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Process of and Apparatus for Making Halids
Patent for a new and improved process of and apparatus for making halides which transmit the necessary heat to the reaction mass by preheating the chlorine and not through the wall as in usual types of retorts.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Abbott Lyle Stockton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in the Utilization of Aluminum Chlorid Residues" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1920
Creator:
Abbott, Lyle Stockton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Purifying Oils
Patent for a new and useful improvement in the method of purifying oils, particularly applicable to cracked gasoline.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor.
Patent for "a method of securing even heating of oil retorts and the like throughout their length" and "a new apparatus, particularly intended for the heating and cracking of oils to convert the same into pyrolytic products". The invention may be used for any oil converting retort, but the patent description relates to the production of gasoline.
Date:
August 16, 1921
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Patent for an invention that relates to processes of making aromatic hydrocarbons, and comprises a method of producing lower boiling aromatic hydrocarbons.
Date:
June 26, 1917
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Catalyzing Oil and Apparatus Therefor.
Patent for improvements to oil boiling & processing to preserve its hydrocarbon properties by converting high-boiling oils to low-boiling oils using a specific apparatus for vaporization and a catalyst reheating device, such as a chamber furnace.
Date:
March 14, 1916
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M. & Taber Jr., George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Box Oil-Cup
Patent for an oil cup for lubricating journal boxes. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 24, 1912
Creator:
Alexander, Colwell Hyman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for improvements to non-refillable bottles to prevent tampering and/or re-filling of container with alternate substance. Item is designed to be used on any ordinary bottle.
Date:
August 19, 1902
Creator:
Allen, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree and Brush Cutter.
Patent for a motorized tree and brush cutter that is portable.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Andrews, Robert Lyle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starting Meachanism for Explosive Engines
Patent for a mechanism for starting internal combustion engines, and particularly that form of starting devices in which a torsion spring is used.
Date:
June 20, 1916
Creator:
Appleman, Boyd K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Drawing Off Tallow, Lard &c., from Rendering-Tanks.
Patent for a new method for drawing off tallow, lard, etc. from pressure tanks by introducing water. This includes illustrations.
Date:
June 7, 1870
Creator:
Archer, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Surveying Instruments
Patent for attachment for surveying instruments. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 6, 1904
Creator:
Armstrong, Edward R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling.
Patent for improved car couplings "of the Janney type, capable of readily coupling on short curved, and adapted to be either coupled or uncoupled without going between cars. A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the parts may be readily set for automatic coupling, or to prevent coupling." (Lines 13-20) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 19, 1895
Creator:
Armstrong, James P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game.
Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for a nut-lock that holds the nut more securely in place than previous ones. Used primarily in railroad joints, but can be used in a variety of other applications.
Date:
February 19, 1907
Creator:
Baldwin, John H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Step Mold
Patent for concrete that when used multiple times will produce a flight of stairs.
Date:
March 20, 1917
Creator:
Baldwin, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for a wrench. Illustration included.
Date:
May 16, 1905
Creator:
Baldwin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Hook
Patent for an ice hook.
Date:
May 3, 1904
Creator:
Ball, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book-Holding Device
Patent for a book-holding device that will keep books open by holding back turned pages, with illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Barry, David Redmond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Friction-Clutch
Patent for friction clutch (used in automobiles) that would allow better control over rotary parts, even when driving in reverse. The improved control is partially due to the inclusion of a tension device unique to this clutch.
Date:
July 21, 1914
Creator:
Barry, David Redmond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Dipping Lumber.
Patent for a device for dipping lumber in a "soda" bath for preventing mildewing that allows the operator of the sawmill to determine which logs go through the bath.
Date:
August 9, 1910
Creator:
Baten, William Lucian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Operating Mechanism
Patent for Valve Operating Mechanism that includes "new and useful improvements" (lines 5-6), and "has for its primary object to provide a simple and efficient means for operating a valve at a distance" (lines 10-12).
Date:
September 10, 1918
Creator:
Baurens, Jean Marie, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Machine.
Patent for a refrigerating machine that works with a double jacketed brine cylinder with a self-contained expansion tank for the coolant. It is meant to provide cooling with small displacement of the cylinder, but with great circulation of the brine.
Date:
December 31, 1918
Creator:
Bell, Samuel R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Making Apparatus
Patent for an ice-making apparatus that both cools the brine and makes the ice.
Date:
December 31, 1912
Creator:
Bell, Samuel Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History