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Casing Water Packer
Patent for improved casing water-packer used for Artesian wells.
Date:
June 9, 1903
Creator:
Haas, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising Device
Patent for Advertising Device
Date:
July 28, 1903
Creator:
Smith, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Electric Switch
Patent for an automatic electric switch. This invention consists of a series of switches and a rotary switch run by electromagnetic key operating motor. Illustration included.
Date:
December 15, 1903
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Stanchion.
Patent for improvements in cattle-stanchions in “which the animal can be released from without its stall, so that the attendant will not have to enter such stall or be subjected to any of the inconveniences of dangers arising therefrom.” (Lines 13-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
March 10, 1903
Creator:
Garrett, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Slat Fastener and Brace
Patent for a bed-slat fastener and brace. This bed-slat design is designed to "effectually prevent the distension of the side rails of the bed and will also strengthen and support the slats and prevent sagging or breakage" (line 9-12) illustration included.
Date:
June 16, 1903
Creator:
Shelton, Robert H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check-Row Attachment for Corn-Planters
Patent for "an improved check-row attachment for corn-planting machines, the object of my invention being to provide an efficient mechanism for actuating the seed-dropping mechanism of the corn-planter and which my be operated by the feet of the driver or by a check-wire in such manner as to cause the seeds to be planted in check-rows." (lines 8-15) including illustrations.
Date:
June 9, 1903
Creator:
Agee, George S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
PRINTER'S QUOIN
Patent for Printer's Quoin. "The invention relates to printers' lock-ups; and its object is to provide a new and improved printer's quoin..." (lines 8-10) and illustrations.
Date:
August 11, 1903
Creator:
Decker, William Scott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a "buckle which may be quickly and readily attached to or detached from the straps and which will permit of the ready and rapid adjustment of the straps and at the same time will positively hold the same in their adjusted positions" (lines 13-18).
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
Pool, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent is for a churn that accelerates the process.
Date:
February 16, 1903
Creator:
Frederick, Jeremiah G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clock Calendar
Patent for a clock calendar.
Date:
December 8, 1903
Creator:
Woods, Jesse Leroy
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Arch for Cultivators
Patent for an adjustable arch for cultivators.
Date:
October 27, 1903
Creator:
Porter, Harrison B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Controlling Trolley Poles
Patent for an apparatus for controlling trolley poles. "This invention relates to an apparatus for controlling trolley poles employed for effecting electrical connection between a trolley wire and a motor on a car, and has for its object to provide improved means for automatically throwing the trolley into position to be placed in engagement with the trolley wire" (line 9-15). Illustrations included.
Date:
November 10, 1903
Creator:
Bogue, Judson L. & Jennings, David M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.
Patent for Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.
Date:
May 19, 1903
Creator:
Hogg, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brace for Furniture, &c.
Patent for a brace used to hold parts of furniture together, including illustrations.
Date:
September 8, 1903
Creator:
Pace, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve or Cut-Off for Tanks
Patent for Valve or Cut-off for Tanks. Improved valve or cut-off for tanks especially discharge valves. Few parts, easy to assemble, easy to operate, intended for extended use.
Date:
July 2, 1903
Creator:
Leithauser, Peter Jerome; Leithauser, Peter J. & Leithauser, P. J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for an oil feeder designed to burn crude oil. It features a carbon deposit chamber and a vent pipe.
Date:
May 5, 1903
Creator:
Hartung, Theodore A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anchor Post
Patent for an anchor post. This invention is designed to resist any lateral or longitudinal strain. Illustration included.
Date:
November 17, 1903
Creator:
Small, Wily & Brock, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator
Makes gas generators more automatic making them less dangerous and less likely to cause an explosion.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Summerfield, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Cover.
Patent for improving of the churn's mechanical process by means of the construction of churn covers which prevent the liquid from splashing out the churn.
Date:
October 6, 1903
Creator:
Poole, Robert J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extermination of Boll-Weevil.
Patent for Apparatus for Extermination of Boll Weevil. A vehicle which can carry a furnace to generate noxious fumes with insecticides and cool those fumes to produce a toxic atmosphere around effected plants.
Date:
May 4, 1903
Creator:
Taylor, James Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Machine
Patent for centrifugal machine. This invention is specific to centrifugal machines used as sugar-driers to separate the molasses from crystallized sugar.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
Kennon, James Daniel; Dobbins, G.W. & Shields, L.T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Thinner.
Patent for improvements in corn-thinners for removing excess stalks in the field by constructing the “upper portion’s blade flat to present straight side cutting edges, and having the lower portion curved transversely to present to a lower semicircular cutting edge.” (Lines 53-56.) With this design, the operator would not have to stoop over, making the thinning operation easier. Illustration is included.
Date:
February 17, 1903
Creator:
Horn, Henry G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter
Patent for improvements on corn or cotton planters, especially referring to patent no. 692,646. These improvements are meant to "Simplify the means of adjusting the position of the plows and seed-dropper, to improve the frame construction, and in general to simplify and improve the whole machine" (lines 16-19) Includes instructions and illustrations
Date:
September 4, 1903
Creator:
Simmons, Gideon B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
GATE
Patent for a Gate. "My invention is an improved gate adapted for use as a farm-gate and for other uses." (lines 11-12) and illustrations.
Date:
August 25, 1903
Creator:
BRUCE, ROBERT A
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History