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Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool.
Patent for a well packer and setting tool for the prevention of intermingling between oil and water in a well when used by itself or with other pipes. The invention allows for the packer to be set using the setting tool which can then be removed once the packer is in place.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Abercrombie, Jamie & Dunman, Nesbit M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baby Net Frame.
Patent for a frame that can support a baby net and can be collapsed for easy storage. The frame also features components that prevent collapse and provide stability when in use.
Date:
June 6, 1922
Creator:
Akers, Blessie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Gasket
Patent for a packing gasket comprising a soft metal sleeve formed to a non-leaking joint between connected pipes.
Date:
November 6, 1920
Creator:
Allison, Jesse H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Inside Door-Lock.
Patent for a detachable inside door-lock. This is a simple locking device that can be applied and removed from any type of door. The purpose is to make a room private and burglar proof.
Date:
September 6, 1921
Creator:
Arledge, Elbert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road Building Machine
Patent for a road building machine comprised of multiple mechanisms including a blast furnace, mixing chambers, and chemical tanks.
Date:
December 6, 1921
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Cleaner.
Patent for improvements for cleaning oil, water, and gas wells that goes into the well and flushes out a clogged screen.
Date:
August 6, 1920
Creator:
Bashara, Samuel F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Hoist.
Patent for vehicle hoist that "will be operated automatically by the momentum of the vehicle" (lines 17-19). The hoist is intended to be accessible to all users, professional and layperson, due to its simple design and lower price.
Date:
December 6, 1921
Creator:
Boutte, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tool
Patent for invention that improves fishing. Not only is the tool used for fishing, it can find and remove objects from the water.
Date:
December 6, 1921
Creator:
Brown, Charles Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguishing Device.
Patent for fire extinguishing devices to "supplying steam to the fluid so that oxygen sufficient to support combustion will not reach the flame" (lines 14-16).
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Byrd, Williman Harvey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner
Patent for an improved hydrocarbon burner, including illustrations.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Critchett, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Filling Device.
Patent for filling bottles with "two liquids and introducing them into the bottle at the same time under pressure" (lines 17-18), specifically for "carbonated beverages" (lines 12-13).
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Dannelley, Dillon C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Shield.
Patent for a tool to cover a portion of barbed wire fence allowing one to cross over or through without harm, composed of three or more telescoping metal tubes.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Davis, Marion L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Taking Samples from Wells.
Patent for the development of a drill bit "specially designed for the purpose of obtaining samples of the formation through which the drill bit is passing" (lines 14-16).
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Dodds, Redus D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench.
Patent for use with oil well drills to enable easier rotation and less friction. The invention aids in quick and easy adjustments to oil well parts.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Ellinger, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Key-Ring Clip.
Patent for new improvements for key ring clips that will not detach in a seated position.
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Evans, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel
Patent for a spring wheel. Gebhardt describes the wheel as "an improvement... to provide resilient spokes which are connected to the hub and felly of the wheel in a manner to take up vibration and shocks imparted to the wheel in traveling or passing over obstructions and rough roads (p. 1, lines 8-15)." The patent also adds provisions for easy removal of spokes and a sectional felly and hub.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Gebhardt, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Locking Device.
Patent for a new and improved nut-locking device to securely lock fish plates to rail ends.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Hales, Wiley J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Fly Catcher and Trap.
Patent for improvements in traps to bait flies and trap them.
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Harris, Raymond J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump for deep wells with a "specially constructed piston capable of a powerful working stroke and which will secure at all times a full volume of liquid at each stroke of the pumping rod." (line 25) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Humason, Granville Allison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that improves the type of plow employing "a moldboard and plowpoint or share bolted to a standard" (lines 9-11), with illustrations. This patent improves upon previous patents numbered 974,675 and 974,676 issued to the same inventor on November 1, 1910.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Kelly, Robert Marvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Detachably Securing Chairs to Floors.
Patent for a new device that secures chairs to the floor and is easily detachable so the chairs can be moved when necessary.
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Lambert, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber Extracting Machine
Patent for "new and improved Fiber-Extracting Machine." (6-7). These improvements are specific to equipment used to separate fibers from vegetable and plant matter. The primary function of this equipment is to extract fiber from the agave plant.
Date:
September 6, 1921
Creator:
Lambert, William O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crown Setter
Patent for a crown setter that can make impressions of varying sizes with the same tool.
Date:
July 6, 1920
Creator:
Lewis, Samuel Riley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Film Winding Attachment
Patent for film-winding attachment that allows for the exact number of rotations to wind film. This invention seeks to prevent unnecessary damage that excessive winding can do to film.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Mansfield, Clarence H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History