Resource Type
States
Counties
Decade
Month
56 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
56
next
Insertible Saw-Tooth.
Patent for an insertible saw tooth, which does not require the use of a separate holder.
Date:
March 24, 1908
Creator:
Askins, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for "a cheap and simple machine adapted to chop or hoe cotton and simultaneously plow or hill the same; furthermore, to adapt the chopper to form stands composed of any number of plants and at any distance apart, and, finally, to provide means for raising and lowering the plows out of and into operative position and throwing the chopping mechanism into and out of gear, which means are controlled in a convenient manner by the driver or operator" (lines 10-20).
Date:
April 19, 1892
Creator:
Balshaw, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Timber-Jack.
Patent for timber-jacks which are "particularly adapted for use for persons using cross-cut saws on large pieces of timber."
Date:
April 6, 1915
Creator:
Barret, James H. & Barret, J. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Power.
Patent for a new and improved motorized churn. This design "has for its object to provide a means for converting a rotary into a reciprocating movement and regulating the range of the reciprocating mechanism" (lines 15-18).
Date:
February 24, 1880
Creator:
Britain, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie.
Patent for railroad ties and especially for a fie made from a log of wood.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Bryant, Joseph D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter
Patent for plows whereas a seeder attachment is provided, to allow ordinary one or two horse plows to be readily converted into a planter adapted for planting grains of all kinds.
Date:
September 20, 1919
Creator:
Carlisle, Marion N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn Power.
Patent for a new and improved motorized butter churn. This design is of "a simple and efficient device for converting a rotary into a reciprocating motion, which may be either vertical or horizontal, and is especially adapted to the various kinds of churns, washing-machines, and the like now in the market" (lines 13-18).
Date:
January 4, 1881
Creator:
Clark, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish and Rat Trap
Patent for fish and rat trap that can catch bait robbers as well as fish to reduce the nuisance for fishermen. The device contains a sensitive trigger release mechanism that can be activated under water at any point.
Date:
July 11, 1916
Creator:
Cotton, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Petroleum-Oil-Burner
Patent for an oil burner for providing heat, light, and for cooking or baking. It super heats steam in two steam chambers to generate more heat.
Date:
February 3, 1903
Creator:
Demory, Alexander F. & Barron, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Cultivators and Choppers
Patent for an improvement to the design of a rotary cultivator and chopper, including illustrations.
Date:
May 11, 1875
Creator:
Fenley, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent is for a churn that accelerates the process.
Date:
February 16, 1903
Creator:
Frederick, Jeremiah G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dressing Millstones.
Patent for "a new and improved mode of dressing millstones for the purpose of grinding every kind of grain into meal flour &c., &c." (lines 4-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 4, 1851
Creator:
Gaines, Edmund P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Millstone-Dress.
Patent for "a new and improved mode of dressing millstones for the purpose of grinding wheat and grain into meal flour" (lines 4-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 25, 1854
Creator:
Gaines, Edmund P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Millstone-Dress.
Patent for improvement in millstone-dress by “making each of the main grooves in five sections, in combination with shoulders and inclined planes” (lines 17-19), including illustration.
Date:
June 26, 1860
Creator:
Gaines, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for a tool that can be used for fence construction by stretching the wires to the desired tension, or for repairing fences by crimping the slack in the wires. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 5, 1897
Creator:
Gardner, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Window-Awning And Fire-Protector.
Patent for a collapsible window awning.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Guy, Webb W. & Richards, Oliver L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Holder And Fastener.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in sash holders and fasteners, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 25, 1899
Creator:
Guynes, Allen Perry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Egg Tester
Patent for an egg testing device to allow an egg to be placed in one side and removed from the other after testing for a more efficient flow in "candling" each of the eggs.
Date:
June 10, 1913
Creator:
Hancock, Joseph C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for Cultivator.
Date:
February 27, 1917
Creator:
Harris, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Awning-Lock
Patent for a novel locking attachment for awning locks. Device locks so that is it inaccessible from the outside, therefore providing security from intruders.
Date:
February 26, 1918
Creator:
Hatchl, Harold C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms.
Patent for discharging buckshot without reloading and with the precision of firing "a single bullet fired from a barrel of proper bore to fit it" (lines 17-18), including illustrations.
Date:
March 1, 1859
Creator:
Haynes, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for improvements to a cultivator "which, for convenience of operation, may be attached to the wheels or frame of any ordinary wagon or cart, or it may be operated independently of either of the above by attaching the draft animals directly to the main or principal beam to which the plow-points are connected." (Lines 10-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 18, 1873
Creator:
Hinckley, Jacob B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crosscut Band-Saw.
Patent for improvements in crosscut band-saws, in particular, a portable, power-driven crosscut band-saw used for lumbering wood. Designed with motor seated in light metal framework and intended to be operated by two persons. Meant for increased productivity through reduction in sawing time and ability to cut the tree within inches of the ground.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Howland, Harry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspenders.
Patent for "improved means for supporting trousers and drawers, or two garments of similar form, simultaneously by the same suspenders" (lines 12-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1911
Creator:
Hudson, Edwin P. & Mally, Frederick W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History