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Pipe Clamping Device (open access)

Pipe Clamping Device

Patent for improvements of a pipe-clamping device which is durable and easy to construct.
Date: August 25, 1915
Creator: Lincoln, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Fender. (open access)

Car Fender.

Patent for a car fender "adapted to be fitted to an extremity of a street car, and adapted to undergo an automatic swinging motion when an obstacle is encountered, which motion will tend to sweep the obstacle from the track of the car" (lines 10-15). The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Russell, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Door and Gate Stop. (open access)

Combined Door and Gate Stop.

Patent for an improved stop for doors and gates, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Ford, John Owen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for a trap meant to aid in catching flies before they can make it into the home. Meant to be used in conjunction with doors that have screens in them and allowing for suitable ways for eliminating the pests from the trap.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Cruttenden, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mowing Machine (open access)

Mowing Machine

Patent for various refinements in mowing machines.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Caruthers, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mud Guard. (open access)

Mud Guard.

Patent for an attachable mud guard for any vehicle, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Johnson, Tom L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a device for mounting for rotary cutting disks. It will be a safer way to work with well drilling operations
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano Key Bushing. (open access)

Piano Key Bushing.

Patent for an improved piano key bushing that designed to reduce sticking of the keys. Important parts of the bushing are made of metal and given ample room to expand without causing friction that might cause the keys to stick.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Rogers, Karl C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing Signal (open access)

Railway-Crossing Signal

Patent for improvements in Railway-Crossing Signals that provide both a visual and audible signal to be given at the crossing when a train is approaching.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Adleta, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Pin. (open access)

Safety-Pin.

Patent for an improved fastening device which incorporates a sliding shield.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Pyron, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Chute Valve Mechanism (open access)

Seed Chute Valve Mechanism

Patent for a new seed chute valve mechanism with illustrations and instructions.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Cantrell, Isaac D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter. (open access)

Seed Planter.

Patent for a "seed planting machine mounted upon a wheeled frame adapted to form a furrow and drop a predetermined quantity of seed at predetermined intervals" (lines 14-19), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Cantrell, Isaac D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool For Driving Corrugated Fasteners. (open access)

Tool For Driving Corrugated Fasteners.

Patent for a tool with "a magazine adapted to feed corrugated fasteners to a driving plunge" (lines 13-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Thompson, Carl S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton (open access)

Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton

Patent for a seed-cotton handling machine for use in cotton gins which as an improved elevator and feeding system.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Fuller, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Truck. (open access)

Car-Truck.

Patent for a car truck for use on trains, which can withstand heavy loads and high speeds.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing Spear (open access)

Casing Spear

Patent for casing spears. This invention is designed for pulling well tubes or casings that have broken off out of the well. Illustration included.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W. & Johnston, H. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil. (open access)

Cooking Utensil.

Patent for a steam cooker with steam tight joints.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Daniels, Laura E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Track-Brake. (open access)

Electric Track-Brake.

Patent for an electric train brake, which allows trains to not slow down on curves without derailing and allows faster emergency braking.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrically Operated Air Brake System (open access)

Electrically Operated Air Brake System

Patent for an electrically operated air brake system.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow-Cultivator. (open access)

Harrow-Cultivator.

Patent for a harrow cultivator, which can be operated on opposite sides of a row of plants at the same time.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Farris, Henry C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight. (open access)

Headlight.

Patent for a train engine headlight, which shines light around a curve.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Bell, Robert A. & McKiel, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for a coin operated drink machine, which dispenses a set amount of liquid into a cup when a coin is inserted.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Making Bats for Mattresses, Pillows, Comforts, &c. (open access)

Machine for Making Bats for Mattresses, Pillows, Comforts, &c.

Patent for a machine for making bats for mattresses and related items.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Underwood, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Tree (open access)

Meat-Tree

Patent for a meat tree to hold meat in col storage or for smoking.
Date: August 25, 1908
Creator: Richmond, George E.
System: The Portal to Texas History