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Gun or Rifle.
Patent for gun or rifle that automatically dislodges shell casing and replaces it with a new bullet, instead of requiring manual ejection of shell casing and reloading of bullet.
Date:
June 1, 1915
Creator:
Douglas, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tester for Pipe Systems.
Patent for a mechanism to test the tightness of pipe systems.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Nicholls, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swing.
Patent for a new and improved swing. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a suitable support, a single hanger having its width increased at that point where the friction-roller of the operating-lever bears against it, with the operating-lever provided with a friction-roller to bear against the front edge of the hanger, a second roller, over which the cord passes, a friction-roller attached to the hanger, and an operating cord" (lines 18-26).
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Elliott, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for new improvements for Spring-Wheels "in which the springs are rigidly secured to the hub portion and pivotally connected with the rim portion" (lines 10-12) including construction and illustrations.
Date:
June 29, 1920
Creator:
Rozankovich, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hinge Construction.
Patent for a hinge so that doors hung by the use of the hinge will not slam or move casually into a closed position.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Weaver, James J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Stove.
Patent for a cooking stove that uses heat from a charcoal furnace efficiently, which increases the length the stove is hot and decreases the risk of suffocation from the gas given off by the furnace.
Date:
June 12, 1894
Creator:
Hayes, Rebecca Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone-Transmitter Disinfector.
Patent for a telephone transmitter disinfector, which kills germs on telephone mouthpieces.
Date:
June 14, 1910
Creator:
Peck, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Conduit.
Patent for flexible conduits that posses maximum strength, resilience, and flexibility that extend the life of dredge sleeves, couplings and other capacities.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Johnson, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rope Clamp.
Patent for a new and improved rope clamp. This design "is intended to be used in place of selvagee-straps in any and all places where such straps can be used, and also for use on purchases in setting up rigging in place of cats'-paws; also in joining two ends of a rope together in place of splicing, or in any situation where it is desired to clamp or hold ropes" (lines 7-14).
Date:
June 9, 1885
Creator:
Magee, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for a rail joint that consists of a chair with a base plate and inwardly projecting flanges, a rail web, two plates that hook under the flanges and hold the rail in place, and two bolts that go through the plates and the rail.
Date:
June 19, 1894
Creator:
Perkins, Miles O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Odometer.
Patent for "new and Improved Odometer, of which is a full, clear, and exact description."(lines 4-6) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 30, 1885
Creator:
Hutches, Benjamin F., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Retort Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for improvements in retort-burners, to be used for any suitable and desired purposed and for any kind of oils by providing a "direct-combustion retort-burner that the combustion will be perfect and complete and the oil and air may be supplied thereto under a uniform pressure of high or low degree." (Lines 20-27) The retort-burner will be "readily assembled without the necessity of having special machinery for their manufacture or skilled workmen to put them together." (Lines 31-34) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 17, 1902
Creator:
Duncan, Alfred D. & Wafer, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pile for Use in the Construction of Wharves and Other Structures.
Patent for a new and improved pile. This design "relates to that class of piles which have a portion of their length most exposed to decay and destruction from worms constructed of metal, and that portion of their lengths above the water and beneath the water-bed constructed of wood" (lines 25-30).
Date:
June 27, 1882
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dredge For Hard Or Soft Mud.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in dredges for hard or soft mud, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 6, 1899
Creator:
Ford, James Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press.
Patent for a cotton-press with "new and useful roller-compresses for making bales of cotton into a cylindrical or roll-form, and also having simple and efficient mechanism for continuously forming a bale all the time the compress is in operation, which result has heretofore been impossible in presses of that character employing only one pair of compressing-rolls" (lines 9-17).
Date:
June 16, 1896
Creator:
Griffin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bottle-Stoppers.
Patent for "an improvement in the bottle-stopper of Westel E. Hawkins, patented under date of August 4, 1874, and numbered 153,769" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 8, 1875
Creator:
Shaw, Michael W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Friction-Clutch
Patent for "a clutch wherein the members composing the clutch are adapted to transmit motion from one to the other by frictional engagement thereof " (lines 12-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 19, 1900
Creator:
Ford, James Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cushion-Tire.
Patent for a more durable bicycle tire. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1897
Creator:
Hayes, Rebecca Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to an improvement in car-couplings, and has for its object to provide a coupling by means of which the link will be held up and guided into the draw-head, and the coupling-pin held in position to be coupled and automatically thrown into engagement with the link" (lines 7-13).
Date:
June 5, 1888
Creator:
Rutledge, William O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Flushing-Tanks.
Patent for a flushing tank valve that reduces the time it takes to fill the tank with a higher accuracy for shut off levels.
Date:
June 21, 1921
Creator:
Sweeny, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flushing tank for siphon closets.
Patent for flushing tanks to connect to siphon closets that is improvement vacuum
Date:
January 22, 1919
Creator:
Sweeny, John S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Funnel.
Patent for an improved funnel that is meant to transfer liquids into receptacles with small openings, "the object being to provide a novel construction whereby a valve is automatically closed when the receptacle is full or the liquid has reached the proper level, so as to cut off the supply and prevent overflow which frequently occurs in using the ordinary funnels, resulting in loss and waste" (lines 16-23).
Date:
June 27, 1893
Creator:
Wright, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bootjack.
Patent for a new and improved boot-jack. This design is for an addition to existing boot-jacks that allows for wet or tight boots to be removed completely after the heel of the foot is loosened, all without the use of hands. This additional apparatus can be adjusted to different angles by way of eye-holes and screws.
Date:
June 16, 1896
Creator:
Ulferts, Ulfert Harms
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings, and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be automatic in its action, simple in its construction, positive and effective in operation, and one that will be strong and durable. A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for supporting the link in a horizontal position, so that it will engage the draw-head of the adjacent car. The invention consists in the improved construction and combination of parts" (lines 10-21).
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Hogan, John James & Miller, Rudolph Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History