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Signal
Patent for an automobile to signal the direction the car will go. The signal tool functions as a hand on each side of the car and can withstand the weather.
Date:
October 15, 1918
Creator:
Hibbert, Lammers R.
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
Sprinkling Device
Patent for a lawn sprinkling device composed of multiple pipes that are configured into one self-sufficient structure. The discharge nozzle is angular and can be adjusted to point in different lawn areas.
Date:
March 29, 1921
Creator:
Gomez, Blas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator
Patent for a temperature-regulator that regulates the temperature of fluids (either in liquid, gas, or air) passing through. It is important when regulating the temperature of hydro-carbon fuels in either an internal combustion engine or a furnace.
Date:
August 26, 1919
Creator:
Brooks, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime-Pulp Thickener
Patent for a device for thickening slime or pulp in the treating of ores wet milling. The device controls the disbursement of slim pulp in the thickener, producing a better solid to liquid ratios.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Slime Pulp Thickener.
Patent for a "device for thickening slime or pulp, and particularly pertains to a structure similar to that disclosed in my co-pending application entitled "Slime pulp thickener," serial number 173,785, filed June 9, 1917, and of which the present application is a division" (lines 8-14). Additionally, described as a device that automatically releases thickened pulp when proper density is achieved.
Date:
October 5, 1918
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treatment of Ores.
Patent for the treatment of ores which has a improvised process of chloridizing ores, concentrates, and other metallurgical products.
Date:
April 19, 1921
Creator:
Hirt, Jules Hector
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Packing for Pistons.
Patent for metallic packing for pistons, which is composed of three concentric rings and is designed for internal combustion engines. The middle ring is designed to act as a channel for oil or other lubricants.
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Williams, Nolan S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Power Apparatus.
Patent for an improved horse-power apparatus for hay baling presses. "A pair of cables are arranged in frictional driving relation to one of which cables the house power is applied, while the other serves the purpose of communicating...to the baling press or other power-receiving parts".
Date:
January 28, 1919
Creator:
North, George W. & Andreas, H. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Direction-Indicator.
Patent for a new useful improved direction-indication that will allow an operator of an automobile to indicate to traffic in front and rear the direction in which the operator will make it's turn. The indicator will also indicate when a stop is contemplated.
Date:
March 16, 1920
Creator:
Gmelin, Ernst W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frame for Jaw Crushers
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in frames for Jaw-Crushers (lines 8-9) including illustrations.
Date:
March 25, 1919
Creator:
Easton, William B. & Cole, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Differential
Patent for improvements in motor vehicle differentials by connecting axle sections to a worm gear.
Date:
February 11, 1919
Creator:
Brown, Charles Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim.
Patent for an improvement to demountable by providing a rim of the character specified, which may be locked to the rim or unlocked therefrom with a single operation.
Date:
191X
Creator:
Foster, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cylinder-Grinding Attachment For Lathes
Patent for an improved attachment for the lathe to grind cylinders of different sizes
Date:
April 6, 1920
Creator:
Snell, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Derrick.
Patent for improvements to derricks, specifically those used on the decks of ships and other vessels, to prevent the structure from becoming entangled with fall ropes or cables during operation.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Scanlan, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Closing Spouts of Cans.
Patent for spout closing device that is made of parts that are simple and economical to manufacture.
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
Coffin, Albert T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Separator and Evaporator.
Patent for an improved automatic separator and evaporator which controls the intake with an included air-lift or jet-ejector, including illustrations.
Date:
April 5, 1921
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coin-Wrapping Device.
Patent for a coin wrapper (primarily used in banks) that uses a strip of carbon paper to create an imprint of the coins contained inside, which will remain after the coins are removed. The purpose of this is to create a record of the original number of coins to facilitate their counting and verification.
Date:
November 15, 1921
Creator:
Mohr, Arthur D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Container
Patent for container of heavy fluids and greases able to expel the contents through an opening. This is intended to replace ordinary salve jars, which do not protect contents from contaminants.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Bronson, Arthur S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight
Patent for improving headlights for automobiles and other vehicles. Improvements include simpler, yet effective, connectivity between the head lamps and the steering mechanism.
Date:
August 30, 1921
Creator:
Davis, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cigar or Cigarette Holder
Patent for improvements to cigar and cigarette holders so that the stub (butt) of the cigar/cigarette can be easily ejected, thereby decreasing the instances of choking. This also makes the mouthpiece easier to clean and therefore, more sanitary.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
McClintock, Herbert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Hacksaw.
Patent for a foldable hacksaw, including illustrations. The foldable hacksaw is "of rigid construction, at the same time being foldable...so that it may be readily carried in the pocket" (lines 13-16).
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Barner, Lawrence Dunston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cigarette Package.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Cigarette Packages" (lines 5-6) including "the method of dispensing or extracting cigarettes from the package and as well to the method of making a cigarette package" (lines 9-12), including one illustration.
Date:
September 5, 1922
Creator:
Sohn, Elmer L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve and Valve-Seat.
Patent for a valve and valve seat made of stainless steel for the purpose of preventing rusting and corrosion.
Date:
September 20, 1921
Creator:
Bevelle, Joseph C. & Smith, Joseph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History