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Artificial Teeth.
Patent for the lower set of artificial teeth, "and aims to provide retainers and combine them with the plate, so as to hold the denture in place against accidental displacement during the process of articulation, prehension, mastication, and deglutition" (lines 10-15). This invention "provides retainers which fill a vacuum in the mouth never heretofore utilized in the construction of artificial teeth and which form a rest for the muscles in their contraction incident to the movements of the jaws, and these retainers render a lower set of artificial teeth s comfortable and serviceable as if they were natural" (lines 22-29).
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Johnston, George A. & Carroll, Houston M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gate.
Patent for an improved automatic gate with levers, cam-blocks, camways, and cam-rods. It is centrally pivoting, uses a pulley, a cam groove, a forked bearing, chains, and chords.
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Everton, David Marion
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Autographic Register.
Patent for an autographic register that provides "improved means for guiding, stamping, cutting, and filling a record-bill and discharging original and duplicate bills; [provides] improved means for guiding the strips of paper and holding the carbon or duplicating paper in operative position; furthermore, [provides] improved means for operating the several parts of the mechanism to insure accuracy and facilitate the subsequent permanent filing of the record-bills" (lines 9-19).
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Norcross, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine Valve.
Patent for a steam-engine valve that has an "improved rotary valve capable of feeding and exhausting one end of a steam-cylinder, and easily controlled and operated" (lines 18-20). This makes the engine easily controllable.
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Ford, Andrew H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "relates to that type of plows in which a double share is employed, one of which turns the sod or furrow in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, said plow being capable of being brought alternately into action, each to turn a furrow in the same direction in right or left turn plowing. . . . whereby the duplex plows may be alternately raised and lowered, and held in either the non-acting or operative positions. . . . and simple means for locking the plows in position for operation and for operating the locking devices" (lines 8-24).
Date:
September 17, 1889
Creator:
Leas, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Distributer.
Patent for simple and efficient oil-distributor that is meant to calm the water next to a ship. It also takes up little space and can easily be launched over the side of the ship and is insured so that oil is automatically distributed into the water.
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Ericson, John & Phinney, Adelbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harvester-Platform and Carrier.
Patent for a harvester-platform and carrier that carries forward and elevates the grain. It has toothed bars, a framed, a crank-shaft that is connected to the toothed bars, a cross-rod loosely connected to the crank-shaft, and it is pivotally mounted on grain.
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Compton, Silas T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shot-Canister
Patent for "to provide a revolving case having a series of annularly or otherwise located compartments formed of transparent material and adapted for the reception of shot of dierent grades; to provide means for delivering the shot from the compartments and also for gaging the same before and after delivery" (lines 13-20).
Date:
September 17, 1889
Creator:
Harigel, Amil
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour-Bin.
Patent for a flour-bin that keeps the flour and meal separated and sifts them separately. This patent has "a novel formation of a stirrer to prevent the banking of the flour or meal in the bin, and which can be cheaply manufactured and when in use will offer a minimum amount of resistance to the contents of the bin agitated thereby" (lines 16-21). The bin is easily cleaned.
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Patton, James Monre
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Wire Stretcher.
Patent for a simple and practical fence-wire stretcher that stretches "fence-wire in the construction of fences and also taking up the slack in the wire when it sags at any point throughout the line of fence, the device being simple in construction and easily connected and disconnected from the post, as circumstances require" (lines 14-20).
Date:
September 17, 1895
Creator:
Baugh, Edward Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condenser for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for a new means of separating air from cotton, expelling the air while the cotton is condensed and released for baling.
Date:
September 17, 1901
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bearing.
Patent for improvements in bearings, in which a liquid-step bearing “contains a closed receptacle for oil or other liquid and co-acting with a movable piston or shaft, and adapted to resist end thrust by means of the liquid.” (Lines 11-14) Illustration is included.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Godsey, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wireworking Tool
Patent for an improved device designed for twisting the intermediate portion of a tie-wire and which secures a runner wire to a fence-post, so as to tighten the embrace of the tie-wire upon the post. Also to remove staples, cut wire, and act as a screw driver.
Date:
September 17, 1901
Creator:
Dickey, Marion F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Strainer.
Patent for a well strainer, which has wire screen that is wound around the form without the use of soldering.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Basye, Edwin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Engine.
Patent for an internal combustion engine for multi-cylinder engines, which has automatically opening valves powered by the exhaust gas.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Thomas, Percy Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Water-Tanks
Patent for a valve for water tanks. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Braly, Hugh L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck
Patent for a conventional truck designed to lift heavy freight above the ground.
Date:
September 17, 1901
Creator:
Haltom, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transplanter
Patent for a transplanter to move a rooted cotton plant and the soil around it to a different location. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Matthews, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mower or Reaper
Patent for the improvements of machines called mowers or reapers. It includes an explanation of the improved specifications.
Date:
September 17, 1901
Creator:
Love, Patrick H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spike.
Patent for a railroad spike "which can be used in soft-wood ties." (lines 15-16) including description and illustrations.
Date:
September 17, 1901
Creator:
Teele, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulating Mechanism
Patent for a new Speed-Regulating Mechanism. The improved device will automatically control engine speed.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Syringe
Patent for a syringe for containing water used for bathing and fountains. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Rhone, George Mobley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Setting Implement.
Patent for a tire setting tool, which resembles tongs for forcing the tire onto a metal vehicle wheel.
Date:
September 17, 1907
Creator:
Allison, James Rufus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Fastener
Patent for latches for swinging gates. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Pochyla, Adolph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History