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Deposit File
Patent for a deposit file. Illustration included.
Date:
April 4, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Samuel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Attachment
Patent for a harness attachment. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Samuel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse Detacher
Patent for horse detacher. Illustration included.
Date:
January 17, 1905
Creator:
Anderson, Samuel C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer
Patent for "a draft-equalizer that the draft will be equally distributed among each of the animals attached thereto, so that one may travel in the furrow, if desired, and the remainder permitted to move over the unplowed ground" (lines 22-27).
Date:
May 14, 1901
Creator:
Anderson, Samuel Cornelious
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Air-Brake Appliance.
Patent for a safety air brake appliance, which automatically applies the brakes on each car if a car derails.
Date:
November 23, 1909
Creator:
Ash, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for "a gate which can be built at a comparatively low price, which will be durable and practical, and which can be opened from either side with ease" (lines 13-17).
Date:
July 30, 1901
Creator:
Baker, Cicero McRee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for gate that uses a lever mechanism for operation while seated in a vehicle or on horseback. This invention allows the user to open and close the gate while seated. Illustration included.
Date:
October 16, 1906
Creator:
Baker, Guilford D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow improvement specifying the method in which the handle attaches to the beam of the plow. Parts of the plow are adjustable.
Date:
February 6, 1906
Creator:
Baker, Jefferson H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Obstetrical Device.
Patent for an obstetrical device that consists of metal knee braces and hand holds, which allows pressure to be exerted on the knees by either the patient or a doctor which helps the mother's pushing power to increase and shorten labor.
Date:
November 16, 1909
Creator:
Barnes, Henry J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood Column Turning Lathe
Patent for a wood column turning lathe. Illustration included.
Date:
September 10, 1907
Creator:
Bible, Hunley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wood-Boring Machine.
Patent for a wood boring machine "which is especially adapted to bore holes of extreme length in columns or like structural members by cutting away only a portion of the wood forming hole in same" (lines 11-15).
Date:
March 13, 1906
Creator:
Bible, Hunley & Robinson, Lee A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Controlling Trolley Poles
Patent for an apparatus for controlling trolley poles. "This invention relates to an apparatus for controlling trolley poles employed for effecting electrical connection between a trolley wire and a motor on a car, and has for its object to provide improved means for automatically throwing the trolley into position to be placed in engagement with the trolley wire" (line 9-15). Illustrations included.
Date:
November 10, 1903
Creator:
Bogue, Judson L. & Jennings, David M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog Trough
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Hog-Troughs" (lines 5-6).
Date:
December 5, 1905
Creator:
Bookout, Hugh B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Stay Bolt
Patent for a boiler stay bolt. This design is made of flexible stay-bolts for boiler allowing for movement bracing sheets. Illustration included.
Date:
June 16, 1908
Creator:
Borneman, Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Replacer
Patent for a car replacer. This invention is designed for the replacement of derailed locomotives, cars, and stock pens to the rails. Illustration included.
Date:
June 18, 1907
Creator:
Bowman, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Bleaching Cotton
Patent for an apparatus for treating lint cotton as it passes from the gin for bleaching. Illustration included.
Date:
February 25, 1908
Creator:
Brennan, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Bleaching Seed-Cotton
Patent for a machine for bleaching seed cotton before it ginned.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Brennan, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame and Trace Connector.
Patent for a hame and trace connector with an "improved pivoted or jointed connection between the ends of the trace connector and the hame"(lines 16-18).
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Brents, William Rufus & Gunn, William Parks
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swab Holder
Patent for improvements in swab-holders consisting of a sectional box or cup containing fibrous material to apply a lubricating oil for the piston-rod to reduce friction and wear on the rod.
Date:
July 10, 1906
Creator:
Bruce. J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Closure
Patent for a can closure. Illustration included.
Date:
January 29, 1907
Creator:
Brundrett, Arnold
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel-Lighting System.
Patent for a liquid fuel lighting system, which supplies a pilot light to lamps or stoves without using a separate torch to light them.
Date:
November 9, 1909
Creator:
Burton, Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool
Patent for a combination-tool which includes a putty-knife and hammer and claw. The idea is that when one tool is in use, the other portion can be closed away.
Date:
May 22, 1906
Creator:
Carlton, Thomas R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dress - Supporter.
Patent for new and useful improvement in dress-supporters for the purpose of providing "simple and effective means for removing the weight of a dress-skirt" (lines 9-11) from the hips and shoulders of the wearer, including illustrations.
Date:
May 27, 1902
Creator:
Caruthers, Martha J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Protector.
Patent for a plant protector, which forms a canopy over young plants to protect them from the weather.
Date:
July 14, 1908
Creator:
Caruthers, Martha J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History