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Improved Horse-Power.
Patent for an improvement in horse-powers (tread-powers) by changing the construction and arrangement of the driving wheels.
Date:
May 18, 1869
Creator:
Dillaha, J. G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Plow-Carrier and Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvement in combined plow-carrier and cotton-chopper by “combining with a plow-carrier, a revolving wheel, placed at right angles with the line of direction of the plows, and provided with a number of horizontal cutters at the ends of its spokes, for the purpose of cutting square across the ridges of earth cast up by the plows, in which cotton seed is sown, and dividing the ridges into isolated hills, each containing one or more cotton-plants.” (Lines 23-29) Illustration is included.
Date:
May 18, 1869
Creator:
Kirtley, Fielding L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Sprinklers.
Patent for "the combination, in a cotton-sprinkler, having a fluid-vessel, of flexible ejecting hose, having flaring nozzle sprinklers, with hooks or fastening devices for holding the nozzles in elevated positions upon the vessels, whereby the driver has perfect control both over the flow and direction of the fluid, and is thereby enabled to inject the fluid upon the two rows of plants, without regard to their height or the uncertain movement of the horse between the rows, and to stop the flow by elevating and hooking the ejecting-hose to the upper corners of the vessel, thus rendering the device much more effective in directing the fluid than could possibly be effected by fixed distributing perforated cocks, and preventing unnecessary waste of the fluid." (Lines 13-30) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1875
Creator:
Ramsey, Croghan A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for "plow mold-boards to which the black land of Texas, and other similar soils, will not adhere, so that a furrow can be turned, however sticky and waxy the soil may be." (lines 14-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1875
Creator:
Bell, Francis R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Balance Staff and Wheel for Watches
Patent for an improved design of a balance staff and wheel used for watch repair. The new design allows for an easier repair when replacing a broken staff and decreases the chance that the wheel would be damaged when replacing the staff. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Bugbee, George G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stake-Pin.
Patent for stake-pin that improves upon previous stake-pins that are used for picketing horses and attaching the ropes. This design allows for the rope to stay out of the dirt. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Carnes, William, Sr. & Penfield, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for an improved design for windmills that are in regular use. The design implements two sets of hinged vanes and uses weights to control the amount power that the windmill can generate. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Rudolph, Calvin Foster
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Cloth Fan for the Destruction of Insects.
Patent for an improved fly-swatting fan that employs wire mesh to create less of a shadow so that the user has more of a chance to hit the insect. This improved fan also allows for easier flow of air that creates less of an air flow that might blow the insect away from the fan and allow for the insect to avoid injury or death. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1880
Creator:
Taylor, Morse K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gag Runner.
Patent for a new and improved gag runner. This design "relates to a bearing device on a bridle for the reins; and it is [the design's] object to afford such a device, the construction of which shall permit its adjustment in position in the bridle without sewing it to the throat-latch" (lines 8-12).
Date:
May 18, 1886
Creator:
Kay, William V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Saddle.
Patent for a new and improved harness-saddle. This design is "to provide a harness-pad and saddle-tree in which the pads or saddle shall be self-adjustable to the backs of the animals to which they are applied, and this without the employment of inner plates to enable the tree to be used for folded-leather, slip, or stuffed pads, as may be desired" (lines 9-15).
Date:
May 18, 1886
Creator:
Kay, William V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Dentistry.
Patent for new and improved mechanical dentistry. This design consists in "[a] dental plate provided with a series of holes or perforations and a continuous groove upon the upper surface of the plate communicating with the holes or perforations therein" (lines 62-65).
Date:
May 18, 1886
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the boiler having the transverse rollers, of the [other] roller having peripheral corrugations and the intermediate slots, the bail, and the counterweight whereby the roller may be balanced on the end wall of the boiler" (lines 85-90).
Date:
May 18, 1886
Creator:
Pinkerton, John Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Break
Patent for improvements in wagon-breaks, with the object of providing simple, effective, and durable means by which the breaks may be applied by either foot or hand power (lines 8-12). Additionally, provides "improved means for altering the power of the breaks" (lines 18-19).
Date:
September 18, 1888
Creator:
Baker, Owen T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap.
Patent for a "trap designed to be placed around an ant-hill and adapted to capture ants leaving or returning to the ant-hill." (Lines 11-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Bond, William Beebe
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Tool.
Patent for a combination tool "specifically adapted for use as a pan or plate lifter or a stove-lid lifter and which may also be used for holding dishes while being washed" (lines 4-7), including illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Swenson, Charles E. & Swenson, Olive C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freezer.
Patent for improvements to freezers for freezing liquids and confections, with illustrations.
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Jordan, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Substitute.
Patent for an oil paint substitute consisting of furniture glue, water, soda ash, and salicylic acid, rosin, and pigment. Includes instructions for three different formulas.
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Reynolds, Walter James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrist-Guide and Foot-Guard for Pianos.
Patent for “…a piano attachment consisting of an adjustable wrist-pin and foot-guard adapted to serve as a means for securing the proper position of the wrist and forearm in practice and also adapted to protect the front panel of the instrument and serve, with children, as a foot-rest. Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims” (lines 8-19).
Date:
May 18, 1897
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gun
Patent for an automatic gun which automatically sends the next cartridge to the gun barrel after firing.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Glove.
Patent for a cotton picking glove, which allows full movement of the fingers and has easily replaceable tips.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Baggett, Neil J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Adjuster for Automobiles.
Patent for a headlight adjuster for automobiles, which causes the headlights to turn when the car turns.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Leach, Leonard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Latch.
Patent for a latch for swinging doors, which can be operated from either side of the door.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Lewis, Oliver
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leather-Working Machine.
Patent for a leather working machine, which fully finishes leather straps.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Russell, Frank K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Match-Box.
Patent for a match box, which attaches to the wall and dispenses one match when a lever is pulled.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Evrett, Arch L. & McQuerry, James Cravens
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History