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Photography Exposure Meter
Patent for a Photography Exposure Meter, whereby the correct exposures may be obtained in the taking of pictures irrespective of weather conditions and the period of the day.
Date:
April 14, 1918
Creator:
Cady, Silas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Apparatus.
Patent for an improvement to the air brake which includes new types of valves.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Parker, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for new metal fence posts and supports to "improve and simplify the general construction of devices of this character" (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Naiser, John Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser.
Patent for improvements on the mechanism to release horses "in case they become unmanageable and run away" (lines 13-14).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Holub, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Raising Fluids from Artesian Wells
Patent for a method of using compressed air to retrieve contents of bored wells.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Brown, Frank O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Removing Tool.
Patent for a tool for removing nuts that have been "upset or beaded around the outer side of the nut" (lines 14-15).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Carnes, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment
Patent for a pencil attachment that serves the purpose of protecting the pencil point when not in use. The attachment also protects and cleans the rubber or eraser of the pencil.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Swindowsky, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a new plow design that is adapted for plowing inclinations, including illustrations.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Salge, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for the "improvements in rail joints, the object being to so construct and arrange the meeting ends of two railway rails as to provide interlocking members..." (lines 8-12). The patent includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Evans, James B., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seeder and Planter.
Patent for an improved design for a device which can plant corn seeds, and with slight modification, cotton seeds.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Norris, Samuel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ticket-Holder.
Patent for device to hold car tickets, and to administer these tickets one at a time.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Wohl, Charles J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tug-Clip.
Patent for a new form of tug clip which will not damage the collar to which it is attached.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Duncan, Walter B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap
Patent for an ant trap. Illustration included.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Howard, Martin T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Bleaching Seed-Cotton
Patent for a machine for bleaching seed cotton before it ginned.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Brennan, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Straightener
Patent for an axle straightener. Illustration included.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Taylor, John Quincy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bedclothes-Clamp
Patent for a bed clothes clamp for holding the sheets and blankets over the occupant of the bed.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Martin, Delia
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bur-Cotton Thresher, Cleaner and Storage Unloader
Patent for a pneumatic cotton thresher, cleaner, and storage unloader for use in cotton gins.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Lamb, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calendar
Patent for a circular perpetual calendar.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Rowe, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Funnel and Dipper.
Patent for a ladle with an attached funnel for pouring the liquid out.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Hanson, Henry Harrison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer.
Patent for a conveyor for grain or gravel, which is made up of a series of trucks on rails which dump the materials out at set points and then right themselves.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Railway-Signal.
Patent for an electric railway signal, which is attached to train engines and signals that a train is stopped to other trains by a light reflecting forwards and lights the platform for passengers by having a light reflecting backwards behind the engine.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Stafford, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan-Deflector.
Patent for a fan deflector to deflect air to various portions of the room.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Carroll, Houston Monroe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pianissimo Device.
Patent for a pianissimo device for upright pianos, which "takes up the lost motion when the soft pedal is used by automatic means" (lines 14-16).
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Decker, Herman L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a wooden cube puzzle made up of many irregular shaped pieces, which can be manufactured to be hard or easy.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Critchett, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History