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Fuel Vaporizer for Carburetors. (open access)

Fuel Vaporizer for Carburetors.

Patent for "an improvement in fuel heaters or vaporizers for use with carburetors for hydrocarbon fuel engines" (lines 9-12). The device "can therefore utilize those hydrocarbons of specific gravity much higher than gasoline, as fuel for internal combustion engines, with safety and with more economy than has heretofore been deemed possible." (lines 106-111).
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: Smith, Maurice O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Water Heater (open access)

Electric Water Heater

Patent for improvements to electric water heaters adapted for heating small bodies of water. The interior walls of the cylinders in the heating unit are perforated so that water can freely circulate through and between them.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: Stephens, Richard M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Feeder and Hive Ventilator (open access)

Combined Feeder and Hive Ventilator

Patent for improvements in bee-hives by providing means in which the hive can be ventilated during warm weather. The invention provides means in which the ventilating means can be removed or rendered inoperative whenever desired or during cold weather.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Heim, Charles; Heim, Emil R.; Heim, Clarence C. & Heim, Edwin C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Counterbalancing and Adjustable Sash for Windows. (open access)

Counterbalancing and Adjustable Sash for Windows.

Patent for window sashes made of two separate sections, one for the upper portion and the other for the lower portion of a window. Each sash section can be operated independently from the other by mechanisms on the right and left side of the window.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: Peaden, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter Attachment.

Patent for a planter attachment. It allows quick attachment of a stalk cutter that would let a planter serve two purposes.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: Haynes, Jack M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Wheel Hub and Plate (open access)

Locomotive Wheel Hub and Plate

Patent for improvements to locomotive wheel hubs and plates with the purpose of "inhibiting adjustment of the plate beyond the safety point" (lines 20-21), including illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Lambert, Floyd D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hosiery Spat. (open access)

Hosiery Spat.

Patent for hosiery spat that provides feet and ankle "protection when fancy 'open work' or thin hosiery is worn." (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: von S.S. Blum, Elisa
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel

Patent for a new and useful improvement in hydraulic swivels by simplifying the structure and making the device more efficient and reliable.
Date: March 7, 1922
Creator: Black, Lee J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Aluminum Chloride. (open access)

Manufacture of Aluminum Chloride.

Patent for improvements of manufacture of aluminum chloride, comprising "a method of utilizing certain oily residues which are the result of treatment of oils with aluminum chloride or with substances capable of forming aluminum chloride" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Wash Furnace (open access)

Gasoline Wash Furnace

Patent for a gasoline wash furnace designed for use in heating water for clothea
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Adams, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Catching Device (open access)

Fish-Catching Device

Patent for an improvement in fish-catching devices which provides a bait-holding device in a horizontal position and the ability to completely conceal the fish-catching device within the bait, including illustrations.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: Riza, George P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monolithic Wall. (open access)

Monolithic Wall.

Patent for concrete wall construction which is light in weight and inexpensive to fabricate. Frames may be previously constructed in a manner to allow for windows and other common wall features.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: Graham, Malcolm J
System: The Portal to Texas History
Direction Signal for Automobiles. (open access)

Direction Signal for Automobiles.

Patent for lit directional signal for automobiles that indicates driver's intention to stop or to turn left or right, including illustrations.
Date: February 7, 1922
Creator: Womack, Foster B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles.

Patent for improvements in dirigible headlight constructions for automobiles. Two major useful improments are mentioned: a) a headlight that is constructed so that when a car turns, the headlight on the turning side of the car will alone be turned in the same direction and b) a headlight that is constructed so that the driver can manually turn either headlight, allowing the headlights to act as search lights if necessary.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Ross, Maxwell
System: The Portal to Texas History