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Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters. (open access)

Automatic Control for Gas Water-Heaters.

Patent for improvements to "a gas control for instantaneous gas water heaters" (lines 9-10), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Hamilton, Paul H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Cleaning Wells (open access)

Device for Cleaning Wells

Patent for improving the efficiency of oil wells.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Sargent, Lemuel S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (open access)

Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings

Patent for an improved apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (relates to molding devices for curing tire casings) which is easily and quickly set up and knocked down, holds casings safely in position while being cured, and highly efficient in curing tire casings.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson Elonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for an airplane (or aeroplane) which provides a large number of control surfaces adjustable by the pilot, including a moveable engine.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Millican, Joel Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Bar. (open access)

Boring-Bar.

Patent for improvement in boring-bars, particularly in the ability to hold the tool securely "in place during operation and which will prevent the cutting tool from becoming loose in its socket or holder" (lines 12-15). Additional operations include the boring bar turning off or cutting on the outside in instances "where the lathe will not swing over the carriage" (line 19) and the cutting on both "the inside or outside of the work equally as well" (lines 16-18).
Date: January 21, 1919
Creator: Bird, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude Oil Refining Process (open access)

Crude Oil Refining Process

Patent for the refinement of crude oil, producing refined oil in an economic manor.
Date: November 11, 1919
Creator: Evens, Jewett G. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile -Tire. (open access)

Automobile -Tire.

Patent for a wire-wrapped casing for car tires.
Date: November 29, 1919
Creator: MIchero, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dehydrating Apparatus. (open access)

Dehydrating Apparatus.

Patent for an improved food dehydrating apparatus, in which the air pressure in bins of items being dehydrated can be regulated individually, including illustrations.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Taylor, Clarence R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aircraft Propelling and Manipulating (open access)

Aircraft Propelling and Manipulating

Patent for air craft propelling systems for improvements in control of the aircraft by way of a "universal connection" (Lines 13-14) which makes for easier manipulation of the craft and aids in the prevention of air disasters.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Schelb, Peter J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Gas Control for Gas Water-Heaters. (open access)

Automatic Gas Control for Gas Water-Heaters.

Patent for an automatic control for instantaneous water heaters to control a supply of water and simultaneously an automatic supply of gas to the heater.
Date: October 7, 1919
Creator: Hamilton, Paul H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hairpin (open access)

Hairpin

Patent for preventing "the accidental displacement of the dislodgment of the pin from the hair of the wearer." (Lines 11-12).
Date: September 11, 1919
Creator: Nalle, Charles R. of Forth Worth, TX
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balancing Pump Jack (open access)

Balancing Pump Jack

Patent for increasing the power of pump jacks and providing simple devices for aiding the driving mechanism. A shifting weight helps balance the sucker rod.
Date: February 4, 1919
Creator: Dayton, W.L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Curing Tire Casings. (open access)

Apparatus for Curing Tire Casings.

Patent for a more efficient system for curing tire casings. The new patented apparatus was capable of providing both smooth and ribbed tire textures by way of aluminum tips and molds. Additionally, the apparatus provided retreading and faster curing of pneumatic tires.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson, Elonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Buffing Inner Tubes and the Like. (open access)

Machine for Buffing Inner Tubes and the Like.

Patent for a more efficient and adjustable machine to buff inner tubes and other fabrics.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Hibbs, Cassell D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vibrating Churn (open access)

Vibrating Churn

Patent for a vibrating churn design meant to improve the process of churning liquids.
Date: June 3, 1919
Creator: Yount, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator for Vehicles. (open access)

Indicator for Vehicles.

Patent for a device for vehicles which can signal turns and stops. Designed to be used in place of the driver's hand, this device consists of indicator arms mounted of either side of a vehicle and button controls placed near the driver's seat. Illustrations included.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Hutchison, William F., Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Working Machine. (open access)

Wire-Working Machine.

Patent for improvements in Wire-Working Machines that forms hangers for "coats, trousers, and other clothing" (lines 11-12). Provides a more inexpensive, faster, and more accurate machine that uses less power, includes illustrations.
Date: December 16, 1919
Creator: Shelton, John F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Cleaner. (open access)

Well-Cleaner.

This invention relates to an improved well cleaner, and has for its principal object to provide a device of this kind adapted to be positioned in a well casing to direct a volume of air into the casing for cleaning the valves and straining elements thereof. A further object of the invention is to provide an automatic means for sealing the cleaner for holding the fluid within the well casing, against back pressure, during the cleaning operation. (Lines 8-19)
Date: October 18, 1919
Creator: Sargent, Lemuel H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack. (open access)

Pump-Jack.

Patent for improvements to pump jacks. Simple gravity actuated devices are provided to aid the power mechanism of the pump jack, resulting in smoother, more even operation.
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Dayton, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump-Jack (open access)

Pump-Jack

Patent for an improved pump jack to increase its power when in use.
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Dayton, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Center Rail for Key-Actions. (open access)

Center Rail for Key-Actions.

Patent for an easily adjustable, simple, and durable center rail for key actions in pianos which does not require chiseling holes.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Swallow, Oscar L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Casing Core (open access)

Tire Casing Core

Patent for a tire casing core designed to make the installation and removal of casings from tires easier to perform with a reduced risk of damaging either item.
Date: April 15, 1919
Creator: Hibbs, C. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a modification of a plow that improves ease of use. Additionally the plow adds wings that allow plowing of soil at different angles.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Richardson, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hollow Building-Tile. (open access)

Hollow Building-Tile.

Patent for hollow building blocks or tile in a block form with a groove to easily insert a nailing strip which can be secured with nails or screws.
Date: July 15, 1919
Creator: Taylor, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History