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Aerial Projectile
Patent for an aerial projectile for use as an anti-infantry bomb, dropped by planes. Specifically, it is a fragmentation bomb hand dropped from planes that will not only deliver an explosive blast and the subsequent shrapnel, but deliver such a blast as to destroy itself so it cannot be reverse engineered.
Date:
September 25, 1918
Creator:
Bury, Thomas J. & Bury, Oney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an improved rotary airplane engine patterned after the Gnome type with extra blades attached to the engine cylinders.
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broaching-Press
Patent for a device used with metal-working machines that provides more efficient finishing.
Date:
December 25, 1900
Creator:
Baker, Jason A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulkhead.
Patent for bulkhead that is "adapted for use as a sea wall or quay wall" (lines 10-11).
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Sands, Edward E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canopy.
Patent for a canopy for beds and sofas to keep out insects.
Date:
February 25, 1908
Creator:
Swanwick, Harry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved car wheel. This design "consists in the combination, with a railroad-car axle having wheel-bearings of equal diameter throughout their whole lengths, of wheels the peripheries of which are provided with central flanges dividing each into two treads, the said wheels adapted to be pressed on the said bearings aforesaid, and to be removed therefrom, reversed, and again pressed thereon whenever the wear of the first tread shall render the same necessary" (lines 12-21).
Date:
March 25, 1884
Creator:
Melvin, Josiah W. & Clute, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Mechanism
Patent for a clutch and transmission mechanism to be used for automobiles. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 25, 1910
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Mechanism
Patent for a clutch and transmission mechanism for automobiles which strengthens the load bearing of the clutch and allows greater flexibility in changing the load.
Date:
January 25, 1910
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester.
Patent for a cotton-harvester meant to pick the ripe cotton but leaves the plants or unripe cotton and to improve the construction of cotton-harvesters.
Date:
February 25, 1896
Creator:
Pickering, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Automobile Spring-Tire.
Patent for a detachable automobile leaf spring tire. This invention would provide a tire of simple construction with leaf springs and will have a secure connection of the inner and outer tire parts.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
La Bauve, Lillie W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Head For Oil Wells
Patent for Drill Head for oil wells, one object of the invention is to provide a drill head having the capacity to drill through strata of soft formation as may exist between rock layers and in broken formations of clay and boulders, as well as through rock formations themselves, the said drilling head being provided with roller bits or cutters and also with a fish tail cutter.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Sorensen, Sam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drilling Apparatus
Patent for a drilling apparatus for wells. This drill is designed to be applied to a rotary and used with a pipe tong to screw and unscrew pipe joints.
Date:
October 25, 1921
Creator:
Reeves, George G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Firearm
Patent for a gun which automatically discharges the used cartridge and moves the next one into position that can be easily taken apart for cleaning and has a safety lock on it to prevent accidental firing.
Date:
January 25, 1910
Creator:
Consentino, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Footboard-Brace for Vehicles.
Patent for footboard-brace for vehicles that are adapted to be supported from the vehicle frame and is also adjustable.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Beyer, Daniel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furniture-Joint
Patent for a wooden furniture joint to effectively connect objects without being visible.
Date:
July 25, 1905
Creator:
Gloger, Anton F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene-Measuring Device.
Patent for gasoline measuring device for improving service stations for patrons to see the amount of gasoline. Air pressure will transfer gasoline from tank into measuring device. Gasoline measuring device will be quickly delivered to patrons.
Date:
January 25, 1921
Creator:
McKallip, Jonathan C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Drying Brush
Patent for a hair drying brush that has some heated teeth and some non-heated teeth for drying hair.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Taylor, Samuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illuminated Vest or Coat Buttons
Patent for illuminated vest or coat buttons. This device consists of a portable electric lights including an electric lamp, conductor, battery, and a concealable button for toggling on and off. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1912
Creator:
Lagarde, Everette S. & Angenend, Peter A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Courier, Volume 4, Number 19, September 1995
Newsletter of Lee College discussing news, events, and other updates.
Date:
September 25, 1995
Creator:
Lee College (Baytown, Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Load-Indicator.
Patent for a Load-Indicator for tools being used in drilling a well. The indicator gives an accurate measure of the weight upon the drill, allowing operators to adjust the weight accordingly.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lumber-Calculator
Patent for a lumber calculator that has printed calculations for quickly determining the amount of board feet in a pile of lumber.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Stalcup, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for making Water and Oil Screens.
Patent for a new way of making forming "a wire screening surface about a perforated pipe" (lines 67-68) with illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Kreiter, Richard F.; Post, Ernest S.; Roco, Albert L. & Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Tree
Patent for a meat tree to hold meat in col storage or for smoking.
Date:
August 25, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of Meeting: Ellington Field Air Guard Station, Texas, July 25, 2005]
Attachments to July 25, 2005 Memorandum of Meeting with representatives from Ellington Field Task Force consisting of 8 point papers prepared for the 2005 BRAC Commission.
Date:
July 25, 2005
Creator:
Ellington Field Task Force
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library