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Machinery for Irrigating Purposes

Patent for a machine that irrigates with a water wheel. The water wheel is connected to a float and a rod connected that is connected to a crank on the shaft of the wheel.

Date: September 25, 1888

Creator: Owen, Benajah Dotte

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lock

Patent for "improvements in locks, having special reference to locks for the doors of freight-cars; and it has for its object to provide a strong lock so constructed as to be comparatively safe from the attacks of lockpickers" (lines 8-13).

Date: September 11, 1888

Creator: Bergman, John

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Lawn Mower.

Patent for a new and improved lawn-mower. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a bifurcated frame, a driving-wheel supported therein, gears secured to opposite sides of said wheel, inclined pitmen-driving shafts carrying at their inner ends pinions to engage said gears, guide-plates supported by the lower and forward end of the frame, cutters provided with slots and supported between said guide-plates, pitmen connecting the cutters and shafts, and adjusting-screws applied to said plate… more

Date: September 18, 1888

Creator: Grothaus, Frederick E.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mail Bag Fastening.

Patent for a new and improved mail-bag fastener. This design "is to provide a fastening for mail-bags, which may be quickly manipulated to fasten or unfasten the bag. To this end the invention consists, essentially, of a slide formed with key-hole slots and carried by an overlapping flap, the said slide being adapted to engaged headed studs that are secured to one side of the main portion of the pouch and passed through apertures formed in the other side of the pouch" (lines 7-16).

Date: September 3, 1889

Creator: Roosevelt, James A.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle Wheel.

Patent for a new and improved vehicle wheel. This design "consists of a hub formed of a tube provided with an annular shoulder, and having its outer end threaded, on which threaded end a nut is screwed, between the wider inner end of which the nut and the shoulder of the tube the inner ends of the spokes are clamped, cushion bands and rings and metal bands and rings being interposed between the ends and sides of the spokes and the tube, its shoulder, and the inner end of the nut" (lines 11-20).

Date: September 26, 1882

Creator: Drauly, Charles

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Life Raft.

Patent for boat state rooms that convert into life rafts.

Date: September 9, 1884

Creator: Adams, John R.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vehicle Top.

Patent for a new and improved vehicle-top. This design "consists in the combination, of a vehicle-top, with upright rods having their upper ends bent to conform to the shape of the roof, the upper ends of the rods being secured to strips held on the under side of the roof of the top, and on which rods curtains are held to slide up and down" (lines 12-18).

Date: September 30, 1884

Creator: McCurdy, Thomas B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Liniment.

Patent for “a compound for the treatment of diseases of the kidney, rheumatism, neuralgia, diarrhea, dysentery, cramps, colic, and pains, and dyspepsia” (lines 8-11) which includes ingredients and their measurements . The ingredients are alcohol, spirits of turpentine, spirits of camphor, aqua-ammonia, tincture of opium, chloroform, tincture of ginger, oil of sassafras, balsam of fir, essence of peppermint, oil of black pepper, oil of origanum, tincture of capsicum, tincture of guaiacum, and s… more

Date: September 25, 1885

Creator: Christopher, George Washington & Grant, James M.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Washing-Machine.

Patent for an improvement to washing machines that will be "simple and economical in construction and efficient in use" (lines 13-14).

Date: September 1, 1885

Creator: Austin, John Overton

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tug and Hip Strap Attachment for Harness.

Patent for a new and improved tug and hip strap attachment for harnesses. This design "relates to an improved tug and hip strap attachment for harness which shall admit of the rapid and convenient attachment or detachment of the horse or horses to or from the vehicle, and which, in case the animal becomes unruly, shall enable it to be instantly detached, thereby avoiding danger of accidents; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in p… more

Date: September 1, 1885

Creator: Lain, John James

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ink Fountain for Printing Machines.

Patent for a new and improved ink fountain for printing machines. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the shell-shaped frame having an inclined bottom, a hole in the lower part of the front end wall, and a socket provided with a thumb-screw, a vertical arm passing through the said socket and provided with a clamp at its lower end, a roller for distributing ink, journaled at the front of the shell and vertically adjustable therewith, and the removable reservoir having a gate, an inclin… more

Date: September 29, 1885

Creator: Bomar, Thomas E.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Landside Cutter for Plows.

Patent for a new and improved landside cutter for plows. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a colter . . . and the landside attachment secured to the landside of the plow, the said landside attachment having the laterally-extending cutting-wing . . . the plate in front of the landside attachment, and the colter on the front edge of the said plate" (lines 66-75).

Date: September 21, 1886

Creator: Reed, Benjamin B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Mixing Mortar.

Patent for a new and improved machine for mixing mortar. This design "consists in a cylinder composed of bars set into open heads and rotating beneath a hopper . . . so that the material to be mixed rests upon the cylinder, and is rasped or grated off by the motion of the cylinder and received on the inside of the cylinder between the bars. . . . When the material is received inside the cylinder it is carried around by the rotary motion, and is turned over and forced out" (lines 7-22).

Date: September 14, 1880

Creator: Schellenberger, Samuel L.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wind Wheel.

Patent for a new and improved windmill. This design "consists in a novel arrangement and combination of wings or gates in a casing outside and independent of the wheel, whereby provision is made for adjusting the position of said wings, and consequently regulating the speed of the wheel, according to the force of the wind" (lines 7-13).

Date: September 21, 1880

Creator: Smith, Hilliard Bonaparte.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Machine for Cleaning, Polishing, and Assorting Nuts.

Patent for a new and improved nut cleaner, polisher, and sorter. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the nut-cleaning cylinder having the longitudinal door and transversely-arranged wire cylinders having doors, of the intermediate hopper, arranged lengthwise of the cylinder, as well as under it, and having apertures over the doors of the wire cylinders . . . and a series of sieves, successively increasing in mesh, of a perforated floor, an end plate terminating in [an] eccentric, a… more

Date: September 13, 1881

Creator: Koerber, Rudolph C.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Liquid Toilet Preparation.

Patent for scented 2 in 1 hair and body wash which includes ingredients and their measurements and instructions. “It is designed to remove dandruff, and to prevent the hair from falling out. It has great cleansing properties, and will be found excellent for washing fine jewelry, nursing-bottles, and in fact all articles upon which the action of free acids or alkalies is not desirable” (lines 30-38).

Date: September 16, 1884

Creator: Bicksler, William Henry

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wrench.

Patent for a new and improved wrench. This design is "especially adapted for manipulating pipe-joints, though applicable, also, for use in manipulating nuts, &c.; and it consists in the [novel] detailed construction and combination of operating parts" (lines 24-28).

Date: September 21, 1880

Creator: Weir, Duncan

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wire Stretcher.

Patent for a new and improved wire-stretcher. This design consists in "the stretcher-frame composed of side bars and a cross-bar which connects them, the hinged loop attached at one end of said side pieces and the rotary shaft arranged in bearings at the other end, the ratchet and pawl, the rope having catches, and the sheave attached to the cross-bar of the frame" (lines 15-22).

Date: September 28, 1886

Creator: Huling, Williams Neyland

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Velocipede

Patent for a vehicle that is powered by foot and guided by hand by the occupants and is for the purpose of transporting one or more persons or articles over streets or smooth roads.

Date: September 16, 1884

Creator: Ellis, Robert Fuller & Norman, Cornelius Asbury

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Cover.

Patent for a new and improved well cover. This design "is to provide a new and improved cover for wells, cisterns, &c., which cover is so constructed and arranged that it can be moved back by stepping on a step in front of it, and is automatically closed when the pressure is removed" (lines 8-13).

Date: September 8, 1885

Creator: Bullock, Henry P. & Cook, Henry B.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wash Boiler.

Patent for a new and improved wash-boiler. This design "consists in, first, the combination of the boiler and revolving drum placed therein, with the steam-generator secured to the bottom of the boiler, and a steam motor or engine for revolving the drum; second, the combination of the boiler, a revolving-drum placed therein, and the steam-generator with a tank for clear water, and a suitable chamber and valves for connecting the tank and generator together" (lines 13-22).

Date: September 29, 1885

Creator: Wilson, Homer T.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ventilating Apparatus.

Patent for a new and improved ventilator. This design consists in "a fan casing, constructed and arranged . . . of the fan arranged therein, the gearing placed above the fan, the air-ducts leading to the fan-chamber, the endless weighted chain or cord, and drums and pulleys . . . [and] an open bottom secured to a ceiling and communicating with air-ducts passing between the floor and ceiling of a building" (lines 80-90).

Date: September 21, 1886

Creator: Garfield, John Morris

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Well Bucket Fixture.

Patent for a new and improved well-bucket fixture. This design "is to provide for the ready opening of the valve for entrance into the bucket of water or other fluid, and the closing of the same when the same bucket has been sufficiently supplied; also securely to hold the parts together as against loosening in consequence of frequent usage; and it consists in the detailed construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts" (lines 11-19).

Date: September 21, 1886

Creator: Atkin, Samuel T. & Steele, Oliver

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Military Saddle.

Patent for a new and improved military saddle. This design is "so constructed that the valises and other equipments may be connected with the saddle in such a way as to distribute and balance their weight, and at the same time make the saddle comfortable for the rider. The invention consists in constructing a saddle with appliances to receive valises, a pair of girths, a gun, and an overcoat" (lines 19-28).

Date: September 28, 1880

Creator: Hastings, John Reed

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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