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Cotton-Tramper.
Patent for an improvement in the "apparatus for tramping and packing cotton" and "for automatically feeding cotton to a tramper at predetermined intervals." The invention is to be used in a two-story ginhouse alongside a condenser and press box.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Hopkins, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Attachment
Patent for bed attachments that can be stored under the ordinary bed.
Date:
February 15, 1921
Creator:
Bedinger, Singleton B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Mulshing and Insect-Displacing Drag.
Patent for a device to mulch the ground and kill insects, especially for cotton plants. The device is meant to drag behind a cultivator.
Date:
November 2, 1920
Creator:
Rosenberg, Oliver H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thread-Box.
Patent for Thread-Box designed for a neat appearance, storage, and access to sewing materials.
Date:
October 5, 1920
Creator:
Crumbaugh, Hallie V. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Block or Follower for Baling-Presses.
Patent for blocks or followers for baling presses that has an improved press block to facilitate the handling of the bagging that the bale is wrapped in so the bale can be held tightly.
Date:
September 7, 1920
Creator:
Becker, Irvine N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Price-Tag.
Patent for an improved price tag that includes not only the price information, but also "at a glance a stock record and a cost record and provides space for making notations and writing other information" (lines 13-16) for the use of a store clerk's reference.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Bedinger, Singleton B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy.
Patent for a toy which features a rabbit figure that moves in such a way as to "simulate the galloping of a rabbit" (lines 61-62). Illustrations included.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antiskid Device
Patent for reinforcing the hinge of an antiskid device. Long studs on heavy foot plates on tires are used to brace the hinges not allowing them to wear down by dragging on the road surface.
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Smith, Ross
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Controlling Mechanism for Exhaust-Gases of Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for an improved controlling mechanism for accelerating the warming up of engines, especially automotive and marine engines. It can maintain a good working temperature while running at slow speeds so that the engine may operate economically in cold weather.
Date:
January 29, 1920
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper.
Patent for improvements to the stalk-chopping machine that will strip the ears from the corn while also chopping the corn stalk into bits to fertilize the field.
Date:
January 27, 1920
Creator:
Bartz, Adolph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbureter
Patent for the carbureter for controlling the quality of the combustible mixture for internal combustion engines, such as automobiles requiring a wide range of variation in the proportion of fuel and air to efficiently and economically supply the demand.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Supply Apparatus.
Patent for an improved fuel supply apparatus for liquid fuel.
Date:
July 5, 1919
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chopping Attachment.
Patent for a chopping attachment for a cultivator. The attachment has an adjustable height in order to cut shorter and taller crops.
Date:
March 17, 1919
Creator:
Chenault, George N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Cup.
Patent for a collapsible holder for paper drinking cups.
Date:
March 11, 1919
Creator:
Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy.
Patent for a toy consisting of two movable figures stationed on a circular base. One figure is hinged using a cord that passes through the base and can be pulled or retracted to allow the figure to collapse and spring upright. The second figure has a spring operated arm to strike and knock down the first figure.
Date:
February 25, 1919
Creator:
Fermier, Victor E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Projectile.
Patent for elongated, simple, and efficient projectile that enables it to remain on course including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 27, 1918
Creator:
Fender, Brown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester.
Patent for a cotton harvesting machine used for gathering the cotton from the plant, stripping the bolls or pods, and cleaning the cotton in one continuous operation during the traction of the harvester over a cotton field. This cotton harvester has a rotary picking member disposed forwardly and grabbing arms disposed rearwardly of the rotary picking arms. These rotary picking members are used for receiving the cotton gathered by the said picking arms and depositing it between two vertically operable crushers for crushing the bolls or pods preparatory to their passage into the ginning apparatus.
Date:
July 30, 1918
Creator:
Berry, Louis J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for an animal trap, the unique elements of which are found in the "combination and arrangement of parts" (lines 16-17). Improvements include but are not limited to the addition of an open-ended case, a depressed platform and various links.
Date:
October 9, 1917
Creator:
Ward, Robert Gillespie & Clayton, John Taylor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky-Plow
Patent for the design of a plow that can "overcome obstacles without injury to"(lines 14-15) to the machine. It also includes a new design for a plow foot spring, in addition to an element that allows the foot spring to be adjusted quickly by there operator.
Date:
April 24, 1917
Creator:
Sanders, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Alarm for Railroad Crossings
Patent for alarm for automatic railroad crossings to alert those nearby of an oncoming train.
Date:
February 13, 1917
Creator:
Price, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Control Mechanism for Internal Combustion Engines
Patent for an object that "[provides] economical mixtures when the engine is running under light load without affecting the power of the engine when running under a heavy load."
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Luggage-Carrier.
Patent for a luggage-carrier "particularly adapted for use in conjunction with motor cycles or similar wheeled vehicles" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Howell, Edgar A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper that can cut plants in hills or drills.
Date:
February 18, 1913
Creator:
Chenault, George N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Mechanism for Carburetors
Patent for a valve mechanism for carburetors that supplies fuel to the engine.
Date:
June 18, 1912
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History