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Improved Water-Wheel.
Patent for the improvement of the water-wheel using curved buckets over a spiral water passage to increase power and volume, including illustration.
Date:
February 8, 1859
Creator:
Littlepage, C. V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Transmitting Power.
Patent for a new invention which uses a combination of radiation and levers in order more efficiently transmit power. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 8, 1870
Creator:
Williams, Blasius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Adjustable Cultivators"
Date:
February 8, 1876
Creator:
Price, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blind Stop.
Patent for a new and improved blind-stop. This design consists "of a corrugated flange or plate connected with the frame thereof, a spring-retaining strip, a corrugated bar arranged between the retaining strip and the corrugated flange, a socket formed upon the corrugated bar and adapted to receive the slat-bar, and a set-screw carried by the retaining strip" (lines 77-84).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
Gulick, Lizzie Talley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bee Feeder.
Patent for a new and improved bee feeder. This design consists in "the vertically oblong box or case having an opening in one side of its lower end, a trough or basin projecting in front of said lower opening, and lateral attaching flanges or wings" (lines 68-72).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
McWilliams, Wright H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book Adjuster.
Patent for a new and improved book-adjuster. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the holder having the horizontal longitudinal recess and the vertical screw-threaded aperture, of the base-piece, the adjusting-screw swiveled at its lower end in the said base-piece, and the spring-catch" (lines 3-8).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
Adair, Irvine James
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, in a coupling for air-brakes, of the movable arm having the recess or socket, and the pivoted arm having the shoulder or offset adapted to fit the recess and provided with the [other] arm to direct the said shoulder or offset to the said recess when the coupling-arms come together, the said shoulder and recess forming the terminals of the air-pipes at the ends of the cars" (lines 92-100).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
Haltom, Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella and Sun Shade.
Patent for a new and improved (sun) umbrella. This design utilizes an adjustable metal frame that can be attached to a piece of equipment (e.g., a tractor) or worn comfortably by a person. This allows for hands-free use while being protected from the sun and/or rain.
Date:
February 8, 1881
Creator:
Gray, Hiram Balderston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Hydraulic Cement and Lime.
Patent for improvement in“the manufacture of hydraulic cement or lime form rotten or decomposed limestone” (lines 66-68).
Date:
February 8, 1881
Creator:
Dimelow, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Fare-Box.
Patent for device "to improve the illumination and increase the efficiency and subserviency of street-care fare-boxes. To these ends the source of light is located in the interior of the box, instead of being placed in a separate chamber at the outside of the box, as is now done, and electrical agency is utilized to produce the light and also to notify the driver that a passenger requires change and when a fair has been deposited in the box" (lines 8-17).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
Crowdus, Walter A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm Gate.
Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the posts having therein the pulleys . . . at the upper part, and one of them the notches, the cord, the weight attached thereto and to the gate, the gate, and the bolt in the post extending on either side of the gate and provided with a lug adapted to be moved over the gate and hold it down, or to be removed therefrom at will" (lines 72-80).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
Ellis, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design "is capable of vertical adjustment, so that the plowshare and landside will be elevated out of contact with the ground in order to prevent the point from wearing out in transporting or moving it from one field or place to another; and it is furthermore provided with an improved fender and scraper, which prevents the dirt from clogging up and wearing the axle, and keeps the periphery of the wheel clear of mud or other matter that is liable to adhere thereto" (lines 27-37).
Date:
February 8, 1887
Creator:
Grimm, Frederick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car - Coupling
Patent for a new and useful improvements in car-couplings. This design "relates to car-couplers of the pivoted-hook type" (line 11 -12).
Date:
February 8, 1898
Creator:
Chance, Ransom M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter
Patent for a carburetor to be used on internal combustion engines. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Kingsbury, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Oil Mill Seed Huller
Patent for a cotton oil mill seed huller. This invention is designed to prevent the breaking or drilling of knives by foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Kappler, John G. & Gaines, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chopping Machine
Patent for a chopping machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Kilman, John J. & McCown, J. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Electrostatic-Magnetic Separation
Patent for an electrostatic-magnetic separator for separating particles in a mass.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for a baling press which uses less power to press hay the same tightness as current baling presses.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Smith, Ernest D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn that is easy to use and efficient.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Huggins, Thompson A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Ventilation.
Patent for a window ventilator for use in damp or cold weather that blocks the rain or cold, while allowing fresh air to enter the house.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Best, Julius J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel For Bicycles.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in wheels for bicycles. This design is to "provide an improved tire for this purpose which is adapted to take the place of a pneumatic tire and to operate in a similar manner" (line 13 - 17).
Date:
February 8, 1898
Creator:
Bowley, James Deamess
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Pilot Coupling
Patent for new and useful improvements in locomotive-pilot couplings (lines 5-6), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
February 8, 1900
Creator:
Butcher, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for a stalk cutter, which can be attached to a wagon and cut three rows of stalks at the same time.
Date:
February 8, 1910
Creator:
Lemons, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire - Bolt Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved tire-bolt wrench. This design is to "provide a new and improved wrench which is simple and durable in construction" (line 7 - 9).
Date:
February 8, 1898
Creator:
Willey, Lewis C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History