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Air-Blast Cotton-Gin
Patent for airing out the lent from the brushes on the ginn. This also uses less power than the ones before.
Date:
November 21, 1914
Creator:
Ginn, C.B.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Automatic drain-valve.
Patent for an improved automatic drain valve used in air braking systems.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Huddleston, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bandage
Patent for a new bandage or dressing clamp that will hold a bandage in place. It includes two circular, notched jaws held together by an adjustable tube. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Lupton, Minnie May
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Stacking Mail-Matter.
Patent for a device for stacking and bundling all manner of print materials sent through the mail.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Thompson, Earl P. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine-Plow.
Patent for the improvement of engine-plows especially regarding those adapted for traction engines. The patent includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Rarig, Welden C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Process of Sterilizing and Packaging Rice
Patent for sterilizing and packaging rice by subjecting it to heat for twenty minutes or more. After this, the rice is sorted in a shaker and put into packaging while maintaining the air temperature. This prohibits the rice kernels from cracking.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Davis, Waters Smith, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meter.
Patent for a meter measuring the flow of liquid with a dial indicating gallons per hour for use in vehicles with internal combustion engines.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Carroll, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Folding Machine.
Patent for a paper-folding machine that is intended to fold letters and insert them into envelopes.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Causey, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silo
Patent for a silo composed of sections that can be arranged to modify the capacity as needed, including illustrations.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Ames, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for resilient, non-pneumatic vehicle wheels that absorb road vibrations and shocks.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Crowe, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stay-Hinge.
Patent for a new stay-hinge to prevent breakage of an opened tool chest or trunk lid.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Gassaway, H. E. & Gassaway, Huey E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for a new wheel that preserves the life of its parts using oil or other lubricant that flows into grooves etched into rims from compartments between the felly sections.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Hanna, Oscar Velandingham
System:
The Portal to Texas History