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Well-Packer.
Patent for an improved well drilling device called a "packer", in which this version has a reduced likelihood of the seals between separate parts being damaged and needing replacement.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen
Patent for a well screen with a greater amount of screen space that allows for a better flow of water while still obstructing other objects.
Date:
April 26, 1910
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lumber-Calculator
Patent for a lumber calculator that has printed calculations for quickly determining the amount of board feet in a pile of lumber.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Stalcup, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burner.
Patent for a fuel burner with a simple design, which is readily taken apart or assembled, and is manufactured at a comparatively small cost.
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Vandaveer, Heber Clark & Stoy, Guy Everett
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Apparatus.
Patent for drilling well apparatuses that approximate the weight imposed so that the weight can be regulated to improve efficiency, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 28, 1914
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Device for Rotary Drills
Patent for improving the lubricating devices for rotary drills, especially the rotatble cutting devices attached to the head of the drill.
Date:
April 20, 1915
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Guard
Patent for a device that can be attached to furniture and which traps insects.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Kreiter, Richard F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Forming Cotton-Seed Meal into Cakes
Patent for "an organized machine adapted to rapidly compress charges of cotton-seed meal into cakes of sufficient solidity to bear handling and removal to a press, whereby the oil is expressed therefrom, and to deliver said cakes at a point or points in convenient proximity to said press or presses, so that the time and labor involved in preparing the meal for the, press and of inserting it therein will be reduced to the minimum" (lines 9-18).
Date:
April 8, 1890
Creator:
Price, James S.
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
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
Improvement in Mosquito-Net Frames.
Patent for "mosquito-net frames which are made adjustable, so that they may be extended over the bed or folded compactly, according to the requirements of use." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1877
Creator:
Volle, Johann F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Spark-Conductors for Railroad-Trains.
Patent for improvement in spark-conductors for railroad trains by using a “horizontal flue in sections and use “other devices to engage and disengage the sections, where by to arrest and extinguish sparks and conduct the smoke, ashes, and cinders to the rear.” (Lines 16-20) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 27, 1869
Creator:
Wright, Reuben
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Stem.
Patent for a well-boring stem. This design eliminates buckling at the couplings of the stem.
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Baling-Presses.
Patent for improvements to presses used for baling cotton and other materials, including illustrations.
Date:
April 8, 1879
Creator:
McGowen, Edmond Felder
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
Housing for Electric Alarm Mechanism
Patent for a protector for electric appliances used on railways. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 21, 1908
Creator:
Mayberry, James Blount
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
Tire-Protector.
Patent for a protective fabric covering for automobile and other similar tires which is secured through detachable plugs. This protects the tire from wear, puncturing, and skidding over surfaces.
Date:
April 10, 1917
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
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
Suspender Clip
Patent for a clamp, used primarily for fastening the shoulder straps of overall garments but can also be used for suspenders for supporting trousers. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 11, 1916
Creator:
Murray, Richard H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tongs.
Patent for new and improved tongs. This design "relates to certain devices for preventing the legs of tongs from twisting, overlapping, or becoming cross-legged. This is a common fault in almost all tongs when the joint wears a little loose, and is entirely overcome and prevented by [this] invention" (lines 19-24).
Date:
April 29, 1884
Creator:
Wood, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Curing Moss
Patent for invention relates to new and improved process of curing Spanish moss object of the invention being to shorten the time here to fore deemed necessary to properly cure the moss, second to obtain a larger percentage of higher grades of fiber will not be injured but will appear in a sound healthy condition, and fourth to so treat the moss that any desired grade of fiber may be obtained. [5-15]
Date:
April 17, 1887
Creator:
Lottman, Charles F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spear
Patent for a spear that is used to help withdraw or remove pipes that may get stuck in wellbores.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Gray, Ellsworth
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Screen-House.
Patent for a portable screened house that is made in sections that are easily packed and shipped to be assembled on location.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Wingren, Harry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History