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Wrench.
Patent for a wrench specifically made to remove well drill bits from the drill.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Stover, Willard L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lens-Holder.
Patent for a lens holder meant to provide a "simple, relatively inexpensive and efficient means" (line 10) of securing the lens in the headlamps of an automobile or similar lamp casing.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Marshall, Stanley G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wall Construction
Patent for a relatively simple constructed wall that is built using concrete slabs. It is constructed in a manner that requires less material thus resulting in a wall that is hollow all the while providing sufficient strength to hold weight and pressure. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Needham, Edward F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Typewriter-Desk.
Patent for typewriter desk which has a compartment with a moveable platform. The platform supports a typewriter, and is "capable of being raised and lowered within the desk so as to position the typewriter for use or non-use as desired". The compartment has a lid, which when in closed position, provides an even writing or resting surface.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Beard, Margurite E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truss.
Patent for an "improved truss or abdominal belt" (lines 40-41) that provides a simple design with added pads.
Date:
April 7, 1920
Creator:
Buckley, James William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vignetting Attachment for Multiple-Exposure Cameras.
Patent for a multiple exposure camera attachment that allows multiple exposures to be made on a single plate or film, blending the exposures perfectly while avoiding harsh lines. The attachment is a telescopic tubular attachment with "a plurality of apertured light ray interrupting diaphragms" (lines 77-78).
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Moine, Selest E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Shield.
Patent for a tool to cover a portion of barbed wire fence allowing one to cross over or through without harm, composed of three or more telescoping metal tubes.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Marion L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Tubing Catcher
Patent for an improved well tubing catcher, which "provides an equal and positive bearing surface for the gripper slips or dogs in all their adjusted positions" (lines 16-18), including illustrations.
Date:
April 12, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, Robert A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Tool.
Patent for a bit that can be attached to a rotary tool for drilling wells. It features a means for using water to dislodge any accumulated mud from the tool.
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Clore, Franklin H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Gearing
Patent for improved windmill gearing, intended to reduce stain on the machinery
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Roberts, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Packer.
Patent for an improved well drilling device called a "packer", in which this version has a reduced likelihood of the seals between separate parts being damaged and needing replacement.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for an improvement to wrenches. This wrench uses a sliding jaw system for increased utility.
Date:
April 29, 1920
Creator:
Grogan, Edward W.
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
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for an improved hydrocarbon burner, including illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Critchett, James C.
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
Method of Stretching and Securing Wire.
Patent for a "new method of stretching and securing wire" (line 6).
Date:
April 27, 1920
Creator:
Coulter, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for an improvement on the design of pumps used in the oil industry. This uses a combination of water, sand, grits, and other sediments for deep wells.
Date:
April 23, 1920
Creator:
Scott, Floyd L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Torch or Burner
Patent for a torch or burner for use in burning brush or foliage, which uses a pressure-controlled liquid fuel tank that maintains a steady flow of fuel at the correct pressure.
Date:
April 27, 1920
Creator:
Hardt, Benjiman F. & Taylor, Samuel T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump specifically designed for oil wells to make drilling oil more efficient, lucrative, and easier to perform.
Date:
April 13, 1920
Creator:
Carden, David A.
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
Mail Carrier or Container.
Patent for a mail carrier designed with a ratchet and clamp to hold mail securely while also allowing for quick extraction of the mail.
Date:
April 27, 1920
Creator:
Blocker, Leck H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Actuating Mechanism.
Patent for improving measuring pumps "by providing a pump actuating means so constructed that a continuous movement of the crank in one direction will cause a reciprocation of the piston in both directions" (lines 29-33), with illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Dean, Robert A.
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