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Acetylene Gas Generator.
Patent for a acetylene gas generator which combines "both a generator and a gasometer the parts of which are so arranged as to render the machine efficient and entirely automatic in action, as well as inexpensive of production." (lines 16-20) including illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1902
Creator:
Reynolds, Pearl P. & Reynolds, Jerry J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Hoisting Liquids from Wells.
Patent for an “apparatus for raising liquid from wells by means of a compressed fluid, such as air or other vapors or gas“ (lines 9-12). The apparatus leaves liquid from the well under normal pressure during hoisting or pumping, and allows for varying amounts of liquid to be extracted.
Date:
October 28, 1913
Creator:
McCall, Duncan D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Treating Petroleum.
Patent for an apparatus that is used to treat petroleum and other heavy hydrocarbons in order to produce gasoline and other liquid fuels.
Date:
October 28, 1919
Creator:
Andrews, Benjamin & Averill, Willard C., Jr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armor For Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for armor for pneumatic tires to prevent puncturing of the inner inflatable tube. To also provide anti-skidding lugs which connect to the flexible armor embodied in the tire casing.
Date:
October 16, 1917
Creator:
Chilton, William G. & Hobgood, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal
Patent for automobile signal that allows those in the rear to know if the driver is about to stop, or is slowing down.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Fernandez, José
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Band Tightener
Patent for a bale-band tightener, for "baling-presses; and its object is to provide a new and improved bale-band tightener which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to permit the operator to conveniently place the bands in position and fasten the ends together after the bale is pressed." (Lines 7-13)
Date:
October 5, 1897
Creator:
Duval, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Tool
Patent for a boring tool that has both a bit and a reamer.
Date:
October 1, 1912
Creator:
Decker, Harry R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Car Door Fastener and Spark Arrester.
Patent for a new and improved box-car door fastener and spark arrester. This design consists in "the door, the screws extending therefrom, the strips having the inclined slots received on the screws, and provided with the projections, the lever pivoted on the screws outside the strip, stops on the lever to engage the projections, and means--such as cord--for locking the lever" (lines 4-11).
Date:
October 19, 1886
Creator:
Lynch, Hubbard Calhoun
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Break-Out Pin.
Patent for a modified break-out pin on an oil derrick which makes it easier to release a wrench for unscrewing pipes when done, but still holds the wrench in place while in use.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Headrick, James O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bust-Developer
Patent for a bust developer which is battery operated and attaches cups to the breasts to draw the blood into the breast area and cause them to enlarge.
Date:
October 12, 1909
Creator:
Eganhouse, John G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cable Grip
Patent for a cable grip. Illustration included.
Date:
October 17, 1905
Creator:
Neff, Asa J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cable Splicing Joint
Patent for a case that encapsulates the joined ends of cables to protect them from moisture.
Date:
October 31, 1916
Creator:
Bostick, Deane E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Wheel Lubricator.
Patent for a car-wheel lubricator that can be easily used while the wheels are moving or still, and does not waste lubrication. It attaches to two railway wheels.
Date:
October 16, 1894
Creator:
Reneau, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter-Regulating Mechanism.
Patent for improvements in carbureter-regulating mechanism by "automatically regulate the air and fuel valve of a carbureter, according to the speed of the engine and the load being carried thereby" (lines 12-15, p.1.) Illustration is included.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Carpenter, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cement and Concrete Construction.
Patent for improved, integrated construction materials system including, "reinforced cement, concrete or similar materials," air ventilation, lathing securing, and down spout construction, with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 1, 1918
Creator:
Parker, Barton J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump
Patent for a centrifugal pump. This invention "relates to centrifugal pumps in which a rotary impeller, having a fluid-entrance at the eye, discharges into a surrounding discharge chamber" (lines 8-11). Illustrations included.
Date:
October 2, 1906
Creator:
Bettis, William Irvin & Hamilton, Hugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump
Patent for a centrifugal pump. Illustration included.
Date:
October 9, 1906
Creator:
Bettis, William Irvin & Hamilton, Hugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Plow and Harrow.
Patent for combined plows and harrows, which operates to break up the earth after it has been plowed, while the plow is opening another furrow. This invention also features the provision of a harrow attachment which can be readily applied to or removed from various types of plows.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Rohrer, Darius B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Comparison of Crashes and Fatalities in Texas by Age Group: Selected Cities in Texas
A report on car crashes and fatality rates by age in Houston, Sugar Land, and Pearland, Texas in 2006 and 2009 to determine if the rate of accidents or fatalities is going up or down.
Date:
October 2012
Creator:
Texas Southern University. Center for Transportation Training and Research.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Barrel.
Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A. & Childs, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton-chopper with two moveable, adjustable cutting apparatuses, which is operated using the foot. One of the cutters moves along the path of travel of the device and the other is stationary, as to prevent the chopper from pulling the cotton plant from the ground while cutting. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
October 5, 1920
Creator:
Dawson, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Link for Clothes-Lines.
Design patent for a link for clothes-lines of a useful and novel design.
Date:
October 31, 1899
Creator:
Irvine, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Design for Rein Holder
Design for a rein holder that has a longitudinally-curved base piece that ends with opposite duplicate substantially U-shaped bends.
Date:
October 19, 1897
Creator:
Saunders, David R. & Lee, Jacob M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Direction Indicator
Patent for turn signals on vehicles that can be operated by the drivers knees, or by the steering wheel.
Date:
October 24, 1916
Creator:
Gallia, Ignatz J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History