Collection
Country
States
Month
Day
54 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
54
next
Improvement In Cultivators
Patent for an improved cultivator, with adjustable wheel base, plow height and more (pg 1).
Date:
July 23, 1872
Creator:
Griffith, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for improvement in iron fences by using rails and bars to support the braced posts. All the parts are easily taken apart, this flexibility allows the fence to be set on uneven as well as on level ground. Illustration is included.
Date:
July 23, 1872
Creator:
Lerick, Isaac N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Grinding-Mills.
Patent for the improvement of grinding-mills, including a description and illustration.
Date:
July 23, 1872
Creator:
Loy, George W. & Baker, Francis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for "a device of this class which shall be simple in construction, in which considerable power ma be exercised without the use of complicated machinery, and which shall be rapid and effective in operation" (lines 9-14).
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Anderson, Zachariah J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the crossed levers, the bail extending over the same, the spring secured to and extending between said levers, and the latches carried by said levers" (lines 3-6).
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Bonner, Whitmill J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Printing Device
Patent for "improvements in automatic printing devices. . .whereby the printing is effected b the movement of the paper or fabric on which the printing is done" (lines 10-16).
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Barradall, Norborne D. & Bradley, Andrew Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn Husker and Sheller
Patent for new and useful improvements to corn husker and sheller machines
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Whiting, Louis Rossell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Ejector for Presses.
Patent for the improvement in cotton-bale presses or compressors; and it has for its object to provide a means whereby the bale, after being properly compressed, will be automatically ejected from the press, as more fully hereinafter specified.
Date:
December 7, 1880
Creator:
Riesel, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Steel Bar.
Patent for a combination steel bar meant to easily remove nails and spikes from board without bending the nails or spikes and without splitting the board. It can also be used to remove siding from houses and ships.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Brooks, Jesse S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a simple, economical, and effictive wire-stretcher that uses "the fence-post as the fulcrum for the implement or tool in using the latter to stretch the wires longitudinally from post to post, and to provide a simple hand implement or tool by which a single person can rapidly string the fence-wires from post to post, stretch the wires, and kink or twist the same to take up slack" (lines 19-26).
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Cardwell, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a valve made up of a shell with a water inlet and a water outlet, a perforation for the valve stem, a gable-shaped seat made from hard metal that is fitted into the shell, a valve stem that works up and down the shell and with a shoulder, a valve with a hollow neck, a soft contact ring between the gable-shaped seat and the face of the valve, a guide and cap that fits in the shell, a stem nut, and a stuffing-box.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Speer, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for an improvement on vehicle wheels to "provide a novel and inexpensive safety-guard for wheels of the above-referred-to class, whereby the wheel will be prevented from entering crevices and cracks" (lines 14-18) and to improve durability.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Laube, Godfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a strong, durable, and inexpensive vehicle-wheel in children's carriages with a double-felly wheel meant to broaden "the tread thereof sufficiently to prevent the wheels falling into cracks between boards of board walks, such as are common in the suburbs or rural districts" (lines 15-19). The spokes are like that of a single-felly wheel.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Laube, Godfried
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nail-Holding Attachment for Hammers.
Patent for a durable and simple nail-holding attachment for hammers that can be used with any hammer. It holds the nail in place to drive it home.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Lewis, Harry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for "a farm-gate that may be opened and closed from either side of the gate by a person mounted on horseback, or by a person in a vehicle, without its being necessary in either instance for the person to dismount or alight" (lines 18-22).
Date:
July 23, 1889
Creator:
Bradley, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Making Machine.
Patent for a simple, portable fence-making machine meant to separate crossed wires, re-utilizes old wires, and has "a wedge being employed in the twisting-head for the purpose of separating the old twists and causing them to pass through the twisting-eye" (lines 22-25). The machine allows the wires to be equally spaced apart, and the space is adjustable. A picket-gage is included in the invention, which regulates the space between pickets.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Briney, Benjamin C. & Geron, Solomon C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Furnace.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and durable garbage-furnace that can be easily operated, the moisture from the garbage completely evaporates, and the material before and after can be easily handled.
Date:
July 23, 1895
Creator:
Hull, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brick-Machines.
Patent for improvements the process of molding moist clay into brick.
Date:
July 23, 1878
Creator:
Kennedy, Lewis B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Railway-Tracks.
Patent for improvements in the adjoining of railway tracks.
Date:
July 23, 1878
Creator:
Cottingham, Gideon W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling-Pin.
Patent for a coupling pin for railroad cars, which prevents the coupling from coming loose accidentally by having a key which locks the coupling in place and can only be undone by the cars operating systems. when it is time to disconnect the car.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
Yeiser, John Clarke
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle
Patent for a bale tie buckle made up of hooks that will not come apart under pressure.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Eddleman, Dudley E. & McFarland, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counting Attachment for Type-Writers
Patent for a counting attachment for type writers that provides signals when various word counts are reached.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Walker, Jack L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling
Patent for an air-brake coupling for railroad cars which connects cars automatically and can be fully controlled by the train engineer in the engine.
Date:
July 23, 1907
Creator:
McMillan, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Computing Device
Patent for an automatic computing device that can calculate the price of goods and be used to take inventory of stock.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Miracle, Meredith W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History