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Automatic Weighing-Scale.
Patent for an automatic weighing-scale meant to be connected to a pneumatic conveyer to weigh cotton, grain, or other products. The invention weighs "any amount to which its scale may be set, and then cutting off the supply and emptying itself, when it may be reset, preferably by hand, to repeat the weighing operation" (lines 18-22).
Date:
July 9, 1895
Creator:
Schulze, Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck or Vehicle for Elevated Railways.
Patent for an improved, strong, simple, inexpensive, and durable truck or vehicle for elevated railways that is meant to throw the lateral force of the car-body is exerted vertically downward onto the car's wheels.
Date:
July 11, 1893
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Magazine-Hammer
Patent for a new Magazine-Hammer. The new and improved Magazine-Hammer consists of a setting hammer head, carrying handle, feed device for nails, tacks, or like fasteners, discharge device, and mounted setting tube. This Magazine-Hammer improvement allows the operator to drive fasteners with one hand and manipulate an object with one free hand.
Date:
July 2, 1912
Creator:
Smith, Oliver J. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting and Scoring Box-Blanks
Patent for the mechanical cutting and scoring of box blanks with illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Daven, Michael P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
System of Electrical Operation.
Patent for an electrical system, which reduces the amount of power used to run a generator when there is low usage of the generator, thereby saving fuel.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Slaughter, Joel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
System of Electrical Operation.
Patent for an electrical system to power generators, which can reduce the power flow to the generator during low usage periods.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Slaughter, Joel C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate
Patent for a tie plate that sticks firmly to the ties, keeps out moisture, and is lighter than other tie plates.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Walton, Jay W. & Dayton, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History