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Improvement In Sulky-Plows.
This pantent was created for the construction and preperation of a sulky plow cultivator. The invention was created for new and mechanical improvements.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Tucker, Argyle W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ironing-Tables.
Patent for ironing tables in use with ironing machines. Consist of adjustable frame for stretching and holding garments for ironing.
Date:
April 2, 1878
Creator:
Becker, Rudolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddle-Trees.
Patent for the improvement of saddle trees used in the construction of "Spanish or Texas saddles." (line 16)
Date:
April 2, 1878
Creator:
Melton, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Percussion-Shells.
This patent was created for individuals to be able to hit an object with the instrument and the oject immediately explodes on impact. It then produces an excessive amount of explosions. The invention is made out of shells with sections assembled together infused with different substances, and connected by a fuse.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Urquhart, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Fine-Proof Cotton-Lint Rooms.
This patent is a receiver that is portable and provides a unique way of catching the lint that is ejected from a cotton-gin when in use. The portable receiver helps to prevent fires.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Morrell, Zachariah N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escape Ladders.
This patent was created for the improvent of fire escape ladders. The inventor gives a comprehensive look at his invention via his image.
Date:
April 17, 1878
Creator:
Morris, James P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for improvement to "class of bale-ties in which the bands are secured by means of a fastening or key which passes through slots in the ends of the band." (lines 13-16)
Date:
April 2, 1878
Creator:
Howard, William Henry; Broussard, Camille E. & Hutchins, Rush M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Corn And Cotton-Seed Planters.
This patent is an upgraded corn and seed planter machine that plants corn, cotton, and other types of seeds for mass production. The machine is aligned with the surface of the ground. It does not converse with the plows that are attached to it, freeing up the machine to release seeds proficiently with ease.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Adams, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bale-Ties.
This patent was created for free ends of wire to be united and form a circular shape. The wire is then interconnected with a loop that has been doubled by the device.
Date:
April 16, 1878
Creator:
Knipscheer, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Cotton-Gin-Saw Cleaners.
Patent for "a device for quickly cleaning the saws of cotton-gins when they become gummed. It consists in a series of knives that are supported by a movable bar or frame, and may be thrust between the saws when the saws are to be cleaned (para. 4-5).
Date:
April 23, 1878
Creator:
Munger, Robert S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bagasse-Furnaces.
Patent for improvements in Bagasse Burners or Furnaces.
Date:
April 17, 1878
Creator:
Littlejohn, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Couplings.
Patent for improvement upon train car coupling. Invention includes use of draw-heads, drop-gates, etc.
Date:
April 2, 1878
Creator:
Hogan, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Car-Seat Locks.
This patent is for the usage of car seats and how they perform. It was created to improve the mechanics of locking a reversible car-seat.
Date:
April 9, 1878
Creator:
Waddill, Abel K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History