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- Automatic Gate Latch.
- Patent for invention of a gate latch which is very simple, durable and is comparatively inexpensive. This has a swinging latch attached to the gate.
- Bale Tie.
- Patent for a new and improved tie for bales. This design calls for one long, flat piece of scrap metal to be folded over on itself twice so that there are four layers of metal as well as a loop (or "rib") on either end. Then, a hole should be cut through all four layers with a tapered opening through the edge; this design is cheaper and more durable than previous bale ties.
- Bale-tie
- Patent for improvement in the construction of hooks used to join the ends of ties "for packages or bales of cotton, hemp, rags, or other substances in which a divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale is used, and the ends whereof are joined by a hook at one end of said band, arranged to interlock with any one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band" (para. 2).
- Bicycle-Gearing.
- Patent for "gearing for bicycles, and has for its object to furnish a train of gearing for the connection of the treadles with the rear wheel of a bicycle, whereby the usual sprocket-and-chain gearing may be dispensed with." (lines 7-12).
- Bicycle-Tire.
- Patent for certain new and useful improvements in tires for "use with bicycles" (line 10).
- Blacking Brush.
- Patent for a new and improved blacking brush. This design "relates to an improvement in boot-blacking brushes so disposed that fluid blacking may be used; and to this end [the design] provide[s] a reservoir at one end with a forwardly-projecting tube or nozzle therefrom, the said reservoir having a disk at one side, so that when pressed the liquid will be forced through the nozzle upon the boot" (lines 13-20).
- Blind-Stop.
- Patent for improvements in blind-slat adjusters and locks by providing a plate to secure the cross-stile of the blind; in which the plate having a slotted right-angled portion. “A bar pivoted to the slat-rod and having its lower end bent at the right angle, a screw passed through the slat and provided with a handle. (Lines 96-99) “When the handle is turned to the left, the slats can be adjusted into any desired position, and when in their adjusted position all that it is necessary to do is to turn the handle to the right which binds the parts together and holds the slats against movement.” (Lines 82-87) Illustration is included.
- Breakwater, &c.
- Patent for an improved way of constructing piers, jetties, breakwaters, and similar structures. "It can be constructed from boats, barges, or from a trestle, or can be built continuously from a starting-point on shore to the objective point in the lake, bay, gulf, or other body of water" (lines 17-21). This invention is especially useful for places that don't have banks or ledges.
- Canopy
- Patent for a portable canopy to be used over beds, cribs, or chairs. Illustrations included.
- Coach and Car Step.
- Patent for an attached coach and car step "to render it unnecessary to carry stools or stepping-boxes, as are now used to facilitate passengers to get on or off the car or coach from an extra height between the ground or depot-floor and the main bottom tread of the step, thus avoiding dangerous and fatal results from overturning of stools and boxes." (Lines 14-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- College of the Mainland Annual Financial Report: 2018
- Annual financial report of the College of the Mainland documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018, with an independent auditor's report for finances from fiscal year 2017.
- Combined Easel and Phonograph Horn Tripod.
- Patent for a new and improved easel and phonograph horn tripod. This design "is to construct a device which may be used for holding phonograph-horns of different sizes at any desired height, and which also may be employed for holding a painting, or for the use of an artist. [The] invention consists in the combination of a pair of cross-bars, a hinged brace for supporting the bars at any required angle, and an adjustable device for regulating the spread of the bars and of the brace" (lines 22-31).
- Combined Record, Diary, and Ledger
- Patent for improvements to books by combining "a general record, a diary, a ledger, and index leaves, including the months and days of the week and alphabetical and numerical indices" (lines 10-12).
- Composition To Be Used As A Non-Conductor Of Heat And For Other Purposes.
- Patent for a non-conducting material designed to prevent heat loss from radiation, prevent damage from frost, for fire-proofing, and for "the deafening of floors and partitions" (lines 21-22). Ingredients and proportions are listed.
- Cotton Compress
- Patent for a cotton compress. Illustration included.
- Device for Controlling Runaway Horses.
- Patent for a new and improved device for controlling runaway horses. This design has for its object "to construct an apparatus whereby such a pressure may be applied by the rider or driver of the animal in connection with which the apparatus is employed, the invention consisting of pads that are supported by lever-arms pivotally connected to a bit, and of a means whereby said pads may be moved toward each other—that is, to a position so that they will bear upon the outer nostril-wall . . . [since horses] may be quickly subdued by bringing continued pressure to bear upon their noses" (lines 9-21).
- Direction Signal
- Patent for a "direction indicator" (lines 12-13) adapted for se in vehicles. Created for a simple method to inform other drivers of the intended direction of the car it is installed in.
- Electric Signaling Device.
- Patent for an electric signal device which has a shelf with a pad of paper, which when lowered signals a central location elsewhere. It is optimized for use by manufacturing companies watchmen and telegraph operators to send in reports of their location at various intervals.
- Fare-Box.
- Patent for a simple, inexpensive, fraud preventing fare-box for street-railways.
- Feeder for Printing-Presses.
- Patent for a feeder for printing-presses that "takes one sheet of paper at a time from a pile on the feed-board and delivers it within reach of the nippers to the press, as straight and true as it laid on the feed-board" (lines 11-14). The feeder has an improved design with adjustable retaining plates, a feed-board, a guard bar with sleeves that slide on the bar, retaining plates, pins with thumb-screws, brushes, and gage-blocks.
- Figure Velocipede.
- Patent for new figure velocipede which when propelled, resembles a galloping horse.
- Game Apparatus.
- Patent for a certain new and useful improvement in game apparatus, including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Apparatus for Distilling Turpentine.
- Patent for the improvement of apparatuses for distilling turpentine.
- Improvement In Bale-Ties.
- Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Bale-Ties" [lines 4-5] along with a description of construction and illustrations.
- Improvement in Bale-Ties.
- Patent for improved bale-ties, including illustrations.
- Improvement in Car Brake and Starter.
- Patent for improvements in car brakes "of novel and simple construction" (lines 24-25).
- Improvement in Cotton and Hay Presses
- Patent for an improved cotton and hay press that "... provides an economical and powerful press for cotton, hay, rags, &c., that may be worked by hand, horse, or steam power, in field, farm or factory." (lines 12-15) Includes description and illustration.
- Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
- Patent for improved cotton-bale tie with a small s-shaped bar and cross-ribs on the bands.
- Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
- Patent for "an Improved Cotton-Bale Tie" (line 5) including illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties.
- Patent for a secure cotton-bale tie which is "held securely in place on the hoop or band without depending therefor upon the elasticity of the bale" (lines 12-14), including illustrations.
- Improvement in Excavators
- Patent for "an improvement in excavating and dredging machines" (lines 12-13).
- Improvement in External Window, Door, and Shutter Sprinklers
- Patent for improvement in external window, door, and shutter sprinklers. The sprinklers would be used to wet the wooden pieces in case of adjacent fire, and are designed to run down the side of the building instead of into the building, reducing water damage inside, with illustration.
- Improvement in Lifting-Jacks.
- Patent for improvement in lifting jack. This improvement is the vertical bar is notched to prevent slipping when lifting an item.
- Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures.
- Patent for improvements in piles for bulkheads: "The object of the present invention being to provide a concrete-faced bulk-head composed of piles, each of which may be sunk in position by continuously forcing the sand from beneath the lower end of the pile" (lines 15-19), with illustrations.
- Improvement in ventilating cars, &c.
- Patent for a system which prevents ashes and cinders from railroad engines from entering the train cars and also allows for ventilation of the cars. Includes illustration.
- Interpretive Guide to: Galveston State Park
- Pamphlet giving overview of the different types of landscapes found in the Galveston Island State Park along with a brief overview of the island's history.
- Lamp Attachment.
- Patent for a new and improved lamp attachment. This design "is to provide sewing-machine tables with lamp attachments applied in such manner as that the lamp will cast its light upon the presser-foot and needle from the back and will not obstruct the table or interfere with the work, and when not in use may be swung underneath the table out of the way" (lines 7-14).
- Lock.
- Patent for a new and improved lock that which "provide a lock for doors, safes, drawers, and the like, the bolt of which is adapted to be unlocked from he outsides by means of a combination, and while being release will instantly ring the door-bell by means of connecting wires, and which, when operated from the inside, can be opened without giving the signal on the bell, and in either operation the parts of the lock will automatically return to their position and lock the bot in the striker-plate unless otherwise adjusted" (lines 14-25)
- Marine-Engine Governor.
- Patent for marine engine governor "designed to maintain uniformity of speed of the engine when the resistance to the propeller or propellers is varied" (lines 11-13), including illustrations and description of construction.
- Necktie Fastening.
- Patent for a new and improved tie pin. This design "is to provide a simple and reliable device for fastening neck-ties or cravats, in place of the elastic loop and other means usually employed. To that end, by perforating the collar-button and providing the cravat-shield with a spring-loop, [the design] obtain[s] combined collar-button and cravat-fastener" (lines 7-14).
- Pipe
- Patent for pipe. It is designed to insulate against heat and cold for all forms of fluid conveying pipes.
- Portable Dressing-Cabinet.
- Invention for a portable structure to be used as a dressing-cabinet that is easy to set up and take down, light enough to move on rollers, conveniently accessible, and containing mirrors and folding shelves.
- Portable Type-Distributer.
- Patent for improvements in portable “type-distributing device which can be comfortably held in the hand and without strain on the wrist, and which is provided with a suitable main receptacle to hold the matter being distributed and also with auxiliary receptacles for leads and spaces, whereby the labor of distributing is greatly facilitated and lessened and the work much more rapidly accomplished.” (Lines 26-34) Includes illustration.
- Projectile
- Patent for Projectile. "The present invention relates to projectiles and has particular reference to a shell which is adapted to be fired from a gun to penetrate the object aimed at and subsequently explode therein. An important object of the invention is to provide a projectile of the above mentioned character, so constructed so that the same will have a high armor penetrating efficiency and a very large explosive material carrying capacity, whereby the explosion of the shell subsequently to its penetration into or through the armor will be very disastrous" (lines 9-22).
- Rail-Joint.
- Patent for an improved rail joint.
- Railway-Joint.
- Patent for a railway-joint in which "the chairs at the sides of the rails have a dovetail connection with a connecting block or tie extending through the webs of the rails" (lines 9-12). The invention has an improved construction, can be adjusted, and can be laterally removed from the rails.
- Railway Signal Device
- Patent for a railway signal device used to "remind a telegraph operator of orders received concerning a given train" (lines 11-12). Illustrations included.
- Receptacle-Lid Lifter
- Patent for "new and useful improvements in means for automatically opening the closure of a receptacle upon the approach of a person thereto" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
- Roller Bearing Wheel
- Patent for a roller bearing wheel. This invention relates to anti-friction bearings for use in rail car wheels. Illustration included.
- Self-Propelled Truck.
- Patent for a self-propelled truck that has free-turning movement, independent of the truck frame, and has a body that "may be low down and straight from end to end" (lines 29-30). This patent includes illustrations.