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Trolley-Pole.
Patent for inventing a trolley pole which is easy to build, comparatively inexpensive and easy to use. This is an improvement for the older version.
Date:
July 18, 1916
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Otey. R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ointment-Applier
Patent for an ointment applier for the insides of a person's body. Illustrations included.
Date:
July 5, 1910
Creator:
Kooken, Robert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive number Plate and Holder Therefor
Patent for a locomotive number plate and holder therefor. Illustration included.
Date:
July 14, 1908
Creator:
Lape, John K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motive Power.
Patent for a new and improved motor. With this design, "[i]t is to be observed that the beam is provided with a series of holes near one end, and the frame is also provided with a corresponding series of apertures, so that by taking out the pin which supports the beam and changing its position the throw of the beam may be regulated at pleasure" (lines 57-63).
Date:
July 26, 1887
Creator:
Louthian, Lafayette D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen Pickup-Roller.
Patent for improvements for condensing things such as lint and hair and removing them from "the screen cylinder of the apparatus by a screen pickup roller." (lines 13-15)
Date:
July 13, 1920
Creator:
Martin, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental-Operating Chair
Patent for improvements in the construction and design of dental operating chairs.
Date:
July 3, 1888
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Scrapers.
Patent for improved road scraper with two-wheel vehicle and scoop pulled by a chain.
Date:
July 15, 1873
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Elevator Chain.
Patent for a new and improved water-elevator chain. This design "has relation to that class of water-elevators in which the buckets are connected to an endless chain formed of wire, the several links being connected to each other by loops or eyes formed thereon; and the object thereof is to improve the construction of this class of wire chains, whereby the bearings for the links are greatly increased and strengthened and the general construction of the chain rendered more durable, also the links more conveniently coupled together or uncoupled without injury thereto" (lines 17-28).
Date:
July 26, 1887
Creator:
Mayfield, William Dudley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Shoe.
Patent for a device that fits "pneumatic tires for automobiles" (lines 8-9) in order to "prevent the slipping of a pneumatic tired wheel in snow, ice, mud, sand, or the like." (lines 10-12).
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
McCall, Jacob Capshaw
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Mail-Box and Door-Bell
Patent for a combined mailbox and doorbell. The invention automatically sounds a bell when mail is placed inside that can be set up directly on the house or at a distance. The invention also serves to protect the mail from rain and mail thieves.
Date:
July 9, 1918
Creator:
McDonald, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comfort and the Like.
Patent for a loosely woven material that covers household furnishings so it can be easily cleaned and then reattached.
Date:
July 27, 1920
Creator:
McNatt, Lucie R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator
Patent for a acetylene gas generator with an improved valve for sending carbide into the generator which is more efficient and cheaper to make.
Date:
July 30, 1907
Creator:
Menczer, Samuel A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Inkstand and Pen-Rack.
Patent for a inkstand with a magnetized pen-rack. If the pen or pencil isn't metal, a metal sleeve is provided to put around the utensil so it can sit on the rack. There is a space for ink-wells, pen-boxes, and a space for advertisements. It is meant for customers to use in lobbies.
Date:
July 14, 1896
Creator:
Moyer, Herman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Cretaceous Aquifers of North-Central Texas: Volume 2
The second volume of a two part report on the Creataceous aquifers in Texas. This volume contains information on water wells, water levels, and chemical analyses.
Date:
July 1982
Creator:
Nordstrom, Philip L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas-Generating Apparatus.
Patent for a gas generating apparatus that produces combustible gas.
Date:
July 18, 1911
Creator:
O'Neall, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a vehicle-wheel that has cushioned, pneumatic, or elastic tires, shoulders, inwardly extending parallel branches, a felly that holds the branches in place and curves around the body of the tire, bolts that go through the felly and the branches, and spokes inside the felly.
Date:
July 17, 1894
Creator:
Penoyer, Newton D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electromechanical Switch Thrower
Patent for an electromechanical switch thrower. Illustration included.
Date:
July 31, 1906
Creator:
Posey, James A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.
Patent for Auxiliary Roll Former for Linter Condensers.
Date:
July 5, 1917
Creator:
Prater, C.E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Check.
Patent for a new and improved door check. This design is "formed of a single strip of sheet metal, comprising a base provided with a hole or holes for fastening the same in position, and one end bent inwardly and upwardly at an angle to said base to form a spring-catch, and the other end bent upwardly at substantially at a right angle to the base and thence downwardly and outwardly to form a fastening-flange, in line with the base, and a brace to strengthen the stop, said flange being provided with holes and the rubber buffers" (lines 70-80).
Date:
July 26, 1887
Creator:
Price, Harry F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boat-Propeller
Patent for a boat propeller that runs more efficiently by turning in such a way that the load of water on the propeller is taken off when its blades are going up.
Date:
July 16, 1912
Creator:
Reames, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seeding Attachment for Disk Harrows
Patent for "improvements in seeding attachments for disk harrows, whereby the operation of harrowing the stubble and seeding-grain may be accomplished simultaneously" (lines 10-14).
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Rogers, Jonathan Judson & Kennedy, Oliver Sylvester
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Splitting-Ax
Patent for a splitting ax to be used for splitting wood, especially rails, constructed in a manner to prevent the ax wedge from sticking in the rail. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 16, 1918
Creator:
Sandidge, Thomas R., Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting and Launching Machinery for Life-Boats.
Patent for machinery to quickly launch and lower life boats from a main ship in case of accident.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Sargeant, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Life Boat
Patent for life boats to use for large passenger ships, cruise and other boats that can be installed at the sides of the ships for easy access during evacuation.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Sargeant, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History