Fire Extinguisher. (open access)

Fire Extinguisher.

Patent for a new and improved fire extinguisher. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the expansible rod, the sweep arm or lever pivotally connected thereto, the horizontal rod, the doors, the cord connected to said doors and to the rod and adapted to be disengaged from said rod by the sweep-arm, the steam-pipe provided with a cut-off valve, and the weight supported normally in an elevated position by the sweep-arm and adapted to be released thereby to open the valve" (lines 72-81).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Lutcher, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Regulator for Moving-Picture Machines (open access)

Shutter Regulator for Moving-Picture Machines

Patent for new and useful improvements in shutter regulators for moving picture machines. This invention relates to the cinematographic apparatus and more particularly to the shutter mechanism of moving picture machines which may be adjusted with ease and convenience and made secure in the located position
Date: October 31, 1922
Creator: Journeay, Fred Y.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator (open access)

Temperature-Regulator

Patent for "improvements in thermostatic devices for automatically regulating the temperature of lumber-driers" (lines 8-10).
Date: January 15, 1889
Creator: Lutcher, Henry J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Spreading Device (open access)

Fire-Spreading Device

Patent for a portable weapon to spread fire quickly from object to object or building to building in enemy country.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Ford, Frederick William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for a furnace that is simple, durable and inexpensive to construct. The body is constructed of a rectangular base and the casing is composed of semi-circular plates with a series of flanges that are bolted together with door and flue more easily connected. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 3, 1891
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for an improved furnace that can be "located at the side of the kiln or drying-house, which furnace shall be so constructed as to be simple, durable, and inexpensive, and the parts of which may be readily put together or separated, as may be desired" (lines 10-15).
Date: November 8, 1892
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for a furnace or a boiler with an improved metal back plate instead of the usual brick arch. The back plate has flanged sections bolted together, and asbestos between the sections of the plate.
Date: December 10, 1895
Creator: Moran, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furnace. (open access)

Furnace.

Patent for "an attachment for the inner side walls of the furnace for the purpose of protecting and preserving the side walls at the points most exposed to the fire within the furnace." (Lines 14-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 10, 1896
Creator: Johnson, John H. & Moran, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Silo (open access)

Silo

Patent for Silo
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Peirce, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reversible Chuck-Jaw. (open access)

Reversible Chuck-Jaw.

Patent for a reversible chuck-jaw that is " 'capable of wide adjustment, this flexibility of operation facilitating the application of the chuck jaw to various types of chucks." (lines 49-52)
Date: April 2, 1918
Creator: Miller, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oscillatory Engine. (open access)

Oscillatory Engine.

Patent for a new and useful oscillatory engine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1900
Creator: Hutchison, Wilson Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Penholder Attachment (open access)

Penholder Attachment

Patent for an attachment for pen holders which acts as an extra supply of ink. Illustrations included.
Date: September 12, 1911
Creator: Harmon, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dubbing-Machine. (open access)

Dubbing-Machine.

Patent for improvements to the dubbing-machines with illustrations. Specifically, this improvement is aimed at "dressing ship timber" (line 15) in an effort to make the process easier and more efficient.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Cobb, Dan L. & Moore, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sewer Connection. (open access)

Sewer Connection.

Patent for a sewer connection for houses, which can be turned on and off from the the main sewer system.
Date: November 1, 1910
Creator: McCorquodale, Wilmer E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-can. (open access)

Safety-can.

Patent for a device that is able to cover and create an air-tight seal over a can or similar container. This task is accomplished in a way that renders both the can and its cover reusable, illustrations included.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Patronell, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Coupling. (open access)

Shaft-Coupling.

Patent for "an improvement in shaft couplings ... primarily designed for installation on the shafting of steamships and the like" (lines 9-13), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Nelson, Gustaf Theodore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Templet. (open access)

Saw-Templet.

Patent for a simple, durable, and effective saw template that easily checks and marks saws "to correct faults in the saw blade by means of the usual hammering process" (lines 11-13). The invention "consists of a stock or holder, a flexible band held adjustably therein, and means for adjusting the band to the desired curve" (lines 14-17).
Date: August 8, 1893
Creator: Spooner, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Swage (open access)

Saw-Swage

Patent for " a certain new and useful Saw-Swage." (Lines 5-6) including illustrations.
Date: December 24, 1901
Creator: Davis, James E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ring-Mandrel (open access)

Ring-Mandrel

Patent for "new and useful improvements in ring mandrels, for use in shaping up and rounding and dressing bands of different diameters &c., &c." lines 15-18
Date: April 30, 1918
Creator: Hinson, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Processes for Packing Shingles. (open access)

Improvement in Processes for Packing Shingles.

Patent for improvement in processes for packing shingles "in such a manner that they shall quickly dry and be prevented from molding" (lines 13-15).
Date: July 22, 1879
Creator: Russell, Robert B. & Russell, Henry H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Coupling. (open access)

Hose-Coupling.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in hose couplings, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 18, 1899
Creator: McCrory, John Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aircraft (open access)

Aircraft

Patent for Improvements to aircraft steering. The invention allows the pilot to adjust the center of mass.
Date: April 5, 1921
Creator: Johnson, Louis V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soft-Collar Holder. (open access)

Soft-Collar Holder.

Patent for a soft collar holder for men's wear. This is "a means for retaining or securing the front edges of the collar flap or fold" (lines 9-11.) The device patented is effective and can be "readily applied and removed" (lines 13-14.)
Date: February 28, 1922
Creator: Guidry, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sawing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Sawing-Machines.

Patent for a new and improved pulley-operated, roller-fed log sawing machine
Date: May 24, 1873
Creator: Bell, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History