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Photography Exposure Meter
Patent for a Photography Exposure Meter, whereby the correct exposures may be obtained in the taking of pictures irrespective of weather conditions and the period of the day.
Date:
April 14, 1918
Creator:
Cady, Silas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for new metal fence posts and supports to "improve and simplify the general construction of devices of this character" (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Naiser, John Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Apparatus.
Patent for an improvement to the air brake which includes new types of valves.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Parker, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tug-Clip.
Patent for a new form of tug clip which will not damage the collar to which it is attached.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Duncan, Walter B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ticket-Holder.
Patent for device to hold car tickets, and to administer these tickets one at a time.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Wohl, Charles J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Raising Fluids from Artesian Wells
Patent for a method of using compressed air to retrieve contents of bored wells.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Brown, Frank O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment
Patent for a pencil attachment that serves the purpose of protecting the pencil point when not in use. The attachment also protects and cleans the rubber or eraser of the pencil.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Swindowsky, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint.
Patent for the "improvements in rail joints, the object being to so construct and arrange the meeting ends of two railway rails as to provide interlocking members..." (lines 8-12). The patent includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Evans, James B., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Removing Tool.
Patent for a tool for removing nuts that have been "upset or beaded around the outer side of the nut" (lines 14-15).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Carnes, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a new plow design that is adapted for plowing inclinations, including illustrations.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Salge, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seeder and Planter.
Patent for an improved design for a device which can plant corn seeds, and with slight modification, cotton seeds.
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Norris, Samuel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Releaser.
Patent for improvements on the mechanism to release horses "in case they become unmanageable and run away" (lines 13-14).
Date:
April 14, 1914
Creator:
Holub, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Funnel and Dipper.
Patent for a ladle with an attached funnel for pouring the liquid out.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Hanson, Henry Harrison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bedclothes-Clamp
Patent for a bed clothes clamp for holding the sheets and blankets over the occupant of the bed.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Martin, Delia
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bur-Cotton Thresher, Cleaner and Storage Unloader
Patent for a pneumatic cotton thresher, cleaner, and storage unloader for use in cotton gins.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Lamb, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Bleaching Seed-Cotton
Patent for a machine for bleaching seed cotton before it ginned.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Brennan, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap
Patent for an ant trap. Illustration included.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Howard, Martin T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Straightener
Patent for an axle straightener. Illustration included.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Taylor, John Quincy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer.
Patent for a conveyor for grain or gravel, which is made up of a series of trucks on rails which dump the materials out at set points and then right themselves.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Schubert, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insulator.
Patent for Insulator. This invention is related to new type of insulators whereas which provides support to hanging telephone wires and also securely insulates them.
Date:
April 14, 1903
Creator:
Claydon, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Time-Strike for Watch and Clock Movements.
Patent for time striking mechanism for watches and clocks that strikes different amounts of time for the quarters of an hour so that the approximate time may be known when there is no light available to see the clock face.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Stricker, Carl H. J. & Meyer, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puzzle.
Patent for a wooden cube puzzle made up of many irregular shaped pieces, which can be manufactured to be hard or easy.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Critchett, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry Closet
Patent for a dry closet.
Date:
April 14, 1903
Creator:
Davis, Samuel & Hanson, A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Lock
Patent for a window lock.
Date:
April 14, 1903
Creator:
Crawford, James Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History