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Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the Like.
Patent for "Improvements in Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the like" (lines 6-8) that uses electricity and includes "a heating element which is not affected by repeated changes in temperature, which is adapted to present a heating surface of large area, which may be raised to a high temperature with a low current, and which is many times more economical in use than metal coils possessing less heat radiating powers" (lines 21-28) including illustrations.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Lorenz, Charles O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston-Head
This patent relates to piston heads particularly designed for use in connection with a hydrocarbon engine. The purpose of this invention is to provide a novel form of a ball and socket connection between the piston rod and the piston head. The said connection is designed to be durable in construction , cheap to manufacture and easily applied.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Collier, William Reid
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device
Patent for a sample taking device "for use in preserving the log of the well in drilling operations in earth, rock or other similar formations." (lines 12-14). Specially adapted for use in drilling wells for oil and sulfur, specifically in the Gulf Coast region.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E. & Hamman, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Well-Drilling Machine
Patent for a rotary well-drilling machine that makes use of an "independently rotatable section" to aid in the screwing and unscrewing of pipe sections.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Taylor, William Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen-Hanger.
Patent for more accessible window screen hangers. The inventors claimed that these improved screen hangers eliminated the challenge of hanging window screens on the exterior of tall buildings. These screen hangers allowed customers to hang, adjust, and clean screens from the inside of buildings.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Agee, Howard L. & Agee, Sidney A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Increasing the Quality and Volume of Oil in Wells and Removing the Oil Therefrom.
Patent for a method for drawing a higher quality and grade of oil from a well through the combination with gas trapped in the well.
Date:
May 9, 1922
Creator:
Hallmark, Elmer C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flush-Valve
Patent for a valve for a general flush tank.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Cahill, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Silent Self-Adjusting Push-Rod.
Patent for a self-adjusting push rod intended to reduce engine stress and noise.
Date:
November 9, 1915
Creator:
Russell, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Starting Device for Internal-Combustion Motors
Patent for the improved "Safety Starting Device for Internal-Combustion Motors (line 6-8)."
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Todd, James T. A.
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
Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for an automatically inflating tire which allows the tires to be inflated evenly at all times. "Should the air escape from the tire due to a puncture or leak the rim will be prevented from injuring the tire casing, as said casing will be prevented from becoming deflated" (lines 17-21). Motorists will no longer need to drive on flat tires waiting for repairs.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Cooper, Jowel Cecil
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
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for the improvement of pipe wrenches necessary for use in well drilling or other circumstances where a wrench of strong construction is needed. This patent provides for a pipe wrench that can be easily adjusted to fit pipes of differing sizes and is easily manipulated for use regardless of direction.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paving for Streets and the Like
Patent for paving for streets and the like invention relates to paving with specific constructions for high efficiency in resisting wear.
Date:
September 9, 1919
Creator:
Stubbs, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester
Patent for a peanut-harvester, which consists of a frame with forward and rear axles, wheels attached to the rear axles, and forward-projecting arms fastened to a platform. The platform and wheels are adjustable and can be raised and lowered. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Goodrum, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Harvester
Patent for "new and improved peanut harvester (lines 5-7)."
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Keith, Walter
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
Galvanizing Process.
Patent for a galvanizing process which simplifies the galvanizing of small articles such as bolts, nails, or the like.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Watrous, Edward L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Discharge-Nozzle
Patent for discharge nozzle for insecticide spraying machines. Proposed nozzle design to have adjustable opening.
Date:
July 9, 1918
Creator:
Gohmert, Otto Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for improvements to derricks for oil wells.
Date:
June 9, 1920
Creator:
Babek, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Recovering Tools from Wells.
Patent for a device to lift and recover tools, such as drill-bits, that have been dropped or lost in wells. The device features two prongs that may be engaged to grip or secure in a "biting hold" (line 50) various objects, illustrations included.
Date:
September 9, 1919
Creator:
Scott, Augustus B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Unscrewing and Withdrawing Pipe
Patent for "an improvement in devices for unscrewing and withdrawing pipe or casing from wells, mines, etc. or for other similar uses" (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Curtain for Vehicles.
Patent for side roll curtains on foldable automobile tops. The invention's aim is to fit multiple sizes of vehicle tops and be able to be raised and lowered easily without interfering with the the vehicle top's folding function.
Date:
November 9, 1920
Creator:
Schwarz, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for cultivator with illustrations and certain improvements on the invention.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Whisenant, David A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History