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Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for tools used for construction, plumbing, machinery, home renovations, and many more.
Date: February 27, 1923
Creator: Edwards, Charles R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a small animal trap that prevents injury to the animal. When the animals step on the pedal inside the enclosure, a door is automatically dropped. The animal is trapped inside the enclosure.
Date: June 27, 1922
Creator: Dinkins, Earl T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Building-Block. (open access)

Concrete Building-Block.

Patent for concrete building blocks, intended for use in the building of smaller structures, which are strong, easily assembled, and light weight.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: McEwen, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Automobile-Body (open access)

Convertible Automobile-Body

Patent for a convertible automobile body with front seats that can be adjustable horizontally to connect with the rear seats and form a bed.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Mitchell, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Faucet. (open access)

Faucet.

Patent for improved faucet for dispensing soft drinks, designed to dispense a certain amount to ensure uniformity.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Klein, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Food Compound and Process of Making the Same. (open access)

Food Compound and Process of Making the Same.

Patent for an economic and palatable food compound or ingredient called "rice cream" for use in preparing pastries, ices, confectionery, sauces, puddings, and dressings; similar to malted milk and gelatin.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Sasseen, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs (open access)

Pipe Tongs

Patent for pipe tongs, adapted to securely grip and rotate pipe sections (or other round articles) of different sizes.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Lowrey, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Gripping Device. (open access)

Pipe-Gripping Device.

Patent for a device designed to hold and sustain a string of pipe in an elevated position during the process of unscrewing and separating it into sections, primarily used for drilling operations where pipes are connected and disconnected within a borehole.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Steen, Buford J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Serving-Table. (open access)

Serving-Table.

Patent for "a table...which is specially adapted for use in serving cold drinks, light lunches and the like to customers seated in an automobile or other similar vehicle" and the table "is adjustable so that it may be accommodated to vehicles of different heights" (lines 11-15, 18-19). It also contains an illustration.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Boysen, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrocarbon-Burner. (open access)

Hydrocarbon-Burner.

Patent for improvements in hydrocarbon burners that is inexpensive and can take refined oil or heavy crude oil and make it useable as fuel.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: St. Wrba, Joseph J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for a pipe wrench that can be "operated in either direction" (line 18) to screw and unscrew a pipe with an easy application and secure grip.
Date: April 27, 1920
Creator: Nixon, Jeddy D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Roller Drill-Bit (open access)

Cross-Roller Drill-Bit

Patent for an improvement upon a prior patent for a rolling drill cutter. The drill bit is designed with several rotating saw like structures which assist in the drilling process.
Date: December 27, 1919
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion. (open access)

Apparatus for Separating Liquids in Emulsion.

Patent for improved apparatus for separating liquids in emulsion (relates to improved apparatus for separating one liquid from another) when found in emulsion and has especial reference to means for rapidly and effectually dehydrating petroleum oil emulsion.
Date: May 27, 1919
Creator: McKibben, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Forming Machine. (open access)

Bale-Forming Machine.

Patent for improvement on a bale forming machine that will operate easily, positively, and automatically. This invention described for forming and automatically securing wires around bales of hay and other like materials. It has a special object that is an improved form of clutch for connecting the wire twisters and needles and disconnecting them from a driving means. The clutch will permit the plunger in the bailing chamber to perform a predetermined number of strokes after the completion of the bale to be tied.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Freeman, Lawrence K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Record for Live-Stock and Other Shipments. (open access)

Record for Live-Stock and Other Shipments.

Patent for a record for live stock and other shipments to create a centralized publication of the conditions of live stock shipments.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Lloyd, George Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Spacing Attachment for Baling-Presses (open access)

Wire-Spacing Attachment for Baling-Presses

Patent for a hay baling press attachment, which automatically spaces the wires and prevents them from becoming tangled between bales.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Grant, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie-Holder. (open access)

Necktie-Holder.

Patent for a necktie-holder "which may either be used in connection with a four-in-hand or bow tie." (lines 10-11) including illustrations. The holder has been adapted to maintain the tie in the proper position by having it be engageable with the collar button and secured within the tie. Another feature of the device is the adjustable frame which enables the holder to adapt to collars of different sizes.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Duff, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine.

Patent for improvements to the class of explosive engine for a motor vehicle and internal gas combustion engine, including illustrations.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: Murray, Harry A.; Dorman, William T. & Pollard, Claude
System: The Portal to Texas History
Line support (open access)

Line support

Patent for an adjustable support for clothes lines.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: Lott, Truman R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trimmer and filer for saws. (open access)

Trimmer and filer for saws.

Patent for trimmer and filer for saws. It is particularly designed for gin saws.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: Norman, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container. (open access)

Container.

Patent for new improved containers adapted for the shipment of eggs, including illustrations.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: Hall, Cyrus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Butler, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for a new and improved oil burner design to provide simultaneously regulation of the fuel, steam, and water supply to the coil, including illustration.
Date: January 27, 1914
Creator: Clayton, Oscar B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like. (open access)

Method of Forming Concrete Foundations and the Like.

Patent for forming concrete foundations and piers by placing metal tubes into the ground and enveloping them with gravel.
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
System: The Portal to Texas History