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Arch-Bar for Cultivators
Patent for arch bar for cultivators that connects the respective cultivator rigs together.
Date:
January 27, 1903
Creator:
Sullins, Cale M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hedge-Trimmer and Mower.
Patent for a combined hedge-trimmer and mower "by which the side and top of a hedge can be trimmed at the same time"(lines 11-13)
Date:
January 27, 1885
Creator:
Lattner, Jacob V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Band-Brake for Railway-Cars
Patent for "a brake of simple and inexpensive construction, that may be readily attached to steam or tramway cars, that is automatic in its working, and to do away with the brake-beams now employed, which through their breaking down are two-thirds of the causes of car derailments" (lines 19-26).
Date:
January 27, 1891
Creator:
Inglis, Thomas & Schiermann, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compressed-Air Water-Elevator.
Patent for new and improved compressed air water elevator to lift water from reservoirs.
Date:
January 27, 1880
Creator:
Keating, Thomas, B.; Clarke, Lafe. W. & Gelatt, Wallace W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plumb-Level.
Patent for a modified and improved plumb-levels that allow for consistent and accurate readings, as well as the ability for the level to adjust after being harmed.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Rutledge, Caleb C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Generating and Carbureting Hydrogen.
Patent for an apparatus that will improve the cost efficiency of producing gas. Specifically, this invention details a "main tank which produces hydrogen and an auxiliary tank wherein the hydrogen is mixed with crude petroleum oil and thereby given its illuminating and combustible properties" (lines 18-23).
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Stuart, Charles V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Butler, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knob-Fastening.
Patent for improved knob fastening where the door knob will be held in place without the use of screws for increased durability, including illustrations.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Collins, Horace B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Straightening Tool.
Patent for a wire straightening tool, with illustrations, that relies on a series of levers and cams to apply pressure to the wire as it is pulled through. The patent notes that "the wires can be straightened quickly and with facility, thereby permitting the using of all twisted and bent wire which has heretofore gone to waste and resulting in considerable saving of metal" (page 2, lines 14-18).
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Cervenka, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking System for Jail-Doors
Patent for locking system for jail doors where locks of a series of cell doors can be operated simultaneously.
Date:
January 27, 1903
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stalk-Pullers.
Patent for improvement in cotton-stalk pullers with beveled edges for firmer hold on the stalks.
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Heacock, Cadwallader
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sawing-Machines.
Patent for improved sawing-machine, which can be operated either horizontally or vertically so that trees may be felled and cut up with one machine, the driving mechanism of which is in a protective housing.
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Morey, Harvey & Bellah, Samuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Road-Scrapers.
Patent for a new improvement in the construction of road-scrapers to make them more facilitating, faster, and with less animal power required.
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Tate, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for a new improvement in agricultural plows that will not clog when used with sticky prairie-soil, including illustration.
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Ford, Isaac M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harness.
Patent for a new improvement in harness that "enables the detachment of the horse therefrom instantaneously" (lines 8-9) including illustration. It may also be called "safety harness" (line 10).
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Ellis, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that provides new and improved mechanisms that allow the blade to move at various angles.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Bost, Arthur E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine
Patent for a washing-machine
Date:
January 27, 1903
Creator:
Cesinger, George Valentine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Shredder for Vehicle-Wheels.
Patent for a mud-shredding device that is attached to vehicle wheels in order to prevent accumulation of mud.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Newsom, Henry G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper.
Patent for improvements to the stalk-chopping machine that will strip the ears from the corn while also chopping the corn stalk into bits to fertilize the field.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Bartz, Adolph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester.
Patent for a spark aresster that is designed to prevent the discharge of sparks from a flue, particularly flues for small stoves used in army tents.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Ashby, Bert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spoke and Tire for Automobile and Truck Wheels.
Patent for a new spoke and tire for automobile and truck wheels, with illustrations.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Collier, Aaron
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packet-Holder.
Patent for a packet holder used to wrap and tie a bundle of mail or letters made using a cord and clasp plate.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Ashby, Bert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Snap-Hook.
Patent for a novel snap hook that is easily attachable to an object, but cannot be accidentally detached. The hook utilizes a snap engagement with the bill of the hook and a spring. The hook can be disengaged with finger pressure on the plating.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Carroll, Basil M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Cream-Freezer Holder.
Patent for a new ice cream freezer holder to be placed at the bottom of a freezer during the freezing process, including illustrations.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Toepperwein, Ferdinand L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History