Resource Type
States
Counties
103 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Receptacle.
Patent for a "discharge spout" (line 34) that prevents accidental spills for receptacles that contain liquids, including illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Goodpasture, Thomas B. & Maxwell, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reed-Organ
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of reed organs.
Date:
July 9, 1907
Creator:
England, James R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine
Patent for a rotary engine. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 13, 1909
Creator:
Nichols, Franklin P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Razor.
Patent for new and improved safety razor, which will be similar to an ordinary razor, and "can be used either in its safety form or in the ordinary manner" (lines 15-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Bradley, Richard Sherman.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Razor
Patent for a razor held in place by a guard that protects the user against injury and the razor against dulling. The safety razor is easy to clean and is designed to be "cheaply and easily manufactured" (lines 21-22).
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Benton, Columbus A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sealing Device.
Patent for improvements in the design of devices used for sealing car doors, including illustrations and a description. The device is designed in such a way that the seal may not be removed in the locked position without breaking the door, thus preventing theft.
Date:
July 1, 1913
Creator:
Fox, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber
Patent for spring-based
Date:
July 8, 1913
Creator:
Newell, Greene E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Show-Case
Patent for a show case for cigars that easily opens and closes.
Date:
July 23, 1912
Creator:
Lobenstein, Mack L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal.
Patent for a signal to be placed on the fender of a motor vehicle to indicate to other drivers the intended direction the vehicle is going.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Cochran, Carl T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Skate
Patent for a skate which has a special foot-plate that detaches. The invention is intended to be simple and inexpensive while still effective and long-lasting.
Date:
July 10, 1908
Creator:
Spacie, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleeping-Hood.
Patent for an "inexpensive to manufacture, and convenient and comfortable in use" (lines 17-18) sleeping hood to be worn while sleeping to prevent snoring.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Bloomfield, Emma D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleeve-Puller.
Patent for simple and inexpensive sleeve puller, primarily for "pulling sleeves from the rear axle housing of a motor vehicle" (lines 13-14), with illustrations.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Controlling Mechanism for Motor-Vehicles.
Patent for a device that automatically closes the throttle to slow the speed of a motor vehicle when necessary. The device is designed to respond to vehicle load, road surface, and a predetermined speed limit.
Date:
July 17, 1917
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Generating System
Patent for steam generating system. Illustration included.
Date:
July 21, 1908
Creator:
Bebber, August W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Trap.
Patent for invention that relates to improvements in steam and water separators, and more particularly to that class within the valve controlling the escape of the water condensation from the collecting-trap is operated by the movements of a float actuated by the water of condensation (Reynolds, 1901).
Date:
July 9, 1901
Creator:
Reynolds, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Operating Mechanism
Patent for a railroad switch operating mechanism that is operated from the train which can can close a switch accidentally left open.
Date:
July 7, 1908
Creator:
Hyman, Henry F. & Hay, G. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Cutter.
Patent for tie cutters used to cut railway ties into parts in preparation to discard them from the tracks after their decay.
Date:
July 18, 1916
Creator:
Harber, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glass.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in tourists' glasses" (lines 5-6)
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor
Patent for a tractor "of the caterpillar type, having a caterpillar on each side, said caterpillars being independently driven either forwardly or reversely" (lines 11-14).
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Fisher, Guy B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treasure Box.
Patent for a new and improved lock-box. This design "is provided with means for giving an alarm when an attempt is made to enter the same; and it also has a device for clamping it to the berth or other part of the apartment in which the traveler lodges, so that when the alarm sounds he [or she] is awakened, and thus notified at an attempt at robbery. The device is especially adapted to be clamped to the inner-face of a bed-rail, adjacent to the mattress thereof, so that it cannot be reached without awakening the traveler" (lines 21-31).
Date:
July 13, 1886
Creator:
Hayes, Elbert Newton & Sauer, Venant August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trick Amusement Device
Patent for a puzzle toy consisting of a lid and blower. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 7, 1908
Creator:
Judson, Fred I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for an improvement in sealing capabilities for water pump valves, including illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1915
Creator:
Shelp, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear for Engines.
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Steam-Engine Valve-Gears." The invention consists in "combining with a crank-shaft and a valve-shaft a lever, shaft, and two friction-wheels" (lines 4-9)
Date:
July 6, 1880
Creator:
Josserand, Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Gear for Steam-Engines.
Patent for improving the cut-off of steam-engines through a simple valve motion, including illustration.
Date:
July 30, 1850
Creator:
Milner, George B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History