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Chimney Cowl. (open access)

Chimney Cowl.

Patent for a chimney cowl with a manually controlled spark outlet
Date: June 4, 1920
Creator: Jezova, Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMOBILE-TOOL. (open access)

AUTOMOBILE-TOOL.

Patent for an automobile tool for the Ford make of automobiles that "will hold the springs away from the bands and allow the bands to be removed and replaced or adjusted, when necessary" (lines 29-32) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: ROBERGE, JAMES Z.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery-Plate and Terminal Connection (open access)

Battery-Plate and Terminal Connection

Patent for improvements on a battery plate and terminal connections. Plate lugs and the terminal for the battery are a solid piece to fit more battery sizes and prevent the lugs from breaking off.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Hawkins, Alda F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Button-Fastener. (open access)

Button-Fastener.

Patent for a button fastener for clothing that is not liable to damage cloth.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Taylor, Albert Joshua
System: The Portal to Texas History
Covertible Stock and Freight Car. (open access)

Covertible Stock and Freight Car.

Patent for an improved process of constructing convertible stock and freight train cars, including illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Wyatt, Everett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Driving-Box. (open access)

Locomotive Driving-Box.

Patent for improvements in locomotive driving boxes. Designed to "eliminate the necessity of removing the driving wheels" (lines 13-14) to replace the crown brasses, "eliminate the necessity of removing the driving box" (lines 16-17) to avoid lateral wear, and eliminates the necessity of expensive machine work.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Simmons, Arthur, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Roaster. (open access)

Peanut-Roaster.

Patent for a new and improved peanut roaster with a rotating drum that can sound an alarm after a certain interval of time and can be moved directly over a roasting flame, including illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Peckham, Samuel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Piston. (open access)

Pump-Piston.

Patent for an improved pump piston used to pump oil from deep wells. The main improvement in this piston is that it is less susceptible to damage from sand or sediment by keeping sediment out of the piston valve, thus preventing it from accruing any long term damage that may render the piston irreparable. This design is also capable of fixing any wear due to sand or grit without removing the piston from the well.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Coulson, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Plunger (open access)

Pump-Plunger

Patent for an improvement in Pump-Plungers. "It has a particular application to pumps of this character for use in oil or water wells where the liquid is mixed with sand" (lines 13-16), including illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Mackenzie, Alexander S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roofing-Tile. (open access)

Roofing-Tile.

Patent for an improved plastic roofing tile with sealing, locking, pseudo-dove tail joints.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Martin, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling-Boiler (open access)

Signaling-Boiler

Patent for a signaling boiler designed to test food during the cooking process to determine whether food has completed cooking, and to signal via a whistle when said food is determined to have been properly cooked. Additional design details include the provision of a supporting mechanism for potatoes and other vegetables to rest on, as well as a compact form of the overall device.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Kelley, Marven
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stamping Machine. (open access)

Stamping Machine.

Patent for improvements to stamping-machines used for the purposes of marketing nuts. The device can efficiently perform the laborious act of stamping individual nuts with a trademark. It can be adjusted to stamp nuts of any size, along with other similar objects, without breaking or injuring the nut.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Wischhesen, Frederick B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Flushing Means (open access)

Valve-Flushing Means

Patent for a method of expelling debris and deposits in a foot valve, including illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Coulson, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Attachment. (open access)

Window Attachment.

Patent for a sash attachment that steadies the movement of the window sash within a window frame and prevent rattling.
Date: May 4, 1920
Creator: Dysart, Marby P.
System: The Portal to Texas History