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Improvement in Saw-Set.
Patent for an invention "which can be used for setting the teeth of all kinds of saws by hand, and without requiring and intricate machinery" (lines 15-18). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
February 15, 1870
Creator:
Harris, H. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fence.
Patent for a new fence design that "can be adapted to any desired length, width, or height" (lines 14-15). The patent includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
February 15, 1870
Creator:
Kerr, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for improvement of planters.
Date:
February 15, 1876
Creator:
Albertson, Ichabod H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for improvement in bale-ties by using a “divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale, and the ends whereof are joined by a fastening at the one end of said band, arranged to interlock with an one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band for the purpose of binding or holding the bale together.” (Lines [11-17]) Illustration is included.
Date:
February 15, 1876
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Piston Engine.
Patent for a new and improved balanced-piston engine. This design "relates to that class of steam or other engines which are constructed with two pistons receiving the pressure in opposite directions, each connected with cranks set at opposite positions, whereby the strain occurs simultaneously in opposite directions upon the crank-shaft and balances the same within its bearings, and thus obviates great friction on the journals and thereby economizes power" (lines 7-15).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Peebles, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roaster.
Patent for a new and improved coffee roaster. This design calls for "a revolving cylinder; and the invention consists of a cylinder provided with a hollow trunnion, and of a semi-tubular tester introduced through said trunnion into the cylinder, which tester serves as a handle for revolving the cylinder, and can be withdrawn from time to time with samples of coffee to enable the operator to judge of the progress of the roasting process" (lines 11-19).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Owens, Harrison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Axle Box.
Patent for a new and improved axle box for vehicles. This design consists of a novel combination of spindle, detachable and reversible bearing-sleeve, interposed elastic sleeves, hub, axle-box, and lubricator (lines 74-90).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Applewhite, David Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Filter.
Patent for a new and improved filter. This design is for "[a] filter consisting of sections secured together at their meeting edges by a lapped joint, the upper edge of [a] section being fitted wholly within [another] section and forming a shoulder for the support of a screen-plate, and the body of filtering material above, a shoulder on [a] section below [the] shoulder, and screen plates resting on and held to the shoulders by the weight of the body of filtering material, whereby, when the filter-sections are inverted, the [other] shoulder serves to support [the] screen and the filtering material above" (lines 45-56).
Date:
February 15, 1887
Creator:
Begemann, Charles Fredrich William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Cradle.
Patent for a new and improved folding cradle. This design "consists of a cradle formed of two triangular folding end frames provided with folding braces and connected by longitudinal rods, from which the canvas bottom is supported, which frames are pivoted at their apex on the top of two connected triangular folding standards, and are provided with a crank for swinging the cradle. . . . [The cradle] is simple in construction and may be provided with a fan attachment" (lines 10-19).
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Clark, Chester Cady
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gummer and Sharpener.
Patent for a multiple saw gummer and sharpener.
Date:
February 15, 1887
Creator:
Eidelbach, Andrew C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Loop.
Patent for a new and improved harness loop. This design calls for two loops, one of which has a knob for perforated straps, with a single base in common. This eliminates the need for leather loops and for stitching leather straps.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picket Fence
Patent for a type of picket fence that uses short timber
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
McGinty, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator.
Patent for a new and improved refrigerator. This design "consist[s] of the cooling-box having top doors, the over-hanging frame, guide-pulleys, cords, and weights, the ice-box having an ice support or grate in its lower end, a water-tank in the upper end of said ice-box, and a discharge-pipe connected with the tank and having its lower portion disposed in coils below the ice support or grate" (lines 13-21).
Date:
February 15, 1887
Creator:
Dunn, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning and Mattress - Stuffing Machine.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in cotton-cleaning and mattress-stuffing machines. This design "relates to improved machinery for cleaning cotton, forming it into bats, and discharging the bats into mattress-sticks" (line 8 to 10).
Date:
February 15, 1898
Creator:
White, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleansing and Preparing Cotton for Ginning and Baling.
Patent for a new and useful apparatus for cleansing and preparing cotton for baling and ginning.
Date:
February 15, 1898
Creator:
Orden, Charles Van
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Child's Plate or Dish
Patent for a child's plate or dish. It is designed to be secured to the shelf of the children's chair to prevent throwing. Illustration included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Matthews, Jennie C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle - Stopper.
Patent for a new and useful bottle-stopper. This design is to "improve the construction of bottle-stoppers and to enable a metallic sealing-cap to be readily removed from the neck of a bottle without the use of an instrument" (line 11 - 14).
Date:
February 15, 1898
Creator:
Neuendorff, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lens Holder
Patent for a lens holder. The design of this invention relates to holders for eyeglasses and spectacles. Illustration included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Chappel, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for a new and useful combination lock designed for safe.
Date:
February 15, 1898
Creator:
Wise, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Face-Bath
Patent for an apparatus that provides a steam bath for the face. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Dalzelle, Sanford J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool.
Patent for a new and improved tool for "various uses, being especially adapted as a clamp, vise, brace or drill-stock, or wrench" (line 9 -10).
Date:
February 15, 1898
Creator:
Poor, Morrill Hart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Selecting System
Patent for a telephone selecting system. This invention is designed to arrange telephones attached to the same line. Illustration included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Jones, David W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock
Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Davidson, Charles E. & Mauldin, Blake I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener
Patent for a tire tightener for wagons. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 15, 1910
Creator:
Ryan, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History