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Shock-Absorber.
Patent for an "improved shock absorber adapted to be attached to the springs of an automobile or other vehicle" (lines 13-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Alexander, James J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the fork-shaped draw-heads having under-beveled bearings between the branches, the slotted coupler-bars having hook-lugs in front of the slots and adapted to interlock, the side bearings or ledges on each side of each hook-lug, designed to support the sides of the bar and to allow the hook-lugs to enter the slots in coupling" (lines 19-27).
Date:
June 20, 1882
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starting Meachanism for Explosive Engines
Patent for a mechanism for starting internal combustion engines, and particularly that form of starting devices in which a torsion spring is used.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Appleman, Boyd K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Frog
Patent for a derailing frog. Illustration included.
Date:
June 20, 1905
Creator:
Bain, William Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Popcorn-Parcher.
Patent for a popcorn parcher that has adjustable beaters.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Baird, Willie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent to improve the construction of the mold-board of the plow described in Letters Patent No. 163,352, "to make it more effective in preventing the black lands of Texas and other sticky and waxy soils from adhering to it, and to enable a proper furrow to be turned, however sticky and waxy the soil may be." (Lines 17-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1876
Creator:
Bell, Francis R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a more complex wire puzzle that can be manufactured more cheaply and efficiently than others.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Blalock, Justice Earl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Constructing Béton or Artificial Stone Curbing.
Patent for a new and improved curbing. This design "consists in a method for constructing [artificial-stone curbing] in the trench in which it is required to be laid; and it further consists in molds for accomplishing such result with accuracy and dispatch" (lines 9-14).
Date:
June 20, 1882
Creator:
Burns, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Taking Device
Patent for improvements to a core-taking device which will "form a core, in the process of drilling, and embodies means for severing the core, when formed, and retaining the same in the core barrel until, it is withdrawn for inspection" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1922
Creator:
Christian, Walton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan.
Patent for a new and improved fan. This design "consists mainly, first, in the combination with a swinging bar of metal or wood, or both, carrying the fans, of a balance-weight located at an angle to the line of the bar for the purpose of retarding its backward movement; and, second, in the combination, with a shaft and a hinge-connection uniting the fan-holder clamp to the shaft, of a removable pin by means of which the fan may be caused to move positively with the shaft or swing independently of it, as may be desired" (lines 12-22).
Date:
June 20, 1882
Creator:
Cohen, Moses.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for a gate. Illustration included.
Date:
June 20, 1905
Creator:
Connolly, Peter H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor cleaner.
Patent for a floor cleaner that cleans better.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Crawford, Hezikiah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1899
Creator:
Dickerman, Daniel Frederick.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Gas Generator
Patent for an acetylene gas generator. Illustration included.
Date:
June 20, 1905
Creator:
Dickey, John Splann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Velocipedes
Patent for improvements to a single-wheel velocipede.
Date:
June 20, 1869
Creator:
Dillaha, J. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake.
Patent for an improvement "in the application of power to car brakes, whereby the slack is quickly and automatically absorbed, and a powerful leverage is secured, and a perfect equalization of the leverage at each end of the car is obtained, and the convenient and safe adjustment of the brakes in regard to the wheels is effected, and any particular alignment of the brake cylinder in regard to the car body is avoided as the cylinder in regard to the car body is avoided as the cylinder may be placed across the car body or at any angle desired to secure convenience of application" (lines 8-20).
Date:
June 20, 1893
Creator:
Ferguson, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow.
Patent for a harrow for use in orchards that can be moved around easily to avoid trees.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Forkner, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that is cheap to manufacture.
Date:
June 20, 1911
Creator:
Furrh, Elijah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Articulator.
Patent for a dental articulator that will more precisely demonstrate the natural movements of the human jaw.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Hall, Rubert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension.
Patent for swing suspension for trucks to absorb shocks sustained by the chassis.
Date:
June 20, 1919
Creator:
Harper, William David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Clamp For Starting Boxes.
Patent for a safety clamp for locking the handles of starting boxes with slotting to receive a padlock.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Henry, Ben B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in governors, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1899
Creator:
Hunter, Victor Emmet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Bridle-Bit.
Design patent for a bride-bit that contains a novel design within the cheeks.
Date:
June 20, 1899
Creator:
Jackson, Claude D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Engine.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in compound engines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1899
Creator:
Johnson, Willie H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History