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Antispreading Device for Railway-Tracks.
Patent for improvement for preventing the railroad tracks from spreading by using a device to connect the ends of two parallel rail to connecting adjacent pair of rails.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Stovall, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Water-Pipes
Patent for attachment for water pipes to prevent bursting of water pipes due to freezing of water while it passes through the pipes.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Finlay, John K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie.
Patent for a bale tie that can withstand strain on the side of the band. The text describes the different parts of the bale tie and how it differs from ones currently used.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Franz, Ezra A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tile
Patent for a bale tie for cotton bales.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Frantz, Ezra A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of such a coupling, in which the link may be raised and supported at different heights for the purpose of coupling with cars of different height, or for the purpose of raising the link out of engagement with the hook of another draw-head" (lines 26-32).
Date:
April 8, 1884
Creator:
Lyons, Sidney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn
Patent for a new and improved churn and cooler which allows for easier removal of the cooling liquid and includes illustrations and description.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Sibley, William P. & Williamson, Riley B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin.
Patent for Clothes Pin made of galvanized wire that will remain normally on the line. It will also prevent the adjacent pins from becoming tangled together. It's twisted portions adapted for riding content with the line to hold the pin in operative position.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Perry, Cornelius Doctor & Wosnig, Walter, E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condensing Apparatus
Patent for a condensing apparatus designed to be attached to linting machines.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Martin, G. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drilling and Riveting Machine
Patent for an improved drilling and riveting machine designed designed to drill through and rivet multiple layers of materials at once.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Schoellkopf, Jacob Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Driving-Rein Guard.
Patent for a driving rein guard in order to hold the reins of a draft animal.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Sibley, Alexander B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate.
Patent for improvements in farm gates in which the gate “is mounted in a simple manner that is capable of being strained up, so that it will always swing through one quadrant and being able to operate from a distance.” (Lines 40-44) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 8, 1902
Creator:
Clark, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Escape.
Patent for improvements in fire-escapes by enabling the fire-escapes, “when not in use, to be compactly folded and arranged within a house or other building and capable of being quickly placed in position for use and of enabling persons and goods to be rapidly lowered to the ground with perfect safety.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 8, 1902
Creator:
Boettcher, Hermann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flue Scraper
Patent for a new and improved boiler tube scraper which will allow for easier insertion and removal, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Lorenz, William Adam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guide Device For Ironing-Machines
Patent for a device that guides Ironing Machines.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Terry, Mosley J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hitching Strap
Patent for a hitching strap to prevent animals from running away.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Stifter, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing And Chopping Apparatus.
Patent for an improvement to hoeing and chopping apparatus by a supporting frame that operates transversely and vertically at the same time.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Blankenstein, Richard J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser.
Patent for a horse releaser constructed so that the shafts may be released when it is desired to detach a horse from a vehicle. It also provides an improved means of holding the shafts in place and preventing them from moving when it is not desired to release the shafts.
Date:
April 8, 1913
Creator:
Harris, Crawford & Harris, Eligah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Baling-Presses.
Patent for improvements to presses used for baling cotton and other materials, including illustrations.
Date:
April 8, 1879
Creator:
McGowen, Edmond Felder
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
Patent for an improved Cotton-Press that will grant double work from an applied power, including illustrations.
Date:
April 8, 1879
Creator:
Matthews, James Hamilton. & Morehead, Charles Robert, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hooks for Suspending Meat.
Patent for an improved meat suspending device that will prevent ants and insects from reaching meat, including illustrations.
Date:
April 8, 1879
Creator:
Mason, Sanford
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Tents.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in military tents that relates to folding tents including illustrations.
Date:
April 8, 1873
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incinerator
Patent for improvement in incinerators by unique arrangement of receiving passage and receiving post closing the lower end with a second passage inclining.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
McCutcheon, Joe Alford
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lacing-Eyelet.
Patent for the improved construction and efficiency of a Lacing-Eyelet. The device is used for supporting lacing in fashion wear, including shoes and corsets. Improvements include providing quicker implementation of the device without risk of damaging the garment it is used on. Additional improvements include the device having uniform and interchangeable parts which can be manufactured in quantities so as to be easily replaced if necessary. Accompanied with illustrations.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Langford, Joseph O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lift or Elevator.
Patent for a new and improved elevator. This design "consists in the construction of the operating mechanism . . . whereby the mechanism may be regulated or adjusted to run fast or slow, according to the weight of the load to be carried, it being adjusted to run slow, but with great power, when heavy loads are to be lifted, but to run fast, but with lesser power, when lighter loads are to be lifted" (lines 28-37).
Date:
April 8, 1884
Creator:
Krause, Earnest.
System:
The Portal to Texas History