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Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings, more especially of that class known as 'swing-pins;' and the object of the invention is to provide a swinging weight which will press the pin normally into operative position, and which will also support the link" (lines 7-12).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Bass, Alonzo T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[a] car-coupler having a hook formed thereon . . . an open recess in the rear thereof, pins or projecting supports adjacent to the recess . . . a trigger pivoted to the coupler and projecting beyond the hook, so as to support the link . . . independent of the coupler and adapted to pass over the hook" (lines 64-75).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Richardson, Samuel T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Easel and Phonograph Horn Tripod.
Patent for a new and improved easel and phonograph horn tripod. This design "is to construct a device which may be used for holding phonograph-horns of different sizes at any desired height, and which also may be employed for holding a painting, or for the use of an artist. [The] invention consists in the combination of a pair of cross-bars, a hinged brace for supporting the bars at any required angle, and an adjustable device for regulating the spread of the bars and of the brace" (lines 22-31).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Minot, Kendall James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Inkstand and Pen Rack.
Patent for a new and improved inkstand and pen rack. This design "is to provide one or more inkstands with pen-holding attachments which will be adapted to close the lid of the inkstand when the pen is in position on the rack-frame and permit the lid to open by gravity of attached parts when the pen is removed for use" (lines 8-14).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Lindsay, George Washington
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Holder.
Patent for a paper bag holder that can employ one or more units, of various sizes, to hold paper bags of practically all sizes. It holds the bags in place and makes them readily removable when needed. The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Ott, Samuel A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Container.
Patent for a butter container that holds butter and protects against direct handling until it is served. This is inexpensive, two-piece and very easy to clean.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Eiband, Ernst A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process and Apparatus for Microwave Desorption of Elements of Species from Carbon Nanotubes
Patent relating to the process and apparatus for microwave desorption of elements or species from carbon nanotubes.
Date:
January 23, 2004
Creator:
Tour, James M.; Roberts, James A. & Imholt, Timothy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attachment for Motor-Vehicles
Patent for an attachment for motor vehicles, specifically for Ford cars but compatible with any car, where the attachment prevents the reverse movement of the car's crank.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Daniel, Ulysses S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device
Patent for Lubricating Device and it uses.
Date:
August 12, 1914
Creator:
Clayton, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vault or Cell for Outhouses.
Patent for a new and improved vault or cell for outhouses. This design "consist[s] of the combination of a vault made of impervious material and provided with wheels on its bottom, with a housing and an inclined cover secured above it at the rear and having a seat and hopper in the house, and a receptacle located within the vault and closely fitted to the mouth of the hopper" (lines 5-12).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Carrico, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lemon-Squeezer
Patent for "a machine adapted to cut or halve a lemon and extract the juice therefrom and cast away the rinds at one and the same operation. . .[and also directs] the juice of each half through separate channels, whereby two glasses may at the same time receive their proportionate allowance of lemon-juice to be subsequently converted into lemonade" (lines 10-19),
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Dunlap, William O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Buckles.
Patent for a new kind of buckle along with specifications for construction and illustrations of the buckle.
Date:
August 12, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lint Separator and Cleaner.
Patent for machine that separates lint cotton and removes dirt and dust from the machine while it pulls cotton in, including illustrations.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Meyers, Frank Wynne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lens-Grinding Machine.
Patent for a lens grinding machine that polishes any kind of lens via the means of a reciprocating motion in both the grinding tool and the lens holder.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Rousseau, Almer A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Wheel
Patent for a new and novel design for a wind wheel.
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Gatlin, Lilburn M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Preserver.
Patent for a life preserver with features to support both a wearer's waist and neck.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Hansen, Carl Albert Edvard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stack Former and Protector.
Patent for an invention "to provide a device of this character by means of which a hay, straw, or other kind of a stack may be formed and while being formed may be protected from rains" (lines 13-17). Illustrations included.
Date:
August 12, 1902
Creator:
Stipp, Edwin M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Scraper.
Patent for a new and improved wheel scraper. This design "is to provide a . . . device for scraping mud and adhesive soil from the outer edges and sides of the fellies of vehicle wheels to prevent an accumulation of mud or adhesive soil on the wheel rim or felly and between the spokes" (lines 7-13).
Date:
August 12, 1884
Creator:
Whipp, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheelbarrow
Patent for "an improved self-dumping wheel barrow especially adapted for use for wheeling concrete and also adapted for use for wheeling sand and other material" (lines 8-11) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
August 12, 1913
Creator:
Tyler, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Apparatus For Washing Dishes and Table-Cutlery
Patent for improvements to a dish washing machine with specifications and illustrations attached.
Date:
August 12, 1879
Creator:
Walling, Edmund, P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Baling-Presses
Patent for improvement to the construction of a baling press with descriptions and illustrations attached.
Date:
August 12, 1879
Creator:
Hall, Marcus C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maize-Header.
Patent for a device that cuts stalks of corn to a standardized uniform length for ease of handling and consistent presentation.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Melton, Pink J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo-Controlling Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to a torpedo controlling apparatus. Electrically operated wings or vanes are added to the exterior of the torpedo, allowing remote control from within an airplane. The position and angle of the wings or vanes affect the depth of the submerging operation.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Longoria, Nicholas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Bandage.
Patent for a mechanism that attaches to the inner rim and adjacent spokes of a wheel to maintain the position of a tire bandage.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Weiser, Simon
System:
The Portal to Texas History