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Riding-Cultivator. (open access)

Riding-Cultivator.

Patent for improvements in riding-cultivators in which the cultivator is “capable of easy adjustment so that each part may be placed independently of other parts in position for most thorough service” (Lines 15-18). Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Kennemer, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wrenches. (open access)

Improvement in Wrenches.

Patent for furnishing "an adjustable wrench for holding and turning bolts, pipes, taps, &c." (lines 7-9). Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: July 1, 1879
Creator: Killough, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a fabric engaging element under the top of the washing machine.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Kincaid, Willis Menefee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid (open access)

Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid

Patent for the manufacture of aluminum chlorid and the method of making aluminum chlorid to produce vapors that are subsequently condensed in any suitable manner. This patent is important because it is advantageous to work with a producer of gas made at as high a temperature. This is because of the greater amount of sensible heat it carries forward for use in the reaction.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: King, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cleaning Pipe-Lines (open access)

Machine for Cleaning Pipe-Lines

Patent for a machine for cleaning pipe-lines. The machine uses the pipeline as a track, traveling along the track cleaning the pipeline.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Kinzbach, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweeping Machine. (open access)

Sweeping Machine.

Patent for a new and improved sweeping machine. This design consists, "with the frame mounted upon supporting-wheels at its front and rear ends and having the rotating rear axle, of the vertically-adjustable revolving brush receiving motion from the said axle, and a dust pan or receptacle having laterally extending pins or plugs, whereby it is supported detachably upon the frame of the machine in front of the revolving brush" (lines 13-21).
Date: July 1, 1890
Creator: Le Tellier, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle (open access)

Vehicle

Patent for a vehicle that can carry heavy loads and can turn around in a small space and can turn easily on a crooked road.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Menning, Otto H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow with adjustable height and depth with a locking mechanism.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Michalka, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator and Conveyer for Concrete-Mixers. (open access)

Elevator and Conveyer for Concrete-Mixers.

Patent for improvements in elevators and conveyers for concrete-mixers “whereby the mixed concrete can be fed to the wall mold at different elevations, the elevator being extended and the conveyer raised for constructing the successive stories of the building.” (Lines 17-21) Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Miller, Frederick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive-Headlight (open access)

Locomotive-Headlight

Patent for a locomotive headlight in which its illuminating lights are placed directly ahead by a means of better support.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Moody, Calvin D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer (open access)

Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer

Patent for Planter and Fertilizer Distributer that has a mechanism for receiving the seed and fertilizer and distributing the same
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Norvell, William Setliff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bellows Attachment for Barrels. (open access)

Bellows Attachment for Barrels.

Patent for a new and improved bellows attachment for barrels. This design "provide[s] means for securely attaching the bellows to the barrels, so as to exclude the admission of air, except such as is forced in by the bellows; and a further object of the same provides for the shutting off the flow of liquid, as desired" (lines 13-18).
Date: July 1, 1884
Creator: Park, Hardy B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Direct Utilization of Plasma Proteins for the In Vivo Assembly of Protein-Drug/Imaging Agent Conjugates, Nanocarriers and Coatings for Biomaterials (open access)

Direct Utilization of Plasma Proteins for the In Vivo Assembly of Protein-Drug/Imaging Agent Conjugates, Nanocarriers and Coatings for Biomaterials

Patent relating to the direct utilization of plasma proteins for the in vivo assembly of protein-drug/imaging agent conjugates, nanocarriers and coatings for biomaterials.
Date: December 30, 2009
Creator: Petros, Robby A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Balanced Pump. (open access)

Balanced Pump.

Patent for a new and improved balanced pump. This design "relates to improvements in balanced pumps having a horizontal cylinder provided with a horizontally-reciprocating plunger, and a curved cylinder placed directly under it, provided with a curved plunger, both having suitable valves operating automatically in conjunction therewith" (lines 8-14).
Date: July 1, 1884
Creator: Ramsey, Haley S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Making Cotton-Bales (open access)

Method of Making Cotton-Bales

Patent for "a new and useful Method of Making Cotton-Bales" (lines 5-6) including illustrations and description of process.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Rembert, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a locking nut that holds the bolt in place, prevent it from loosening.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Robinson, James F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Washing-Machines.

Patent for "washing-machines known as self-regulating machines; and consists in the arrangement for controlling at will the amount of pressure to be used, in combination with the construction of the feed and washing rollers." (Lines 11-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 1, 1873
Creator: Rowland, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Body-Brace (open access)

Body-Brace

Patent for a body brace made of wire and padding. One pad rests against the chest and the other rests against the front of the legs. There is a coil mechanism in the center that helps the wearer stand upright.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Russell, Manning W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Fastener. (open access)

Hat-Fastener.

Patent for improvements in hat-fasteners in which the “fastener can be adjustable to hats of different sizes and shapes, …., for securing the hat upon the head.” (Lines 10-15) Illustration is included.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Schmidt, Harel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Scrubber and Mop (open access)

Combined Scrubber and Mop

Patent for a combined mop and scrubber. The invention consists of a brush, mop, wringer, and water receptacle.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Shaw, Horace G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Sharpening Gin-Saws (open access)

Machine for Sharpening Gin-Saws

Patent for "a machine of this class which shall be simple, durable, an d easily manipulated, and by means of which the teeth of gin-saws may be sharpened in a rapid, convenient, and effectual manner" (lines 9-14).
Date: July 1, 1890
Creator: Smith, John Quince
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new design for a gate that "will prevent the post to which it is hung from being drawn out of line by its weight" (lines 12-14) and will stay open unaided and "automatically lock itself when closed" (line 18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 1, 1890
Creator: Snow, Abner
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Clip Tool. (open access)

Spring-Clip Tool.

Patent for "putting back spring or axle clips where the clip is slightly bent and difficult to replace by hand, the tool serving as a convenient means for bending and forcing the clip in place without injuring the threads thereon" (lines 19-23), with illustrations.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Stark, Gara Roscoe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Applications of Hydrogen Gas Getters in Mass Spectrometry (open access)

Applications of Hydrogen Gas Getters in Mass Spectrometry

Patent relating to applications of hydrogen gas getters in mass spectrometry.
Date: December 30, 2009
Creator: Verbeck, Guido F.
System: The UNT Digital Library