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Slime-Pulp Thickener.
Patent for a machine used in the wet milling process. It allows proportionate distribution of liquids to aide during the thickening process.
Date:
April 17, 1923
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Form.
Patent for a circular concrete form. The form is adjustable and allows nesting for storage and transport.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Harris, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gauge Cock.
Patent for steam gauge or test cocks that provides a simple and economical gauge cock for steam boilers by which the steam can be readily tested and which is adapted to close the orifice automatically to provide a constructions which will not be disarranged in operation.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Woodruff, Lovell H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower Sharpener.
Patent for a new device that improves lawn mower sharpeners, including illustrations. It is a detachable device that attaches directly to the lawn mower and sharpens the blades while in use.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Lancaster, Edmund Banning
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing Signal
Patent for signaling devices designed for use along railroads and grade crossings and meant to be automatically operated upon the approach of a train by giving a visible or audible signal at the crossing which will warn travelers of the approach of the train and calcuated to avoid the occurrence of accidents. The signal device includes a track associated train operated circuit closing device for energizing a bell, flashing light, or signal arm or any other equivalence or suitable signal device located at the crossing.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Hamilton, Morgan Smith & Brady, Charles Pettus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Block.
Patent for improvements to automobile blocks, specifically employed for pulling automobiles from muddy or other places where the power of the car cannot be utilized. The patent is for a small, portable device that can be conveniently carried in the vehicle.
Date:
January 17, 1922
Creator:
Schaudies, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Cultivator.
Patent for an improved cultivator used for tillage when the plows are not in the ground. The cultivator can also lighten the heaviness felt by the operator while the plow is being used.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Barnett, James Samuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Draft Attachment for Motor-Vehicles.
Patent for a draft attachment by which a motor vehicle may "pull itself free when its traction wheels have become embedded in a soft or muddy road" (lines 14-16).
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Worsham, Louis W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gradometer.
Patent for a gradometer "which will accurately indicate under the most varying and unstable conditions the inclination and declination at which any moving body is traveling" (lines 10-13). The gradometer is "particularly adapted for use on motor vehicles" (lines 15-16).
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Hall, Sidney Wilson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Guide for Drive-Chains.
Patent for a mechanism designed to prevent a guide chain from being displaced from the wheel(s) of its parent machine.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Johnston, Horace G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Holder for Dental X-Ray Films.
Patent for dental X-Ray holders that securely hold the film in place and categorize the X-Rays into series that comprise views of the whole mouth.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Martin, James Madison
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Maize-Header.
Patent for simple and efficient maize header which is easy to operate by positioning it in a way that it needs minimum effort to operate.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Jordan, Andrew P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plastic Base for Poles.
Patent for a plastic base for poles which aims to lengthen the life of the average pole and enable the use of poles of shorter lengths.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Hoyle, Millard F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steering Attachment.
Patent for a steering attachment that keeps the steering wheels of a motor driven vehicle straight. This device is simple and relatively inexpensive, among other advantages.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toupee and Wig Retainer
A patent for a single-sided adhesive that holds a toupee or wig in place on the scalp without causing built-up residue to adhere to the wig.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Tapscott, John Christoper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a mechanized dolly to improve washing machine functionality and efficiency.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Huffman, Orla L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Operated Lift Mechanism
Patent for a wheel operated lift mechanism designed for agricultural implements with wheels which can raise the frame of the agricultural implement for easy access to the wheel. This tool is adjustable to raise or lower the frame for easy access to the wheel to disconnect it.
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Altgelt, Herman E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union.
Patent for an affordable and efficient coupling device for use "on valve rods of internal combustion engines, especially those used in automobiles and aeroplanes or on those motors or engines employing overhead valves and whereby the union or coupling may be readily and securely locked on a valve rod with sufficient resistance to withstand the strain of direct pressure" (lines 14-21).
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Dickinson, Harry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed.
Patent for a bed, specifically the joints of a bedframe. The side rails for a bedframe are joined by tapered connectors.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Hellweg, Rudolph F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuff-Link.
Patent for new and useful improvements in cuff links that do not separate from sleeves and help with any decoration.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Hall, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Handpiece.
Patent for an improvement on a dental handpiece that is made of fewer parts and is cheaper to make. It makes insertion and removal of the drill easier, and keeps the drill in place more securely.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Graves, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device.
Patent for new and useful improvements in electrical testing devices. The invention provides references to innovative changes that allow for improved high-tension coil and armature testing.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Bierbower, Richard C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device
Patent for a device to test electrical circuits for faults which is cheaper to manufacture, easier to use, smaller and more durable.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Bierbower, Richard C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand Harvester.
Patent for a hand harvester that contains a plate and cutter to be used for harvesting corn and maize with more ease.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Taylor, Joseph S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History