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Coffee and Teapot.
Patent for an improved coffee and teapot, in which the coffee or tea are boiled into the water and then strained out. Included instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1869
Creator:
Heiss, Gregor
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Apparatus for Destroying Worms on Cotton-Plants.
Patent for improvement in insect destroyer by “placing a gas-generator on a wagon, in its lower chamber, a fire box is placed for creating sulphurous gas. A bellows attached to its lower end to regulate sufficient air in forming the sulphurous gas.” (Lines 15-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 15, 1869
Creator:
Perl, M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in plow-stocks.
Patent for an improvement on the plow stock that allows the user to use different plow blades and standards, depending on what kind of plowing needs to be done. Includes illustrations.
Date:
August 15, 1876
Creator:
Price, James Alvin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Odometers.
Patent for an improvement to odometers used for measuring distance traveled in motor vehicles.
Date:
July 15, 1879
Creator:
Richardson, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Machine
Patent for "that class of brick-machines usually termed 'dry-press machines,' in which clay is taken from the bank and passed into molds in a revolving wheel" (lines 15-19) and "consists more particularly in the construction of details and combination of parts" (lines 23-25) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1880
Creator:
Johnson, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Soap.
Patent for a new and improved soap-making process. This process "consist[s] in applying hydraulic pressure to the mass undergoing mixture and steam-heating . . . [and] thoroughly mixing the ingredients . . . in a close vessel by means of rotary blades, heating the same by steam, and at the same time applying pressure by means of a hydraulic pump to the said mixture" (lines 86-95).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Grant, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soap Manufacturing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved soap maker. This design consists in "[t]he charger, having outline-pipe, in combination with [the] compressor having within the same a steam-heated coil and a rotary mixer, a hydraulic pump connected to said compressor, pressure-gage, and safety-valve" (lines 24-29).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Grant, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "the post having projecting pins or studs combined with the gate having the hinges composed of a pair of plates bolted together, the said plates being swelled outward to provide collars, which are provided with cams" (lines 66-71).
Date:
October 15, 1889
Creator:
Friday, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Set.
Patent for a new and improved saw-set. This design "is to set saw-teeth in a new and efficient manner without the use of a lever" (lines 14-16). To this end, it "consist[s] of the frame having the arms, blade-bearings, setting-recess, and the three screws" (lines 48-50).
Date:
October 15, 1889
Creator:
Peter, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Governor.
Patent for an improved gas governor that are used with gas-meters in supply-buildings and accurately regulates gas flow and pressure. The invention is a general improvement on gas governors, and is efficient in its operation.
Date:
August 15, 1893
Creator:
Martyr, Leonard W. & Eldridge, Hilliary
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that uses friction-rollers to clamp the thing that is being turned. A rotary ring-shaped cam is what actually turns the wrench's object, and there are teeth that surround the outside of the cam. A pawl, when turning the handle, turns the teeth. This is what makes the cam rotate.
Date:
September 15, 1896
Creator:
Fisk, Marston
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Winding Machine
Patent for a wire winding machine. This invention is designed to place wire to support pipes. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 15, 1906
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Discharge for Tank-Cars.
Patent for a oil tanker discharge system, which has the valves for releasing the oil on the exterior of the tank to allow for for repair work without entering the oil tank, thereby avoiding the dangers of gas inhalation to workmen.
Date:
October 15, 1907
Creator:
Russell, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band-Cutter and Feeder
Patent for a band cutter and feeder which cuts the bands that tie bundles of grain and feeds the grain into a threshing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 15, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator
Patent for an indicator. This indicator if for the use with cars as a means for moving a belt that displays the name of streets. Illustration included.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
Bell, Harry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Blower
Patent for a well blower that is able to discharge the contents of a well at different air pressure levels. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
McEvoy, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Fastening
Patent for rail fastening. This invention is designed to fasten railroad rails and consists spikes, bolts, and a flange. Illustration included.
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
Percival, Herbert E. & Key, Brewer W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Motor
Patent for windmill motor. Illustration included.
Date:
June 15, 1909
Creator:
La Bauve, Valcoure J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamping Device for Shutters
Patent for a clamping device for shutter slats.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Kyler, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cylinder-Mounting for Carriage-Feeds
Patent for a cylinder mounting for carriage feeds in sawmills which wears less easily than other models.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Myer, Clayton Pittinger
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver
Patent for a combined board set and nail driver that allows nails to be driven into wall boards without scarring the wood.
Date:
August 15, 1911
Creator:
Vaughan, Alonzo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Body.
Patent for an automobile body that is designed for people who enjoy doing outdoor activities. Compares this design to the current design of what is called "touring cars."
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Saxon, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit and Vegetable Washer
Patent for a fruit and vegetable washer that will also remove the skins on the fruits and vegetables.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burner.
Patent for a fuel burner with a simple design, which is readily taken apart or assembled, and is manufactured at a comparatively small cost.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Vandaveer, Heber Clark & Stoy, Guy Everett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History