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Internal Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine.

Patent for an internal combustion engine consisting of a valve and cynlinder. The engine is made to avoid dead air space commonly present in valve casings.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Setter. (open access)

Staple-Setter.

Patent for a staple-setter that can be more efficiently utilized for paper board boxes, specifically boxes that are used by florists.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Threading Machine (open access)

Tag-Threading Machine

Patent for a machine that threads tags or cards through ribbon, twine, string, etc.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union-Garment (open access)

Union-Garment

Patent for union garments with a strip of elastic or semi-elastic woven material at the back of the waist in order to allow the garment to stretch when worn.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Hook, Thomas Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Wheel Lock. (open access)

Steering-Wheel Lock.

Patent for an improved steering wheel lock that avoids the need for a specially constructed lock. Utilizes parts of simple, cheap and sturdy construction capable of being used in any motor vehicle design.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Gerfers, Richard P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Liberating the Fibers of the Agave and Similar Fleshy Plants. (open access)

Method of Liberating the Fibers of the Agave and Similar Fleshy Plants.

Patent for an alternative method in separating the plant fibers of agave and similar plants. This process omits the use of the popular chemical method in favor of a more natural fermentive bath.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Quijano, Ramon
System: The Portal to Texas History