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Gearing
Patent for gearing for a flying machine. This gearing will allow for two independent drive shafts to work with tow independent engines to allow both engines to connect to either or both draft shafts.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Herrmann, Ernst W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Elastic Clutch and Engine-Starter
Patent for a combined elastic clutch and engine starter for hydrocarbon engines that does not produce a jerk.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar U. G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Lamp Attachment.
Patent for an electric-lamp attachment, "the primary object of this invention being the provision of a lamp socket attachment of supporting means in combination with a switch, whereby the current energizing the filament of an incandescent lamp is so controlled as to produce different degrees of incandescence in the filament and thus produce different degrees of radiance to produce a dim or a highlight as may be desired" (lines 9-18). Illustrations included.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gage or Indicator for Liquid-Tanks.
Patent for a gage or indicator for liquid tanks of inflammable and explosive liquids. Its main purpose is to prevent leakage to minimize danger from fire, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Surber, Steven P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire
Patent for a vehicle tire with improved springs.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Banks, Theodore H.
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mandolin
Patent for a mandolin that is made out of an animal (armadillo) and wood.
Date:
April 11, 1911
Creator:
McCullough, William
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Motor
Patent for a spring-motor. Illustration included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Von Hohenstein, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Railway-Tie.
Patent for a metallic railway tie, which can expand and hold the track in place.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Allsbrooks, William Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scale
Patent for a scale that is used for weighing hay prior to feeding it into a baling press. Illustration included.
Date:
April 27, 1909
Creator:
Aue, Herman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin Attachment
Patent for an attachment to be used as a chute for cotton gins. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 20, 1909
Creator:
Story, Henton L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint
Patent for a rail joint. Illustration included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Ritchey, Andrew M. & Shane, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Steam Engine
Patent for rotary steam engine. Illustration included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Owen, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Setting Plants
Patent for setting plants. This invention is and improvement of a machine that sets young plants as an efficient method to promote rapid and uniform growth. Illustration included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Sinclair, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fan-Deflector.
Patent for a fan deflector to deflect air to various portions of the room.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Carroll, Houston Monroe
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Time-Strike for Watch and Clock Movements.
Patent for time striking mechanism for watches and clocks that strikes different amounts of time for the quarters of an hour so that the approximate time may be known when there is no light available to see the clock face.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Stricker, Carl H. J. & Meyer, Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Track Construction
Patent for a railroad tie. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
King, Alphonse
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for a trap for rodents. The invention consists of multiple doors for actuation by the weight of the rodent. Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Yturri, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
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
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illusion Car
Patent for an illusion car. This invention is related to amusement. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Winterborne, William Henry
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Time Switch
Patent for an electric time switch. Illustration included.
Date:
April 11, 1905
Creator:
Jones, Robert D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin Controlled Vending Machine
Patent for coin controlled vending machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 26, 1904
Creator:
Kreter, Otto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History