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Airship.
Patent for an airship with multiple gas bags inside an outer enclosing casing, which maintain the buoyancy of the airship in case one or more of the smaller bags should rupture. This airship also supports one or more persons other than the pilot, has an "envelop adapted to serve as a parachute in the event of danger", and can "alight upon and rise from the surface of a body of water".
Date:
July 2, 1918
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Apparatus
Patent for an amusement apparatus of the character set forth with and inclined place made of a number of pivoted sections which may be simultaneously moved into horizontal position to form steps or seats and be held in such position by trip device provided with a target which latter upon being hit by a thrown ball will release the several sections of the inclined plane of steps and permit them through the weight of one or more persons thereon to aline one with the other and form a continuous inclined plane or sliding board down which the persons who were seated or standing upon the steps will be caused to slide and be thrown into a body of water over which the apparatus is erected.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Andrews, J.W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Andiron
Patent for improvements to andiron or "fire-dogs".
Date:
July 5, 1887
Creator:
Steele, Oliver
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Andiron.
Patent for an andiron that combines with a gated screen including illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Baker, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke
Patent for an animal poke worn on the head of cattle to prevent jumping outside the field which allows the cow to graze freely while wearing the poke.
Date:
July 16, 1907
Creator:
Seay, Mark Machel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke.
Patent for improvements in animal-poke by providing a device which is arranged for convenient application to an animal, so as not to interfere with the grazing and drinking thereof, and will effectually prevent the animal from destroying fences and also from pushing and fighting other stock. (Lines 9-15) Illustration is included.
Date:
July 1, 1902
Creator:
Barnes, John I.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke
Patent for an animal poke which is worn around the belly of the cow or other animal, and pokes the animal when it pushes against a fence and has a hook attached to the back of the poke which will catch onto the fence if they try to go underneath or over the fence.
Date:
July 28, 1908
Creator:
Bush, Caswell C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke.
Patent for "a light and effective head-frame for horned cattle, designed to prevent their going through or injuring wire fences or from goring persons or animals." (Lines 14-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1897
Creator:
Moore, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Power.
Patent for a new and improved engine. This design has a "tread-wheel on which the animal is placed, and which is provided with a cog-wheel on its under side to mesh with a pinion placed on one end of the crank-shaft, a connecting-rod which is attached at one end to the crank and at the other to a pivoted lever . . . a second connecting-rod which is fastened to the upper end of the pivoted lever . . . a balance-wheel, and the main driving-shaft provided with a number of arms, each one of which carries a planet-wheel for the purpose of moving around a fixed wheel" (lines 15-29).
Date:
July 7, 1885
Creator:
Yarbrough, Ezekel James & Kyker, John Marshal
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap
Patent for an animal trap. Illustration included.
Date:
July 31, 1906
Creator:
Crowson, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap
Patent for a small animal trap which consists of a cage suspended in the air on a spring system which drops when an animal disturbs the bait.
Date:
July 20, 1909
Creator:
Franks, Marion M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for an improved animal trap that can catch a large variety of animals, including fish, and does not injure the animals. Bait is placed in the trap, and the door on one end is spring-activated. A hinged door on the top is where the operator can take out the animal.
Date:
July 18, 1893
Creator:
Crockett, William E. & McAdams, Richard E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap.
Patent for a new and improved animal trap. This design consists in "the combination of the wire frame having the parallel base-arms, the coiled-springs, the upwardly-extending arms, and the downwardly-extending loop, the loop or ring on the bend and engaged portions of said wire, and the trigger-wire having the frontwardly-projecting point engaging said ring" (lines 80-87).
Date:
July 10, 1888
Creator:
Beversdorf, Louis, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap.
Patent for Improvements in Animal Traps. This trap is a "self and everset trap" (lines 11-12) with the primary purpose of creating a trap that is "efficient of operation, economical of construction, and sanitary" (lines 14-15).
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Burgett, William Matthews
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap
Patent for an ant trap,with illustrations. Purpose of the invention was to be efficient more efficient in both cost and use in comparison to other ant traps being sold at the time.
Date:
July 30, 1889
Creator:
Davis, Edwin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti Friction Journal.
Patent for a new and improved anti-friction journal. This design "relates to anti-friction devices adapted especially for hoisting pulleys; and it has for its object to provide a device in which the shaft or axis of the main hoisting-pulley shall be supported or mounted upon the peripheries of wheels of a considerable diameter as compared with that of the hoisting-pulley, whereby the friction may be lessened to the greatest possible extent" (lines 24-32).
Date:
July 22, 1884
Creator:
Taylor, John C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Friction Wagon Slide.
Patent for a new and improved anti-friction wagon slide. This design "consists of flat side pieces provided with bolt-holes near their ends, and connected to diametrically-opposite points of nearly-cylindrical end pieces, which have holes through their axes for the reception of the roller-shaft. The recess is so formed that the lower portion of the end pieces shall bear against its ends when the frame is put in place. This arrangement, together with the bolts through the corners of the frame and the coupling-tongue, prevents any tendency of the frame to displacement" (lines 42-54).
Date:
July 27, 1886
Creator:
Jowell, George Ratcliff.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Oscillating Attachment for Street-Cars.
Patent for an improved anti-oscillating attachment for street-cars. It has a car truck, equalizing pivoting bars secured between the truck ends, cushions on either side of the bars, adjustable bolts that hold the bars in place, and springs between the bolts.
Date:
July 10, 1894
Creator:
Chollar, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antileak Composition.
Patent for improvements in antileak composition in order to prevent leaks in liquid holding containers like radiators, boilers, etc.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Shrum, Will N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antiskidding Vehicle Wheel-Tire.
Patent for an antiskidding vehicle wheel tire that has tread structure which prevents slippage or skidding of the tires on wet or icy roads.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Dees, Mark A. & Dees, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Automatically Photographing Persons Moving Along a Confined Way.
Patent for a device to automatically take photographs of persons as they walk over a pressure sensor. The inventor suggests the device be used for ticket fare enforcement.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Cannon, Burrell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Burning Lime.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for burning lime. To provide reliable and efficient means to extract all the heat units from fuel to be used by providing an increase draft and long blaze.
Date:
July 18, 1916
Creator:
Walsh, Patrick A. & Walsh, Edward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Deep Wells.
Patent for a device that uses hot steam to clean caked-on paraffin, mud, and other substances out of oil well pumping apparatuses.
Date:
July 31, 1917
Creator:
Deats, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Deep Wells.
Patent for a device that assists in cleaning deep wells that have caked material in the pumping apparatus by using hot steam.
Date:
July 3, 1917
Creator:
Deats, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History