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Railroad-Rail Joint
Patent for a railroad rail-joint that does not require holes to be drilled in it.
Date:
February 25, 1913
Creator:
McAdams, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Filter.
Patent for a pump filter, designed for double acting air pumps, that prevents the passage of foreign matter (oil, dust, dirt) from the pump outlet.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Miles, Ross E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper Machine.
Patent for for the creation of a mechanism for the cotton chopper machine. The " provision of a cotton chopper machines comprising a wheel supported frame on which is arranged a particular form of revolving and reciprocating hoe mechanism." (lines 12-16)
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Penn, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cord-Adjuster for Electric Lights.
Patent for extending and retracting wires that are used to connect a light bulb to power and an illustration.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Pritchett, Ponder L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Bending Machine.
Patent for a machine used to bend or shape metal pipes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Rutledge, Caleb C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg Tester.
Patent for "an improved egg tester". (line 14)
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Smith, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Device
Patent for a rail securing device which prevents the rails from spreading.
Date:
March 25, 1913
Creator:
Tritico, Leonard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester.
Patent for an improved cotton harvester that is lighter and cheaper to manufacture and "is capable of operating upon two rows of standing cotton and the same time, and to economically harvest the cotton and deliver the same into a suitable receptacle" (lines 16-20), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Upshaw, Lucius L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winding Drum
Patent for an improved winding drum. This uses a different type of adjustable cam that allows for less oscillation and better control of winding and unwinding the cable.
Date:
November 25, 1913
Creator:
Voight, Phillip H. & Kuehne, Oscar C
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Signal.
Patent for a new Railroad-Signal invention. The Railroad-Signal functions as an improved device for alerting locomotive engineers that an upcoming bridge is broken, flooded, or on fire.
Date:
February 25, 1913
Creator:
Waddle, Calvin H. & Roberston, Everett C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History