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CAR - SEAT CLEANER.
Patent for new and improved car-seat cleaners, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1902
Creator:
Ridd, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper, Scraper, and Cultivator
Patent for improvements so that the "choppers may be raised, in order to leave standing such of the growth of the cotton as is necessary, or while turning corners; third, in means hereinafter to be described, by which the depth at which the scrapers and choppers run into the ground maybe adjusted" (lines 16-22).
Date:
May 6, 1890
Creator:
Ellis, David P,
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pneumatic Lift and Force Pump.
Patent for a combined pneumatic lift and force pump, which is able to reach the inexhaustible supply of water found at the depths of five to forty or more feet in the arid region of Texas and Great Central Valley of Mexico. The machinery perfects the simplicity and economy of construction needed to reach and lift a great volume of water in a short time.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
De Hymel, Franklin Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaner For Firearm-Barrels.
Patent for a cleaner for firearm barrels that is small enough to be carried in a pocket. "May be used for cleaning firearms of the repeating type."
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
P'Pool, Matthew Wall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Broom and Cloth Hanger.
Patent for a combined broom and cloth hanger, which allows a broom to be quickly engaged and supported at any desired elevation above the user's floor. It can also be folded against the wall when the broom is not in use, "...whereby the ordinary broom cover...can be conveniently clamped and held securely in position between the lower end of the bracket and against the support by passing the broom cover over and through the rods when the hanger is in a receiving position" (lines 24-30).
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Ussery, Walter R. & Cook, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for Churn for mixing liquids. The invention's construction includes a sturdy stand with a crank handle, that when rotated, allows a wheel to turn on the shaft. The simple design allows for inexpensive construction.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Burns, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock.
Patent for self-winding secondary clocks that are "connected in series to be timed by a master clock and more particularly to tower clocks" (lines 10-12) with the objectives of keeping perfect time and winding periodically, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Friedman, Bernhard Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Knife and Hook.
Patent for Cotton Knife and Hook, a tool used for cutting and pulling out cotton from the bales. The tool has a knife with a curved point at the tip, as well as a notch for the user to place a finger for support.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Bowers, Jacob R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card Game
Patent for an invention of a new card game to assist with arithmetical computations and outlines of different objects, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Hobbs, James Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Teeth for Cotton-Gin Saws.
Patent for new useful improvement of the cotton-gin saws that consists of the dress or shape of the teeth, includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1873
Creator:
Oglesby, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roaster.
Patent for a coffee roaster, with key features such as electric heat and agitation of coffee beans during roasting, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1918
Creator:
Shortt, Everett T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fountain Valve For Locomotives
Patent for improvements to the automatic fountain valves of locomotives.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Yeamans, E. N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
COTTON CLEANER
This is a patent for a Cotton Cleaner. This new cotton cleaner is able to use air to rotate the rotors to then separate the dirty cotton from the clean cotton.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Cabrera, Maragarito
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a new and improved wrench, which is especially useful for machinists. The improvement to existing wrench technology is present in positions where a thin jaw wrench is necessary and in removing parts upon which an ordinary nut wrench, even thin jawed, would act.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Seale, Jefferson, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Wheel.
Patent for a new and improved train wheel. This design "relates to locomotive drive-wheels; and it has for its object to so construct the same so as to avoid all slipping of the wheel upon the rail, as is usually the case when the locomotive is first started. A further object of the invention is to provide a wheel which shall be simple in its construction and durable in use" (lines 9-16).
Date:
May 6, 1884
Creator:
Mann, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence
Patent for
Date:
May 6, 1900
Creator:
Titsworth, Dock Lee Marion
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer.
Patent for a new device for typewriters which allows for shifting from lower case to upper case by means of "the one set of keys ordinarily employed, but of modified construction" (lines 14-15) including descriptions of the device, operation, and illustrations
Date:
May 6, 1902
Creator:
Austin, Thomas R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Interest Calculator
Patent for an adjustable calendar for calculating interest between two dates, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Standard
Patent for strong and durable standard for wagons that are adjustable to any size bolster.
Date:
May 6, 1913
Creator:
Cowart, Stephen A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Type-Writer.
Patent for "attachments for returning the carriages of type-writers to the place of starting and for automatic spacing; and the object is to construct a device that will accomplish these results without in any way interfering with the working of a type-writer and by which the type-writer carriage can be sent back to the first position from any point without the necessity of going to the end of its beat" (lines 7-16).
Date:
May 6, 1902
Creator:
Fry, Fred H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Turpentine-Stills.
Patent for improvement in turpentine distillation and purification with bleaching and refinement.
Date:
May 6, 1873
Creator:
Lee, Archibald K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Excavators.
Patent for improvement in earth excavators combining a plow, rotating cylinder, and helical plate.
Date:
May 6, 1873
Creator:
Smith, Amroy B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dumping-Cars.
Patent for improvements to Dumping-Cars used for loading locomotives with wood or coal, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1879
Creator:
Johnson, Stephen.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for improvement in fences using wire rails, including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1879
Creator:
Temby, Joseph W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History