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CANAL-GATE.
Patent for an improvement to canal-gates that is "a simple and comparatively inexpensive contrivance for receiving a handle of the shank of a handle which is attached to the lock or gate" (lines 18-22) including an illustration.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Perry, Charles Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furnace.
Patent for a furnace capable of burning rice hulls, sawdust, chaff, and more "in connection with the boiler for generating steam and which will entirely consume such products without contaminating the surrounding air with the ashes given off" (lines 31-34).
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Ewing, William E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hat Shape Retainer and Loss Preventing Device.
Patent, with illustrations, for an apparatus attached to the sweat band of a hat with the purpose of hat loss prevention and maintaining the hat's shape.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Huling, Clint Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hot-Air Mixer
Patent for a device that will create hot air to be delivered to the manifold of gas-powered engines in motor vehicles when the operator pushes a plunger that will open an intake valve.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Ingraham, Jerome H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Tongs
Patent for an improvement on the existing design of pipe tongs, the improvement will allow for one individual to hold the tongs, adjust the size around the pipes, and screw or unscrew the pipe alone. Previous designs required two or three individuals.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Hill, Richard Dennie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Forming Machine.
Patent for a wire forming machine that takes wire from an intake and automatically forms the wire into clothes pins. This machine also improves the wire feeding mechanism in older models of this type of machine, and it forms a ring that the pins can attach to for the purpose of suspending the pin from a clothes line.
Date:
March 9, 1920
Creator:
Werner, Henry E. & Mitchell, Jordan H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for improvements in churns, "specifically a churn disclosed in Patent No. 1268766, L. M. Payne, R. A. Thompson and L. P. Morris, June 4, 1918."
Date:
March 9, 1919
Creator:
Wilson, William W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Cap
Patent for Louis Skala's improvement on the bottle cap. This design features a clampable bottlecap design for better functionality and a better seal
Date:
March 9, 1918
Creator:
Skala, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Angle Cock Device
Patent for "stop cocks for controlling the flow of fluids and more particularly to what are known as angle cocks for use in train pipes of air brake and other fluid pressure systems upon railway cars" (lines 8-13) including illustrations.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Ellwood, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Alarm Device
Patent for a spring motorized automatic alarm device with an improved tripping mechanism actuated by the medium of fire severing an actuator cord "or the like".
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Willoughby, Alford Pervis & Bolding, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for an improved cotton-chopper, which includes a vertical swinging movement, as well as a wheel at its base which, and has a chopper shaft that may be depressed by the feet of the operator so that the chopper can operate even on uneven ground.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Baker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cover for Syrup-Pitchers
Patent for a cream and syrup dispenser. The cap has a spring so that after use the pitchers orifice will be completely sealed.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Judia, George H. & Huey, B. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill.
Patent for an earth-boring drill with an improved means for keeping the drill centered at all times in order to drill in a straight path.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Weathersby, Fred Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap.
Patent for an improved fly-trap that effectively ensnares flies while providing an efficient method of fly disposal and easier access to the trap for cleaning, including illustrations.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Crawford, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generator
Patent for a gas generator that generates hydrocarbon gases. It is "to provide ample and efficient means for feeding gas making elements into the fillings or contents located in the generators and to distribute uniformly to all parts of a generator the elements fed into the generator and to provide efficient means for operating the feeding devices and to provide agitating devices working in combination with the feeding devices for agitating the fumes within the generator." (line 11-21)
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Tinsley, Waller P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid and Gaseous Fuel Burner
Patent for a improvements for liquid and gaseous fuel burner, with a particular emphasis, "to the burner caps of gas stoves."
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Lozano, Antonio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Gasolene.
Patent for the manufacture of gasoline. The product is used as a fuel for internal combustion engines.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Bacon, Raymond F.; Brooks, Benjamin T. & Clark, Clinton W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow
Patent for improvements to plows with laterally extending adjustable wings, as well as other different styles of plow and cultivator standards, with illustration.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Armentraut, Richard B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel
Patent for the improvement of resilient wheels meant to be applied to any vehicle running gear. Resilient wheel will allow tire to move freely and absorb shocks.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Burgess, Richard H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Meat-Clamp.
Patent for a clamp to secure large quantities of meat while being cut, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Rice, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw Gage.
Patent for saw gage "adapted for use in connection with hand saws where the same is to be employed in cutting kerfs." (Lines 10-13)
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Faires, Elisha J. & Stockburger, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen Attachment
Patent for window and door screens to prevent the entrance of insects inside and prevents the escape of those already inside, which inevitably collect on the inside of the screen.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Simons, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Mechanism.
Patent for a new signaling mechanism to help warn people of an approaching train.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Fears, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade, Curtain, and Drapery Hanger.
Patent for a pair of adjustable and flexible bars and brackets to be modified with additional components (such as strips, screws, and nails) to accommodate any window or hangar length. The bars and brackets combination provide simple construction and removals of window shades, curtains, and drapes.
Date:
March 9, 1915
Creator:
Rawls, Theophilus M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History