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Device for Slicing Fish.
Patent for new and useful improvements to a device for slicing fish into smooth and even slices, including illustrations.
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Allen, James Leonard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Tomball Tollway Phase 1 (Sections 1 and 2) SH249 and Associated Detention Ponds, Harris County, Texas
An archaeological survey report of the proposed site of Phase 1 of the Tomball Tollway in Harris County, Texas to determine whether any cultural resources were present in the area.
Date:
April 2013
Creator:
Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press
Patent for an improved bailing-press.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Atkinson, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for baling-presses to prevent the inward-drawing or centripetal movement of the fiber in a press of the roller type (lines 96-97) by “disposed intermediate of the rollers and within the plane of the baling-cylinder for opposing resistance to the inward movement of the fiber and overcoming to a greater or less extent the tendency of the upper layer of cotton to form waves or billows in advance of the rollers.” (Page 1, lines 101-102, page 2, lines 1-6.) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 22, 1902
Creator:
Atkinson, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Distilling Hydrocarbons
Patent for distilling hydrocarbons from crude petroleum oil.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Averill, Willard C., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shadowgraph.
Patent for "improvements in shadowgraphs" (lines 12-13) "to afford entertainment and amusement" (lines 22-23) by means of using "a holder for pieces of which a design may be composed" (lines 31-32), including one illustration.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Barler, Eugene Miles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate.
Patent for imrpoved tie plates that will prevent the rails from wearing down the ties.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Barnes, Ned E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon Burner
Patent for a hydrocarbon burner. The invention is designed to provide certain new and useful improvements for utilizing crude oil as a fuel and for conveniently (line 10-12). Illustration included.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Barton, Charles H.; Henrichsen, Henry E.; Cousins, Jullious & Matthews, Cranmer L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post-Protector
Patent for Post Protector. This patent is about providing a better means to protect earth embedded structure from moisture and other corrosion materials so that life of earthed structure increases
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Beazley, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sampling Device for Artesian Wells
Patent for a sampling device for artesian wells to detect when oil has been reached.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Bettis, William I.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Display Figures
Patent for an attachment for display figures that fills out the sleeves of a garment.
Date:
April 23, 1912
Creator:
Beyette, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train-Pipe Coupling
Patent for a train pipe coupling which connects automatically and does not come loose when the train is going around curves.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Blair, Oliver C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tool.
Patent for a tool designed for mounting pneumatic tires on wheel rims.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Boone, Daniel M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turning-Tool for Bale-Band Fasteners.
Patent for a new and useful turning-tool for bale-band fasteners “which can be readily applied to and removed from the fastener, while at the same time providing positive means for exerting a powerful leverage upon the turning or winding element of the fastener to insure the taking up of a maximum amount of slack in a bale-band with a minimum movement.” (Lines 15-22.) Illustration is included
Date:
April 2, 1901
Creator:
Campbell, Douglas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump specifically designed for oil wells to make drilling oil more efficient, lucrative, and easier to perform.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Carden, David A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farm-Gate
Patent for a farm gate that is easy to manufacture and assemble.
Date:
April 13, 1915
Creator:
Cardwell, Charles E. & Jenkins, R. E. Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit and Vegetable Washer
Patent for a fruit and vegetable washer that will also remove the skins on the fruits and vegetables.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Axle Box for Locomotives.
Patent for a new and improved axle-box for locomotives. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a pedestal, of an axle-box mounted to slide vertically in the said pedestal, a second axle-box mounted with one side in a bearing in the said pedestal, and a connecting-rod secured to the last-named axle-box and pivotally connected with the first-named axle-box" (lines 67-73).
Date:
April 2, 1889
Creator:
Chase, Ransford T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device.
Patent for a device that helps with sample collection at oil drilling sites. The tool is cylindrical and can be placed in the ground to help with sample collection. This patent includes examples of how the tool can be used and tool specifications.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Church, Walter Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for an ironing board for the particular use of ironing sleeves of garments and other small articles, and can be readily attached detached from a table, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Clarke, Marcus S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Plate.
Patent for Tie-Plate, which is an improvement on rail ties for railroad use. The Tie-Plate is a "single piece of material", providing a "rail supporting surface" (pg. 2, lines 13-17). Ribbing in the plate, allow for adjustable height to support the rails and a seat for the spikes.
Date:
April 22, 1913
Creator:
Clarke, Marcus S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Brake Mechanism
Patent for a centrifugal break mechanism, primarily designed as an automatic brake device for elevators travelling at an abnormal speed.
Date:
April 16, 1918
Creator:
Cobb, Albert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Line-Shaft Oiler
Patent for improvements to line-shaft oilers to more easily oil bearings and prevent oil waste.
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Collins, Joseph P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Polisher
Patent for a grain polisher designed to remove foreign objects from rice and other similar grains. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 11, 1911
Creator:
Couch, Albert B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History