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Antiskid Device
Patent for reinforcing the hinge of an antiskid device. Long studs on heavy foot plates on tires are used to brace the hinges not allowing them to wear down by dragging on the road surface.
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Smith, Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for a new and useful airplane that provides the ability of the aircraft to take off from the ground at an abrupt angle. The aircraft has a supplemental propeller and jointed body to direct the machine upward in an abrupt ascent, making it especially useful in wooded areas or where obstructions prevent normal take-off.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Cartwright, Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Agitating Device.
Patent for anti-agitating device, including two figures describing said device, with illustrations. Author describes improvements for liquid dispensers on previous anti-agitating devices by altering the cylinder duties during its performance.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Catron, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Unloading Device
Patent for "Improvements in Wagon-Unloading Devices" including illustrations.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Ford, John Owen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock-Nut.
Patent for a nut lock that secures two nuts of a pair within a tubular casing through opposing threading and rotation, where one nut is immobilized and the other remaining adjustable to meet situational need. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Greer, Benjamin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Rig.
Patent, including illustrations, for "an improved well drilling rig or apparatus" which provides "a simple, efficient, and practical machine of this kind including revoluble means having a device operatively connected to a walking beam (from which a drilling tool is suspended), so that upon every complete revolution of the revoluble means, the drilling tool or bit will be given two direct drops, each alternating with the lifting movement of the drill bit" (page 1, lines 11-21).
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Bradford, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Device.
Patent for adding a drilling stem to a well-drilling device, with illustration. This invention will improve operation of devices.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Church, Walter Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade
Patent for "Improvements in Window-Shades" (line 6) including illustrations.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Johnson, Charles G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements to Storage House Aerating System
Patent for improvements to storage house aeration systems for agriculture and the storage of vegetables.
Date:
February 2, 1920
Creator:
Vaughan, Robert B. & Love, Ralph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor.
Patent for an improvement in tractors that allowed adjustment to the tread or allowed distance between traction elements.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Franklin, Floyd P.
System:
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Trap.
Patent for a simple live trap suitable for use both on land and in water.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Peavy, Josiah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor Turning Mechanism.
Patent for a tractor turning mechanism that will allow tractors to turn at any angle up to a right angle by locking one of the driving ground wheels into a pivot point for the other wheels of the tractor.
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Chenoweth, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Hydrocarbon-Burners" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Wynne, William P. & Wynne, James Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Pipe.
Patent for a new tobacco pipe capable of trapping nicotine in a removable bowl to facilitate the cleaning process. The pipe also includes a trap for saliva that prevents any saliva from returning to the smoker's mouth regardless of pipe angle. The pipe is manufactured with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Gerhard, William Henry.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Mold.
Patent, including illustrations, for an improved railroad tie mold relating to a previous patent (1229154) by the same inventor (Frederick C. Shearer). Objects of the invention include improved recesses, depressions, and support for interior structural elements during cement pouring.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Shearer, Frederick C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in the Utilization of Aluminum Chlorid Residues" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Abbott, Lyle Stockton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trombone.
Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Ackley, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Machine
Patent for useful improvements to surface-treating machines with a "rapidly moving surface treating member," (lines 12-13) including illustrations.
Date:
February 7, 1920
Creator:
Clarke, Alex A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Priming Cup for Internal Combustion Motors
Patent for "Improvements in Priming-Cups for Internal-Combustion Motors" (lines 4-5) including illustrations.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Martinek, Stanley A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thread-Cutter.
Patent for "a simple and efficient thread or twine cutter which may be conveniently worn in the manner of a finger ring when in use, or may be applied or attached to the usual type of thimble for use." (lines 13-17) This invention can "be inexpensively stamped from sheet metal." (lines 21-22)
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Cade, King C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Operating Device
Patent for a gate opening device that consists of a hinge, cable, and spring that allows a gate to open after a slight push by a pedestrian or vehicle.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Wilbanks, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit
Patent for a drill bit that can pass through the drill stem, making the process of drilling faster and easier.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Clements, Frank L., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filer and Gummer
Patent for adding an attachment to aid in "sharpening and gumming the teeth of circular saws particularly such saws as are used in cotton gins" (lines 13-15). The attachment works with a device for which the inventor previously received a patent. (Patent No. 1,180,270)
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
McMicken, Thomas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Recording Apparatus
Patent for "Improvements in Recording Apparatus" including illustrations.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Catron, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History