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Conveyer.
Patent for the invention of a new conveyor, designed to simplify handling sacked grain.
Date:
March 26, 1912
Creator:
King, Marion A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide
Patent for a type of insecticide for cotton and vegetable plants. Particularly effective for use against the "boll-weevil" of cotton plants.
Date:
May 26, 1903
Creator:
Bourlon, Eugene A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flood-Gate.
Patent for a flood-gate meant for use in mill-dams, races, and levees. Its intended use is to allow water to come to a certain height, and automatically release water once it gets past that point. When the water returns to a reasonable height, the gate automatically closes.
Date:
December 26, 1893
Creator:
Dean, Asa
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber
Patent for improved shock absorbers. The invention is designed to help them be adapted for every type of vehicle. They are cushioned and provide a casing for liquid to help with shock absorption.
Date:
March 26, 1918
Creator:
Donahoo, John Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame
Patent for "a construction which will be cheap and simple in construction and efficient in its operation and which may be adjusted to hold the quilt with the proper degree of tension at all times" (lines 12-16).
Date:
March 26, 1901
Creator:
Glacken, Hugh
System:
The Portal to Texas History