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Butter-Cutter
Patent for improved butter cutting machine to be used in professional kitchens.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Palmer, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baking Device.
Patent for a machine that presses dough or other materials into a cup-shaped mold for evenly baked goods.
Date:
March 30, 1920
Creator:
Cressey, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inlet-Grate
Patent for an improved inlet grate, which has a supporting frame. This inlet grate will not be displaced by traffic or other disturbances.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Fairtrace, George D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench that has a fixed jaw and an adjustable slidable jaw.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Fowles, Alfred T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hulling-Machine
Patent for hulling nuts of all sizes including peanuts. A hopper feeds the nuts in to rollers and the shells fall out the bottom while the nuts go down a chute to be collected.
Date:
March 30, 1920
Creator:
Sparks, James N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator Signal System
Patent for an elevator signal system that can be installed in elevators which indicates "the floor positions of all the cars as well as the car carrying the indicator" (lines 10-12), including illustrations.
Date:
July 30, 1918
Creator:
McNabb, Alvin C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Needle for Hand-Embroidery and Similar Work.
Patent for an embroidery needle that is inexpensive to manufacture and allows for rapid stitching.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Pade, George V. & Neitzel, Conrad T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Removing Coatings
Patent for a coating remover, made by mixing an alkali, an oxidizing agent, a solvent, and another chemical to prevent water evaporation.
Date:
June 30, 1914
Creator:
Humphreys, Jerome Nichols; Smith, Walter K. & Oliger, J. D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Writing-Machine.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Writing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. Our invention relates to stenographic writing machines and particularly to a ribbon feed and reverse for such machines" (lines 6-11).
Date:
November 30, 1915
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Violin.
Patent for violin with special arrangement of two strings. The two strings produce similar tones when vibrated.
Date:
January 30, 1917
Creator:
Rice, John Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Separating and Grading Seeds.
Patent for an agricultural apparatus that separates and grades seed (such as grains) as well as accelerates the seed pressurizing process. The apparatus assists and accelerates the cultivation process.
Date:
March 30, 1915
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Hole Digger
Patent for machine that digs holes for posts for construction.
Date:
January 30, 1917
Creator:
Holsomback, Lee N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Striking Mechanism for Stenographic Writing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. Our invention relates to stenographic typewriting machines, and relates more particularly to a striking mechanism for such machines" (lines 6-13).
Date:
November 30, 1915
Creator:
Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Machine.
Patent for photographic printing machine with improvements specifically for souvenir photo cards.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Higginbotham, Judson L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Linter
Patent for "improvements in cotton-seed linters" (Lines 5-6) for improving efficiency of "separating the the lint from motes and other dirt and trash" (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date:
June 30, 1914
Creator:
Vardell, Arthur A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate.
Patent for a crate for eggs which allows the eggs to be suspended in individual compartments for shipping. The crate will be lined with flexible material that will cushion the egg absorbing shock, including illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1916
Creator:
Smith, Nora S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loose-Leaf Binder
Patent for new loose leaf binder to help carry leaf support and means for separating the members and displacing one longitudinally relation with the other.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pad for Lower Limbs
Patent for a new single pad for the lower limbs, particularly of "feminine theatrical performers" (lines 12-13). Unlike previous pads which represented single muscles, the new pad contains all the muscles required for a lower limb in one, so that the muscles will not slip around when the performer is dancing.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Matragos, Nick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calculating Device
Patent for an improved calculating device including a calendar.
Date:
September 30, 1914
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for a new and improved burner for use in fire-boxes of boilers and other apparatus.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Jones, John Lemiel, Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells.
Patent for "an Alarm Attachment for Electric Bells." "The object in view is the provision of means for facilitating the change of an ordinary door-bell into a continuously-ringing alarm apparatus, while leaving the mechanism free to be changed back into its former operative condition as a door-bell."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 30, 1902
Creator:
Blakeney, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pencil Holder and Sharpener.
Patent for a combined pencil holder and sharpener, which uses the sharpener as a pencil cap.
Date:
November 30, 1909
Creator:
Haase, Conrad H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for "useful improvements in combined cotton choppers and cultivators" (lines 10-11) including illustrations.
Date:
July 30, 1907
Creator:
Arnold, Willard M. ; W. M. Arnold
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leather-Strap-Finishing Machine.
Patent for a leather strap finishing machine for use in harness making.
Date:
March 30, 1909
Creator:
Roberge, James Z.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History