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Bolster-Standard.
Patent for a durable, simple, and easily applied bolster-standard meant to be secured to the bolster and does not allow the bolster to split or crack.
Date:
July 30, 1895
Creator:
Bennett, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a windmill that qualifies as "a substantial and strong machine capable of withstanding the high winds of the Western prairies, which will be at the same time inexpensive and simple in construction, and which will automatically regulate itself in such a manner as to run with a uniform speed in all kinds of winds" (lines 16-22)
Date:
August 30, 1892
Creator:
Campbell, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Cue
Patent for an improved billiard cue with a tip that can be quickly and easily removed and replaced by another and that will be adapted to hold a quantity of powdered chalk for use when needed.
Date:
August 30, 1898
Creator:
Farrand, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weighing-Scoop.
Patent for a scoop for use in stores when measuring flour or related items that weighs the substance in the scoop, and has a light in the handle that can be turned on in dark areas.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Howe, Frank C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weighing-Scoop.
Patent for a weighing scoop for use in stores that can weigh many different products that have a wide range of prices per pound.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Howe, Frank C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Operated Signal
Patent for a fluid operated signal with illustrations. The device would allow communication between a train engineer and a caboose conductor through a device that utilizes the fluid-pressure brake system of the freight train.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Bell, Chester L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Selective Call for Telegraph or Telephone Lines
Patent for a device that allows the user to ring a specific telephone or telegraph line without ringing the bells at other lines.
Date:
September 30, 1902
Creator:
Palmer, William, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garment-Supporter
Patent for a hose supporter for garments. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 30, 1910
Creator:
Zelman, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polish-Bottle and a Combined Stopper and Dauber Therefor
Patent for a bottle for shoe polish which can also be used as a stopper and dauber. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 30, 1908
Creator:
Moltane, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop
Patent for a door stop. Illustration included.
Date:
May 30, 1905
Creator:
Roe, John Taylor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing for Station-Indicators.
Patent for a transmission device that indicates railway stations. The transmission gear can affix to any railway or street car. The transmission gearing helps to indicate (or display) accurately the names of stations or streets in conservative order.
Date:
October 30, 1917
Creator:
Tarbell, Cassius C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Film-Feeding Machine
Patent for a film feeding mechanism for cameras of the moving picture type that has for its purpose to provide a machine having means wherein the feeding of the film may be changed to operate in the reverse direction. The result is to obtain "vision scenes" in the moving pictures reproduced by the projecting machine.
Date:
December 30, 1913
Creator:
Stillings, Franklin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for windmill
Date:
January 30, 1917
Creator:
MacEwen, Benjamin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Contact-Shoe for Automatic Train-Stops.
Patent for a new contact shoe, used in rail transport, attached to the train car to conduct automatic stops despite possible hazards through the use of magents and electricity, including illustrations .
Date:
March 30, 1920
Creator:
Bulla, Melbern Bernie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Braking Actuating Mechanism for Automobiles
Patent for an improvement to braking actuating mechanism for automobiles to allow for safer braking with the lever right of the driver's seat, in particular adaptable to Ford emergency brakes.
Date:
November 30, 1917
Creator:
Baker, Howard A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight
Patent for improving headlights for automobiles and other vehicles. Improvements include simpler, yet effective, connectivity between the head lamps and the steering mechanism.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Davis, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method and Plant for Storing and Averaging Materials.
Patent for improved storing and retrieval of mining materials through the use of new mechanisms, procedures, and building structures.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Cole, David & Bergman, Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime-Pulp Thickener
Patent for a new and useful improvement in slime pulp thickeners
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop
Patent for a mop attachment with an opening to receive a handle of the broom and a pair of attaching strips to be tied to the broom handle. It is used to prevent lateral shifting when in place on the broom.
Date:
November 30, 1920
Creator:
Glenn, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History