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Power-Transmitting Means
Patent for improving power-transmitting means. The patent reduces the ratio of rotary to reciprocatory movement, with illustrations.
Date:
May 31, 1921
Creator:
Benson, Madison H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condenser for Cotton-Presses.
Patent for "Improvements in Condensers for Cotton-Presses," (lines 6-7) including illustrations. The invention is designed with cotton bale presses in mind, specifically the "condenser or bat forming device" (line 11).
Date:
May 24, 1921
Creator:
Taft, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Sewing-Machine Attachment.
Patent for sole channel cutting for shoe sole sewing machines in which "the sole will be channeled for the insetting of the stiches, the channel being continuous and the cutting thereof is had when the show is at a standstill." (lines 15-20)
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Malmberg, Anders G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin
Patent for a hat pin. This hat pin utilizes a new form of guard to house the pin to prevent injury and keep it from accidentally slipping out. It is also designed to be ornamental, compact, and can be applied to many different types of hat.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Collier, William Reid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Newspaper Holder
Patent for a newspaper holder which may be eligible to hold other things, may be easily moved, and is cost-effective.
Date:
May 22, 1917
Creator:
Richter, Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim and Felly Band
Patent for Demountable Rim and Felly Band
Date:
May 1, 1917
Creator:
Stephens, Charles D. & Bachman, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Food and Method of Preparing the Same
Patent for a new method to produce stock feed at a low cost, by "treating finely divided organic matter containing cellulose with certain acids under pressure, thereby freeing the cellulose and other carbohydrates," to make the feed more easily absorbable by animals (lines 13-23).
Date:
May 25, 1915
Creator:
Walker, Thomas Bailey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door Operating and Locking Device
Patent for a car door operating and locking device that provides improved means for automatically closing and locking the doors before starting the car.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Pitts, Hood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Operating and Locking Device.
Patent for an electric door or gate operating and locking device that allows for automatically opening and closing a door or gate and locking it when it is open or closed. This device may be turned off if necessary to allow for manually moving the door or gate and may be installed cheaply in preexisting structures.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Pitts, Hood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator-door-operating Apparatus
Patent for an electrically controlled means of automatically "opening and closing the doors of the elevator shaft" without slamming or banging the doors, including illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Pitts, Hood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor Selector-Switch for Electric Door-Operating Apparatus
Patent for floor selector switch for electric door operating apparatus situated at the floor/landing near the elevator shaft to close and open the elevator gate/door. It also allows the elevator operator to use a switch to operate the elevator gate/door, and also lock the gate/door so it cannot be opened by accident. All said to work quickly and quietly.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Pitts, Hood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch.
Patent for a switch for electrically operated elevator doors or gates that ensures their proper closing before the car travels through the shaft.
Date:
May 18, 1915
Creator:
Pitts, Hood & Covert, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle.
Patent for a vehicle that is "designed particularly for travel through the water but adapted through the peculiarity of its construction for travel with practically equal facility on the land." (p. 1, lines 9-12), including illustrations.
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
Ramsey, Frank T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for a new and improved oil-burner which is capable of using any hydrocarbon in combination with pressurized air and steam and properly adjusting the ratios of each to provide optimal results.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Matthews, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears
Patent for shears to be used by metal workers. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Burkett, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Slat Fastener
Patent for a shutter slat fastener. Illustration included.
Date:
May 23, 1911
Creator:
Basnett, Augustus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clipping and Pruning Shears.
Patent for clipping and pruning shears that can have the blades taken off for sharpening.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
South, John P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Corner.
Patent for a lock corner for attaching the corners of cardboard or paper boxes.
Date:
May 31, 1910
Creator:
Hall, Edgar R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire.
Patent for a vehicle tire composed of laminate fiber board and wooden spokes covered in a oil based mixture, which hardens on the outside of the tires to waterproof them.
Date:
May 31, 1910
Creator:
Carhart, John Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Trip Mechanism
Patent for a spring trip mechanism for plows. Illustration included.
Date:
May 10, 1910
Creator:
Messer, Jeremiah Clark & Bell, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn and Freezer
Patent for a churn that may also be used as an ice cream freezer. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Lambie, Robert Common
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laminated Tire.
Patent for a laminated tire for automobiles that is less rigid than previous tires and is easily built and repaired.
Date:
May 21, 1907
Creator:
Carhart, John Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Heater for Metal Workers.
Patent for a electric heater for heating metal in preparation for welding. Consists of a bath of sal ammonia and water with a layer of graphite on top that the metal is placed into and then electric current is turned on which heats the metal to a weldable temperature.
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Luthy, Joseph Otto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Generating Oil Burner
Patent for generating oil burner. This invention "relates to apparatus by which steam is generated and petroleum or a hydrocarbon reduced to vaporous condition and mixed or combined with the steam" (line 8-12). Illustrations included.
Date:
May 23, 1905
Creator:
Spiller, Philip Samuel & Haldeman, Horace P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History