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Improvement in Car-Couplings
Patent for car coupling device that attaches cars automatically when moved together while also detaching if one or more cars come off the tracks.
Date:
May 22, 1877
Creator:
Dobbs, Charles & Robinson, Samuel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim.
Patent for demountable rims for motor vehicles which are constructed of two sections that latch together, resulting in easier application and/or removal of a tire from the rim.
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
Dugger, Huston R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Seed Cotton
Patent for a machine that separates seed cotton from its hulls and any extraneous dirt before it goes to the gin.
Date:
February 20, 1917
Creator:
Ellenburg, Joe N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevator and Distributer
Patent for a cotton elevator and distributor. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 3, 1912
Creator:
Ellenburg, Joseph N. & Nelson, Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 21, 1911
Creator:
Ellett, Luther S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a cultivator. Illustrations included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
Ellett, Luther S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for the invention of new and improvements in plows (1). Provide a plow specifically adapted for use in rich heavy soil.
Date:
May 19, 1885
Creator:
Emmerson, Francis; Faires, Joseph; Cummins, John, R. & Faires, Jonathan, L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for a car-coupling that has a draw-bar attached to the car, a hollow draw-head with a flaring opening that sits horizontally to the draw-bar, a spring that holds the draw-head in the horizontal position, a bar that raises and lowers the forward end of the draw-head against the spring, a coupling-pin that sits in the draw-head, a chain that connects the draw-head to the bell-crank lever, a cam that supports the chain, and a device that turns the cam in either direction in order to tighten the chain.
Date:
March 31, 1896
Creator:
Epps, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen.
Patent for a wire netting screen that can be used on doors or windows.
Date:
August 3, 1915
Creator:
Faires, Elisha J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather-Strip.
Patent for "an improved construction of metallic weather strip which may be readily applied to the lower edge of a door and will effectually exclude rain, snow, sand or dirt, and prevent the same from entering between the lower edge of the door and the threshold" (lines 11-17) including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Faires, Elisha J. & Dulaney, Joseph F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gage.
Patent for saw gage "adapted for use in connection with hand saws where the same is to be employed in cutting kerfs." (Lines 10-13)
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Faires, Elisha J. & Stockburger, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk and Weed Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter for plows. This design "consist[s] of the beam having rearwardly, downwardly, and forwardly curved standard, the arrow-point, having the stem or shank formed entire or open at its bottom, rear side, and top to receive the said standard, and the diamond-shaped cutter consisting of two wings inclined upwardly from their front to rear edges, and curved inwardly at their outer ends from their cutting-edges to their back edges" (lines 72-82).
Date:
January 5, 1886
Creator:
Faires, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Building
Patent for improvements to cotton gin buildings granted to Benjamin F. Ferguson to reduce the risk of fire and the cost of ginning cotton.
Date:
February 27, 1883
Creator:
Ferguson, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wooden Bridge
Patent for a wooden bridge with a focus on increased durability of the structure and effective drainage for moisture from the timbers and for the free circulation of air between, around, or through the structure.
Date:
April 9, 1891
Creator:
Ferguson, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Heated Boiler
Patent for an electrically-heated boiler that provides a "compact structure which occupies a minimum amount of space" (line 11-12) while still being a reliable machine.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Fleming, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shotgun
Patent for a trigger operated shotgun that uses an electrical circuit to ignite combustible material of the shell and thereby propelling the shot within.
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Fleming, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Dish-Washer and Churn
Patent for a combined dish-washing machine and churn, with illustration and description of parts.
Date:
June 16, 1885
Creator:
Fletcher, William Nelson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Riding-Plows.
Patent for "an improved riding or sulky plow which shall be so constructed that the plow may be readily lowered into, raised from, and adjusted to run at any desired depth in the ground, and which may be adjusted to take or leave land, and to hold the carriage level when both wheels are running upon unplowed land, and when one wheel is running in a furrow." (Lines 14-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 17, 1877
Creator:
Florance, James L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sulky-Plows
Patent for sulky plow improvements plow beams, pivot studs, and plow frame.
Date:
June 5, 1877
Creator:
Fowler, Albert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report
Water plan for Region C describing the areas water resources and suppliers, usage statistics and forecasts, threats and water needs, methodology for making the plan, water conservation methods and plans, and recommendations on water management for different water suppliers and counties.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 2. Appendices A-P
Appendices to the water plan for Region C including a bibliography, water supply charts and reports, water management strategies, and related reports.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region C, 2016, Volume 3. Appendices Q-Z
Appendices Q-Z for the Water plan for Region C including cost estimates, newsletters, comments on the plan and actions taken to answer them, and reports related to different aspects of the water plan.
Date:
December 2015
Creator:
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
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
Sewing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved sewing machine. This design calls for a clamp and a needle with a bend toward the eye so that the needle may easily be adjusted and changed out, depending on the task at hand.
Date:
July 26, 1881
Creator:
Fuqua, Marcellus B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History