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Brake-Band Clencher
Patent for improvements in brake-band clenchers. It is intended to "provide an improved Ford brake band clencher adapted for holding the brake bands in place while the transmission case is being replaced" (lines 14-18).
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
McCaffrey, Harry J. & Roberge, Edgar, J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Composition
Patent for a formulation of waterproof concrete that utilizes lava rocks.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Charles E. Barglebaugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine.
Patent for improvements in engines including governors which have "inertia bars or governing weights" (lines 12-13) including illustrations. In this improvement, the "inertia bars constitute parts of the counterweight" which "counterbalance engine cranks" (lines 14-16).
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Pratt, Clarence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heating Apparatus.
Patent for a heating apparatus that heats and dries sand or other abrasive materials. A furnace or heating member is attached to a receptacle, which heats and dries the materials. Materials are drawn out via a suction pipe.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Device.
Patent for a signaling device for vehicles, also known as a turning signal. This invention is meant to allow the signaling device to be seen by the driver of the vehicle and the driver of a vehicle approaching the turning vehicle.
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Wetter, Ralph E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal Apparatus for Motor-Vehicles
Patent for automobile signaling apparatus. The apparatus is designed to signal the operator's direction to other drivers.
Date:
September 17, 1918
Creator:
Riggs, Fletcher S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plastic Base for Poles.
Patent for a plastic base for poles which aims to lengthen the life of the average pole and enable the use of poles of shorter lengths.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Hoyle, Millard F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cultivator.
Patent for an improved cultivator used for tillage when the plows are not in the ground. The cultivator can also lighten the heaviness felt by the operator while the plow is being used.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Barnett, James Samuel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Dental X-Ray Films.
Patent for dental X-Ray holders that securely hold the film in place and categorize the X-Rays into series that comprise views of the whole mouth.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Martin, James Madison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bracelet
Patent for a "friendship bracelet" that has the option of adding or detaching links when necessary.
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Cox, Morgan H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BOTTLE-CAP
Patent for a bottle cap with a removable strainer.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Goodwin, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Keyboard for Writing Machines.
Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.
Date:
April 17, 1917
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Girth Connection for Saddletrees.
Patent for a device that connects attaching girth rings to saddletrees. It allows for girth rings to be quickly attached and provides swinging movement.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoke Stack Protector
Patent for adjustable smoke stack protector that stays open when in use and covers the opening when not in order to protect from rain, wind, dirt to protect the stack from deteriorating.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
French, Elmer C. & Craig, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Catcher.
Patent for a fly catcher made up of strong wire that is able to hold fly paper in a funnel shape in order to trap flies. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Faulkner, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Machine for Manufacturing Mops
Patent for a machine that will automatically pack yarn strands into the mop handle for quick production of a mop.
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Huguley, Carl M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevating and Distributing System
Patent for a machine that purifies cotton by removing the cotton from surrounding elements and distributing the cotton.
Date:
February 17, 1914
Creator:
Lamb, William R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvesting And Cleaning Machine.
Patent for cotton harvesting and cleaning machine. The invention allows for seed cotton, hulls, husk, pods or other foreign matter to be gathered and separated from the cotton. The invention also allows bulls of cotton to be picked at the same time as other is being separated.
Date:
September 17, 1917
Creator:
Meier, John & Wallace, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed Sanitary Sewer Pipeline Route Across Lorch Park, Cedar Hill, Texas
A report of a pedestrian archaeological survey of a proposed 800 foot sanitary sewer pipeline route to be constructed in Lorch Park.
Date:
November 17, 2004
Creator:
Todd, Jesse
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Transmitting Sound-Waves
Patent for transmitting sound waves by magnetic induction and to "furnish an apparatus by which these different vibrations can be heard at the receiving end" (lines 20-22). Includes descriptions and illustrations.
Date:
October 17, 1911
Creator:
Harvey, Fred Brown
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condenser for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for a new means of separating air from cotton, expelling the air while the cotton is condensed and released for baling.
Date:
September 17, 1901
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship
Patent for a dirigible airship for aerial navigation, "to provide the balloon or gas bag with aeroplanes which serve to steady the balloon during the flight of the ship, and to increase the lifting power of the balloon when the ship is under motion, the arrangement being such as to enable said aeroplanes to be converted into a parachute, should the balloon or gas bag become deflated" (lines 20-28).
Date:
January 17, 1911
Creator:
Keller, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anchor Post
Patent for an anchor post. This invention is designed to resist any lateral or longitudinal strain. Illustration included.
Date:
November 17, 1903
Creator:
Small, Wily & Brock, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former.
Patent for a cotton bat former which uses a condenser and forms even bats to send to the bat presses. Illustration is included.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Lumpkin, Robert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History