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Crude-Oil Burner.
Patent for a crude oil burner for use in steam boilers, which reduces fuel usage.
Date:
September 13, 1910
Creator:
Owin, Elijah J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston Rod Packing
Patent for piston rod packing. Illustration included.
Date:
September 21, 1909
Creator:
Rhodes, Hampton P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway - Switch.
Patent for a new and improvement in automatic safety railway-switches to "enable the motorman or conductor to conveniently and accurately insure the proper setting of the switch without leaving this position" (line 16 - 19).
Date:
December 28, 1897
Creator:
Girardeau, St. Julien & Murray, Richard James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Saving Device.
Patent for a collapsible life-saving device that can be stored in little space on a ship or dock and unfolded quickly for use as a flotation device for several persons.
Date:
March 18, 1913
Creator:
Bradford, Thomas C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction of Roofs.
Patent for improvements in the construction of roofs, including instruction.
Date:
March 11, 1879
Creator:
Boyd, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil.
Patent for a cooking utensil that is used to cook cereal and similar food articles "that are boiled, steamed, or heated by the agency of boiling water, the objects being to provide a sauce-pan or other suitable vessel, with novel interior parts, that will facilitate the cooking of oatmeal, mush, grits, rice, or other cereals, without danger of their burning, dispensing with need of constant attention, and effecting the operation in a speedy, thorough manner" (lines 11-19).
Date:
November 14, 1893
Creator:
Nicholls, George Habberton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core Holding and Dropping Device for Cotton Presses.
Patent for Core Holding and Dropping Device For Cotton Presses.
Date:
February 4, 1897
Creator:
Griffin, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Sorter.
Patent for a new and improved coin sorter. This design "consists of a cabinet or coin-receptacle divided horizontally by a vertical series of drawers, each of which, except the lower one, is formed with a bottom that is provided with closely-set rows of circular openings that communicate with the drawers beneath, the openings in the bottom of each drawer being smaller than those in the bottom of the next drawer above, whereby the larger coins are retained in the upper drawer or drawers, while the smaller coins will pass successively through the several drawers to the bottom" (lines 15-27).
Date:
September 22, 1885
Creator:
Harcourt, Guy M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Easel and Phonograph Horn Tripod.
Patent for a new and improved easel and phonograph horn tripod. This design "is to construct a device which may be used for holding phonograph-horns of different sizes at any desired height, and which also may be employed for holding a painting, or for the use of an artist. [The] invention consists in the combination of a pair of cross-bars, a hinged brace for supporting the bars at any required angle, and an adjustable device for regulating the spread of the bars and of the brace" (lines 22-31).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Minot, Kendall James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Hame Fastner
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Hame-Fastner" (lines 6-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1901
Creator:
Boyle, Franklyn J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comb Cleaner.
Patent for a new and useful comb-cleaner. "This invention is an improved construction of comb-cleaner, the object being to provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, and efficient device by means of which a comb can be quickly and effectively cleaned" (line 10).
Date:
January 21, 1902
Creator:
Hess, Hugo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination coat and pants hanger.
Patent for a combined coat and trousers hanger that is formed strongly of wire to maintain its shape and durability, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 20, 1912
Creator:
Collier, Frank A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Rim.
Patent for a collapsible rim for wheels, particularly the wheels of motor vehicles, to provide ease in changing tires. Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
March 20, 1917
Creator:
Rogers, Francis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History