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Taylor, Frederick A.; Farrell, Patrick W. & Quebe, Wesley S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Skein.
Patent for an axle-skein. Its purpose is "to improve the construction of axle-skeins, to increase their strength and durability, and to decrease the wear of the same at the bottom thereof" (lines 10-14).
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Finley, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn that can be easily disassembled and cleaned easily. The churn is a circular chamber with a tube in its center. The tube has a fan around it at the top of the chamber, and the air goes through the fan, is sucked into the tube, and is released at the bottom of the chamber in order to agitate the cream.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Walker, Ben, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate for Shipping Bananas.
Patent for a crate for shipping bananas that does not hurt the fruit during shipping. The crate separates the bunches so the bananas do not get crushed, and the crate is ventilated to prevent decay.
Date:
August 11, 1896
Creator:
Andrews, Otis
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
Bridle-Bit
Patent for improvements in bridle bits, particularly bridle bits known as curb bridle bits. One of the objects is to provide means whereby the curb loop or strap is prevented from engaging the lips of the horse when strain is applied to the driving reins.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Bass, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Boll Picker
Patent for an improvement to cotton ball harvesters.
Date:
May 11, 1915
Creator:
Hewitt, Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Protector.
Patent for a chimney protector that is "easy and cheap to manufacture which when applied to the chimney top of an oil cooking stove will prevent the drippings or over flow from utensils placed on top of the stove from running down the side" (lines 14-18), including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Shiller, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for a new bale tie made from metal, with "integral interlocking terminal portions" (lines 25-26), including instructions and illustration. The bale tie is "strong in character, constructed at small cost, of a minimum number of parts, and capable of easy and expeditious manipulation" (lines 18-21).
Date:
July 11, 1916
Creator:
O'Riordan, John Eldridge
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Box
Patent for box made of pasteboard that collapses and remains as such until needed for use.
Date:
January 11, 1916
Creator:
Houghland, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Front Rigging for Riding-Saddles.
Patent for a rigging that is especially adapted for a swell fork tree, including illustrations.
Date:
August 11, 1914
Creator:
Graves, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock Attachment
Patent for an improved clock attachment to operate "a series of alarms or signals arranged in different rooms of a building or in other separated stations for simultaneously sounding the alarms or for operating the signals at predetermined times." (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1915
Creator:
Moore, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Circuit Maker and Breaker
Patent for an improved automatic circuit maker and breaker. This breaker specifically is meant to be used in conjunction with lighting systems.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Mulford, Benjamin R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History