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Speed-Indicator.
Patent for a speed indicator to allow individuals not in an automobile to determine its speed, including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Allan, William N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pressing and Drying Garments.
Patent for pressing and drying pantaloons and garments which includes a hollow form made of sheet metal that is closed steam-tight and uses a steam pipe inside to dry the garments.
Date:
October 8, 1881
Creator:
Wolf, Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plaque and Picture Hanger.
Patent for a new and improved holder for plaques and pictures. This design "is to provide a simple and cheap device for conveniently hanging painted or ornamental plaques, plates, tiles, and similar decorative objects" (lines 15-18).
Date:
July 25, 1882
Creator:
Marucheau, Elizabeth L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding-Door Latch.
Patent for "a latch applicable to the sliding doors of common carriers, dwellings, and the like" (lines 10-12), to keep sliding doors shut. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Merritt, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamping-Machine
Patent for new stamping device for "quickly and accurately stamping railroad tickets on their faces with the date of issue, the destination and the time limit or number of the train on which the ticket is to be used" (lines 11-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 29, 1913
Creator:
Terry, James William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Parcel Carrier Guard for Bicycles
Patent for improved Parcel-Carrier Guard for bicycles. Specifically the patent helps to prevent contact with the parcel carrier guard and the front wheel.
Date:
July 4, 1916
Creator:
Apple, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Propeller
Patent for a boat propeller that does not create a vacuum behind it and is more efficient than other propellers.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Blake, David H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a new and improved pump. This design "has been specially devised for use in pumping gas, air, or vapor — as in ice-machines, for instance — and mainly with reference to attaining circulation with low pressure; but when operated at high speed considerable pressure may be attained therewith, whether operating upon vapors or liquids, as . . . [the] pump involves a novel mode of operation, in that it possesses characteristics partially common to pumps of the rotary system, as well as to those having a reciprocating piston" (lines 10-21).
Date:
July 19, 1881
Creator:
Rose, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Working Volatile Hydrates for Artificial Refrigeration.
Patent for a new and improved method of working volatile hydrates for refrigeration. This invention "consists in the continuous circulation through a chamber to be refrigerated of aqueous solution of volatile matter previously cooled by the expansive elimination therefrom of a portion of said volatile matter" (lines 64-68).
Date:
July 26, 1881
Creator:
Rose, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold and Mold Hoisting Apparatus for Building Concrete Walls.
Patent for a new and improved concrete-raising apparatus. This design "consists in a mold in which a course of a wall can be formed, and in devices for raising the mold in the formation of another course. The invention also consists in details of construction and combination of parts" (lines 12-17).
Date:
July 8, 1884
Creator:
Carrico, Thomas Willson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Drilling Wells.
Patent for improvement in "tools for drilling or boring Artesian, oil, and other deep wells; and it has for its object to prevent the loss of the drill or auger or of any portion of the drill-rods" (lines 9-13) via an "improved means for connecting the tool to the lower end of the drill-rod" (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date:
July 16, 1889
Creator:
McLane, Hiram H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tooth
Patent for an artificial tooth. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 26, 1910
Creator:
Stallman, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Round Bales.
Patent for a method making round cotton bales at cotton gins more efficiently by providing a way of winding the bat of cotton into a ball in between press runs.
Date:
July 30, 1907
Creator:
Reagan, Edgar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in toys, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 12, 1898
Creator:
Busse, Annie
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Regulating Means.
Patent for an improvement in regulating the speed of sound recording and reproducing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 9, 1918
Creator:
Fletcher, Theodore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Waiter
Patent for a portable waiter comprised of wheels and a removable tray that is used to carry dishes to and from a dining room to a kitchen. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 13, 1909
Creator:
Hill, Georgie Fly
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laminated Fabric for Tire-Casings.
Patent for a laminated fabric for tire casings that reinforces motor vehicle tires to reduce heat exposure and risk of damage. This type of laminated fabric is intended to resist wear and prevent tire blow-outs.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Doolin, Charles B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stocking Supporter
Patent for a stocking supporter. Illustration included.
Date:
July 12, 1904
Creator:
Beeler, Gertrude
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Cutting Machine.
Patent for an improved paper cutting machine that can achieve more precise cuts for labels, paper boxes, and cartons, and also has a clamping mechanism to hold the paper in place.
Date:
July 27, 1920
Creator:
Downie, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Underground Portable Drill
Patent for drilling machines for the object of drilling underground openings for laying gas, electric, water or any other conduits. A second object is sectional drill or track worm to keep drilling going without moving the machine.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Branning, Willie F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stock Chute
Patent for Stock-Chute. "The object of my invention is to supply railroads with a cattle-chute which not only require less work and fewer laborers to operate it, but will afford a perfectly safe means of transferring stock without liability of injury to the stock during the act of transfer." (lines 56-62) With Illustrations.
Date:
July 5, 1887
Creator:
Hess, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor
Patent for "a device which may be used for pumping, sawing, drilling, and other analogous purposes, which will be effective in its operation, and which will not be liable to get out of order, and the parts of which will not be liable to get out of alignment with each other" (lines 24-31).
Date:
July 19, 1887
Creator:
Holmgreen, Julius H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confection Dipping Machine
Patent for a confection dipping machine. "This inventions relates to machines for coating bonbons, drop-cores, caramels, nuts, and the like with a superficial coating of confection material" (line 8-11_ illustrations included.
Date:
July 21, 1903
Creator:
Jenner, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoof-Cleaning Tool.
Patent for an improved farriers tool that cleans animals' hoofs that is a specially designed hook. It works quickly, thoroughly, and easily.
Date:
July 25, 1893
Creator:
Jenner, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History