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Improvement in Wheel-Plows
Patent for a wheel plow designed to be simple, durable, easily controlled, and of light draft.
Date:
June 19, 1877
Creator:
Amonett, Ammon A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
BUCKLE
Patent for "a new and improved buckle" (lines4-5)
Date:
July 20, 1880
Creator:
Bardwell, Henery G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to car-couplings, more especially of that class known as 'swing-pins;' and the object of the invention is to provide a swinging weight which will press the pin normally into operative position, and which will also support the link" (lines 7-12).
Date:
August 12, 1890
Creator:
Bass, Alonzo T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pie-Plate Lifter
Patent for a pie plate lifter used to handle pie plates or other utensils should they be too hot. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 20, 1909
Creator:
Blue, Henry L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that provides new and improved mechanisms that allow the blade to move at various angles.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Bost, Arthur E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Knife.
Patent for a new cotton knife to provide more versatility in its use. It is "for sampling bales of cotton, and [...] cutting the bagging of the cotton, and a hook whereby a sample of cotton may be plucked out" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1916
Creator:
Bowers, Jacob R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Syringe
Patent for a syringe. This invention is meant for use with animals to perform artificial insemination. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 8, 1907
Creator:
Brookes, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Stock.
Patent for a new and improved plow-stock. This design "has for its object to provide an implement of peculiar novel construction, whereby the different forms of plowshares, shovels, or other cultivating implements or combinations of different cultivating instrumentalities may be varied, interchanged, and adjusted at will to suit the character of the soil, the nature of the crop, or the requirements of the occasion" (lines 8-16).
Date:
November 1, 1892
Creator:
Brooks, Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator for Merchandise.
Patent for a new and improved advertising sign. This design "relates to apparatus or devices for marking or indicating upon the outside of boxes or drawers the names and prices of the merchandise or other articles contained therein; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of a device of the above-mentioned class" (lines 23-29).
Date:
April 7, 1885
Creator:
Brown, Sampson Harvey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marking Device.
Patent for a new and improved merchandise tag. This design consists of a stick "provided with means for holding it fixed in its position after it has been inserted and having hinged to its outer end the tag having a strip of suitable material secured around its edges, as shown, so as to form on both sides of the tag the flanges adapted to receive the removable, reversible, and interchangeable cards (lines 1-8).
Date:
August 25, 1885
Creator:
Brown, Sampson Harvey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balance Staff and Wheel for Watches
Patent for an improved design of a balance staff and wheel used for watch repair. The new design allows for an easier repair when replacing a broken staff and decreases the chance that the wheel would be damaged when replacing the staff. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Bugbee, George G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for 'buckles for harness or other purposes, adapted for connection to a strap or billet without sewing." (lines 6-8)Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date:
November 25, 1879
Creator:
Bugbee, George G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design calls for "the rear side of the cross-piece [to be] provided with a recess . . . to receive the back of the tongue-joint, so that the latter shall not be in the way when the strap is to be passed between the cross-pieces . . . after being adjusted upon the tongues or studs" (lines 35-41).
Date:
November 30, 1880
Creator:
Bugbee, George Gooding
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for an improved, multi-piece harness-buckle that is attachable without the need of sewing, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date:
March 12, 1878
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent relating to "improvements in harness-buckles" (lines 17-18) including instructions and illustration.
Date:
July 1, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements In Buckles.
Patent for a new kind of buckle along with specifications for construction and illustrations of the buckle.
Date:
August 12, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles.
Patent for improvements in buckles used for multiple purposes including illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1879
Creator:
Carnes, William James Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stake-Pin.
Patent for stake-pin that improves upon previous stake-pins that are used for picketing horses and attaching the ropes. This design allows for the rope to stay out of the dirt. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Carnes, William, Sr. & Penfield, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Canopy.
Patent for a universal canopy to provide shade for cultivator operators. The canopy is light, simple, and durable.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Davis, Owen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Connector for Electrical Conductors.
Patent for a new type of electrical conduit connector made for railway coach wiring and other similar uses, designed to be adaptable and reliable.
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
Denman, Hugh E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fork
Patent for a mechanical fork that is operated using the thumb or finger.
Date:
June 15, 1920
Creator:
Denman, Hugh Emery
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Drying Apparatus.
Patent for a new invention in a apparatus which can be used to dry cotton. This apparatus can be used to dry cotton in a very good loose condition.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Durda, Frank J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wagon-Sheet and Tent
Patent for an improvement in wagon sheet coverings / tent. The improvement is in the sides of the wagon sheet can be extended by loosening straps to fall the length to the ground and be staked to the earth. This gives a tent to sleep under after a day of traveling.
Date:
August 13, 1871
Creator:
Fitzgerald, M. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Cleaner
Patent for a gin saw cleaner that can clean saws while in rotation.
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Flowers, Malon I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History