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Converting Reciprocating into Rotary Motion
Patent for converting reciprocating into rotary motion by using “two vertically moving racks with a cog wheel on a small shaft between them which gears into the teeth of the racks” (lines 16-19), includes illustration.
Date:
November 1, 1859
Creator:
Harper, C. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band-Cutting Feeder for Thrashing-Machine.
Patent for a new and improved band-cutting and feeding attachment for thrashing machines. This design receives grain bundles "upon an endless traveling apron provided with teeth or claws, and by it conveyed under rotary cutters, which sever the bands, the grain being then scattered or spread out by a vibrating rake into a thin sheet as it passes to the toothed cylinder. The invention relates more particularly to the construction and arrangement of parts" (paras. 3-4).
Date:
November 27, 1877
Creator:
O'Neall, James Madison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Band-Cutting Feeder for Thrashing-Machines.
Patent for an improved Band-Cutting Feeder for Thrashing-Machines in order "to provide an improved machine for cutting the bands of gavels or bundles of grain, and feeding the same to the cylinder of a thrasher."
Date:
November 5, 1878
Creator:
O'Neall, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ore Concentrator.
Patent for a new and improved ore concentrator. This design has for its object "to facilitate the removal of the lighter and worthless parts of the ore from the heavier and valuable parts" (lines 17-19).
Date:
November 6, 1883
Creator:
Mabry, Hinch P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whip.
Patent for a new and improved whip. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the spring-wire core and rubber-compound covering of the body of the whip, and the metallic coupling of the detachable screw whip-handle constructed to form a clasp-knife" (lines 85-89).
Date:
November 11, 1884
Creator:
Turner, Ephraim M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Lock.
Patent for a new and improved sash lock. This design, "by means of a series of bolt-holes in both the upper sash and the frame the sashes can be held open for ventilation or securely locked in a closed position, as found desirable, and by means of the mortised seats and overhanging shoulders at the extremities of the slots, both the bolts can be drawn entirely within the casing and securely held in such position to enable both sashes to be raised or lowered at pleasure, and in the ordinary manner" (lines 75-84).
Date:
November 30, 1886
Creator:
Price, Harry F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Electric Gold Pictures
Patent for a "process whereby pictures may be reproduced on any hard white surface" (lines 22-23) by treating the surface so gold adheres to it, with description of process.
Date:
November 8, 1887
Creator:
Tucker, Argyle W. & Tucker, Elihu M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tent and Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved tent. This design is "to provide a tent-frame in such a manner that it may be readily folded into small compass, and which when extended for use will be very strong and serviceable" (lines 14-17). To this end, it consists of a cap, "of the rafters pivoted in the walls of said recesses and having their ends formed with a short incline or bevel and a longer or different incline or bevel" (lines 1-4).
Date:
November 26, 1889
Creator:
Turner, Epraim Meral
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders.
Patent for suspenders that have the minimum number of straps, buckles, and buttons. The suspenders can be easily attached and the wearer can move freely and be comfortable while wearing them.
Date:
November 7, 1893
Creator:
Post, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch.
Patent for an "improved method of and apparatus for treating mineral pitch and similar material to readily separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from sand, bituminous rock, and other impurities contained in the mined material and removing the sand and impurities" (lines 12-17). The method circulates the material in hot water to separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from the sand and impurities. The asphalt and oil rise to the top of the water and the impurities sink.
Date:
November 5, 1895
Creator:
Sellers, Harvey Lee; Conyngton, Hugh Ronald & Conyngton, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Time-Signaling Apparatus.
Patent for an electric time-signaling apparatus meant for use in hotels or other places where employees need to be alerted. The invention rings a bell and turns on a light when the signals goes off. "If the current of an incandescent electric-light system was electrically connected with a time-circuit, it would destroy the whole mechanism of the time-circuit" (lines 26-29).
Date:
November 19, 1895
Creator:
Todd, James T. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Revolving Book-Holder.
Patent for a "combined desk and cabinet especially designed for students' use to obviate the scattering about of books when writing, studying, or making reference thereto" (lines 8-12). The are two rotating sections: a many-faced book-rest, and a cabinet above it where books can be stored. There is also a sliding writing-board underneath the desk.
Date:
November 17, 1896
Creator:
Ballart, Calvert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Package - Carrying Bicycle.
Patent for a convertible package carrying bicycle.
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Sanders, Ira B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mandolin.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in Mandolins to"obtain a tone for mandolins as nearly as possible equal to that of violins and other stringed instruments played by bows"(line 8-10)
Date:
November 30, 1897
Creator:
Simpson, Roy B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guitar.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in stringed musical instruments, such as harp guitars, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 1, 1898
Creator:
Ward, George Cooper
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack.
Patent for a new and useful lifting jack, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 8, 1898
Creator:
Hughs, George Washington
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Shade or Curtain Support.
Patent for adjustable and curtain supports, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 29, 1898
Creator:
Dallin,Bruce
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary And Folding Chair.
Patent for a new and improved rotary and folding chair, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1899
Creator:
Hosmer, Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instep Bearing Or Guard For Stirrups.
Patent for a new and improved instep bearing or guard for stirrups, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 14, 1899
Creator:
Kellner, Charles J. E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Poison-Distributer.
Patent for a new and improved machine for "distributing poison upon vines and plants that will be under the complete control of one man and which is operation will not injure the plants being treated and which will also insure an equal distribution of poison simultaneously upon three to seven or more rows of plants" (line 7 - 14).
Date:
November 21, 1899
Creator:
Richter, Frank L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Impact-Motor.
Patent for a rotary motor "to provide a simple and efficient motor particularly adaptable for vehicle propulsion and which when once started in either direction will automatically arrange its valve to continue that direction of rotation" (lines 13-18), including illustrations.
Date:
November 12, 1901
Creator:
Hahn, Carl
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Fastener.
Patent for improving the construction of sash fasteners making them simpler and inexpensive. These mounted window sash fasteners are capable of locking the window in it's closed position and supporting it in an open position at "any desired adjustment" (line 17).
Date:
November 12, 1901
Creator:
James, Will S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bag-Holder
Patent for bag holder " an improved cabinet for holding paper bags and the like articles; and the object is to construct a useful, inexpensive cabinet which will be light and compact and practical and in which bags may be placed and taken out when needed without mutilating the bags" (lines 7-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1901
Creator:
Thompson, King D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Controlled Feeding Apparatus for Coin Controlled Machines
Patent for a coin controlled feeding apparatus for coin controlled machines. The design is to prevent the use of iron slugs and spurious coins.
Date:
November 3, 1903
Creator:
Scheble, Eugene S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History