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Acetylene Gas Generator.
Patent for a acetylene gas generator which combines "both a generator and a gasometer the parts of which are so arranged as to render the machine efficient and entirely automatic in action, as well as inexpensive of production." (lines 16-20) including illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1902
Creator:
Reynolds, Pearl P. & Reynolds, Jerry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Hame Fastner
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Hame-Fastner" (lines 6-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1901
Creator:
Boyle, F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole and Button Location Marking Machine.
Patent for an improvement on machines that create buttonholes and mark buttonholes. Includes illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1902
Creator:
Powell, William J.; Vaughn, William H. & Rose, Isaac E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standard, the supporting-arm secured thereon and consisting of a stationary member, a swinging member hinged thereto, a latch secured to the swinging member and engaging the stationary member, and the slotted arm secured to the stationary member and passing around the swinging member, and the dasher-rods supported by and between the members of said arms" (lines 18-27).
Date:
October 14, 1890
Creator:
Lancaster, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists, "with a draw-head and a pin held to slide vertically therein, of a lever pivotally connected with the said link and fulcrumed on the draw-head, a chain connected with the said lever, an eye through which passes said chain, an arm connected with the inner end of the said chain, and a transversely-extending shaft mounted to turn in suitable bearings in the car-body and carrying the said arm" (lines 15-24).
Date:
October 14, 1890
Creator:
Onzon, François P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press
Patent for improvements to baling presses for double bale type presses. It includes elevators and a reciprocating press head.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Potter, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Mail Crane.
Patent for an automatic mail-crane that is simple, durable, and inexpensive.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Lane, Ernest R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Barrel.
Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A. & Childs, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler-Skimmer.
Patent for a boiler-skimmer that improves the hinge joint so that water or scum will have free access there and in all positions of the skimmer.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Phillips, Eugene N. & Dick, Harvey H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book Cover Protector
Patent for improvements to book cover protectors. This protector is adjustable and can be attached to a book with adhesive or tongue-and-slit construction.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Walraven, A.T. of Dallas, Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller for Railway-Track Jacks.
Patent for roller for railway track jacks that will lessen the weight of the jack and allow it to be moved easily.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Funk, William R. & Funk, Charley F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woodworking-Clamp.
Patent for woodworking clamp that is adjustable so that it can be used with many different shapes and sizes.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Seidel, Emil K. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a general lock but made especially for trunk locks. It adds a spring lock and preventative measures against lock picking.
Date:
October 14, 1902
Creator:
Kirk, Robert L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Picket-Fences.
Patent for secure, inexpensive picket-fence construction using various sizes of wood pieces and wire. It is meant for situations in which wood is scarce. Illustration included.
Date:
October 14, 1873
Creator:
McGinty, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hay and Cotton Presses.
Patent for an improvement of a baling press where the upright framing timbers allows any quantity of cotton to be placed in the bale and creates a uniformity of weight.
Date:
July 5, 1873
Creator:
Müller, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Policemen's Batons.
Patent for an improved policemen's baton made of flexible material, such as india-rubber or gutta-percha, and sometimes an interior metal stem. Using a flexible material makes the baton elastic enough so that no serious injury can be caused, yet it is still effective. Illustration included.
Date:
October 14, 1873
Creator:
Beery, Simon & McDonald, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plates for Holding Screw-Cutting Dies.
Patent for plates to hold screw-cutting dies, which allows the threads to be more accurately placed. Dies are also able to work for left handed dies as well as right handed dies.
Date:
October 14, 1879
Creator:
Geiser, Johan G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers.
Patent for a new method of picking cotton by hand, whereby 3 spindles remove the fibers from the bolls.
Date:
October 14, 1879
Creator:
Ham, Thomas William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Millstone-Drivers
Patent for improvements in Millstone-drivers
Date:
October 14, 1879
Creator:
Cathart, Rodney C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner that has plurality of nozzles from which hydrocarbon is discharged by steam pressure to collide at common point before combustion.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Wall, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pumping Attachment.
Patent is for "new and useful Improvements in Pumping Attachments" (lines 5&6) with illustration and instructions on how it works.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
York, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Subsoil Attachment for Plows.
Patent for a subsoil attachment for plows in which the attachment can be “held fixedly relative to the plow so as to be maintained constantly at the desired depth without pushing upwardly under the resistance offered by the soil. This attachment can also be adjusted easily to plow to the desired depths.” (P. 1, lines 15-22.) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Mathis, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Throwing Mechanism for Railway-Cars.
Patent for improvements in switch-throwing mechanism for railway-cars in which the motor operator can throw a switch without stopping the car and it will be accurate. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Slate, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washer.
Patent for improvements in washers by providing a washer with “two pivoted members, which can be swung open to insert the washer without removing the bolt or spoke upon when the washer needed to be replaced.” (Lines 10-13, p. 1) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 14, 1913
Creator:
Bulter, Joseph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History