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- Wire Fence Stretcher and Splicer.
- Patent for a new and improved wire fence stretcher and splicer. This design "relates to improvements in wire-fence stretchers and splicers; and it consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts" (lines 10-13).
- Stock Car.
- Patent for a new and improved stock car for railroads. This design "has for its object to guard the cattle from such injury as is likely to occur to a car full of cattle by the sudden starting or stopping of the car; to furnish means for guiding the cattle into the proper compartment of the car, and to furnish means for working the device by a train-hand on top of the car" (lines 10-16).
- Stock Car.
- Patent for a new and improved boxcar. This design "is an improvement in movable transverse partitions for stock-cars, which are employed for separating the animals by individuals or groups. It is more particularly an improvement on such partitions as are suspended by sliding loop-hinges from a horizontal rod, and provided at the bottom with feet that enter sockets in the floor of the car, whereby the partitions are adapted to be fastened or released by a vertical movement" (lines 9-19).
- Wire Stretcher.
- Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher. This design consists in "a frame having two arms, one carrying a fixed clamp and the other a roller, a windlass mounted on said frame having a rope passing over said roller and adapted to be fixed to an end of wire, and a central clamp consisting of a rigid bar on the frame between its arms, a notched clamp pivoted thereon, and a ring for retaining the clamp" (lines 6-14).
- Machine for Distributing Poison or Plants
- Patent for a simple and efficient machine "for distributing or dusting poisonous powders onto growing plants to rid them of destructive insects" (lines 9-12).
- Machine for Distributing Poison on Plants.
- Patent for a new and improved machine for distributing poison on plants. This design consists in "the combination, with a wheeled-frame, a counter-shaft thereon driven from the wheels, a poison-hopper, an air and discharge pipe communicating therewith, a fan giving air-blast through said pipe, and an agitator in the poison-hopper, of wheel and belt-gearing operating the fan and agitator from the counter-shaft on the frame" (lines 112-119).
- Proportionate Scale.
- Patent for a proportion scale used for measuring cotton seed and lint. Illustration included.
- Proportionate Scale.
- Patent for improvements in scales which would quickly and accurately determine the proportion of the lint contained in seed-cotton. Illustration is included.
- Holder for Poison.
- Patent for poison holders which the poison can be freely distributed without accidental disastrous result. The poison inside the holder can be saved for future use. Illustration is included.
- Plow Colter
- Patent for plow colter. Illustration included.
- Combined Separator and Bagging Device for Grain
- Patent for a thresher attachment that uses a suction fan to separate grain from lighter materials and allows the grain to be collected in a bag or other container.
- Nut-Lock.
- Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which keeps the nuts in place in the tracks.
- Threshing-Machine
- Patent for a threshing machine "especially adapted for the cutting and threshing of small grain" (lines 15-16). Illustrations included.
- Remedy for Eczema
- Patent for a medical compound to remedy eczema and other similar diseases which lists the ingredients and dosages.
- Drop Propeller for Boats
- Patent for a drop propeller for boats. This design is to allow boats to easily cross reefs. Illustration included.
- Threshing-Machine.
- Patent for a harvester in a threshing machine, which can be put at different levels from the ground.
- Dirt-Tamping Tool.
- Patent for a dirt tamping tool, which is strong and simple to use.
- Tenoning and Pointing Machine.
- Patent for a tenoning and pointing machine for wheel spokes
- Acetylene-Gas Generator
- Patent for an acetylene-gas generator. Illustrations included.
- Fumigator.
- Patent for an egg-shaped fumigator for fumigating chicken nests.
- Cotton Seed Planter
- Patent for a cotton seed planter. Illustration included.
- Display Cabinet
- Patent for display cabinet. The invention consists of outer and inner casings that are accessible via door. Illustrations included.
- Door-Check.
- Patent for a door check that holds the door at any point when it is swinging closed.
- Apparatus for Delivering and Hauling Seines
- Patent for an apparatus for delivering and hauling seines that can be used in deeper water and is safer than the ordinary method of using seines.
- Tool for Removing Floors, Siding, Scaffolds, etc.
- Patent for a tool that is used to remove floors, siding, scaffolds, etc. The device is designed to save material and labor. Illustrations included.
- Combination Hoe and Plow
- Patent for a tool that can be used as either a hoe or a plow. Illustrations included.
- Dirt-Tamping Shovel
- Patent for a dirt tamping shovel. Illustrations included.
- Sliding Doors for Show Cases
- Patent for sliding doors for showcases and structures such as vehicles. Illustrations included.
- Automatic Stabilizer for Aeroplanes
- Patent for an automatic stabilizer for aeroplanes. This invention is a gyroscopically controlled means for correcting undue tilt in longitudinal axis. Illustration included.
- Self-Cleaning Currycomb.
- Patent for a type of self-cleaning currycomb that removes debris from the comb teeth by way of a cleaning plate.
- Ballot-Voting Machine
- Patent for a ballot box that counts the number of votes in the box.
- Pipe-Grapple.
- Patent for an improved pipe gripping mechanism which engages the interior of a pipe or tube.
- Drill-Collar.
- Patent for improved drill collar for "connecting a drill shank to the pipe" (lines 11-12).
- Plow.
- Patent for an improvement to the plow by providing a plastic or plastic-like material to help sticky, thick soil and clay to glide over the surface and decrease frictional resistance, including illustrations.
- Wrench.
- Patent for a wrench which "may be efficiently employed in places which are inaccessible to the ordinary wrench."
- Non-Refillable Bottle
- Patent for Non-Refillable Bottle
- Harness Attachment
- Patent for Harness Attachment
- Tank
- Patent for a tank that filters.
- Means for Generating and Storing Power.
- Patent for a wind-driven power generator utilizing a wind mill style construction.
- Tank Furnace
- Patent for a tank-furnace for the purpose of an easier way to heat water. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
- Turbine-Motor
- Patent for improvements in the construction and use of turbine motors.
- Automatic Fountain-Valve for Locomotives
- This patent relates to new and useful improvements in an automatic fountain valve for locomotives. The purpose of the invention is to provide a valve that will automatically close in the case of the locomotive overturning. This valve will cut off the escaping or steam from broken pipes and prevent the scalding of engine-men who may be trapped in the cab.
- Ignition System for Internal-Combustion Engines.
- Patent for Ignition System for Internal-Combustion Engines. "This invention relates to ignition systems for internal combustion engines and comprehends the provision of a dual ignition system for multiple cylinder engines with which either battery or magneto current may be used and having only two coils, one with a vibrator for the magneto current and one without a vibrator for the battery current." (line - 2)
- Machine for Making Lunch-Rolls.
- Patent for a machine that makes lunch rolls. By using the machine, people (particularly street vendors) can make hamburger rolls similar to the Mexican hot tamale.
- Tire-Core.
- Patent for a tire core with interlocking sections that can be removed easily from built tires to reuse, including illustrations.
- Treatment of Mined Sulfur.
- Patent for a method to improve the free burning properties of mined sulfur by carbonizing the oil and eliminating carbon.
- Treatment of Mined Sulfur.
- Patent for heating sulfur under appropriate conditions in order to carbonized oil contained within, allowing stationary sulfur to burn without difficulty or interference from carbon.
- Process of Mining Sulfur.
- Patent for innovations in the underground fusion or Frasch process of mining sulfur, "which comprises conducting an appropriate fusing medium [such as hot water] into the formation containing the sulfur deposit and thereby melting the sulfur" (lines 91-95). Central to the innovations is the use of a compressed gas to "eliminate or largely reduce heat losses in porous rock and exhausted sulfur regions at the higher levels of the mine where the presence of the hot water is of no benefit so far as melting sulfur is concerned" (lines 55-60).
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3787
- Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Terms of office of Collegeport Rural High School District Trustees and related questions.
- Bay City
- Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000