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Apparatus For Forcing Fluid From Wells. (open access)

Apparatus For Forcing Fluid From Wells.

Patent for a narrow device to use fluid dynamics to remove certain fluids without loss of others. The apparatus is let down the well until one end is submerged before pressurized with air to seperate fluids and bring oil up to the surface of the well.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Bodungen, Charles G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle

Patent for new and valuable improvements on bale-tie buckles for cotton bales. This relates to buckles securing ties on cotton bales and minimize injury to the persons handling the cotton.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: McFarland, Frank Hays
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Stool and Table (open access)

Combined Stool and Table

Patent for a combined stool and table that can be folded and is portable for use in cars or at picnics; includes "knife, fork and spoon compartments" (line 25).
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Lewis, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Machine. (open access)

Well-Drilling Machine.

Patent for an oil well drilling machine, designed to be easy to use and inexpensive to construct.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Bradshaw, Albert Cidney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Record-Printing Device. (open access)

Record-Printing Device.

Patent for record printing device that is used on cars for mechanics to record the car number and other data. The printing device is more durable especially though rough weather and easy to use by the mechanic.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Gray, Dexter B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tractor (open access)

Tractor

Patent for an improved tractor where the "propelling force is delivered through traction blocks...(lines 11-12)."
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Aerl, Van Vivian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Forming Individual Foot-Forms and Fitting Shoes Thereon. (open access)

Process of Forming Individual Foot-Forms and Fitting Shoes Thereon.

Patent for the improvement of the process of forming individual foot forms or replicas of a person's specific foot. This alleviates a person having to go through the painful process of breaking in new shoes. The foot forms can then either be kept by the individual or by the shoe dealer for making future foot wear.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Butler, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool Joint. (open access)

Tool Joint.

Patent for a new tool joint used in rotary drilling to connect the parts of a drill stem. The tool joint is not exclusive to drill stems and may be used in other applications.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Kreiter, Richard F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washboiler (open access)

Washboiler

Patent for improved Washboilers. The improvements provides a more efficient circulation of water to insure the proper cleaning of fabrics and prevent damage of the fabric.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Patterson, Thomas Allison.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel. (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel.

Patent for a hydraulic swivel valve, to allow water to flow to the drill stem for purposes of cooling and lubrication.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Black, Lee J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston for Deep Well Pumps (open access)

Piston for Deep Well Pumps

Patent for the development of a new and improved deep well pump used for the pumping of oil.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Humason, Granville A.; Bashara, Sam F. & Barraco, Paul J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strain Jacket for Telephone Poles (open access)

Strain Jacket for Telephone Poles

Patent for a new and useful improvement in strain jackets for telephone poles.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: McKnight, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen Fastener (open access)

Screen Fastener

Patent for the attachment method for wire screens to a frame to prevent the detachment of the wire screen from the frame.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: McCaffrey, Horace
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Piston. (open access)

Pump-Piston.

Patent for new and improved pump piston. This patent is accompanied by drawings and the object is to provide a pump piston wherein the the piston body proper is securely maintained against shifting upon the piston rod.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Yount, Miles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Motor. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Motor.

Patent for an internal combustion engine designed for better lubrication and simplicity of repair.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Sanford, Harold M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Trap (open access)

Oil Trap

Patent for improvements to floating oil traps. Floating oil traps are used to catch excess oil floating on top of refinery discharge canals. These improvements include increased flexibility, thus allowing the trap to move with the flow of the water.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Jones, Robert P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Maternity and Invalid Chair. (open access)

Maternity and Invalid Chair.

Patent for a folding chair designed specifically for the use and comfort of the sick and disabled.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Read, Edwin T. & Bartz, Adolph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe and Like Stem. (open access)

Pipe and Like Stem.

Patent for improved smoking equipment stems which prevents saliva from running down the stem. The end of the stem has a new design which extends upwards and then wraps forward and downward, leaving a slot where no saliva can enter.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Crossman, Alvin Amos
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil-Sharpener. (open access)

Pencil-Sharpener.

Patent for a new and improved pencil sharpener "which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly effective in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art" (lines 20-23), including illustrations.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Scougale, Malcolm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dredge. (open access)

Dredge.

Patent for an excavating machine specifically designed for canal digging, that "is an improvement upon a patent granted to Charles S. Butterfield, March 13, 197 and numbered 1,219,371" (lines 10-13). This invention provides a means for firm and stable support of the excavating machine and allows the position of the machine to be easily changed as the work progresses.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Evans, Marvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel. (open access)

Spring Wheel.

Patent for the improvement of spring wheels. It is to prevent the movement of a car's rim or hub when sharp turns are being made.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Livings, James Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Distributer. (open access)

Roller-Distributer.

Patent for a new and useful roller-distributer of the sort used on a light and relatively inexpensive automobile of widely known construction.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Lopez, Jesus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock Feeder (open access)

Stock Feeder

Patent for stock feeder, for automatically feeding grain (or mill food) to stock (particularly hogs) with feeding troughs on opposite sides of oscillating storage hopper.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Dierks, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fur-Stretcher. (open access)

Fur-Stretcher.

Patent for an improved fur stretcher capable of properly stretching the ends of the skin. Construction is simple which allows for easy application.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Aylor, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History