Resource Type

Animal Shears. (open access)

Animal Shears.

Patent for new and improved animal shears. This design is "of a platinum or other wire or conductor heated to a high temperature, sufficient to burn through the fibers of the wool or hair, and [is] passed over the surface of the body as close as may be deemed desirable to the roots. No injurious effects are produced upon the animal or upon the wool or hair removed, while at the same time the same may be removed with great uniformity and expedition" (lines 28-36).
Date: June 8, 1886
Creator: Harrell, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Brace with Right-Angled V-Guide Frame. (open access)

Bit-Brace with Right-Angled V-Guide Frame.

Patent for a bit-brace with right-angled V-guide frame, with description and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: McClellan, Stephen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blacksmith's Tool Set. (open access)

Blacksmith's Tool Set.

Patent for blacksmith tool set including tool holder and tool handle, with illustrations
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Ligon, Arthur Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bracket. (open access)

Bracket.

Patent for an improvement on agricultural brackets that allow for easier and more secure connection and support to a variety of agricultural implements.
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Wright, Joseph Hansel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catamenial Sack (open access)

Catamenial Sack

Patent for a catamenial sack. This invention is a "catamenial sacks or shields and the object is to provided such a device which will be cleanly and sanitary in effect, which is pliable and easily and comfortably conformable to the form of the wearer" (lines 8-13). Illustration included.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Frommann, Franklin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Child's Crib (open access)

Child's Crib

Patent for new "suspended cribs or cradles for the use of children" (lines 17-18) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1880
Creator: Brown, Fred Harvey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination free-electron and gaseous laser (open access)

Combination free-electron and gaseous laser

A multiple laser having one or more gaseous laser stages and one or more free electron stages is described. Each of the free electron laser stages is sequentially pumped by a microwave linear accelerator. Subsequently, the electron beam is directed through a gaseous laser, in the preferred embodiment, and in an alternative embodiment, through a microwave accelerator to lower the energy level of the electron beam to pump one or more gaseous lasers. The combination laser provides high pulse repetition frequencies, on the order of 1 kHz or greater, high power capability, high efficiency, and tunability in the synchronous production of multiple beams of coherent optical radiation.
Date: June 8, 1981
Creator: Brau, C. A.; Rockwood, S. D. & Stein, W. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combined Baling and Compress Machine. (open access)

Combined Baling and Compress Machine.

Patent for a combined baling and compress machine for cotton gins, which makes bales that fulfill the rules of transportation companies on cotton bale density and is cost efficient enough for small gins to purchase.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Crow, Robert D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Measure and Funnel. (open access)

Combined Measure and Funnel.

Patent for "a combined measure and funnel, the same being especially designed for dealing out molasses" (lines 13-15), including illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Sevier, Moses Nimrod
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curry Comb. (open access)

Curry Comb.

Patent for a new and improved curry-comb. This design "has relation to that class of curry-combs provided with detachable and reversible handles, and has for its object to provide simple and effective means whereby the handle can be readily detached from the comb and replaced in a reverse position, or removed for the purpose of economizing for space in packing for transportation" (lines 17-24).
Date: June 8, 1886
Creator: Johnson, Thomas Jefferson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Curling Iron Holder (open access)

Design for a Curling Iron Holder

Patent for a design for a curling-iron holder.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Campbell, Orton G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Capturing and Destroying Insects. (open access)

Device for Capturing and Destroying Insects.

Patent for "a new and original method of destroying the Mexican cotton-boll weevil (Anthonomus gradis boh) and other insects that damage cotton while growing &c., &c. (lines 5-8) including illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Strouhal, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Door Opener (open access)

Door Opener

Patent for "improved door opener for automobiles constructed particularly to enable the driver to control any of the doors and open any such selectively at pleasure without leaving his seat." (lines 8-12).
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Hyland, George O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gear-Wheel. (open access)

Gear-Wheel.

Patent for the construction of a wheel and gear rim that converts any ordinary vehicle wheel into a gear wheel.
Date: June 8, 1915
Creator: Biela, Valentine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Water-Elevators. (open access)

Governor for Water-Elevators.

Patent for improvements on governor for water-elevator to alleviate problems of waste of water from overage of water and also allows for self-regulation of the supply of water. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1880
Creator: Fulton, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow. (open access)

Harrow.

Patent for a harrow, which collects stalks after it cuts them that has simplified lifting mechanisms.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Hosford, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for "improvements in presses for compressing and baling hay or other fibrous material" (lines 9-10), with illustrations.
Date: December 21, 1895
Creator: Young, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ignition Device. (open access)

Ignition Device.

Patent for improvements in Ignition Devices. This device will assist in locating trouble when a multi-cylinder gasoline engine is not firing regularly and one cylinder is "missing".
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Wood, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Anchor for Animals. (open access)

Improved Anchor for Animals.

Patent for improvement in animals’ anchor in which it allow the animals to graze without being twisted or wound up the rope by using the combination of a swiveled loop and a pivoted loop with each other, and a pin. “This pin is made with four wings, or radial longitudinal flanges, tapering to a point at its lower end and is readily forced into the ground, and easily drawn out, but will resist a very strong side-draught.” (Lines23-27) Illustration is included.
Date: June 8, 1869
Creator: Raiford, P. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for improvement in bale-ties, with description and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1875
Creator: Chadwick, Edwin D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bottle-Stoppers. (open access)

Improvement in Bottle-Stoppers.

Patent for "an improvement in the bottle-stopper of Westel E. Hawkins, patented under date of August 4, 1874, and numbered 153,769" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1875
Creator: Shaw, Michael W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brick-Molds. (open access)

Improvement in Brick-Molds.

Patent for improvement in brick-molds, with description and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1875
Creator: Singer, Edgar C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burner that generates gas from liquids that requires no labor or supervision.
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Bittner, Emil R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for "a lock of novel construction wherein the keyholes at opposite sites of the door are placed out of alignment for preventing children, servants, and curious persons from looking or listening through the keyhole." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Oleson, Andrew J.
System: The Portal to Texas History