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Process of Purifying Oil
Patent for using aluminum chlorid compounds to clean crude oil. Which is apart of the petrochemical process of oil purification.
Date:
August 5, 1919
Creator:
Miller, Albert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for improvements to valves, specifically valves that have a sliding movement on the valve seat and to disk valves. The invention is to provide a valve of this type which is used in the interior of vats, tanks, or similar receptacles containing liquids.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Spencer, Elmer H. & Block, A.C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Variable-Speed-Transmission Gearing.
Patent for an improved transmission gearing that provides "variable speed transmission gearing" (line 10) which allows for different forward and reverse speeds, including illustrations. The variable speed transmission gearing is designed primarily for automobiles and motor vehicles.
Date:
October 5, 1915
Creator:
Maschek, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn Mower
Patent for a lawn mower in which the means for adjusting the intermediate blade has been created so that a groove for a predetermined depth can be cut, and easy removal of the blade when it is desired to sharpen the same. Additionally, a ground-engaging roller is included to keep the machine at the same level so that the knife will cut into the ground at an even depth.
Date:
December 5, 1919
Creator:
Coniglio Carmelo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a water heater for use in creating steam for oil and gas boilers, which heats faster than previous models.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Hardie, Jeffie Watkins
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator
Patent for a lubricator used for lubricating graphite that is utilized in air brake systems. Illustrations included.
Date:
October 5, 1909
Creator:
Turner, William Orris
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mud-Guard
Patent for a mud guard for two-wheeled vehicles such as bicycles and motorcycles. The purpose is to prevent mud or dirt from spattering on the rider.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
Humble, George L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Briquets
Patent for a process of producing briquets.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Davidson, John Milne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Hoisting Apparatus
Patent for gearing that hoists items in construction. This one is designed more specifically with the drilling of wells in mind, but it can be used in other activities as well. The apparatus can run at varying speeds, all controlled by a single person who does not have to leave the controls to adjust said speed.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Black, Lee Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Lamp.
Patent for a safety lamp that prevents the explosion of combustible gases by adding a perforated dome and air chamber. The expansion spaces cut off the air supply and extinguish the lamp.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Kincade, Elmer C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History