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Ironing Table.
Patent for a new and improved ironing board. This design consists in "the rigid supporting-frame of an ironing-table, a cross-piece secured to the outside of the upper ends of the supports at one end of the frame, so that its upper edge shall project above the supports, an ironing-board top hinged to one side of the cross-piece, and a shelf secured to the upper edge and projecting to the opposite side of said cross-piece" (lines 86-94).
Date:
October 19, 1886
Creator:
Adair, Annie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Door Fastening.
Patent for a new and improved car-door fastening. This design "consists in a novel construction and arrangement of a staple, a hook-hasp, key, and a key-plate, whereby several advantages are obtained . . . for securing the sliding doors of box-cars and other railway-cars" (lines 8-14).
Date:
April 19, 1881
Creator:
Alexander, Francis Marion
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Classifier and Separator.
Patent for classifiers and separators used in mining to separate solids and liquids in the tank. It allows for easy removal and replacement of parts as they wear.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for improvements to non-refillable bottles to prevent tampering and/or re-filling of container with alternate substance. Item is designed to be used on any ordinary bottle.
Date:
August 19, 1902
Creator:
Allen, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toboggan-Slide.
Patent for a toboggan slide for use in amusement parks that is easily taken up and down and includes guard rails and ant-friction devices to help guide the toboggan down the slide. It also provides a method of easily moving toboggans from one slide to another.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Allen, Orcenith F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Construction of Railroad-Beds.
Patent for a railroad-bed design that is used to support railroad tracks.
Date:
August 19, 1913
Creator:
Alley, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut and Bolt Lock
Patent for a new nut and bolt lock design that is reliable and can lock permanently if needed, including illustrations.
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Ames, Ernest R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheel-Plows
Patent for a wheel plow designed to be simple, durable, easily controlled, and of light draft.
Date:
June 19, 1877
Creator:
Amonett, Ammon A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ink-Bottle.
Patent for improvements in in bottles: "it consists, essentially, of a hexagonal or analogous polygonal shaped body having dip cups arranged adjacent to one and thereof at such angles as to regulate the flow by turning the body and bringing it to bear on different bases." (lines 12-17).
Date:
October 19, 1897
Creator:
Anderson, Alexander C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mattress
Patent for a mattress. This invention relates more particularly to the pattern of the blank from which the casing is made to provide a simple and durable structure and may be rolled or folded when not in use.
Date:
December 19, 1916
Creator:
Anderson, Forest H. & McClinton, Elmore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap.
Patent for a new and improved animal trap. This design consists in "the combination of the base-board having the opposite recesses and the transverse shaft, the yoke having the spring-coils mounted on the projecting ends of the shaft in said recesses, the standard having the holding-rod, the trigger, and the guards or prongs secured in the base-board" (lines 20-26).
Date:
August 19, 1890
Creator:
Anderson, Henry C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed Trough.
Patent for a new and improved feed trough. This design "is to provide a portable feed rack and trough adapted to hold a quantity of feed and to discharge the same as is found necessary" (lines 10-13). It consists in "a platform mounted on runners and provided at its sides with troughs, bins arranged at the ends of the platforms and provided at the lower ends of their sides with openings" (lines 99-102). It further consists in "slides arranged in . . . recesses and adapted to vary the size of said openings, strips arranged on the outer edges of the inclined bars, and set-screws connecting the strips" (lines 3-7).
Date:
April 19, 1892
Creator:
Anderson, John Stow
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cylindrical-Bale Cotton-Press.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in cylindrical bale cotton presses, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 19, 1899
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame.
Patent for a harness-hame and "contemplates the provision of improved means forming a part of the hames for securing the trace-chains thereto; also the provision of an improved trace-link adapted for connection with said securing means in a manner to insure maximum strength" (lines 15-21).
Date:
November 19, 1895
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Crate
Patent for material improvements to a knockdown crate, including an insertable locking board.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design consists in "the plate having the outstanding lugs, the retaining arms pivoted to one of said lugs, the detent between said lugs, and the locking-bolts having the head portion and the corrugated shank" (lines 64-68).
Date:
June 19, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a vehicle wheel "which embodies a flexible tread and radially arranged springs for absorbing shocks and cushioning the yielding action of the parts of said tread" (lines 9-13).
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Anderson, Lycurgus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an aeroplane with a propeller, which is "pivotally mounted and adjustable into different positions relative to the planes in order to produce either a rising movement or thereof or a driving movement in a horizontal or other plane" (lines 26-30).
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Andrae, Ernest H.; Andrae, E. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deep-Well Pump.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Deep-Well Pumps," (lines 5-6), including illustrations. An improvement on the inventor's previous patent (1013579), with the intention of preventing and removing sand accumulation while pumping oil.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cooling Journal-Boxes on Railway-Trains
Patent for an apparatus for cooling journal boxes on trains by sending water to the journal boxes from a water system installed in each car.
Date:
April 19, 1910
Creator:
Andrews, Walter P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for improved car couplings "of the Janney type, capable of readily coupling on short curved, and adapted to be either coupled or uncoupled without going between cars. A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the parts may be readily set for automatic coupling, or to prevent coupling." (Lines 13-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 19, 1895
Creator:
Armstrong, James P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Corn Planter and Fertilizer Distributer.
Patent for a device that can be used both to plant corn and apply fertilizer to fields.
Date:
February 19, 1884
Creator:
Arnold, William Noah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing Device
Patent for a sewing device relating to the sewing of bags. This invention consists of a helical needle for drawing stitches without having to twist or turn the sewing device. Illustration included.
Date:
March 19, 1907
Creator:
Ascue, Elbert & Crank, R. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Downdraft-Stove
Patent for a downdraft stove. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 19, 1912
Creator:
Atteberry, Henry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History