Acetylene-Gas-Generating Apparatus. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas-Generating Apparatus.

Patent for "improvements in apparatus for generating acetylene , and comprises the novel features." (lines 8-10) including illustration.
Date: July 24, 1900
Creator: Metcalf, Charles Wesley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Molding Silos and the Like. (open access)

Apparatus for Molding Silos and the Like.

Patent for an apparatus of simple structure that allows for the easy adjustment and manipulation of parts. It is "used for molding silos and similar structures from concrete cement material" (lines 10-12).
Date: July 16, 1918
Creator: Atkins, Thomas B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling. (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Coupling.

Patent for "a new and useful improvements in automatic air-brake couplers to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, the invention also relates to improvements in automatic air-brake couplings in cars". (lines 5-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: July 17, 1900
Creator: Cary, Lewis C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bolster-Standard. (open access)

Bolster-Standard.

Patent for a durable, simple, and easily applied bolster-standard meant to be secured to the bolster and does not allow the bolster to split or crack.
Date: July 30, 1895
Creator: Bennett, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calcining-Furnance. (open access)

Calcining-Furnance.

Patent for updates to "calcining-furnaces", specifically several original and new parts, including illustrations.
Date: July 31, 1900
Creator: Hughes,Godfrey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Circulating-Fan (open access)

Circulating-Fan

Patent for a circulating fan for cooling rooms. Illustrations included.
Date: July 11, 1911
Creator: Jalonick, Hartwell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coil-Box Guard (open access)

Coil-Box Guard

Patent for improvements in coil-box guards for automobiles. The design is simpler and less expensive than previous coil-box guards.
Date: July 12, 1919
Creator: Yonge, Roy C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Form (open access)

Collar-Form

Patent for a device that will hold soft shirt collars in position, giving them a neater appearance.
Date: July 22, 1919
Creator: White, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ruler and Blotter (open access)

Combined Ruler and Blotter

Patent for a combined ruler and blotter (used for writing with ink). Proposed improvement of basic design by being more compact, cheaper to make, and includes a way to tear paper along the ruler's edge.
Date: July 28, 1914
Creator: Schmidt, Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crown Setter (open access)

Crown Setter

Patent for a crown setter that can make impressions of varying sizes with the same tool.
Date: July 6, 1920
Creator: Lewis, Samuel Riley
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engraving-machine. (open access)

Engraving-machine.

Patent for improvements to an engraving machine. Illustrations included.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Crane, Walter E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiber-Cleaning Machine (open access)

Fiber-Cleaning Machine

Patent for a machine for decorticating plants and cleaning the pulp from the fibers. Illustrations included.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Vaughan, Henry L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness. (open access)

Harness.

Patent for a harness that is simpler and more economical to make and is efficient in use.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Crawford, Hezekiah H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site [Rack Card] (open access)

Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site [Rack Card]

Card advertising Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site with brief descriptive information and a summary of activities, facilities, and other features of the location.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Injection Apparatus (open access)

Injection Apparatus

Patent for an injection apparatus for use in adding chemicals to water supplies in sinks.
Date: July 5, 1910
Creator: Rodgers, Walter S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp Attachment (open access)

Lamp Attachment

Patent for a new and improved Lamp Attachment which instantaneously extinguish lamp mechanically, without necessitating the employment a person's breath or the elevation of the lamps chimney.
Date: July 8, 1919
Creator: Rodriguez, Gavino
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines. (open access)

Means for Ventilating and Expelling Water from Mines.

Patent for a ventilation and water pumping system for mines, which pumps out water underground, removes foul air and gases, and keeps the mine supplied with fresh air through pressurizing the air in the mine.
Date: July 21, 1908
Creator: Durack, Patrick H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Movement (open access)

Mechanical Movement

Patent for the invention of certain improvements in mechanical movements.
Date: July 29, 1910
Creator: Campbell, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Tie and Rail-Fastener (open access)

Metallic Tie and Rail-Fastener

Patent for a metallic tie and rail fastener that does not require the use of bolts.
Date: July 2, 1912
Creator: Arellano, Francisco
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method and Apparatus for Coating Pipes, Bars, Angles, and the Like. (open access)

Method and Apparatus for Coating Pipes, Bars, Angles, and the Like.

Patent for improved method of coating pipes, bars, angles, etc., by applying centrifugal force to the item after being immersed in a coating bath.
Date: July 13, 1920
Creator: Watrous, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Guide. (open access)

Paper-Guide.

Patent for a Paper-Guide that can be folded, when it is not in service position, to allow it to be covered by the typewriting machine it is attached to. The patent includes illustrations.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: Davis, Alice Urilla
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston (open access)

Piston

The Patent for an improved piston to be used in connection with the cylinders of air brakes. The improvement involves making the removal and replacement of worn out packing material easier.
Date: July 22, 1913
Creator: King, Herbert G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Priming Device. (open access)

Priming Device.

Patent for a priming device, used on internal combustion engines, that can be used to assist an engine heat up. Through this device, users can accelerate this process and benefit from a more fuel-efficient vehicle.
Date: July 9, 1918
Creator: Brooks, Howard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Hydrochloric Acid and Calcium Carbid (open access)

Process of Making Hydrochloric Acid and Calcium Carbid

Patent for "new and useful processes in treating fused calcium chlorid with acetylene gas or other gases mixed therewith, whereby hydrochloric-acid gas and calcium carbid may be produced," (lines 12-16) thus making the manufacturing processes of hydrochloric-acid cheaper while also producing calcium carbid more economically.
Date: July 24, 1906
Creator: Seamon, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History