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Coffee Pot.
Patent for a new and improved coffee pot. This design consists in "the cover, the jointed parts by means of which the cover is connected to the pot, and the guide through which the part has a sliding movement" (lines 79-83). This novel construction "is to produce a coffee pot in which the cover is made adjustable, so as to be adapted to close over the top of the pot, or to be dropped back out of the way when the condenser is used" (lines 17-21).
Date:
May 10, 1887
Creator:
Cummings, James K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Jointing, Gaging, and Setting Saws.
Patent for a new and improved device for jointing, gauging, and setting saws. This design consists "[i]n a saw-jointer and gage . . . the body-plate or block, having laterally extending arms, a groove extending entirely through the said arms, overhanging flanges extending from the said arms, a slot in the bottom of the groove forming an open space between the flanges, and a flat spring secured in the groove, facing the flanges" (lines 28-35).
Date:
May 5, 1885
Creator:
Cummings, Virgil T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Spring.
Patent for a new and improved bed-spring. This design consists in "the adjustable tie that connects the springs beneath the slats. This device is simple, cheap, convenient, and durable. It is adjustable to slats placed at different distances apart, and will remain in position when placed upon the slats, holding the diagonal rows of springs in a straight line, causing the springs to remain uniform all over the bed" (lines 72-80).
Date:
May 19, 1885
Creator:
Davis, Charles Robert
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet.
Patent for a new and improved cabinet. This design consists in "the combination, with a hinged door or lid, of [a] . . . separate bail" (lines 99-100). Further, said bail is "pivotally secured at its upper ends to the cabinet, and adapted to support on its middle portion the free end of the said door when the latter is in its horizontal position . . . [and it consists in] a suitable frame, the drawers having compartments on either side thereof, in combination with the hinged pie-board having the opening . . . which when raised closes said compartments" (lines 1-10).
Date:
May 24, 1887
Creator:
Dollens, Wood C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Putting Ties on Bales.
Patent for a new and improved machine for putting ties on bales. This design consists in a "frame-work which is to be placed across the bale . . . a shaft journaled in the frame and provided with a reel at each end, and pawls and ratchets with hooked ropes or chains . . . a double rope which is to be passed around the bale . . . and suitable U-shaped hooks . . . to provide a machine whereby cotton and other bales can be compressed at that point where the tie has come off, so as to allow another tie to be placed around the bale, and thus prevent the loss of material" (lines 16-33).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Dunbar, William E.
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dust Guard for Car Windows.
Patent for a new and improved dust guard for windows. This design consists in "the body . . . which is of concavo-convex form, closed at its upper end by a transverse plate and provided at its lower end with a contracted opening for the discharge of cinders, dust, &c., said body portion being provided with means . . . for affecting its attachment to a window frame" (lines 77-85).
Date:
May 17, 1887
Creator:
Duzan, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella.
Patent for a new and improved sun umbrella. This design is "adapted to be attached to the person of the wearer, consisting of the top or cap piece having the projecting studs or pivots, fixed ribs, fastened rigidly in the back part of the cap, fixed supports bent to form the bulge and adapted to be fastened with their lower ends in a suitable brace or support, and moveable ribs arranged in pairs and pivoted upon the studs or pivots" (lines 73-81).
Date:
May 26, 1885
Creator:
Egan, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Sharpening Machine
Patent for Saw Sharpening Machine. "have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Sharpeners." (lines 5-6) Including illustrations.
Date:
May 19, 1885
Creator:
Eidelbach, Andrew C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Power.
Patent for a new and improved engine. This design "relates to a combined room-ventilator and fly-hand; and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be simple in its construction and thoroughly efficient and effective in its operation. With these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction and combination of parts" (lines 9-17).
Date:
May 20, 1884
Creator:
Ellis, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Harrow, Seed-Planter, and Cultivator
Patent for a combined harrow, seed-planter, and cultivator to increase the speed of planting and cultivating plants, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
May 22, 1883
Creator:
Ellis, Robert Fuller
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for the invention of new and improvements in plows (1). Provide a plow specifically adapted for use in rich heavy soil.
Date:
May 19, 1885
Creator:
Emmerson, Francis; Faires, Joseph; Cummins, John, R. & Faires, Jonathan, L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can.
Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design "has for its object to provide a can of improved construction, whereby the liability of foreign matter in the oil will be prevented from clogging the escape-tube, and thus rendering the flow of oil impossible until the spout of the same has been freed from such obstruction" (lines 10-18).
Date:
May 6, 1884
Creator:
English, Robert
System:
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Combined Revolving Harrow and Cultivator
Patent for a Combined Revolving Harrow and Cultivator that is used to cultivate cotton, corn and nature like plants.
Date:
May 22, 1888
Creator:
Evans,Lucius Sandiford
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Fruit, Foliage, and Flowers.
Patent for a new and improved method of making artificial fruit. This design "consists in cutting out a piece of lace or netting of the desired shape, forming the lace or netting into a bag, stuffing the bag with cotton or wool . . . picking the cotton or wool up through the meshes of the lace or netting, cutting narrow strips of tissue-paper, and applying them in layers until a covering similar to pasteboard is formed, drying the article, painting the article, sinking the article in a bath of wax heated to a point beneath boiling . . . letting it drain off, and finally applying a paint finish" (lines 34-47).
Date:
May 24, 1887
Creator:
Eve, Emma H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Log-Turner
Patent for "that class of log-turners which is operated by power, and has for its object to provide a device that will be quick and positive in its operation" (lines 39-42).
Date:
May 10, 1887
Creator:
Ferris, Henry Murry & Gallon, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Jointer.
Patent for a new and improved saw-jointer. This design consists in "two casts having longitudinal triangular grooves upon their inner facing sides, having the lower portions of their inner facing sides cut away to form a longitudinal groove, and having the upper portions of their inner facing sides bulged to form longitudinal halves of a socket, with a screw passing through the castings in the space between the bulged socket portions and the longitudinal grooves, the said grooves being adapted to receive a triangular file having its lower face at right angles to the sides of the groove" (lines 64-76).
Date:
May 26, 1885
Creator:
Fitzpatrick, Francis B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garden Tile.
Patent for a new and improved garden tile. This design "is to provide a . . . garden-tile which can be used as a plant-protector or as a curbing for walks, &c. The invention consists in a tile having a semicircular or U-shaped cross-section and open at the bottom and provided on its top with one or more necks through which the plants can grow" (lines 7-15).
Date:
May 25, 1886
Creator:
Flatau, Louis S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine
Patent for a washing machine so it can "provide a simple and improved device of this character, which can be efficiently operated" (p. 03).
Date:
May 21, 1889
Creator:
Fleischhauer, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator
Patent for an improvement for the Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator by removing dirt, weeds, and grass from the sides of the row. Included with this are detailed illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1886
Creator:
Flewellen, Anthony, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Cotton Gins and Cotton Gin Feeders.
Patent for a new and improved governor for cotton gins. This design "consists, first, in the combination of an oscillating or movable roll-breast with a regulating attachment, whereby the size of the roll or the pressure of the cotton in the roll-box is made to regulate the feed to the gin to any desired degree; second, in forming a series of slots through the outer side of the roll-breast, so that the cotton seed may be discharged through the outer side of the breast, as well as in addition to the usual slot which is made through the bottom of the roll-box" (lines 15-25).
Date:
May 10, 1881
Creator:
Forbes, Lycurgus D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "ha[s] its rails arranged diagonally to the line of fencing, consisting of the double end posts, bound together at their upper ends by means of the crown-wire . . . the intermediate single posts, the horizontal rails having their ends alternately lapping the inner and outer sides of the said single posts, the transverse blocks, interposed between the respective rails, and the top rails bound to the single posts by means of the wire loops" (lines 78-88).
Date:
May 20, 1884
Creator:
Ford, Benjamin Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Drier and Warmer.
Patent for a new and improved bed drier and warmer. This design "includes, primarily, a suitable frame of essentially elliptical form, whose ends allow of the said frame being readily slipped in between the bed and bedding or between two articles of bedding, and in connection with said frame a suitable fire-pot of portable construction" (lines 23-29).
Date:
May 14, 1889
Creator:
Fossati, Jasper
System:
The Portal to Texas History