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Carbureter Attachment.
Patent for a carbureter attachment.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
McDonald, James A. & Harris, James H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton
Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Streun, John Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Block dated October 1, 1918
Patent for new and improved detailing rocks for railroads. What makes this unique is that the clamp can be quickly and effectively clamped to railroad tracks.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Samuel Harvey Garrett & Joseph Owen Staude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Butter-Mold
Patent for "a butter mold embodying means for cutting and shaping a piece of wrapping paper to conform to the configuration of the mold in which it is adapted to be placed to receive the butter." (lines 9-13).
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Higginbotham, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Classifier and Separator.
Patent for classifiers and separators used in mining to separate solids and liquids in the tank. It allows for easy removal and replacement of parts as they wear.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-tool.
Patent for a device "designed particularly for boring out cylinders of internal combustion engines" (lines 12–13), includes illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Dedman, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane-Kite.
Patent for a new aeroplane-kite which can be "readily dismantled and folded for shipping and easily assembled and placed in position for flying without the use of numerous fastenings and detachable parts, thereby making for simplicity and practicability" (lines 12-17). Also includes wind tunnels and a fuselage frame which is so easily assembled that a child can do it.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
McLaughlin, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Pump.
Patent for a new and improved air pump capable of releasing air from the cylindrical casing in one motion. The updated design will also eliminate any lubricating oil from leaking into a tire.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Lawley, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Dental Instruments.
Patent for a dental instrument which is to attach to a dental drill handle. Protecting the patient's tongue from being cut by the drill or grinding disk while the patient's lower teeth are being operated on, including illustrations.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Luzzi, August F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advertising-Machine.
Patent for a machine that displays advertisements in a rotation.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Barnett, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll Breaker and Cleaner.
Patent for a device that attaches to a cotton gin that cleans and crushes the cotton bolls.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Streun, John Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner.
Patent for improvements to the boll breaker and cotton cleaner by changing the construction and arrangement of parts. The patent uses air pressure to move the bolly cotton through the boll breaker and cotton cleaner chambers.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Gillespie, Solomon E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar
Patent for a collar with tie supporting strip.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Naegeli, Fred E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener.
Patent for a can opener that is made from "a single flat piece of metal" (line 17) and is made for ease of operation, reducing the chance of the user cutting themselves.
Date:
March 19, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Paul E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Train Signal
Patent for new automatic train signal. It was invented to improve train signaling systems for automatic trains.
Date:
November 19, 1918
Creator:
Bulla, Melburn Bernie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a wrench with a head having a pair of rigid jaws to engage the object. One unique use of this wrench is that it can tighten any threaded joint beyond the degree of tightness that can be obtained by pulling the handle of an ordinary wrench in the usual manner.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Duda, Oswald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Indicator
Patent for a vehicle-indicator that is designed for use on vehicles such as automobiles, to indicate the movement of the vehicle. Other objects of this include that it alerts those around of the intended movement of the vehicle being driven.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
McManus, Lewis R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Structure for Oil-Wells.
Patent for Valve Oil-Wells. This improved Valve Oil Well will increase efficiency and durability of device.
Date:
September 19, 1919
Creator:
McEvoy, John Philip
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turbine-Motor
Patent for improvements in the construction and use of turbine motors.
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Smithey, Walter Duke
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Coating Composition
Patent for improved non-flammable paint and multi-purpose byproduct of paint production process.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
McKay, Arthur N. & Willis, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wall Construction
Patent for a relatively simple constructed wall that is built using concrete slabs. It is constructed in a manner that requires less material thus resulting in a wall that is hollow all the while providing sufficient strength to hold weight and pressure. Includes illustrations.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Needham, Edward F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knockdown and Portable Frame and Hoist.
Patent for a knockdown and portable frame and hoist as a combined structure for "easy and convenient transportation" (line 19).
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Shook, Jessie Alonzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Machinemm
Patent for a machine can dispense potable liquids to several customers at the same time.
Date:
October 19, 1920
Creator:
Ogden, Clayton N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen
Patent for a well-screen which is used in oil or water wells for screening out sand from the inflowing fluids
Date:
February 19, 1918
Creator:
Rodrigo, Henry, Sr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History