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Culinary Time-Indicator
Patent for a culinary time indicator. This invention is designed to be immersed in cooking liquid that rings a bell when said liquid reaches a desired heat level. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Wolfe, Samuel Section; Bradley, John & Bradley, Mary D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Truck
Patent for car truck. "This invention relates to car trucks, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide an arrangement of equalizers which will reduce the lateral swinging motion of the car when passing around curves" (line 8-12). Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Haver, Edward H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Stand or Bracket
Patent for a pivoting box and/or box stand for use in stores.
Date:
June 2, 1903
Creator:
Luensmann, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chemise
Patent for improvements in chemises which would relieve wearers “the annoyance of having the garment gather about the limbs while walking which often produces great embarrassment in public places.” (Lines 42-45) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 2, 1891
Creator:
Burt, Emma Ruby
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Sheller.
Patent for improvements in corn-shellers in which it would be easily-operated and consists of “a semi-cylindrical trough having serrations upon the sides and bottom thereof, so that upon pushing the ear back and forth in the trough the corn will be scraped off.” (Lines 22-25) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 2, 1891
Creator:
Townsley, Christopher C.
System:
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Apparatus for Handling and Cleaning Seed-Cotton.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for handling and cleaning seed-cotton by “conveying cotton through a pneumatic tube and for automatically delivering therefrom to each of a series of gins an amount of cleaned cotton graduated at all times to the need of each gin. The flow of the main current in the tube is not interrupted by the several subtractions.” (Lines 17-23) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 2, 1891
Creator:
Elam, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for a baling-press that means "to provide a simple and efficient power for operating the plunger so constructed as to allow independent return movement of the plunger to avoid loss of time in the operation of the device" (lines 9-13).
Date:
June 2, 1896
Creator:
Davis, John R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Hopple
Patent for certain new improvements in animal hopples. This device prevents animals from rearing up in the front when it is worn. The device consists of several plates and a collar with a connecting chain.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Hentschel, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life-Boat.
Patent for a life-boat that improves on a previous patent (No. 512,591) for a hydraulic propelling device and adapts the jet propulsion means to a life boat. The life-boat is made to have compartments that, when one compartment gets crushed, the others remain afloat. The water goes into the stove or crushed compartment and can be used to propel the boat forward. The boat also has a system of bulkheads on the roof of the boat, each independent of the others and has valved pipes. Independent oil-holding tanks connected with valved pipes to the hydraulic main pipes, and with valved pipes going outside the boat so they can be emptied in case of emergency.
Date:
June 2, 1896
Creator:
Walker, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for "a wrench in which the ratchet is inclosed, so that none of its parts will be exposed to the action of dust" (lines 16-18), provides ample lubrication, and ease of inspection. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 2, 1912
Creator:
Sherman, Lothrop C.
System:
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Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E. & Hall, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weed Killing Car.
Patent for a weed killing car that runs on a railroad track. It distributes herbicide along the line of the railroad track.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Ortan, Ingomar F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a windmill. Illustrations included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Tucker, Holland G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Gathering Cotton Squares
Patent for a machine for gathering cotton squares. This invention is designed to gather boll weevil invested cotton and roll the cotton between rollers to kill eggs. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Bunting, Karl Saxton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loading Apparatus
Patent for a loading apparatus that uses flexing sections that open and closes. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Lipscomb, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen Cabinet
Patent for a kitchen cabinet. This invention is equipped with compartments and bins that distribute granular substances via cut-off valves. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Curtice, William H. & Rosser, Virgil O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock Nut
Patent for a lock nut. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Mathis, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock
Patent for a lock. This lock is designed for a coin fed lock that releases the key for the customer. Illustration included.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
Johnson, Randall
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seeding-Machines
Patent for a seed-planting machine with adjustable mechanisms that allows the user to customize the seeding machine for a specific project.
Date:
June 2, 1874
Creator:
Lee, Abram & Sinks, Edward Randolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap-Gun.
Patent for a simple, inexpensive gun with a hook and rod mechanism that can be baited such that if an animal tries to remove the bait the gun discharges killing the animal.
Date:
June 2, 1914
Creator:
Lovelace, Charles D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Tie fastenings.
Patent for the improvement of bale-tie fastenings, including illustrations.
Date:
June 2, 1874
Creator:
Davis, Waters S.
System:
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Staple-Puller and Wire-Tightener.
Patent for a simple, reliable, and efficient staple-puller and wire-tightener or twister. The operator can easily transfer between pulling staples and tightening wires.
Date:
June 2, 1896
Creator:
Wooten, Theophilus Parker
System:
The Portal to Texas History