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Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, which cut the cotton into hills of equal distance apart.
Date:
December 7, 1909
Creator:
Alexander, Winston B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup
Patent for a stirrup. Illustration included.
Date:
November 7, 1905
Creator:
Bantz, Frederick Wallace
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet
Patent for a knock-down kitchen cabinet.
Date:
August 7, 1882
Creator:
Billington, Theophilus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawers and Pantaloons.
Patent for new and improved pants. This design consists in "[a] pair of pantaloons, each leg of which is composed of a single piece, having the two edges and extended from the crotch to the foot of the leg, said extended portions being lapped one upon the other and united by the double lines of stitching, one in front and the other in rear of the usual line of the inside seam, whereby the leg is given a double thickness on the inside, and a smooth unbroken surface, adapting them to be worn in the saddle with comfort" (lines 16-26).
Date:
July 7, 1885
Creator:
Blake, Samuel Diggs
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Band-Saws
Patent for an attachment for band-saws.
Date:
April 7, 1903
Creator:
Catudal, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alternative Fuel Transit Buses: DART's (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) LNG Bus Fleet Final Results
In 1998, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, a public transit agency in Dallas, Texas, began operating a large fleet of heavy-duty buses powered by liquefied natural gas. As part of a $16 million commitment to alternative fuels, DART operates 139 LNG buses serviced by two new LNG fueling stations.
Date:
November 7, 2000
Creator:
Chandler, K.; Norton, P. & Clark, N.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Surface-Treating Machine
Patent for useful improvements to surface-treating machines with a "rapidly moving surface treating member," (lines 12-13) including illustrations.
Date:
February 7, 1920
Creator:
Clarke, Alex A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shank-Stiffener and Heel-Plate for Shoes.
Patent for "shank stiffener and heel securing plate for use in the manufacture of shoes or in the repair work" (lines 25-27) to prevent or repair buckling, loosening, and breaking of heels due to shanks of soles being made from "leather, compressed paper, or steel" (lines 18-19) which historically have not been able to support the heel of the shoe.
Date:
May 7, 1918
Creator:
Cobler, Lee Ora
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley Wheel For Electric Cars
Patent for improvement to trolley wheel design for electric cars, specifically the addition of friction-disks to prevent the wheel from running off the wire while moving. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
September 7, 1897
Creator:
Crawford, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Smoke-Conveyers And Spark-Arresters.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in valves for smoke conveyers and spark arresters, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Danan, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design consists "[i]n a harness-buckle, the combination, with the frame, provided with a tongue-bar having two tongues thereon and a tongue-bar having a single tongue thereon, of a clasp-rest and a hinged clasp near opposite ends of the buckle-frame" (lines 77-82).
Date:
October 7, 1884
Creator:
Daniel, Ellison Armistead
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bustle.
Patent for a new and improved bustle. This design consists in "[a] bustle consisting of a single piece of wire bent in spiral form, and bent at its ends to form loops to which are secured straps . . . having a buckle, and the elastic strap secured to the strap and engaging a buckle on the strap" (lines 85-90).
Date:
July 7, 1885
Creator:
Davis, Charles Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer.
Patent for Draft Equalizer. Patent states this invention "relates to the new and useful improvements in draft-equalizers" (lines 10-11). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1918
Creator:
Dudley, Thomas J. & Bryant, Marvin H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quick Tire-Patch for Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for a quick tire patch for pneumatic tires for the purpose of providing an adhesive repair patch that is easy and convenient to apply and that may be used immediately after application.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Duffy, Clarence O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed-Cotton Feeder.
Patent for a gin feeder that carries "the cotton forward, and is provided with some one or more of many additional devices to regulate the amount delivered by the conveyer, independently of the amount that may be in the feeder, provided only that the supply be not to scanty" (lines 13-18). Other feeders do this, but the patent is for an especially simply designed and does not use a belt conveyer. It also does not wear out easily.
Date:
November 7, 1893
Creator:
Elam, William Erwin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mirror Attachment for Dressers.
Patent for a mirror attachment for dressers with an improved clamping mechanism so that it can be easily adjusted when in use and easily put to the side when not in use. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 7, 1896
Creator:
Gibson, Lizzie & Crank, Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Storage-Tank
Patent for a food storage tank with ventilation. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 7, 1911
Creator:
Harry, Owen K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Steamer.
Patent for a new and useful fruit steamer for vegetables, canning fruits, &c., including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Henderson, Alfred Jasper
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Bleaching Lard Compounds
Patent for an apparatus for bleaching lard compounds. Illustration included.
Date:
November 7, 1905
Creator:
Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for improvements in furnaces. Patent for "a new and improved design for furnaces for returning smoke and gas to the ash pit" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new furnace design, including illustrations.
Date:
February 7, 1893
Creator:
Keene, Milton Walter & Henkle, Louis R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold-Plate for Concrete Construction.
Patent for a mold plate for building concrete walls, which can be moved and reused after each section of wall is built.
Date:
April 7, 1908
Creator:
Kemper, Ernest G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Diaphragm Face Plates
Patent for an attachment for diaphragm face plates. Illustration included.
Date:
March 7, 1911
Creator:
Labadie, Victor
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Planter
Patent for an attachment for planting peanuts. Illustration included.
Date:
July 7, 1908
Creator:
Lanotte, Nicholas J. & Lanotte, Frank L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Huller, Cleaner, and Gin-Feeder
Patent for an "improved cotton huller, cleaner, and gin-feeder adapted for separating the hulls and foreign substances from the cotton, ... and feeding the seed-cotton to a gin" (line 8-12) illustrations included.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Larson, Eric B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History