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Bridle Attachment
Patent for a new and improved way to connect the blind brace of a bridle.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Steele, Tom L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for an inexpensive and efficient burner for oil "with a maximum production of heat." (lines 14-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Upton, Arthur L. & Immer, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bur Breaker and Suction Fan.
Patent for "a new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Bur Breakers and Suction-Fans" (lines 6-8) and is designed for loading and unloading cotton from a wagon while separating the cotton lint from the hulls, including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Irwin, Samuel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a new and useful improvement in cultivators for the ground working elements.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Kendall, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate
Patent for an improved gate design.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Jenson, J. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater.
Patent for a heater, "designed for use in orchards for raising the temperature of the atmosphere at times when frosts or freezing temperature is threatened" (lines 11-14). Illustration included.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Briscoe, Williard H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Supporter.
Patent for improvements in Hose-Supporters or garter that "grips the entire sock, around the leg, prevents the possibility of sagging, insures a perfect fit on the leg of the wearer and serves to equalize the stress on the sock" (lines 11-14) which adds durability and "avoids straining the sock out of shape" (lines 16-17). Includes illustration.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Tonahill, William J., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lid and Label Holder.
Patent for an improvement to lid and label holders (boxes) that allows for the lid to be held against the side of the box so that the box sits at an inclination and displays the contents of the box.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Watts, Albert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Actuated Locking Device for Automobiles
Patent for a device that prevents the drive shaft of an automobile from when moving when pushed by an unauthorized person. The device acts as a form of security to ensure unauthorized individuals are unable to move the vehicle. Additionally, the device can be used while the vehicle is in motion in order to slow the drive shaft, and thus the vehicle.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Wherry, Robert D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie
Patent for an improved railroad tie. The improved railroad tie will be more resilient, with a housing made of pressed metal.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Autrey, Benjamin P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rear Sight for Guns
Patent for a rear sight for firearms, particularly larger firearms such as service rifles or other field artillery and machine guns.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved rotary cultivator designed to pulverize hard, dry soil without damaging the plants. The device utilizes cylindrical tooth holder with teeth that can be manipulated at various angles to pry the soil from around the plants.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Irwin, Samuel D. & Irwin, Herbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Apparatus.
Patent for new, durable improvements requiring minimal installation cost in the signaling apparatus on automobiles and other vehicles to notify traffic of an intended turn and its direction. These improvements involve a lamp being illuminated and raised and then lowered by the movement of the steering wheel. Said improvements also provide manual operation for emergencies.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Wyrill, Arthur O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Lathes.
Patent for an improved attachment for lathes and (more specifically) as a cutting attachment for a jeweler's lathe.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Norton, Walter S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Jack and Wrench.
Patent for a combined jack and wrench. This patent focuses on a combined wagon jack and wrench, which acts as a wheel removing device.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Gregory, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Range.
Patent for a cooking-range that "heat may be conducted from the firebox above the oven, and into a lid compartment" (lines 11-12).
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Daniel, James Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new "construct in which plow shanks may be easily and quickly secured by spring latches"(lines 106-108) and accompanying illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Bonneau, John B., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin Guard.
Patent for device to hold a hat pin and prevent injury.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Judia, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cleaning and Feeding Cotton.
Patent for a machine that cleans and feeds cotton in a simple, compact form. It separates dust and trash, as well as heavy objects such as stones, from cotton.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Cook, Cas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag-Handling Apparatus.
Patent for "a mail-bag handing apparatus, and more specifically [an] apparatus designed to practically simultaneously deliver and receive bags or pouches containing mail or other matter, to and from a moving train or body" (lines 9-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Brunkenhoefer, Henry F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ore Concentration.
Patent for improvements in ore concentration. Improvements have to do with agitating ore pulp.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Chapman, George Albert & Tucker, Stanley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleigh-Runner.
Patent for sleigh runner that is easily attached or detached from a vehicle wheel. It is composed of a minimum number of parts and is inexpensive to manufacture. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
McGaughy, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a portable water heater "in which a circulation of water may be had, whereby the same may become readily heated for use in a bath tub or other receptacle." (lines 12-15)
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Ramsey, Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for "drawing the ends of wire together for the purpose of splicing" (lines 10-12) with illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Holland, Isaac W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History