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Auto Body (open access)

Auto Body

Patent for an invention made for the improvements of the auto body and provide a way to convert a motor vehicle body to a comfortable bed with a foldable cushion for the back seat.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Lawrence, John & Whitton, Orvil C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Firing Device for Explosive Shells. (open access)

Automatic Firing Device for Explosive Shells.

Patent for automatic firing device where "an explosive shell may be caused to travel any distance within the range of the shell through the air without exploding" (lines 14-17).
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: McCombs, Orville K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gas Control for Gas Water-Heaters. (open access)

Automatic Gas Control for Gas Water-Heaters.

Patent for an automatic control for instantaneous water heaters to control a supply of water and simultaneously an automatic supply of gas to the heater.
Date: October 7, 1919
Creator: Hamilton, Paul H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Motor-Vehicles (open access)

Attachment for Motor-Vehicles

Patent for an attachment for motor vehicles, specifically for Ford cars but compatible with any car, where the attachment prevents the reverse movement of the car's crank.
Date: August 12, 1919
Creator: Daniel, Ulysses S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobile Headlights (open access)

Attachment for Automobile Headlights

Patent for an automobile headlight attachment capable of horizontal rotation.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Tripp, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cash-Registers. (open access)

Attachment for Cash-Registers.

Patent for an attachment for cash registers which makes it impossible to remove paper to wrap a customer's purchase before the cash register has been opened, for the purpose of reducing "losses due to forgetfulness or dishonesty of clerks making sales" (lines 9-11), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: White, Robert N., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Continuous Hydraulic Oil Press (open access)

Automatic Continuous Hydraulic Oil Press

Patent for an automatic continuous hydraulic oil press designed to more efficiently extract oil from a variety of crops and seeds.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Helm, Clyde D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion. (open access)

Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion.

Patent for improved apparatus for separating liquids in emulsion (relates to improved apparatus for separating one liquid from another) when found in emulsion and has especial reference to means for rapidly and effectually dehydrating petroleum oil emulsion.
Date: May 27, 1919
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator (open access)

Indicator

Patent for a numbering indicator used to mark the status of stored batteries.
Date: May 29, 1919
Creator: Carter, James William, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burner (open access)

Burner

Patent for improvements in oil super heating burners used in locomotives and other large engines that require the creation of steam to propel them. The invention describes many improvements involving the fuel ejection and atomizing processes.
Date: May 16, 1919
Creator: Henry, Murray
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Repairing Automobile Radiators (open access)

Apparatus for Repairing Automobile Radiators

Patent for an apparatus meant to assist in the repair of automobile radiators by holding the radiator in place and keeping all parts necessary for repair easily accessible.
Date: November 11, 1919
Creator: Jerden, Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Headers (open access)

Attachment for Headers

Patent for improving attachments of headers to convert horse-drawn headers into motor headers.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Thomas, Samuel S. & Thomas, Elbert F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Adding Machine (open access)

Attachment for Adding Machine

Patent for new and useful improvements in attachments for adding machines which both add and list the sums accumulated by the adding machine.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Walker, Jack L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters. (open access)

Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters.

Patent for improvements to "a gas control for instantaneous gas water heaters" (lines 9-10), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Hamilton, Paul H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History