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- Antileak Composition.
- Patent for improvements in antileak composition in order to prevent leaks in liquid holding containers like radiators, boilers, etc.
- Apparatus for Boring Artesian Wells.
- Patent for a new and improved artesian-well borer. This design "has for its object to furnish a combination tool which will wear or cut the harder grades or rock frequently met with in boring wells of this class, and also to furnish a tool which will be harder than the common steel too or auger, thereby dispensing with the necessity of taking out and sharpening" (lines 13-20). It consists in "[a] fluted hemispherical mass of corundum for boring Artesian wells, said mass being provided with cutting-edges which extend from the apex to the base, [and] a metallic core embedded within the mass" (lines 16-20).
- Archaeological Survey Along Portions of the Proposed Grand Prairie Thirty-Inch Water Pipeline Route, Dallas and Tarrant Counties, Texas
- An archaeological survey report of the proposed Grand Prairie water pipeline route in Dallas and Tarrant Counties, Texas, performed to determine whether any historic resources were located on the proposed construction sites.
- Baling-Press.
- Patent for "baling-presses of that class wherein motion is communicated to the plunger from a sweep operated by horse or similar power, and the object in view is to improve the construction of the baling-chamber and attachments, and, furthermore, to provide a simple and efficient construction of plunger-operating mechanism" (lines 8-15)
- Buckle.
- Patent for a buckle meant for use with harnesses and "wherein the ordinary movable and hinged tongue is dispensed with, and a rigid stud or pointed projection is used in reversed positions at opposite ends of connecting loops" (lines 9-13).
- Catch.
- Patent for an improved catch (latch) to hold open gates that will "prevent a rebound of the gate" (lines 20) and is "simpler, less expensive, and otherwise more convenient" (lines 29-30) to manufacture and use.
- Check-Book
- Patent for a foldable check book. Illustration is included.
- Chimney-Cowl.
- Patent for an elbow-shaped chimney cowl that is simple yet durable, which may be attached to chimneys of various sizes. It It has a vane that enables the cowl to turn and send smoke in the direction the wind is blowing. It also has a screen to cover the opening, which will prevent large sparks or partially burned materials from exiting the chimney.
- Combined Chair and Table.
- Patent for a piece of furniture that can operate as either a table or a chair.
- Conduit Electric Railway.
- Patent for an underground conduit electric railway meant to propel cars. The conduit can be drained and kept dry, and a trolley attachment protects the conduit from dirt and water as well.
- Convertible Mixing and Cleaning Machine
- Patent for convertible mixing and cleaning machine. Illustrations included.
- Corn and Cotton Planter.
- Patent for an inexpensive and simply constructed corn and cotton planter that has an "improved mechanism for transmitting motion from the drive-wheel to the seed-disk; to so construct said mechanism as to operate only when the planter is being advanced and to remain inoperative when being drawn backward; to provide for a change of speed for the seed-disk so as to plant close together or far apart as may be desired; and to provide a new and improved hood or protector for the gear connection between the drive-wheel and the power-transmitting mechanism, which hood may be readily cast and will preserve the mechanism at this point against the deleterious actions of dust and other gritty matter that would otherwise find its way therein" (lines 11-26).
- Cotton Conveying and Cleaning Apparatus.
- Patent for improvements in cotton conveying and cleaning apparatus by using the combination of “a rearwardly-open feeder and a conveyer in position to receive cotton discharge at the rear of the feeder” (lines 103-105), as a result when a conveyer bring “cotton to the feeder, it would provide a branch in position to take up the cotton delivered by the conveyer” (lines 106-108) thus preventing undue accumulation of excess cotton and continuous movement of the cotton in all the parts. Illustration is included.
- Cotton Harvester
- Patent for a cotton harvester. The invention is designed to pick cotton, automatically depositing the bolls in the gin, separates the seeds, and discharges the lint. Illustration included.
- Dental Handpiece
- Patent for a dental handpiece. Illustrations included.
- Double-Stream Draft-Arm.
- Patent for a double stream draft arm for soda fountains, which reduces wear and allows easier cleaning.
- Draft Attachment for Carriages and Wagons.
- Patent for a device that can be secured to a swingle-tree or vehicle axle to allow shafts to be secured or instantly released.
- Electric Belt
- Patent for improvements in electric belts.
- Electric Railway-Gate
- Patent for an electric railway gate. Illustrations included.
- Electrical Attachment for Movable Object
- Patent for "a means to prevent the retarding of a movable element, such as shovel or disk plows, road rollers and rotatable and reciprocatory devices, when the said element is traveling through or upon an adhering earthy electrical conducting substance" (lines 7-12).
- Furniture Appliance.
- Patent for a piece of furniture that contains a retractable length of carpet material, intended for use in shoe stores to allow trial of the products without causing damage to the soles. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Garden-Hose Holder
- Patent for a garden hose holder that "will support the nozzle or discharge end of a garden hose" at adjustable heights and directions. The patent allows for the "stream of water [to be] directed from the hose in any desired direction and at any angle relative to the ground."
- Gas-Meter Attachment.
- Patent for a gas meter attachment that work with sliding valves to operate the mechanism that measures the gas allowed to pass through the meter.
- Gas-Meter-Valve Protector
- Patent for an attachment for gas or fluid meters that uses the sliding valve principle. Improvments upon valve covers so that they are more firmly attached.
- Grain-Separator.
- Patent for improved grain separators or threshing machines "whereby vibrating straw-racks will be entirely dispensed with and the machine so simplified as to obviate the heavy jars and jerks of most grain-separators or threshing machines, while at the same time providing a construction of machine that will effectually separate the grain from the straw and will also keep the feeding end of the machine entirely free from dust, which is often a serious drawback to the operation of most machines of this character." (Lines 11-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Grave-Marker.
- Patent for a new and useful Grave-Marker. The body of the improved grave marker or cradle is elongated or somewhat elliptical in contour, and its central portion is open, in order that the grave marker or cradle may surround a grave.
- Hame And Trace Connector.
- Patent for certain new and useful improvements in Hames, including instructions and illustrations.
- Hinge Seat Cutter
- Patent for as hinge seat cutter. This device is designed to cut apertures so that mounted windows and door will be flush. Illustration included.
- Improvement in Cotton Pickers.
- Patent for improvements in cotton pickers which require less labor than manual efforts.
- Improvement in Cultivators.
- Patent for a new and useful improvement in cultivators.
- Improvements in Automatic Advertising Devices
- Patent for an automatic advertising device that can show various signs or display cards and provides "an endless belt of transparent material which is differently colored" (lines 12-15) so that the sign may be "artistically changed" (lines 17-18). Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Lathe-Chuck
- Patent for a lathe chuck to be used with cotton gins. Illustrations included.
- Lattice.
- Patent for a simple, strong, and economic lattice that is meant for use in jail cells. It allows air and light into the cell, and they are formed with "alternately opposite depressions and elevations for the reception of the bars running at right angles thereto" (lines 12-24). It should have alternating bars of steel and iron.
- Line-Type-Casting Machine
- Patent for a line type casting machine that focuses on improvements to the pot charging device and uses a type of float mechanism (as opposed to a thermostat) including instructions and illustrations.
- Marking-Tally.
- Patent for a marking or tallying device which is activated by putting pressure on one end. It is designed for marking lumber.
- Means For Protecting Vaults.
- Patent for protecting bank vaults by using metal shells (that are adapted to receive frangible gas containers containing asphyxiating or other disabling gas) as inner linings inside and next to the brick wall of the vault. The metal shells containing the gas containers will break upon contact when a person or persons are trying to breach the outer (brick wall) to gain access to the bank vault.
- Nose-Bag for Feeding Horses and Other Animals.
- Patent for a nose-bag for horse feed that allows the feed to stay near the horses mouth despite changes in the weight of the feed. It also allows for easier filling of the bag.
- Nutcracker.
- Patent for nutcracker using lever-activation to increase the leverage while nut cracking, including instructions and illustrations
- Paving Apparatus.
- Patent for "a device or apparatus for transmitting the vibrations of a vibrating machine...for the purpose of solidifying the paving by driving out air and water and surplus moisture" (lines 12-18), including illustration.
- Plow Attachment
- Patent for Plow Attachment
- Plumb Rule And Level
- Patent for a plumb rule and level. Illustration included.
- Process of Removing Surface Finish
- Patent for the process of removing paint, enamel, varnish, and lacquer from the surfaces of coated materials.
- Rail-Brace
- Patent for new and useful improvements in rail braces. Provides the inexpensive manufacture of more durable rail braces and also improves bracing to hold the track in line the full length of the rail.
- Relief Valve for Cotton Elevators
- Patent for Relief Valve for Cotton Elevators
- Seeder
- Patent for a new wheeled seeder design "especially intended for the planting of cottonseed and corn" (lines 14-16).
- Sign.
- Patent for a new and improved sign. This design consists in "the combination of a frame or bed and a transparent plate set in the same, having the letter-color or gilt on its inner face, and a filling applied upon its front face to form the margins of the letter . . . [and] the wooden body, provided with a recess, in its front face, of the strip of glass gilded, silvered, or painted on its back face and inlaid in said recess, and a filling on its front face to form the margins of the letters . . . [and] the separate pieces or panes of glass, one for each letter of the sign" (lines 84-101).
- Stake Support and Brace.
- Patent for improvements in regarding "stake supports and braces for vehicle bodies" (lines 10-11) including an illustration. These improvements are specific to creating a combined "brace and supporting member" (line 41) to increase structural integrity.
- Strainer for Coffee-Pots.
- Patent for a strainer "by which the steam from the fluid coffee which has passed through the percolating-cloth to the base of the coffee-pot can rise above the strainer, there condense, and then return again through the strainer, thus causing a thorough extraction of the strength of the coffee" (lines 9-15).
- Switching Device
- Patent for switching devices. This invention is for electrically operated switch tongue throwing mechanisms and is for use in switching cars from one track to another. illustrations included.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6503
- 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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Comptroller of Public Accounts is authorized to issue a warrant in payment of the claim of the Austin Construction Company, Dallas, Texas, under the facts stated, and related matters.