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Improvement in Cotton-Seed Planters.
Patent for the improvement for planting cotton seeds using a toothed wheel and hopper, including illustration.
Date:
April 27, 1858
Creator:
Donovan, I. T. & Fowler, W. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for improvement in seed-planters that is able to plant different kinds of seed by simply adjust the position of the lower ends of the end-plates in the seed-box. Illustration is included.
Date:
April 27, 1869
Creator:
Haupt, W. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spark-Conductors for Railroad-Trains.
Patent for improvement in spark-conductors for railroad trains by using a “horizontal flue in sections and use “other devices to engage and disengage the sections, where by to arrest and extinguish sparks and conduct the smoke, ashes, and cinders to the rear.” (Lines 16-20) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 27, 1869
Creator:
Wright, Reuben
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Bench-Vises.
Patent for "a new and Improved Sliding-Carriage Vise for Carpenter's Bench" (lines 3-5) includign instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 27, 1875
Creator:
Rimbold, Pierre
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator and Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for an more efficiently designed cotton chopper.
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Brown, Thomas Jefferson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp.
Patent for a new and improved lantern. This design "has relation to that class of lamp in which the reflector is secured to the lamp, having an aperture in its upper portion for the passage of the chimney of the lamp, and in which the reflector may be adjusted to throw the light from the lamp in different directions without moving the lamp; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of the same" (lines 23-31).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Williams, Robert E. & Trammell, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design consists "[i]n a nut-lock, the combination, with a screw-threaded bolt and nut, of a pair of arms pivoted or hinged together, said arms having annular screw-threaded grooves formed therein adapted to register with the threads on the bolt, and means for locking the arms together" (lines 76-81).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Clark, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rein Holder.
Patent for a new and improved rein-holder. This design "has relation to that class of driving rein-holders in which a bracket is employed for attaching to the dash-board of the vehicle, and provided at one end with a standard, to which is pivoted a swinging jaw held down in position to hold the reins by means of a spring coiled around the pivot, the jaw having a convex corrugated face to more securely hold the reins" (lines 16-24).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Winfrey, Edgar M. & Branham, Albert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Riding Saddle.
Patent for a new and improved saddle. This design "relates especially to devices intended for use in coupling or connecting girths to saddles in stock countries or elsewhere where it is desirable to quickly adjust the saddle onto a horse . . . in drawing [a] strap to tighten the girth the inner portion, by reason of the friction of the parts passing through the rings, becomes rolled or creased up and straightened out, and loosens the girth in a short time . . . [the] invention seeks to overcome [these] objections" (lines 12-36).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Newman, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator.
Patent for a new and improved ventilator. This design is "to provide a ventilator which shall automatically accommodate or turn the collecting-hood thereof to the direction in which the wind is blowing, to collect and conduct fresh pure air into buildings, cars, &c.; to provide means for regulating the distribution of the air to the compartments or different parts of the buildings, &c.; to diminish the friction and wear between the swiveled collecting-hood and its supporting devices whereby said hood and its attached vane are enabled to turn more freely and readily" (lines 17-29).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Sellars, James K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator.
Patent for a new and improved ventilator. This design consists in "[t]he improved combined flue and ventilator . . . consisting of an outer casing surmounted by a cap and provided with a central flue, funnels hinged to the outer casing and provided with flexible connections for elevating the same, and means for conducting the air downward from said funnels" (lines 8-15).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Shanley, Michael H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a mixing machine designed for churns, but can also be used in ice cream freezers. It works by producing a partial vacuum, forcing the liquid to go from the bottom to the top of the vessel. Blades force the liquid to go against "the centrifugal action" (line 21) and towards the center of the vessel.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Norcross, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Trough.
Patent for an improved and durable pig trough, one that stays clean and can be filled and eaten out of easily without wasting feed.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Neill, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mining Sulfur.
Patent for a method of mining sulfur and other things that have similar melting points that is less expensive and more efficient than previous methods. A machine sprays hot fluid at fissures where the mineral exists, melts it, and carries it away in the stream.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Higgins, Pattillo & Carroll, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sack-Tie.
Patent for sack-ties that consist of a brace with a wire that folds in with the upper edges of the mouth of the sack and hold it into position, by hooking around the ends of the brace.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Driffill, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool.
Patent for "...a tool embodying certain novel features and details of construction, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and claimed" (lines 7-10) with illustration and descriptions.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Hutchins, John Pearce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Wheel.
Patent for a wind-wheel "designed to secure a rapid descent of the pump-rod and thus enable the wheel to raise more water in a given time" (lines 8-10). Damaging the wheel proper with the forcefulness of rapidly descending water is avoided in this design.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Pippin, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Arch and Beam-Balance for Cultivator-Frames
Patent for an adjustable arch and beam balance for cultivator frames which allows the draft tongue to be lifted up and down.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Buckhannon, Edward M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fly Fish Hook
Patent for an artificial fly fish hook. Illustration included.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Caldwell, Charley D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bracket
Patent for a shelf bracket which can support a shelf with only one bracket.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Cockrum, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning and Polishing Apparatus.
Patent for a cleaning and polishing apparatus for sand blasting various objects, such as furniture, which does not require an operator to be watching the operation.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Carroll, Samuel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Bird and Insect Catcher
Patent for a combined bird and insect catcher. Illustration included.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Martin, Charles H. & Ross, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Explosive-Engines.
Patent for a governor for explosive engines for use in trains, which will increase the fuel efficiency of the engines.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lace-Cabinet.
Patent for a lace cabinet which has many drawers with holders for spools of lace or ribbon and a slot in the front of the drawer, where the lace is pulled through to show what it is and allow easy dispensing of the product.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Thornton, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History