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Model Display Stand.
Patent for new improvements in model display stands for articles of clothing in which the display is made interchangeable and has a fabric background.
Date:
October 29, 1918
Creator:
Tyler, Claude B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map Cabinet
Patent for a storage device designed to store maps, blueprints, artworks, and other flat objects.
Date:
January 12, 1917
Creator:
Fanning, Samuel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Traction-Lug
Patent for tire traction-lug preventing slipping of the wheel in mud, sand, snow, slush, and other soft road-beds.
Date:
September 9, 1919
Creator:
Smith, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Treating Cotton-Stalks
Patent for a low cost method of treating cotton-stalks to be used for similar purposes to hemp and other similar fibers.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Jones, Levander D.; Deacon, Herbert D. & Marvin, Zebina E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Apparatus for Sizing and Separating Comminuted Material
Patent for new and useful improvements in process and apparatus for sizing and separating comminuted materials. This is the fifth patent and improves on the previous four patents.
Date:
September 9, 1919
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for high pressure water pump with improved arrangement of and contact between internal pumps in order to create higher water pressure. For use by fire fighters and at pump stations, including illustrations.
Date:
November 26, 1918
Creator:
Raynes, Clarence R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Riding-Horse.
Patent for mechanical riding horse that is designed for children to use. It's purpose is a toy that can be ridden and travelled on as a tricycle.
Date:
January 25, 1921
Creator:
Finley, David Guy
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device
Patent for improvements to the measuring device used to ascertain the depth of a well.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
Bevel, Jack H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process Of and Apparatus for Separating and Grading Material.
Patent for improvements in the process of and apparatus for separating and grading material. "Improvement upon our Patent #1,073,644, issued September 23, 1913, for a 'Separating table and process of separation'" (lines 14-17). Object of invention is to improve the general construction of separating table.
Date:
September 9, 1919
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.; Steele, Walter L. & Steele, Edwin G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mill
Patent for improvements to a mill so that there are multiple ways one can shift stationary rolls more easily away from moving rolls.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Nolen, Robert Rufus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring and Dispensing Device.
Patent for improvements to measuring and dispensing devices for powdered malted milk and other powdered substances.
Date:
December 29, 1919
Creator:
Shaw, Wilber S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Removing Surface Finish
Patent for the process of removing paint, enamel, varnish, and lacquer from the surfaces of coated materials.
Date:
October 5, 1920
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanism For Compressing And Sheeting Loose Materials.
Patent for a mechanism used for compressing and sheeting loose materials. The machine allows for materials that have been compressed to be flattened more and sheeted prior to delivery back to the mechanism.
Date:
December 4, 1917
Creator:
Stubbs, Robert A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military or Other Insignia
Patent for improved military or other insignia pin. It is an attempt to improve the pin design with stronger materials and different construction methods.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Semans, Clare L & Heiligman, Edward C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Device for Concentrating Vision.
Patent for an optical device proposed to replace lenses and goggles. Instead of lenses, this device has circular shutters (much like a camera) that forces direct vision and eliminates peripheral vision for concentration and focus.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Compere, Dolphus E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toothbrush
Patent that provides a toothbrush the ability to penetrate the interstices between the teeth and remove the debris by the vertical movement of the bristles, and being able to do so without discomfort. The brush is sanitary and convenient for being carried in a pocket in the clothing or in a traveling bag as well.
Date:
September 29, 1919
Creator:
Martz, George R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Generator
Patent for a steam generator which generates steam for power with minimal fuel consumption.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Manning, Roland B. & Moore, Lee R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Stove
Patent for improvements in oil burner stoves.Pertains more to oil stoves with movable burners so that the flame intensity can be adjusted or extinguished.
Date:
May 10, 1921
Creator:
Cook, Thomas Edward
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Expressing Cage and Press.
Patent for improvements to Oil Expressing Cages and Presses "for the extraction of oil from cotton seed cake or the like" (lines 11-12) that allows for multiple oil cakes and press plates which can be "readily inserted in or removed from the press as occasion requires" (lines 22-23).
Date:
October 26, 1920
Creator:
Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paint and Varnish Removing Process.
Patent for improvements to the removal process for paint and varnish. An invention of a solution that will cause finished coatings to be removed with less expense, less time, and no specifically skilled labor requirement to meet.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Faucet-Drain
Patent for a faucet drain attachment that allows for the draining of pipes eliminating the need for opening of faucet. This invention helps to prevent damage to pipes.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Eaton, Bruce E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Machine
Patent for a machine that treats surfaces. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Clarke, Alex A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor- Driven Tire- Pump
Patent for Motor-Driven Tire Pump. Motor tire pump that helps inflate tires.
Date:
February 8, 1921
Creator:
Guthrey Gordon N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Machine.
Patent for a surface treating machine that improves support, where the surface treating member is "driven by intermediate means from a motor displaced from the member, together with means of effecting adjustments of the surface treating member with relation to the work" (lines 13-15), with illustrations.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Clarke, Alex A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History