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Cleaning Device for Wells
Patent for a device that removes loose debris in wells
Date:
July 21, 1917
Creator:
Carden, David A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Wheel.
Patent for a water-wheel that rotates around a vertical axis and that has blade-like arms that enable the wheel to convert flowing water into rotational energy.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Crisp, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower.
Patent for lawn mower with special stationary blades; designed to improve the operation of the rotary blades with which the stationary blades come into contact, thus "insuring an easy running, and a perfectly clean and smooth shearing of the grass, and prevent any shock, grinding or clicking, when the contact is made" (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Clark, Josepsh Chester
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch Stand and Lock
Patent for an improvement in switch-stand and locks, being that they cannot be picked or tampered with.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Maupin, John D.; Allen, Harry E. & Baldwin, Springfield
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire
Patent for an automobile tire that has a "puncture-proof armor" made from links and strips of sheet metal. The armor is placed throughout the inner tube portion of the tire.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Yantis, Guy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tourist's Glass.
Patent for improvements to tourists' glasses, "intended for use to tourists, hunters, ranchmen, botanists, minerologists, and analogous purposes" (lines 25-27) including illustrations.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Faehrmann, John M.
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
Packer for Silos.
Patent for a new packer for silos, "...which may be assembled with any silo of standard construction, to carry out the packing operation" (lines 13-15) including illustrations.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Westbrook, John Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid-Dispensing Apparatus.
Patent for improvements to a fluid-dispensing apparatus for fluids such as oil. Safety features relieve air pressure through a valve and a pressure tank.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Catron, John James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Header Device.
Patent for a header device intended for the cutting of maize, sorghum, kafir, and other crops so that the plant heads land on a header platform without too much stalk accompanying the head.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Montgomery, Carroll Hinckley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Tongs.
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in pipe-tongs" (lines 5-6) including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
July 12, 1913
Creator:
Meredith, John De Witt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Distributing Switch Mechanism for Electric Signs and Similar Devices
Patent for "improvements in distributing switch mechanism for electric signs and similar devices" (lines 5-8)
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Miller, Leonard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Friction-Clutch
Patent for friction clutch (used in automobiles) that would allow better control over rotary parts, even when driving in reverse. The improved control is partially due to the inclusion of a tension device unique to this clutch.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Barry, David Redmond
System:
The Portal to Texas History