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Combined Billing and Journal Sheet.
Patent for improvements in combined billing and journal sheets there by each sheet in the journal will serve as a billing sheet, a duplicate billing sheet, and a journal page at the same time. (Lines 18-20) Further, the bound book will serve as a permanent journal after the bills have been removed. (Lines 25-26) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 4, 1910
Creator:
Hartley, James William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canopy-Frame.
Patent for a canopy frame for any kind of drapery, including mosquito nets. The design is purported to be inexpensive and strong, using a thin metal support for the crossbeams.
Date:
July 13, 1901
Creator:
Johnston, Washington T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collapsible Ventilated Crate
Patent for a collapsible vented crate for that does not require special machinery to build.
Date:
June 11, 1912
Creator:
Williams, Lewie A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Type-Writing Machines.
Patent for a new and useful attachment for type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Pribyl, Frank G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broaching-Press
Patent for a device used with metal-working machines that provides more efficient finishing.
Date:
December 25, 1900
Creator:
Baker, Jason A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamping Device for Shutters
Patent for a clamping device for shutter slats.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Kyler, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Band-Tightener.
Patent for a lever used to tighten the bands on bales of cotton or other materials, including illustrations.
Date:
July 7, 1903
Creator:
Mullane, Dennis.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch
Patent for a combined rubber dam and tooth-backing punch. "This invention relates to new and useful improvement in dental instruments and more particularly it has references to a punch for forming holes accurately in the backing which is used on teeth in construction of bridges, plates, and cognate work" (line 12-17). Illustration included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Bell, Harry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Holder.
Patent for improvement in coin-holder “to be use on a belt to be worn by a person or on a stand placed on a counter, desk, or the like, and arranged to hold coins of desired denominations and to permit the user to conveniently and quickly remove coins of various denominations for making changes.” (Lines 10-16) Illustration is included.
Date:
December 4, 1900
Creator:
Miller, Thomas Octavus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former
Patent for a cotton bat former for use in cotton gins.
Date:
March 28, 1911
Creator:
Ball, Samuel M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing Mechanism
Patent for a casing mechanism for placing in oil wells to block water flow.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stewart, John S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Controlled Vending Machine
Patent for a coin operated vending machine for selling cigars or other objects in round or square packages which can deliver the correct number of products regardless of how many coins are inserted into the machine to equal the selling price.
Date:
July 16, 1907
Creator:
Wilson, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Writing and Advertising Desk.
Patent for a desk that "combines writing and advertising desks or cabinets." (Lines 9-10) Illustrations included.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Moore, George T. & Shoop, Edward S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Claw and Pinch Bar
Patent for a combination claw and pinch bar that is adapted for use with railway tracks. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 10, 1910
Creator:
Clarke, Marcus S. & Adreon, Edward L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Structure
Patent for building frame structures with interlocking timbers that allows for easy movement of the timbers to provide ventilation when needed.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Yoakum, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Fastener.
Patent for a new and useful bale band fasteber, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 19, 1899
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Band Fastening
Patent for a bale band fastening. Illustration included.
Date:
February 28, 1905
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bolt-Jack
Patent for a bolt jack with which bolts may be pulled without bending. Illustrations included.
Date:
March 29, 1910
Creator:
Smith, Henry H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Fastening
Patent for "a simple and thoroughly-practical form of bale-band fastening or cotton-tie buckle easily fitted to the band and comprising positive and reliable means for effectually preventing the band from slipping or rending without injuring or fracturing the band, so that the original strength of the latter may be maintained" (lines 19-26).
Date:
July 16, 1901
Creator:
Mullane, Dennis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump
Patent for a centrifugal pump. This invention "relates to centrifugal pumps in which a rotary impeller, having a fluid-entrance at the eye, discharges into a surrounding discharge chamber" (lines 8-11). Illustrations included.
Date:
October 2, 1906
Creator:
Bettis, William Irvin & Hamilton, Hugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Making Cotton-Bales.
Patent for improvement in apparatus for making cotton-bales from continuous sheets or bats by “employing only a single press and which permits the ginning and bat-forming devices to be operated continuously which accumulated the cotton in light and fleecy condition during the covering and removal of the bales, which feeds the cotton from the accumulator to the baling apparatus whenever this is desired.” (Lines 68-75) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 18, 1901
Creator:
Anderson, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cash-Fare-Slip Holder
Patent for a cash fare slip holder. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 12, 1911
Creator:
Thomsen, Herman E. & Rienhardt, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Railroad-Switch
Patent for an automatic railroad switch which throws the switch automatically back to the main line after a train has entered a siding.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Toullerton, George Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate
Patent for a banana crate which is long lasting and does not damage the bananas.
Date:
November 2, 1909
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History