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Cotton-Picker for Forming Mattress-Bats.
Patent for improvements in cotton-pickers for forming mattress-bats is to prepare the cotton to be light and elastic when the cotton is compressed into mattress-bats. Illustration is included.
Date:
April 29, 1902
Creator:
Morgan, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bit Attachment
Patent for "improved means for stopping runaway horses and to arrange for mounting the same upon a harness-bit so as to be under the control of the driver for convenient and effective operation when required" (lines 8-13).
Date:
April 30, 1901
Creator:
Riley, Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armor for Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for a new and useful armor for pneumatic tires.
Date:
April 12, 1898
Creator:
Hansell, Robert Clark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Vehicle Brake
Patent for automatic vehicle brake. The invention "provides a spring controlled rack cooperating with a gear or pinion or a vehicle wheel." (line 18-20). Illustrations included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Uhl, Edgar G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auger.
Patent for a new auger designed "to provide a construction in which the parts may be adjusted to cut angular holes entirely through a body, and also to cut angular countersinks concentric with cylindrical openings, such as are made for the reception of the square heads of bolts lag screws, &c.," (lines 10-16), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 29, 1902
Creator:
Bundy, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Phonograph-Machine.
Patent for a new phonograph machine with improvements of sound-box-transversing mechanisms and uniformity of movements, including illustrations.
Date:
April 17, 1906
Creator:
Dubinski, Benjamin.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blacking-Brush
Patent for a new and useful improvement in blacking brushes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 18, 1899
Creator:
De Witt, Joseph R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Bottles, &c.
Patent for a tamper-proof bottle cap made of flexible metal that expands to seal the bottle and cannot be removed and replaced without signs being evident in the bottle and cap.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Hull, John William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a mixing machine designed for churns, but can also be used in ice cream freezers. It works by producing a partial vacuum, forcing the liquid to go from the bottom to the top of the vessel. Blades force the liquid to go against "the centrifugal action" (line 21) and towards the center of the vessel.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Norcross, George A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box for Washing Material for Concrete.
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in boxes for washing aggregate or rough material for making concrete" (lines 5-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1886
Creator:
Carrico, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock.
Patent for an improved alarm clock with two different alarms that sound at desired time set and when the clock is unwound, including illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Buttigieg, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bandage
Patent for a new bandage or dressing clamp that will hold a bandage in place. It includes two circular, notched jaws held together by an adjustable tube. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Lupton, Minnie May
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements to Demountable Wheels
Patent for a new design for the demountable wheel with a new simple and strong construction that is made of a lighter pressed steel that may be manufactured at a relatively lower cost.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Simmons, Oliver G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Camp Bedding-Roll
Patent for a bedding roll in which the main sheet is adapted to receive a mattress or be stuffed with straw, grass, or leaves to enable it to be used as a bed-sack.
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Waugh, Julia Nott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery Terminal
Patent for an adaptable battery terminal design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Luthy, J. O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Trunk-Rack
Patent for a trunk-rack that is adjustable and sturdy. The trunk-rack design indicates that the rack has wheels and adjustable components to accommodate various sized pieces of luggage.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Wessinger, Lon Woodram
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrapper.
Patent for the creation of a file made of cardboard, canvas, and cords made for sending articles such as drawings, fabrics, and such through the mail.
Date:
April 6, 1915
Creator:
Page, Harvey L. & Burnett, Robert L., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench and Cutter.
Patent for a simple, durable, and economic wrench and cutter that is easily used to turn nuts, pipes, or to cut pipes. The wrench does not need to be removed while cutting.
Date:
April 18, 1893
Creator:
Fletcher, Theodore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Clamping and Nailing Boards.
Patent for a "machine whereby boards for floors, ceiling or sheathing may be forced into place and into contact with previously nailed boards without damage and held clamped into position until nails can be driven into the boards and into the joints" (lines 29-34), with illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Binger, Nickolaus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Measure and Strainer
This patent relates to devices for measuring and straining liquids and discharging them into a receptacle or tank without exposing the liquids after being strained to the atmosphere or rendering the liquid liable to be deteriorated by dust or other foreign matter.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Doolin, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weight-Motor.
Patent for a fan, which includes improvements in the arrangement of gears and the addition of a casing with a weighted motor.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
McQueen, Charley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Shelling Nuts.
Patent for a machine for shelling pecans that keeps the nut meat intact.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Roach, Walter Albert Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tub Holder
Patent for improvements made to tub holders, primarily to suit tubs of various sizes for heating water. Purposes for holding tubs include boiling water for clothes and food. The improvements focus on support of the tubs, and allow for rotation of tubs with ease and efficiency.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Dullnig, Adolph Cleveland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck.
Patent for a new and useful truck, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 25, 1899
Creator:
Hooper, Johnson M., Sr. & Daniels, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History