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Device for Cleaning Wells
Patent for improving the efficiency of oil wells.
Date:
September 2, 1919
Creator:
Sargent, Lemuel S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an airplane (or aeroplane) which provides a large number of control surfaces adjustable by the pilot, including a moveable engine.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Millican, Joel Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hairpin
Patent for preventing "the accidental displacement of the dislodgment of the pin from the hair of the wearer." (Lines 11-12).
Date:
September 11, 1919
Creator:
Nalle, Charles R. of Forth Worth, TX
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Buffing Inner Tubes and the Like.
Patent for a more efficient and adjustable machine to buff inner tubes and other fabrics.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Hibbs, Cassell D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vibrating Churn
Patent for a vibrating churn design meant to improve the process of churning liquids.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Yount, J. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indicator for Vehicles.
Patent for a device for vehicles which can signal turns and stops. Designed to be used in place of the driver's hand, this device consists of indicator arms mounted of either side of a vehicle and button controls placed near the driver's seat. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Hutchison, William F., Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Working Machine.
Patent for improvements in Wire-Working Machines that forms hangers for "coats, trousers, and other clothing" (lines 11-12). Provides a more inexpensive, faster, and more accurate machine that uses less power, includes illustrations.
Date:
December 16, 1919
Creator:
Shelton, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Cleaner.
This invention relates to an improved well cleaner, and has for its principal object to provide a device of this kind adapted to be positioned in a well casing to direct a volume of air into the casing for cleaning the valves and straining elements thereof. A further object of the invention is to provide an automatic means for sealing the cleaner for holding the fluid within the well casing, against back pressure, during the cleaning operation. (Lines 8-19)
Date:
October 18, 1919
Creator:
Sargent, Lemuel H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack.
Patent for improvements to pump jacks. Simple gravity actuated devices are provided to aid the power mechanism of the pump jack, resulting in smoother, more even operation.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack
Patent for an improved pump jack to increase its power when in use.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Center Rail for Key-Actions.
Patent for an easily adjustable, simple, and durable center rail for key actions in pianos which does not require chiseling holes.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Swallow, Oscar L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Casing Core
Patent for a tire casing core designed to make the installation and removal of casings from tires easier to perform with a reduced risk of damaging either item.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Hibbs, C. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for a modification of a plow that improves ease of use. Additionally the plow adds wings that allow plowing of soil at different angles.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Richardson, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hollow Building-Tile.
Patent for hollow building blocks or tile in a block form with a groove to easily insert a nailing strip which can be secured with nails or screws.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Taylor, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire Extinguisher for Oil-Tanks and the Like
Patent for a fire extinguisher device designed specifically for fires burning in oil tanks, with the intent to lower the costs of production and installation of such devices.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Cooper, Isaac N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen-Hanger.
Patent for more accessible window screen hangers. The inventors claimed that these improved screen hangers eliminated the challenge of hanging window screens on the exterior of tall buildings. These screen hangers allowed customers to hang, adjust, and clean screens from the inside of buildings.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Agee, Howard L. & Agee, Sidney A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Jack.
Patent for improvements on the power-jack, which help bring liquids to the surface. Specifically designed "to provide a power mechanism for balancing the load or work at all points of the stroke." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Even-Balance Pump-Jack
Patent for "increasing the power of the pump jacks" (lines 10-11) for improved uniformity during the upstroke and the downstroke.
Date:
February 4, 1919
Creator:
Dayton, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pie-Carrier.
Patent for "relatively inexpensive carriers for delivering or shipping pies" (lines 11-12), including one illustration.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hubig, Simon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Producer
Patent for a new and more efficient type of gas producer.
Date:
February 25, 1919
Creator:
Modlin, Frank E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Gummer.
Patent for saw gummers with simplified operation and adjustable attachments, enabling quicker gumming or sharpening of gin or metal saws, such as those in a cotton gin.
Date:
August 12, 1919
Creator:
Helm, Clyde D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for improving the way washing machines clean materials. This invention also simplifies the inter-working parts that make the device function properly.
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Tackaberry, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Molding Device
Patent for the improvement of multi-pieced molds through the introduction of a gate and tube that allows for rapid coring of a mold.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Hawkins, Alda F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dehydrating Apparatus.
Patent for an improved food dehydrating apparatus, in which the air pressure in bins of items being dehydrated can be regulated individually, including illustrations.
Date:
October 28, 1919
Creator:
Taylor, Clarence R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History