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Picture-Film Apparatus.
Patent for a new and improved picture film apparatus. Improvements made to rewinding reels and prevention of strain on the film while in operation. Reels can be separated which allows for reuse with multiple films.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
McNeel, William Pinkney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nailless Horseshoe
Patent for horseshoe with extended sides that will bend inward to fit the shape of the horse hoof and that will be secured by screwing on nuts to pre-attached bolts on ears pressed against the hoof. Invention is a light and adjustable shoe that can be put on without the use of nails and can be removed at any time.
Date:
June 5, 1906
Creator:
King, Alphonse
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metal Wheel
Patent for a wheel that would work well with automobiles and to improve how it is built and make them more workable with spokes.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Simmons, Oliver George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for the Construction of Concrete Abutments, Bridge Piers, &c.
Patent for a new and improved method of making béton concrete. This design "consists of a method of building piers and abutments in a monolithic character of cement, sand, and broken stone or gravel, called 'béton concrete,' by laying the same in sectional molds contrived to add successive sections to the molds as the height of the structure increases, the molds being supported against the lateral pressure upon the sides by rods passing through the structure, and being removable when the material solidifies" (lines 8-18).
Date:
June 27, 1882
Creator:
Burns, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photographic-Printing Apparatus.
Patent for photographic printing apparatus for printing photographs from film or plate which aims to improve on previous models by making "the printing operation easy and efficient" (lines 20-21) including illustrations.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Welsh, Monte
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Rail
Patent for a new railroad rail design. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1907
Creator:
King, Alphonse
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rod Coupling
Patent for rod coupling. Illustration included.
Date:
June 7, 1904
Creator:
McGehee, Lucius M.; Clements, John L. & Brown, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry-Cleaning Machine.
Patent for a dry cleaning machine that cleans using gasoline. The invention reduces the amount of gasoline used; keeps the gasoline clean while in use; provides easy placement and access of garments in the drum while in motion; improves the construction of the drum and its rubbing action on the garments; and supplies moisture to the machine to prevent the gasoline from igniting.
Date:
June 16, 1914
Creator:
White, Edward Young
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Diving-Armor.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Diving-Armor" (lines 5-6) relating to protection from high pressure, enabling arm and hand movements, an outside air supply, and an oxygen tank. Includes illustrations.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Long, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
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Door Operating Means
Patent for a mechanism to operate jail doors. The mechanism is "operated with a single movement of the hand to open and close a plurality of doors simultaneously" (14-19). Illustrations included.
Date:
June 25, 1912
Creator:
Youngblood, David Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight.
Patent for new invention in automobile. This is made of low cost and highly efficient. This is operated from the steering gear of the automobile.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Pepple, John. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Fixture
Patent for
Date:
June 19, 1900
Creator:
Thompson, Christopher Columbus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History