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Drilling Tool for Wells.
Patent for a new and improved drilling tool for wells. This design "relates to tools for drilling or boring Artesian, oil, and other deep wells; and it has for its object to prevent the loss of drill or auger or any portion of the drill-rods. With this end in view the invention consists in the improved means for connecting the tool to the lower end of the drill-rod" (lines 9-15).
Date:
May 28, 1889
Creator:
McLane, Hiram H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Cup.
Patent for a collapsible drinking cup for children, whose parts are attached together to prevent loss of parts and which can be hung from the waistband of the child.
Date:
May 11, 1909
Creator:
Dacus, Augusta
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglasses.
Patent for eyeglasses that builds upon the inventor's previous patent, No. 654,523, and utilizes a set of nose pieces, lenses, and springs to improve upon existing eyeglasses technology.
Date:
May 20, 1902
Creator:
Critzer, Augustus B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Machine.
Patent for the improvements of ice machine gas compressors and its adjuncts.
Date:
May 25, 1886
Creator:
Schuehle, Jacob
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Making and Blocking Machine.
Patent for a new and improved ice machine. This design consists in "the combination of a non-conductive casing containing a freezing tank having water supply and discharge pipes, a water-tight diaphragm supported in said casing above the bottom of said tank having downwardly-tapered hollows in its upper surface and corresponding upwardly-tapered molds in its under surface, and a refrigerating medium contained within the said casing over said diaphragm and filling the hollows in the latter" (lines 82-91).
Date:
May 17, 1887
Creator:
Knox, George F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Hinge.
Patent for an improved gate hinge that allows for a gate to swing open in either of two directions. The mechanism is particularly suitable for stockyards and is constructed to "prevent the gate from being rubbed or pushed open by an animal" (lines 26-28) including illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Saunders, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Range-Finder for Rifles.
Patent for range-finder for rifles, with illustrations. The invention "is adapted for ready application to a rifle by producing a simple dovetailed groove in the stock or stock-tip, near the front end" (lines 9-12).
Date:
May 22, 1883
Creator:
Ord, Edward O. C., Jr. & Kress, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus.
Patent for a new and improved refrigerator. This design consists "[i]n a refrigerating apparatus, the combination of a trap cylinder communicating with a horizontal cylinder which unites two vertical piston-cylinders, said piston-cylinders having suction and compression valves arranged at their upper ends in a cap having separate communications with suction pipes with compression-pipes communicating with said trap-cylinder" (lines 44-52).
Date:
May 12, 1885
Creator:
Conacher, Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Closet
Patent for "improvements on sanitary closets for destroying the human excrement-s on the premises with little labor and expense" (lines 8-11).
Date:
May 13, 1890
Creator:
McCamant, Theodore F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Cord Holder
Patent for a sash cord holder. Illustration included.
Date:
May 10, 1904
Creator:
Haas, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Attachment For Milk Pails
Patent for a dome lid that attaches to the top of a milk pail with two "tubes" in which to place the hands while milking a cow. The lid serves to protect the fresh milk from germs, dirt, and other contaminants.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Williams, John Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Operating Mechanism for Electric Railways.
Patent for a switch-operating mechanism for electric railways that uses a movable display band to control movement through an electrically operated switch. The arrival of the railway car or street car at a point adjacent to the switch automatically throws the switch to automatically shunt the car from one line to another without a motorman or switchman's intervention.
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Expanding Hub.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in metallic vehicle wheel hubs, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 17, 1898
Creator:
Vollrath, Louis F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Holder for Writing-Pads
Patent for a foldable cover for writing pads. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 7, 1912
Creator:
Kennedy, Oliver Jefferson & Kennedy, Kenneth Ben
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Steering Wheel.
Patent for a foldable steering wheel with the capability of swinging downwardly to an out of the way position to enable the driver to easily occupy or leave his seat.
Date:
May 16, 1922
Creator:
Hanes, Dorris A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan and Motoro Therefor.
Patent for a motor-propelled fan that can attach to any support, especially beds steads and other furniture. The motor is simple and can be easily manipulated.
Date:
May 9, 1893
Creator:
Sneckner, George A. & Roth, Charles E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a steam vacuum pump for liquids, which when liquid comes out of one receptacle, it will automatically come out the second receptacle.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Dobie, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power Mechanism.
Patent for a "simple mechanism for use in connection with a prime mover of any of the well known types using as a motive agent steam, oil, gas, electricity, etc." (lines 13-16). The mechanism is meant to increase efficiency by reducing the number of its components.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Dominguez, Salvador
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Condensing a Vapor in a Natural Gas
Patent for Method of Condensing a Vapor in a Natural Gas. The purpose is to remove condensation and other wet gases from oil wells.
Date:
May 27, 1918
Creator:
Duffy, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus fo Baling Cotton and the Like
Patent for a method and machine for packaging and bailing cotton.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Taft, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for how a oil-burner works and invention in the oil-burner with more advanced features.
Date:
May 23, 1916
Creator:
Kunkel, Albert R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for an attachment for planters, where seeds are dropped into hills rather than thin rows, which allows for sprouts to break through the soil more easily.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Gutzeit, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Convict-Cage.
Patent for a portable convict cage for housing prisoners while out in work gangs, which is on wheels, is difficult to attack or leave, and provides numerous cots inside.
Date:
May 25, 1909
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Permutation Locking Device For Lockets
Patent for a permutation locking device for lockets. Illustration included.
Date:
May 9, 1905
Creator:
Katzenberger, Oscar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History