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Antifreezing Appliance for Water-Pipes.
Patent for anti-freezing appliance for water supply and drain pipes of residences and buildings. The object is provide a device connected with the main and service lines of a hours supply water system for the purpose of avoiding interfering with the operation of the service.
Date:
January 20, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Fuel Burner
Patent for fuel burner that can be dismantled and easily moved around the kitchen.
Date:
June 20, 1920
Creator:
Tucker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Screen.
Patent for improvements in screen constructions in connection with doors or windows. The goal is to provide a means for encouraging insects that are on the inner surfaces of the screen.
Date:
January 20, 1920
Creator:
McGeorge, Jefferson F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Price-Tag.
Patent for an improved price tag that includes not only the price information, but also "at a glance a stock record and a cost record and provides space for making notations and writing other information" (lines 13-16) for the use of a store clerk's reference.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Bedinger, Singleton B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spear
Patent for a spear that is used to help withdraw or remove pipes that may get stuck in wellbores.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Gray, Ellsworth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for an improvement to pumps. This pump is designed to facilitate pumping of materials from deep oil and water wells.
Date:
March 20, 1920
Creator:
Hunt, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Transferring Apparatus.
Patent for a mail transferring apparatus designed to transfer mail bags from a station to a moving mail car with minimal injury to the mail bag or the receiving employees.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Bashell, Edward Allen & Smart, W. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man's Garment
Patent for improvements in men's garments allowing for a reversible garment wherein the stitches appear the same regardless of which side is out.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Góngora, Tomás
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Sampling.
Patent for improving methods of boring wells by "raising the cuttings from an earth boring drill to the surface" (lines 70-71), including illustrations.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paint.
Patent for paints for roofs and for barns to prevent leaks and efficient in preserving the material of buildings at a relatively small costs.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Watson, Grover C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plunger For Deep-Well Pumps
Patent for improved deep well pumps with plungers used to reduce wear and lower the amount of repairs needed
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Coulson, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire.
Patent for improvements in tires for vehicles that has a cushion that takes the shocks of travel.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Drouet, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrolytic Cell
Patent for an improved electrolytic cell that automatically maintains its predetermined amount of liquid.
Date:
November 20, 1920
Creator:
Walker, Thomas Bailey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gaging and Setting Tool.
Patent for saw gaging and setting tool designed to be a simple and efficient way to gage and set saws blades. The invention can also be used for truing saw teeth.
Date:
January 20, 1920
Creator:
Barger, Bernard J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swingletree
Patent for a swingletree that equalizes the strain of the draft animal when the traces are connected in an irregular manner.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Bosse, William F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quick-Adjustable Wrench.
Patent for a quick-adjustable wrench "of novel and improved construction, as well as being thoroughly practical and efficient in use" (lines 10-14), including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1920
Creator:
Shoopman, Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator.
Patent for an elevator used to lift pipe and other similar objects, the invention is designed to help drilling operations for oil wells.
Date:
January 20, 1920
Creator:
Steen, Buford J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mop
Patent for "a simple and durable construction of mop in which the fibre holding element consists of strands of twisted wire" (lines 9-11) designed such that the mop maintains its shape with or without the handle, including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1922
Creator:
Welch, James. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Puller.
Patent for improvements in pipe pullers that grips the pipe and cuts the same time it is pulled.
Date:
June 20, 1920
Creator:
Robichaux, Sosthene & Paggi, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Percolator.
Patent for a percolator for coffee or tea that is "reliable and efficient in its operation, readily and easily adjusted to fit the various sizes of pots and also inexpensive in manufacture." (lines 44-47)
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Rose, Isabell M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for improvements to Cotton-Choppers. The invention relates to the agricultural implements and more particularly to machines for thinning rows of cotton, whereby to prevent crowding of the plants and insuring a stocky growth which will under favorable condition produce a good crop.
Date:
January 20, 1920
Creator:
Ogden, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe
Patent for improving the design and comfort of footwear that uses a fastening strap across the top to allow the user to quickly put on and take off the shoe. The design will also aid in preventing and correcting foot ailments that can occur when the boot or shoe is used in situations that typical cause problems such as long hikes, marches, or standing.
Date:
January 20, 1920
Creator:
Mann, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber and Axle-Reinforcement.
Patent for a shock absorber and axle reinforcer designed to protect the axle and spring in motor vehicles with a front transverse spring while driving over rough road.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Teller, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signal.
Patent for a signal to be placed on the fender of a motor vehicle to indicate to other drivers the intended direction the vehicle is going.
Date:
July 20, 1920
Creator:
Cochran, Carl T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History