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Adjuster for Locomotive-Headlights
Patent for a mechanism for adjusting and mounting train headlights. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 17, 1910
Creator:
McCoy, Olan B.
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
Head for Hammers and Other Tools.
Patent for heads for hammers, hatchets, axes, and other similar tools that prevents the handles from becoming loose in the heads, and that can also tighten the handles in the heads. Includes illustration.
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Mosley, Noah S.
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
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
Sash-Fastener.
Patent for new and improved sash-fastener so as to "lock the sash when elevated as well as closed" (line 15 & 16), including illustrations.
Date:
May 6, 1902
Creator:
Neher, John F. & Neher, Noah N.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Plunder for Baling-Presses
Patent for a plunger for baling presses.
Date:
May 12, 1903
Creator:
Schubert, George
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
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
Dipping-Vat.
Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in dipping vats or tanks, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 23, 1899
Creator:
Skinner, William E.
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
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
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
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
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 116
Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of the Reverend Clinton Roderick Dobson of Arlington.
Date:
May 21, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2324, Chapter 100
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Tarrant County Hospital District.
Date:
May 21, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
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