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Battery-Plate and Terminal Connection
Patent for improvements on a battery plate and terminal connections. Plate lugs and the terminal for the battery are a solid piece to fit more battery sizes and prevent the lugs from breaking off.
Date:
May 4, 1920
Creator:
Hawkins, Alda F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cold Process of Repairing Radiators of Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for repairing breaks in radiator pipes caused by freezing, by which can be repaired quickly and efficiently at a low cost.
Date:
May 18, 1920
Creator:
Henderson, Thomas E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reach Magazine, Volume 4, Number 1, Summer/Fall 2017
Semi-annual magazine of Tarrant County Community College describing programs on campus and in the community, faculty research, and alumni accomplishments.
Date:
May 2017
Creator:
Tarrant County Community College
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery Terminal Fastening
Patent for fastening "the rubber caps or tops on the cells of storage batteries in various ways." (Lines 12-14.)
Date:
May 5, 1920
Creator:
Hawkins, Alda F.
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
Magneto-Telephonic Apparatus
Patent for an invention to improve transmitting vocals and other sounds. It is a magneto telephonic system based on an magnetic field of high intensity.
Date:
May 4, 1886
Creator:
Brown, Fred. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Driving-Box.
Patent for an invention relating to detachable flanges found in locomotive driving boxes. Benefits and objectives are explained and illustrations are included.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Hazelwood, William A. & Whiteside, J. Aldo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Wheel
Patent for an "iron water-wheel made in sections, which may be readily taken apart for convenience and transportation" (Lines 10-12).
Date:
May 12, 1885
Creator:
Dunn, William Washington
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Shucking and Shelling Corn
Patent for improvements in the design and construction of machines for shucking and shelling corn.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Whiting, Louis Rossell
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for a lawn mower that is easy to use and has long blades.
Date:
May 2, 1911
Creator:
Maldino, Mark
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in mail bag catchers and deliverers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 16, 1899
Creator:
Bresland, Sylvester E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saw-Cleaning Attachments for Cotton-Gins.
Patent for a "new and useful Saw-Cleaning Attachment for Cotton-Gins" (lines 3-4) including illustrations.
Date:
May 20, 1879
Creator:
Mulkey, George H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watch Charm
Patent for a watch charm. This invention is designed to be interchangeable ornament charms or badges. Illustration included.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Simon, Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Purifying Flour During The Manufacture Thereof
Patent for a mechanism related to the purifying of flour during manufacturing.
Date:
September 21, 1915
Creator:
Smith, George Thomas
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
Metal Cross Tie for Railroads.
Patent for a new and improved cross-tie for railroads. This design consists, "with a plate-metal cross-tie body having inclined sides which are integrally joined at an apex and longitudinally-slotted, forming rail-seats, and integral lips on said apex, of a rod oppositely threaded at its ends, nuts which fit in the cross-tie body and are adapted to engage the right and left hand threads on the ends of the rod, integral lugs formed on the nuts, means to rotate the rod, and means to lock the rod from rotation" (lines 29-39).
Date:
May 27, 1890
Creator:
Taylor, James P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mixing Device
Patent for mixing device which helps save time by mixing several ingredients separate from each other at a single operation.
Date:
May 8, 1906
Creator:
Powell, Sarah Emma
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moistening and Sprinkling Attachment for Brooms.
Patent for attachment to brooms which enables the moistening of the broom during use to prevent the spreading of dust. One part regulates the flow of liquid to the broom and another provides a container for the liquid. In effect the attachment to the broom makes it into a convertible mop.
Date:
May 23, 1905
Creator:
Taylor, James P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Hitching-Block
Patent for a portable hitching block that is retractable and is able to hold a hitching rein at any length. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 5, 1908
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puncture-Closing Compound.
Patent for closing the punctures or blow-outs in tires for automobiles or other vehicles using inflatable tires.
Date:
May 20, 1913
Creator:
Watkins, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tank for Oil Burners
Patent fora tank for oil burners. This invention is designed to supply burners with crude oil. Illustration included.
Date:
May 9, 1911
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Apparatus
Patent for a washing apparatus that cleans clothes with boiling soapy water. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 19, 1908
Creator:
Sheard, Harry Hitner
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky plow. This design "obviate[s] certain minor defects of the sulky-carriage for plows" (lines 15-17). More specifically, it "provide[s] simple and effective means for properly balancing the plow-carriage or frame and taking the weight off the horses' necks, provision being also made for using plows with or without guide-handles and of varying heights" (lines 39-44).
Date:
May 2, 1882
Creator:
Ward, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History