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Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for an acetylene-gas generator that consists of “a suitable frame, a receptacle positioned within said frame, and a gas-bell” (lines 11-13), as well as a gasometer and carbide feed. As a result, the gas generator “will continually furnish dry, cool gas and at a substantially even pressure at all times” (line 22-24). Illustrations included.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Hays, Parx Orr
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Block and Tying Mechanism for Baling Presses.
Patent for blocks and tying mechanism for baling presses, which include "a hollow block, a plurality of which may be used in a press, and a tying mechanism including transversely operating needles or plungers entering the the blocks and cooperating with the means therein for tying the bale wires" (lines 17-23) including an illustration and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Ezell, Uberto D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Destroyer.
Patent for woll weevil destroyer that is an attachment that can be applied to the frame and beams of a cultivator and may knock weevil and insects from plants standing in a row.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Young, Troy W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brush.
Patent for a brush that provides adjustable handle for variety of uses and great saving of time and labor. The brush is durable and not excessively heavy.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Lay, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support.
Patent for buggy-top support by providing a device that can “secure the folding top of any vehicle and will protect the bows from strain and breakage, when in lowered position and will also prevent all rattling of and shocks of the folding top.” (Lines 11-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
Mason, Everett H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chimney Cowl.
Patent for a chimney cowl with a manually controlled spark outlet
Date:
June 4, 1920
Creator:
Jezova, Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for working body-churn "which is mounted between springs and is adapted to be worked up and down by the contraction and expansion of the springs so as to thoroughly agitate the cream within the receptacle thereof" (lines 16-20) including illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Payne, Luther Maxie; Robert Asbury Thompson & Lute Percy Morris
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaner for Cotton-Gin Saws
Patent for "a new and improved cleaner for removing gummy and other matter from the saws of cotton-gins while the latter are running, thus permitting the saws to work very effectively in removing the lint from the seed" (lines 8-13).
Date:
June 4, 1889
Creator:
Godwin, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Motion-Picture and Sound-Reproducing Mechanism.
Patent for a connecting mechanism between the motion picture and sound reproducing mechanisms. If the two get out of sync, there are manually operable means to halting one until the other has caught up.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Kirkwood, Abraham L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Communion-Service Cabinet.
Patent for an improved communion service cabinet meant to distribute communion service to parishioners "quickly and noiselessly" (lines 5-6). The shelves contain grooves to hold wine glasses and small loafs of bread.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Howard, Jewell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coop or Crate.
Patent for crates or coops for poultry that are easily assembled and disassembled, pack tightly, and are cheap and lightweight.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
La Bauve, Odelon Joseph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton and Corn Planter.
Patent for a cotton and corn planter that does not put as much pressure on the tongue of the machine as previous models and that allows the plow attachment to be lifted higher off the ground to avoid obstacles.
Date:
June 4, 1907
Creator:
Goodnight, Frank H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the beam, the clamping-bars secured to the under side of the beam and arranged at an angle thereto, the teeth clamped by and between said bars, the hangers having their upper ends provided with a vertical series of openings, the securing-bolts passed through said openings in the ends of the clamping bars, and the scraper having a horizontal series of openings in each end, and the securing-bolts passed through said openings in the lower ends of the hangers" (lines 29-39).
Date:
June 4, 1889
Creator:
Ruddell, Charles Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cutting Mechanism for Corn-Harvesters
Patent for a cutting mechanism for corn harvesters that allows the stalks to be cut more effectively while the corn is being harvested.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Tilson, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Strip
Patent for a door strip for blocking air gaps below doors.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Valentine, Levi Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit
Patent for a drill bit for oil wells that provides a way for the bit to be lubricated while in use to prevent the adhesion of gummy substances.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Kilgore, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene and Oil Filter
Patent for a gasoline and oil filter capable of filtering material in a way that makes in suitable for reuse, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Caen, George, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater
Patent for "a heater of the above-described character which may be used in connection with a stove or furnace or a fire built on the ground in the open air and be more effective and economic in its heating and more convenient in operation than the usual methods heretofore pursued in such instances where an inexpensive and portable device of this kind could be used to great advantage" (lines 13-22).
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
Harrison, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Sliding Doors and Windows
Patent for a clutch mechanism for sliding doors and windows that ensures the panel can be moved in both directions freely but will not disengage of it's own accord, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Benson, Jarome F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Huller-Gin
Patent for a huller gin that sends the cotton hulls out of the gin machine automatically and runs continuously.
Date:
June 4, 1912
Creator:
Murray, Stephen D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for a plow called the "The Texas Cultivator" (line 7) that uses left and right wings and diamond plows that may be used to plow either side of stock to eliminate additional operators and time for the same job, including illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1861
Creator:
Cain, Shugar M. & Stelfox, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences
Patent for an improvement in fences through the manufacturing of a fence or fence-paneling of hoop-iron, so that it may be sold in sections of any desired length, rolled up in compact form, easily and cheaply transported to any distance, and put up by the farmer with rapidity and facility.
Date:
June 4, 1872
Creator:
Brown, Floyd G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lock-Faucets.
Patent for a improvement in lock faucets, includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1878
Creator:
Seward, Marion F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Oiling Slides and Glides.
Patent for a new machine to be used for oiling slides and glides for engines, &c., includes illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1878
Creator:
Bates, Asa N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History