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Closer for Cans and the Like.
Patent for an efficient, easy-open-and-close top for various types of cans which are used frequently.
Date:
May 28, 1912
Creator:
Perkins, William Hunter
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Machine
Patent for a acetylene gas machine that automatically controls the flow of carbid or gas producing material into the generator "by means of a float and lever connection with the valve of the carbid hopper" (lines 19-21).
Date:
May 7, 1907
Creator:
Ricketts, James R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie
Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 26, 1908
Creator:
Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
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
Alarm System
Patent for a fire alarm system which activates when a certain temperature is detected by the device.
Date:
May 25, 1909
Creator:
Giese, Leo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Harvesting Machine
Patent for a cotton harvester. Illustrations are included.
Date:
May 16, 1903
Creator:
Jackson, A. L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Analgetic Bandage.
Patent for a new and useful "analgetic bandage for curing headaches and oher disorders of the nervous system" (line 5-7) including illustrations.
Date:
May 13, 1902
Creator:
Ray, Thomas L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner.
Patent for a crude oil burner for stoves, which will convert most of the oil put into the stove into gas to provide better heating of the stove.
Date:
May 24, 1910
Creator:
Bass, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Axle and Wheel
Patent for a new and improved wheel and axle for cars. This design calls for "providing each of the axle with a fixed ratchet-wheel and providing the car-wheels with spring-pawls adapted to engage with the ratchets" (lines 21-24). This overcomes the strain that the wheels place on the axles when making turns, which reduces the chance of the car leaving its tracks.
Date:
May 16, 1882
Creator:
Pendleton, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the inner shell or cream-receptacle having the pipe formed therewith, and with the ring near its upper end, the outer shell having its upper end contracted to engage the ring of the cream-receptacle and inclose the pipe, and provided with the side opening at its upper end, and a valve located in the pipe to open and close by the action of the dasher moving in the cream-cylinder" (lines 1-10).
Date:
May 8, 1888
Creator:
Richards, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Chair and Sleeping Car.
Patent for railway passenger train combined chair and sleeping car. The combined chair and sleeping car were designed to utilized less space on the train.
Date:
May 31, 1887
Creator:
Goelet, Edward B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 321, Chapter 75
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the jurisdiction of the 396th District Court.
Date:
May 17, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Furniture.
Patent for an improved furniture brace that uses wire "for connecting parts of beds, tables and chairs for the purpose of strengthening [...] in which the tightening means lies substantially in the plane of the tightening wires so that there is no twisting action on the tightening means" (lines 11-20), including illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Wittliff, Theodore H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Manufacturing Carbureted Gas
Patent for an apparatus that manufactures gas for illuminating and heat generating purposes, including instructions.
Date:
May 15, 1911
Creator:
Watkins, William J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crutch.
Patent for crutches with adjustable pneumatic cushioned arm rests, adjustable length, absorbent hand grip, and a detachable vertical leg rest.
Date:
May 16, 1916
Creator:
Gregson, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fuse Plug
Patent for "improvements in automatic fuse plugs" (lines 12-12). These are "adapted to be successively engaged by a swinging contact arm" (lines 16-17).
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Bowman, Levi M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beveled-Rule-Molding Device
Patent for improvements in matrices and devices which are similar to matrices that are used in linotype and intertype or line casting machines. These devices consist of a rule molding mechanism with a bar having the general contour of a matrix. A channel exists in one side with under cut edges. These objects can be operated by matrix molding devices for forming rules for printing purposes.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Carbureters.
Patent for improvement in attachments for carbureters that uses a hydro-carbon engine to induce a vertical whirl.
Date:
May 2, 1916
Creator:
Loose, Robert D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter to be Introduced into the Inner Tubes of Pneumatic Tires for Rendering the Tires Puncture-Proof.
Patent for a mixture of dextrin, asbestos, magnesia, glycerin, wood alcohol and water that is introduced into tire tubes to prevent and seal tire punctures.
Date:
May 20, 1913
Creator:
Causey, Thomas S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle.
Patent for a buckle that secures ends of bale ties so that they are not exposed nor endanger the hands of farm workers.
Date:
May 13, 1913
Creator:
McFarland, Frank Hays
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Milking Pail and Stool.
Patent for a new milk pail and stool combination that can be wall-mounted for support.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Rollins, George L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds Flood Protection Plan
Report on a flood protection plan for the Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds in the City of Arlington, Texas.
Date:
May 31, 2012
Creator:
Espey Consultants, Inc.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buttonless Neckband.
Patent for a buttonless neckband eliminates collar buttons "which would have a tendency to discolor the neck of the wearer" (lines 21-22).
Date:
May 21, 1918
Creator:
Narmore, Missouri A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History