Lifeboat (open access)

Lifeboat

Patent for a lifeboat that "prevents the boat from capsizing" (lines 19-20) or sinking.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Rusk, Raymond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marker. (open access)

Marker.

Patent for improvement in markers "used in filing and card index cabinets" (lines 6-7).Meant to "provide a light, simply constructed V-shaped device" (lines 11-13), to mark the location of papers or files that have been temporarily moved from a filing system.
Date: July 25, 1916
Creator: Wells, Spencer A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Filter. (open access)

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
Gripper for Printing-Presses (open access)

Gripper for Printing-Presses

Patent for a gripper for printing presses designed to hold the paper during printing more effectively. Illustrations included.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Williams, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History