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Chuck. (open access)

Chuck.

Patent for chucks that secure pipes, preventing movement when being cut or threaded, including illustrations.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Castanie, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim. (open access)

Demountable Rim.

Patent for improved demountable rims for automobiles that are easy to mount and detach as well as cheaper and easier to manufacture.
Date: April 27, 1920
Creator: McPherson, Arthur Edison
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for an improved vehicle wheel with a demountable tire rim, so that tires can be easily placed on and taken off the wheel.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Larson, Christian H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Bailing Apparatus (open access)

Well-Bailing Apparatus

Patent for specifications of Well Bailing Apparatus.
Date: August 27, 1907
Creator: Carroll, Monroe W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Injector-Burner (open access)

Injector-Burner

Patent for an injector burner which "consumes a mixture of oil and steam" (lines 10-11). Illustrations included.
Date: August 27, 1907
Creator: Wiggs, James A., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trailing Device for Tractors and the Like (open access)

Trailing Device for Tractors and the Like

Patent for a device built to connect behind tractors and other farming vehicles. Development and use are within text; includes illustrations to demonstrate the object of the patent.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Fiegelson, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Craft. (open access)

Water Craft.

Patent for a "bathing float equipped with propelling means" (lines 10-11) and a "depressible platform combined with ... a diving rudder" to allow the front part of the craft to dive underneath the water (lines 13-15).
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Caldwell, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mining Sulfur. (open access)

Mining Sulfur.

Patent for a method of mining sulfur and other things that have similar melting points that is less expensive and more efficient than previous methods. A machine sprays hot fluid at fissures where the mineral exists, melts it, and carries it away in the stream.
Date: April 27, 1897
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo & Carroll, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid (open access)

Manufacture of Aluminum Chlorid

Patent for method of making aluminum chlorid, where a form of hydrated alumina is combined with coking coal, and then exposed to heat and chlorin/chlorin containing gas.
Date: February 27, 1917
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Purifying Oils (open access)

Purifying Oils

Patent that converts low grade petroleum into higher grade petroleum. The process warms aluminum chlorid with petroleum material in a nonviolent way to make a purifying oil.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Purifying Paraffin. (open access)

Process of Purifying Paraffin.

Patent for improvements in the process of purifying paraffin wax.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Tank. (open access)

Oil-Tank.

Patent for oil tank top to prevent destruction of inflammable substance in the tank by enabling the gas to escape in a simple and effective manner.
Date: June 27, 1916
Creator: Bradley, Benjamin Franklin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastening and Releasing Device for Logging-Car Chains. (open access)

Fastening and Releasing Device for Logging-Car Chains.

Patent for a fastening and releasing device for logging car chains that is strong and easy to use.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Proctor, Joseph W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plunger. (open access)

Plunger.

Patent for a plunger for use in pumps and air compressors that fits tightly into the cylinders of the machine.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Ohmstede, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dust Separating Apparatus (open access)

Dust Separating Apparatus

Patent for a dust separating apparatus. This device is designed for seperating dust from the air. Illustrations included.
Date: June 27, 1905
Creator: Duke, Holmes
System: The Portal to Texas History