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States
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Month
Clip for Eyeglass Cases and The Like
Patent for a clip for eyeglass cases and the like. Meant to provide an inexpensive and simple clip to hold eyeglass cases in the pocket to prevent displacement.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Evans, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Spring Clamp
Patent for an improved adjustable spring clamp design.
Date:
May 13, 1919
Creator:
Hillin, H. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Support.
Patent for adjustable props or supports used in concrete construction or scaffolding, including illustrations.
Date:
June 18, 1918
Creator:
Ware, Howard T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Electric-Light Holder.
Patent for an adjustable electric-light holder for automobiles.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Balke, Morris
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Rack.
Patent for improved automobile racks that are elevated to accomplish the following tasks: removing paint from the automobile, and make the automobile more accessible during construction.
Date:
February 10, 1920
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check and the Like.
Patent for a bank check that lists the names and information of multiple banks so that the check can be drawn or charged in multiple banks (universal check).
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for improvements in baling presses. Consists of improvements over prior patents 1197532 and 1229126. These improvements are primarily for operation of the compressor and also the mechanism for actuating the feeder.
Date:
December 24, 1918
Creator:
North, George W. & Andreas, H.M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Swingletree and Evener.
Patent, including illustrations, for improvements to combined swingletrees and eveners, tools used to equalize strain between a draft animal and vehicle, "which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efficient in operation" (lines 22-25).
Date:
March 16, 1920
Creator:
White, Floyd N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Guard
Patent for an improved cattle guard with two parts that is adapted to specifically fit either inside the railroad tracks or alongside them.
Date:
October 28, 1919
Creator:
Fisher, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buttoning and Gripping Device for Artificial Arms
Patent for a gripping device that attaches to an artificial arm. The two main elements consist of a support structure with a jaw, and another element with a movable jaw. A buttoning device is mounted to the structure and functions independently of the two jaws.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Corley, Quentin D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Destroyer.
Patent for woll weevil destroyer that is an attachment that can be applied to the frame and beams of a cultivator and may knock weevil and insects from plants standing in a row.
Date:
June 4, 1918
Creator:
Young, Troy W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Taking Device
Patent for improvements to a core-taking device which will "form a core, in the process of drilling, and embodies means for severing the core, when formed, and retaining the same in the core barrel until, it is withdrawn for inspection" (lines 13-17), including illustrations.
Date:
June 20, 1922
Creator:
Christian, Walton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines
Patent for a type of air heater designed to be attached to an internal combustion engine for the purposes of regulating heat.
Date:
February 18, 1919
Creator:
Brooks, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Set-Collar for Well-Strainers.
Patent for a combination set-collar for well-strainers that combines a back pressure valve and a washer pipe which allows for the cleaning of the strainer.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Thompson, Alexander
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight.
Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Head, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Road-Light.
Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
Date:
February 25, 1919
Creator:
Tausch, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Plow and Pulverizer.
Patent for a combination plow and pulverizer, designed for the purpose of improved plowing and sowing of seed, with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Curtis, W. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter for Treating Concrete Flooring
Patent for improvements to treating concrete flooring. The process described for mixing animal, mineral, and vegetable waxes to produce a treatment which renders already poured concrete floors (or other cement or stone) dustless and waxy to prevent disintegration of the floor's components.
Date:
May 12, 1917
Creator:
Annan, Alfred H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Closure for Refrigerators and the Like
Patent is to "provide a simple and efficient construction of doors or lids for refrigerators, refrigerator cars, ice boxes, fireless cookers, telephone booths and the like, and as fire doors for storage houses, and wherever it is necessary or desirable to provide for facility of movement in opening or shrinking, due to head or cold, dampness or dryness, or other climatic or atmospheric or similar changes or conditions, while insuring an air tight, smoke, fire and bug proof, and heat insulating closure and seating joint, regardless or vibration of the receptacle on the door frame and of the size or shape of the door or lid." (lines 9-24).
Date:
May 28, 1918
Creator:
Seifert, John W. of Houston, TX
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin or Linting-Machine
Patent for machine to "provide means for removing lint cotton from the gin saw teeth" (lines 11-12) and "provide efficient means for taking care of the cotton after it leaves the saw teeth." (lines 14-19)
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Hodo, Wesley A. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Countersink and Bit-Gage.
Patent for a tool to be used with a drill or bit that allows the user to simultaneously drill and form a countersink. It also has a bit gauge that allows it to be used for drills of varying sizes.
Date:
March 23, 1920
Creator:
Storey, Henry L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for cotton chopper that frees the plants from the "weeds and the soil thereabout cultivated in but a single operation" (lines 14-16).
Date:
February 11, 1919
Creator:
Goodman, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Carrier
Patent for an auto-carrier that applied to the running board for carrying various luggage. A second aspect is to provide a device to support a wide array of objects and to withstand the weight giving its location along the running board.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Evans, Edward L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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