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Hanging Millstones.
Patent for improvement of hanging millstones using a driver to hang the runner of a pair of millstones, “as it rotates, adjust itself to the position of the stationary stone, and the parallelism of the faces of the two stones be preserved whether the stationary one be perfectly horizontal or not” (lines 19-24), including illustration.
Date:
May 29, 1860
Creator:
Dance, G. P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Steering and Turning Apparatus for Vessels.
Patent for improvements in steering vessels: "by means of rotary paddle wheels the blades of which are arranged parallel to keel" (lines 21-23).
Date:
May 29, 1866
Creator:
Forshey, Caleb G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Destroyers
Patent for an insect destroyer that forces fire smoke into the ground, targeting ants and other insects.
Date:
May 29, 1877
Creator:
Melcher, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Targets for Shooting-Galleries
Patent for a shooting gallery target that releases balls when hit in the center.
Date:
May 29, 1877
Creator:
Hoshall, David W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Time-Signal for Telephones
Patent for standard time-signaling instruments and consists of "an instrument for and a manner of signaling standard time through an entire system or systems of telephones."(lines 10-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1882
Creator:
Oram, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Cover.
Patent for a new and improved cover for barrels. This design calls for downward-extending flanges with wings along the perimeter of the cover. These flanges hold the cover in place over the barrel opening, but they also allow for the cover to rest at an angle on the upper rim of the barrel so that one has access to the contents of the barrel without the cover touching the ground.
Date:
May 29, 1883
Creator:
Lane, Fernando Gustavous
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calf Weaner.
Patent for a new and improved device for weaning calves. This design is "to be attached to the central cartilage of the calf's nose . . . with sharp points that come against the cow's bag when the calf attempts to suck; and the invention consists in attaching the parts . . . together like a pivot, forming a part of one of the points and adapting them to be held closed by means of a small screw, whereby the device is rendered very cheap, yet effective and reliable" (lines 15-25).
Date:
May 29, 1883
Creator:
Geissler, William F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Knife.
Patent for a new and improved hay knife. This design "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the forked frame, the lever pivoted thereto, slotted at one end and carrying at the other end a cutting-blade working through bearings in the fork, the crank pivoted to the frame and engaging the slot of the lever, and the pressure-head or cross-bar connected to the outer end of the frame" (lines 18-26).
Date:
May 29, 1883
Creator:
Moss, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Compound.
Patent for "detergent or washing compounds for cleansing clothing, fabrics, &c." (lines 14-16) which lists the ingredients and their measurements and directions for use.
Date:
May 29, 1883
Creator:
Davis, Jordan Greene; Davis, Epaminondas Perkins & Davis, David Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Escape.
Patent for a new and improved fire-escape. This design "relates to that class of fire-escapes which embody a long sack or flexible tube mounted upon a frame adapted to be secured in a window and permit the passage of the occupants of the burning building to the ground through said sack or tube. The object of [the] invention is to provide a simple and improved fire-escape of this class which will possess advantages in point of inexpensiveness, ease of application, and general efficiency, and which may be conveniently transported and occupy but little space when not in use" (lines 8-20).
Date:
May 29, 1888
Creator:
Reimers, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heating Railway-Cars
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of car heaters for locomotives.
Date:
May 29, 1888
Creator:
Townley, Carter Shepherd
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a simple and durable churn that quickly makes butter. The butter is churned by pumping a lever, which is connected to a strap that is wrapped around a rod, the rod goes into the container holding the cream and has hoops attached to it inside the container, and the pumping action makes the hoops quickly move back and forth.
Date:
May 29, 1894
Creator:
Bolding, James P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake Mechanism.
Patent for "a new and useful air-brake mechanisms in relation to a pressure controller and distributer designed to perform the several independent and joint functions of a triple valve, a pressure-retaining valve, and a pressure relief or reducing valve."
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Dillander, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling
Patent for a car-coupling that "will greatly simplify the construction and facilitate the operation thereof by providing levers upon the end of the car" (lines 14-17); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Asher, A. J. & Gautt, W. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for "a new and useful car-couplers to enhance the operation of coupling." (line 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Rhodes, Asa Alonzo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch
Patent for the invention relates to improvements in gate-latches. The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of gate-latches and to provide an automatic one adapted to lock the gate when the latter closes and capable of automatically setting itself in proper position for engaging and locking the gate should it be closed instead of open or in position to receive the gate.
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Jones, Albert Sidney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sheet-Music
Patent for invention in sheet-music that "overcomes" the defects of market's sheet music (lines 21-30); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Martin, T. P., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Axle
Patent for vehicle-axle "with removable spindles which when they become worn may be easily and quickly removed and replaced by new ones." (lines 13-15); including illustration and instructions
Date:
May 29, 1900
Creator:
Andrews, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle
Patent for an improved buckle that will hold straps in place, particularly those straps with irregularly sized and spaced openings.
Date:
May 29, 1901
Creator:
Pool, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm.
Patent for an alarm designed to attach to windows or entryways and sound to alert residents of a burglary attempt, with illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1906
Creator:
Hobbs, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for special operating mechanism for opening and closing a gate by use of a lever that will cause the gate to swing open and closed.
Date:
May 29, 1906
Creator:
Fears, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Cutter
Patent for a machine that can cut potatoes and other vegetables into small cooking sized pieces. It has removable blades that allow for different sized pieces to be cut based on the needs of the user.
Date:
May 29, 1906
Creator:
Lansford, Isaac B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Preserving
Patent for a process for preserving corn and is done without canning it.
Date:
May 29, 1906
Creator:
Melton, Ephraim B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Mechanism.
Patent for an improved mechanism for drawing water from an artesian or a driven well and which can be assembled and adjusted from outside the well.
Date:
May 29, 1906
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History