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Automobile-Windlass
Patent for improved windlass for an automobile that attaches to both rear wheels to prevent idling
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Marion A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Shield.
Patent for a tool to cover a portion of barbed wire fence allowing one to cross over or through without harm, composed of three or more telescoping metal tubes.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Marion L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Car Door.
Patent for Grain-Car Door. "The object the present invention is to arrange the door for use in transporting grain without requiring any additional grain door or planking on the inside door opening." (Line 3)
Date:
April 23, 1918
Creator:
Hartough, Edward W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arc-Lamp Attachment
Patent for improving arc lamp attachments. The attachment allows an arc lamp to be able to use an incandescent lamp in place of the electrodes in an arc lamp. The attachment increases the efficiency and durability of the arc lamp.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Pratt, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry Closet.
Patent for a new design that improves "construction, utility, and efficiency of dry closets"(lines 10-11) that would also allow the use of an attachment specifically for dry closet seats. Includes design for mesh cloth to capture waste.
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Mershon, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Firearm.
Patent for firearm with improvements to the cartridge carries or lifter and safety device for locking the trigger, including illustrations.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
McLean, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boltless Rail-Joint.
Patent for improvements in connecting rails without the use of bolts and nuts but instead using two fish-plates.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Richardson, Charles I. & Hall, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explosion Engine Starter
Patent for a new type of automobile starter, able to replace the hand crank. This device will be able to start the automobile without having to turn a crank, It will attach to the crank shaft of the engine and make it much easier to start the automobile.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Miller, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Air Brake Appliance
Patent for " a safety air brake appliance for steam, traction or other railways, for each car" (lines 10-11). Including illustrations.
Date:
April 17, 1914
Creator:
Carpenter, Alfred A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester.
Patent for a cotton harvester designed for the harvesting of the cotton crop, including illustrations.
Date:
April 7, 1914
Creator:
Upshaw, Lucius L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Battery Vault, Cistern, and Semaphore Foundation
Patent for an improvement to combination battery vaults, cisterns and semaphore foundations used in railway signal systems, including illustrations and descriptions.
Date:
April 1, 1913
Creator:
Johnson, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for a nut lock. Illustration included.
Date:
April 19, 1910
Creator:
Bradshaw, Richard A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conductor's Train-Book
Patent for a conductor's train-book. This invention if for a conductor to log train movements. Illustration included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Crane, James C. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper with an adjustable swinging arm.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Lang, Leo Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protective Carpet-Lining
Patent for a lining to protect carpets from wear and maintain sanitation. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 13, 1909
Creator:
Koll, Louis H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley-Wheel
Patent for a trolley wheel. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 28, 1908
Creator:
Neighbour, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Bleaching Seed-Cotton
Patent for a machine for bleaching seed cotton before it ginned.
Date:
April 14, 1908
Creator:
Brennan, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanding Apparatus for Locomotives.
Patent for a sanding apparatus for locomotives, which dispenses sand on the tracks for a better grip. This device prevents the system from being clogged with wet sand and can be easily turned on and off.
Date:
April 7, 1908
Creator:
Martin, Abram O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for a chopper and cultivator with a rod with moveable blades attached that allows for the blades to be changed between different types for planting or cultivating.
Date:
April 30, 1907
Creator:
Odom, Elbert T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound Railway-Rail
Patent for a compound railway-rail. This invention is a solid open jointed rail whereby two longitudinal section may be brought together without creating open joints. Illustration included.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Stephens, George B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Fastening Device.
Patent for a rail fastening device for use in building street car tracks on roads with concrete foundations. The fastener is put in place in the wet concrete and held fast there by its hardening and eliminates the need for cross ties.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
Crerar, James P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Device
Patent for a combination device. "This invention relates to devices for operating upon metal in various shapes" (line 8-9). Illustration included.
Date:
April 16, 1907
Creator:
Royse, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Jack.
Patent for simple, affordable, and durable carpenters tongs that are made to push the boards of a floor or wall into place before nailing is done.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Fleming, Henry C. & Royster, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Rod Connection
Patent for a connector between a cross-head and a piston-rod that reduces strain by using a double taper and binder elements in line with the thrust of the piston-rod to prevent fractures and breaks as a result of the end thrust.
Date:
April 17, 1906
Creator:
McElvaney, Charles T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History