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Aeroplane.
Patent for an aeroplane with a propeller, which is "pivotally mounted and adjustable into different positions relative to the planes in order to produce either a rising movement or thereof or a driving movement in a horizontal or other plane" (lines 26-30).
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Andrae, Ernest H.; Andrae, E. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Type-Writing Machines.
Patent for a new and useful attachment for type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Pribyl, Frank G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treating Ankylosis of the Knee
Patent for an apparatus for treating knee ankylosis that is ready to use at a moments notice "without unnecessary or nervous shock to the invalid to apply the requisite heat, extension, and flexion to an afflicted part to render it supple and restore to its natural functions". (lines 11-15).
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Norwood, Robert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition Railroad-Tie And Means For Securing Rails Thereto.
Patent for new and useful improvements in composition railroad ties and means for securing rails thereto, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Baca, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railway Switch
Patent for an automatic railway switch. Illustration included.
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Ditmars, Frederick R. S. & Hendrix, A. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Wrench
Patent for improvements to the type of "buggy wrench" used for removing lug nuts.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Winckler, Henry J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design is for a double buckle, "of such a construction that secure fastenings may be obtained, and the two ends of a strap or the adjacent ends of different straps may be readily secured together in a reliable manner, thus admitting of the speedy manufacture of sets of harnesses" (lines 13-18). This eliminates the need for rivets or stitching the strap(s).
Date:
September 19, 1882
Creator:
Bills, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Frame Brace.
Patent for a new and improved brace for bed frames. This design "consists in providing a transverse slat at each of its ends with a pair of diverging hooks, the same to be connected to the rail on each side by means of screw-eyes, and thereby preventing the bedstead from spreading, bracing it transversely and obliquely" (lines 19-25).
Date:
September 19, 1882
Creator:
Clark, Chester Cady
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Leg.
Patent for a new and improved artificial leg. This design "consists in certain improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts in artificial legs, so as to make them more durable, easier of repair, and more comfortable to the wearer" (lines 11-15).
Date:
September 19, 1882
Creator:
Wolf, Peter M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Refrigerator
Patent for a refrigerator that can house lunches and bottles inside a compact, small space. Will safely store materials without fear of the items inside being damaged or jostled during the movement of the automobile.
Date:
September 19, 1916
Creator:
Rilling, Charles G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Moving Pictures From Plastic Materials
Patent for process of producing moving pictures from plastic materials
Date:
September 19, 1916
Creator:
Sudmann, Charles L. & Hopkins, Willie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Structure for Oil-Wells.
Patent for Valve Oil-Wells. This improved Valve Oil Well will increase efficiency and durability of device.
Date:
September 19, 1919
Creator:
McEvoy, John Philip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Machine.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in listing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Blanchard, William R.; Matthews, Lafyette & Watkins, Cisero
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Cutting Thong Holes
Patent for a machine for cutting thong holes. "This invenetion relates to leather-working machines, and more particularly to machines for cutting holes in leather for the purpose of sewing in thongs" (7-10). Illustration included.
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Eberle, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Listing-Machine.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in listing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Blanchard, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheel-Cultivators.
Patent for the improvement of wheel-cultivators, combining a plow and cultivator. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
September 19, 1871
Creator:
Viars, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve For Oil Wells
Patent for a valve for oil wells. This invention is designed to control the flow of oil during drilling. Illustration included.
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Bernard, Horace D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Land Grader and Ditcher
Patent for a land grader and ditcher that is durable and easy to use to ditch a large area and the scraping blade can be easily removed for cleaning, repairs or other reasons.
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Reed, Allen T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown Crate
Patent for material improvements to a knockdown crate, including an insertable locking board.
Date:
September 19, 1911
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stalk-Pullers.
Patent for an improved stalk-puller for use in pulling cotton-stalks in preparing the land for another crop.
Date:
September 19, 1876
Creator:
Brown, Robert D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in land-drag and clod-crusher.
Patent for an implement to crush clogs of dirt. Designed to be an improvement on the clod-crusher and drag for which Letters Patent No. 177,476 was granted.
Date:
September 19, 1876
Creator:
Crockett, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Straightening Machine
Patent for wheel straightening machine. This invention is designed for straightening light or heavy wagon wheels when the spokes become loosened and the wheel is excessively dished" (9-11). Illustration included.
Date:
September 19, 1905
Creator:
Mayse, Jordan Stewart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device
Patent for measurement device, specifically for the measurement of the hem of a garment. Includes two small affixments that act as placemarkers of the measured number, allowing for the measurement of the hem, as well as the distance from the floor.
Date:
September 19, 1916
Creator:
Davis, Margaret L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Means for Producing Moving Pictures
Patent for the fixture in whichs cells or images could be placed to make the showinf of a film easier, with supplemental drawings that give suggestion for storage and any additional usages.
Date:
September 19, 1916
Creator:
Sudmann, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History