518 Matching Results

Search Results

Gas-Machine.

Description: Patent for a new and useful gas machine, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 8, 1898
Creator: Ratisseau, William L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Shoe Lace

Description: Patent for a shoe lace that does not become loose nor untie accidentally. Illustrations included.
Date: January 17, 1905
Creator: Nicholls, George H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Car Brakes and Starters

Description: Patent for improvements in rail road-car breaks, starters, and checkers. "The nature of the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts" (lines 19-21).
Date: April 24, 1877
Creator: Marean, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Direction Signal

Description: 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.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Hayhurst, Clark R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Fastener for Blind Slats

Description: Patent for fasteners for blind slats. This invention is an improved spring actuated device attached with a central rod of the shutter. Illustration included.
Date: December 10, 1912
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sleeping-Car

Description: Patent for a combined train car that can "be adapted for day use a parlor or chair car, and may be readily converted into a sleeping-car with independent state-rooms, thus insuring privacy and comfort to passengers" (lines 16-20) thus saving achieving maximum efficiency of space.
Date: September 11, 1888
Creator: Tull, Shalis Francis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bicycle-Lock.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bicycle lock for "application to bicycles and comprises the novel features hereinafter described and claimed" (line 11-13).
Date: December 26, 1899
Creator: Von Nordhausen, Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Condenser

Description: Patent for "the construction of surface-condensers for condensing steam, condensing cooling ammonia-gas, and other purposes" (lines 17-20) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1880
Creator: Lee, Charles Brogden
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Vegetable Grater and Slicer.

Description: Patent for an improvement on vegetable graters or slicers. The design allows for more efficient cutting of the vegetables and allows for gravity to feed the vegetables through the slicer and avoiding injury to the operator. Included are instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Weitzel, Jacob F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wax-Press

Description: Patent for a wax press for pressing oil out of wax that does not have to be opened to test the wax or remove it for use.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Hansen, Julius
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Index

Description: Patent for "a simple and compact index in which the available space will be utilized as perfectly as possible". (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Hausinger, Henry August
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improved Process of Sterilizing and Packaging Rice

Description: Patent for sterilizing and packaging rice by subjecting it to heat for twenty minutes or more. After this, the rice is sorted in a shaker and put into packaging while maintaining the air temperature. This prohibits the rice kernels from cracking.
Date: April 21, 1914
Creator: Davis, Waters Smith, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Cotton-Chopper

Description: Patent for an improved Cotton Chopper. The device is horse drawn with adjustable wheels, plows and drivers seat (pg 2). Illustration Included.
Date: October 8, 1872
Creator: Matthews, Ebenezer T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Insect-Destroying Compounds.

Description: Patent for "a mixture of the arseniate of soda and water, or arseniate of soda, dextrine, and water, prepared in certain proportions of the respective ingredients, for the purpose of destroying cotton-worms." (Lines 7-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 19, 1874
Creator: Braman, John D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Tank.

Description: Patent for improvements in the support structure wooden or metal tanks (portable or permanent) though sets of internal support composed of uprights, diagonal brace-rods, transversely curved plates, and tension rods, with descriptions of the structure and illustrations included.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Clayton, Nicholas J., Sr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Surf-Toboggan

Description: Patent for improvements to surf toboggans so that the outer casing does not have to be ripped out in order to turn the toboggan inside out for drying purposes. This invention includes flaps with lacings on the inner and outer casings.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Silvernail, George E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen