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Feed-Valve for Compensating for Leakage in Train-Pipes.
Patent for a new and useful feed valve "for compensating the loss by leakage of fluid in leaky train pipes in fluid-pressure brake systems" (line 8 - 10).
Date:
March 29, 1898
Creator:
Tipton, Commodore P. & Tipton, David B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sewing-Machine Brake.
Patent for a new and useful sewing machine brake to "prevent retrograde rotary movement of the shaft" (line 9 - 10).
Date:
April 5, 1898
Creator:
Weaver, John Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle-Repairing Apparatus.
Patent for a new, simple, and efficient axle repairing apparatus for "facilitating the repairing of worn axles without the removal of the wheels or the axles from the vehicle-body" (line 10 -12).
Date:
May 10, 1898
Creator:
Hammer, Willie Alice
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
End-Gate Lock.
Patent for "a fastening for end-gates of wagons and the like, the arrangement of parts being such as to permit the end-gate being always held in a locked position until it is desired to lower or raise the same." (lines 11-15).
Date:
August 9, 1898
Creator:
Murray, Nicholas Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for an Agricultural Hoeing-Wheel.
Design patent for a hoeing wheel that has a circular body having a plurality of flat arms that are regularly spaced.
Date:
September 13, 1898
Creator:
McGuire, John A. & Williams, Richard S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bolt-Holder.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in bolt holders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 6, 1898
Creator:
Higdon, Jasper S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in pumps, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1899
Creator:
Gardner, Felix G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash-Holder.
Patent for a new and useful improvement in sash holders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 19, 1899
Creator:
Morrow, Scott A. & Halcom, Jarret Conklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper Attachment.
Patent for rotating stalk-chopper attachment, including illustrations.
Date:
May 1, 1900
Creator:
Nix, Spencer W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post.
Patent for improvements to fence post design in which a base is added to hold the post upright while keeping it above ground to prevent deterioration from soil with illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Hammer, Willie Alice
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windlass Elevator
Patent for providing "an improved device... which is especially designed for use as a water-elevator for drawing a bucket out of a well and arranged so as to conveniently take up the slack cable and coil it upon the windlass-drum" (lines 8-14) including illustrations.
Date:
March 5, 1901
Creator:
Higson, Jasper S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Occlusornce
Patent for a dental tool that is used after all of a patients teeth are removed. This devise will restore the patients bite when the jaw is in the closed position.
Date:
June 10, 1901
Creator:
Stocks, Clarence
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Or Cotton Press
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Hay or Cotton Presses" (lines 4-6), including illustrations.
Date:
November 12, 1901
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Pressure Brake
Patent for a fluid pressure brake designed primarily for the railroad. This device is designed so the brakes will not engage prematurely before the fluid reservoir is recharged.
Date:
December 31, 1901
Creator:
McComas, Mark
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Extractor.
Patent for improvements in stump-extractor by utilize the hoisting or power machine to perform extraction on stump or for other weights. (Lines 12-14) This machine will be portable for “easily moved from point to point, and comprising means for the development of great power with a minimum exertion on the part of the animal or animals used to operate the machine and also within a comparatively small compass.” (Lines 20-25) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 1, 1902
Creator:
Redman, Charley R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears.
Patent for improvements in shears “for use in cutting heavy materials, in which the shears can be readily operated in connection with a base-plate to slide beneath the material being cut and can be detached from said base-plate in order to permit the operation of the shears without the said base-plate.” (Lines 28-34) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 24, 1902
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Attachment.
Patent for "window attachments, being in the nature of means for carrying the shade-roller and lace-curtain on the upper sash and devices whereby the sashes may be locked when closed or opened to any desired extent;" (lines 8-13) and illustrations.
Date:
June 24, 1902
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine with altered construction for quick removal and insertion of clothing, while still working safely and quickly with a variety of fabrics. It uses a rotary table and a pounder.
Date:
August 19, 1902
Creator:
Lawrence, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blackboard-Eraser
Patent for "blackboard-erasers in which the erasing material is detachable from the wood block or handle and permits...being used continuously."
Date:
November 18, 1902
Creator:
Williams, Lavinia B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Bob
Patent for a fishing bob that "will be simple of construction, efficient in operation, one which may be manufactured at a minimum cost, and one in which the bob may be readily adjusted upon the line and securely held against accidental movement."(Lines 10-15) Including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Scott, John S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay or Cotton Press
Patent for a hay or cotton press. "The invention consists, broadly stated, in a press mounted on wheels, adapting it to be hauled along a windrow in position to receive hay picked up with a fork by a man walking on the windrow side of the press." (lines 10-14). Illustrations included.
Date:
June 9, 1903
Creator:
Hamilton, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Slat Fastener and Brace
Patent for a bed-slat fastener and brace. This bed-slat design is designed to "effectually prevent the distension of the side rails of the bed and will also strengthen and support the slats and prevent sagging or breakage" (line 9-12) illustration included.
Date:
June 16, 1903
Creator:
Shelton, Robert H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Triple Valve For Air-Brakes
Allows the "auxiliary reservoir to be recharged without releasing the brakes" (lines 11-13) improving the triple valve in air-brake systems.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Robinson, David M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller.
Patent for a stump puller consisting of a "frame adapted to be secured to the rear end of a wagon" (lines 15-16) with a drum mounted on the frame. The drum is secured by one end of a cable, the other end of the cable "adapted to be secured to a stump, a ratchet-wheel, pawl, and lever adapted to operate said drum" (lines 18-20).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
Hawkins, Fletcher M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History