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Water-Elevator.
Patent for a water elevator. The invention produces a means for "high power water elevating" which provides " a steady and voluminous flow of water" (lines 20-22). Illustration included.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Barnett, Grady L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waterproofing Composition and Process of Making the Same.
Patent for a new and useful improvement to a soluble composition that when applied to fabrics as a fluid, allows for making it waterproof and also fabric preservation.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Mayer, Max B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Gage.
Patent for a water-gage measuring the height or volume of water in a steam boiler, particularly those "held closed by the weight of the operating handle" (lines 11-12). The device is designed for simple manufacture and easy assembly & disassembly without tools, and features a valve seat that stays in place, illustrations included.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Leidecker, Helmoth M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill
Patent for a windmill that rotates on a vertical and horizontal axis. The blades are mounted to stop in order to prevent damage to the windmill should pressure occur.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Brown, Archie Edwards
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen.
Patent for a well-screen formed of perforated pipes for oil production to filter sand and detritus, including illustrations.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Mack, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill Attachment.
Patent for an attachment for hand or windmill pumps in order to reduce stress of upward and load moving strokes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Bertrand, Rabb A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a windmill with vanes that can compensate for varying wind speeds without being damaged by high winds.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Ochoa, Victor Leaton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel.
Patent for an improved wheel tire. The improvements to a conventional tire include multiple hinged springs which limit the movement of the wheel in two directions when contact is made with the ground. The wheel includes shoes placed concentrically around the wheel that provides shock absorption, better traction, and overall stability.
Date:
April 12, 1919
Creator:
Schmidt, Oscar J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Tightener.
Patent for improvements in wire-tighteners with an illustration. Specifically, the patented improvement is for a "device" that can "be used for the purpose of tightening strands of wire of a wire fence" (lines 11-14).
Date:
June 24, 1919
Creator:
Wilson, James G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade Roller
Patent for an improved window shade roller design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Revier, H. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Work Clamp.
Patent for an improved work clamp. The inventor claimed that the clamp was meant to be universal, allowing for several clamped pieces of material to be secured simultaneously for welding or other joining methods. The tool was meant to facilitate complex construction in a variety of machinery repair facilities and markets.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Treuthardt, Arnold Charles
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
Washing Appliance.
Patent for a washing appliance that consists of pipes that release hot water within a container. This appliance can be used to wash clothing. The patent explains how the appliance works and the specifics of each pipe.
Date:
January 28, 1919
Creator:
McFarland, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade-Operation-Lever.
Patent for an invention that provides a simple and relatively inexpensive means for operating window shades without involving a spring roller.
Date:
March 18, 1919
Creator:
Lee, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improving Oils.
Patent for a method of improving the quality of more volatile petroleum oils, such as gasoline and burning oils.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
McAfee, Almer M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Handling Lint
Patent for improvements in apparatus for collecting and handling lint. This apparatus will more thoroughly collect and handle lint so that less lint winds up in the linter room, and can be thoroughly collected.
Date:
January 2, 1919
Creator:
Nolen, Robert Rufus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for improving a tire by providing new form of tread-holding device and using a resilient metal band encircling the tire.
Date:
March 11, 1919
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traffic-Signal.
Patent for a traffic signal that provides a way for automobiles to notify other vehicles that the operator is about to make a turn or bring his vehicle a stop, with illustrations.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Tillery, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tire.
Patent for improvement in automobile tires, resulting in more resilient tires that utilize internal spring coils that are encased in an elastic casing to protect against direct contact with the rubber tire.
Date:
September 9, 1919
Creator:
Dalwigk, Hermann
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Capping Device.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in a well capping device." [lines 9-10]
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Thrift, Homer C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for an improvement on traps. This trap is primarily insect and pest control, meant for ants and flies.
Date:
October 17, 1919
Creator:
Miller, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap
Patent for a bird-catching trap that has an entrance that is always open but prevents exit; also includes a device that keeps the bait visible but never attainable
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Mayse, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel
Patent for vehicle wheels/tires and meant to improve upon current models that contain too many operating parts. Patent also contains improvements in performance of tires relating to expansion and contraction of the tires due to temperature.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Allan, William N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Distributer for Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for "improvements in Vacuum-Distributers for Internal-Combustion Engines". More precisely "an improvement in 'vacuum-energized make-and-break spark-plug". This particular vacuum-distributer would aid in lubricating the working parts and a "breather" function would let outside air pass through, preventing the "ingress of dirt and impurities to the vacuum-distributer".
Date:
March 18, 1919
Creator:
Irwin, Samuel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History