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Tourist's Glass.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in tourists' glasses" (lines 5-6)
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Box
Patent for a rail-car journal box with "an anti-friction side and end bearing for axle, having means for supplying a lubricant thereto in any desired quantity the rings serving to constantly distribute said lubricant around the roller bearings" (lines 73-78).
Date:
July 14, 1908
Creator:
Washington, George M.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Motor.
Patent for a new and improved motor. This design "is to produce a simple, convenient, and efficient foot-power having a single pedal accessible from each side of the motor or a double pedal accessible at the end to an operator facing the machine" (lines 14-19). It consists "of a horizontal rock-shaft extending lengthwise of the machine, a horizontal connecting-piece running diagonally of and rigidly secured to said shaft, a seat for the operator, a pedal rigidly secured to said rock-shaft, said pedal serving as a single or double pedal and so arranged that the operator shall face the device" (lines 94-101).
Date:
July 5, 1892
Creator:
Cochins, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism for Operating Railway-Switches.
Patent for a device "for automatically operating the switches of steam, electric, and street railways by the movement of a locomotive or car, thereby obviating the necessity of a brakeman, driver, motorman, or other person alighting from the car or train for such purpose" (lines 12-18).
Date:
July 2, 1895
Creator:
Moore, Albert R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for improvements in hydrocarbon burners that is inexpensive and can take refined oil or heavy crude oil and make it useable as fuel.
Date:
July 27, 1920
Creator:
St. Wrba, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump for deep wells with a "specially constructed piston capable of a powerful working stroke and which will secure at all times a full volume of liquid at each stroke of the pumping rod." (line 25) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Humason, Granville Allison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Multicylinder Internal-Combustion Engine.
Patent for an internal combustion engine with multiple cylinders.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Hart, Sydney H.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design "consists of a volute spring-washer which is formed of a stiff or steel strong plate that is coiled or set up in . . . an edgewise manner, and is provided with one or more projections or spurs on its top and bottom surfaces, adapted to engage with the under side of the nut and the fish-plate or other object, said spurs or projections being formed on the top and the bottom edges of the inner and outer coils of the spring-washer" (lines 20-29).
Date:
July 1, 1884
Creator:
Campbell, Eli F.; Noble, Laroy C. & Howe, Milton G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protecting-Casing for Electrical Conductors
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Protecting-Cases for Electrical Conductors" (lines 5-7). The object of the invention is to provide a device... for surrounding the commutator of an internal combustion motor and protecting the terminals thereof and the electrical conductors connected to said terminals" (lines 12-17).
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Rooke, Henry L., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for improvements in tires for vehicles that has a cushion that takes the shocks of travel.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Drouet, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for improvements in pneumatic tire that gives a novel means to repairing a worn casing, a blow out, or a rim cut.
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Church, Shelby L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguisher
Patent for a fire extinguisher for putting out fires in oil tanks.
Date:
July 26, 1910
Creator:
Spawn, Able F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post
Patent for a plastic fence post for use with wire fences that has pre-made openings for the wires to go into to and attach to the fence post.
Date:
July 2, 1907
Creator:
Crum, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Greasing Device
Patent for a greasing device. Illustration included.
Date:
July 14, 1908
Creator:
Overall, Ida L. & Bock, T. J.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
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.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Mechanism
Patent for improvements in well pumps involving protecting and lubricating parts during use.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in a power transmitting mechanism that is "designed for the purpose of connecting a driving or power shaft with a driven shaft, whereby the driven shaft is continuously rotated from the driving shaft." (lines 11-14)
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Smith, Robert W. J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Clutch
Patent for a fluid clutch for engines. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Paper Box.
Patent for a folding cardboard box with a lid made from one piece of cardboard.
Date:
July 30, 1907
Creator:
Rhodes, Albert May
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History