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Brick Forming Machine
Patent for an inexpensive and efficient brick forming machine.
Date:
191X
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horsetail Holder
Patent for an improvement in horse harnesses pertaining to holding a horse's tail to prevent it from switching and catching the driving lines and reins.
Date:
June 17, 1913
Creator:
Canion, J. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Obtaining Illuminating-Gas from Lignite
Patent for improvements to the processes of obtaining illuminating-gas from Lignite. This new process consists in the novel steps and combinations of steps for obtaining an illuminating gas directly from lignite without having to enrich the same.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Schoch, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Knee Pad.
Patent for an improved knee pad, which provides better ventilation and cushioning to the knee, including illustrations.
Date:
November 21, 1922
Creator:
Rylander, Parrish H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Separator.
Patent for a centrifuge that can effectively and efficiently separate heavy oils from acids "with which the oil has been mixed or emulsified as a clarifying or decolorizing agent" (lines 14-16), with illustrations.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Paul, Christian F., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Sign.
Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.
Date:
December 27, 1921
Creator:
Daughdrill, Kenneth W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Identifying-Tag.
Patent for identification tags made of sheet metal, to be used with binding bands on cotton bales. Tags are economical to make, create little waste, and lay flat so they are not easily torn off.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Blackburn, Edward Stuart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Barium Chlorate
Patent for a new process of making substantially pure barium chlorate that will be more expeditious and less costly to carry out than those prior.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Schoch, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charcoal-Burning Apparatus.
Patent for a durable, more efficient charcoal-burning device which yields higher quality product and in greater quantity than those existing at the time.
Date:
August 9, 1921
Creator:
McGee, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Attachment.
Patent for a weather strip attachment for doors which would automatically extend from the bottom of the door to the floor when the door is in the closed position and retract to the bottom edge of the door when the door is opened.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Swenson, Frank O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Bed-Spring Cover.
Patent for an invention that relates to the improvements in sanitary covers for attachment to the spring of a bed and the spring of the mattress. The sanitary cover provides a solution to repel vermin and noxious insects.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Luedecke, Henry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner
Patent for an efficient burner of crude or fuel oil that can be used with less dangerous fuels while maintaining the same high level of heat and vaporization necessary for use in domestic environments.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Holmes, Watson W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rolling Windshield.
Patent for an automobile attachment which protects the said automobile from adverse weather conditions. The apparatus is unique in its simple construction, practicality, and ability to "be rolled into a small compass" when not in use (lines 20-21).
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Gerhard, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Means
Patent for improving power-transmitting means. The patent reduces the ratio of rotary to reciprocatory movement, with illustrations.
Date:
May 31, 1921
Creator:
Benson, Madison H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condenser for Cotton-Presses.
Patent for "Improvements in Condensers for Cotton-Presses," (lines 6-7) including illustrations. The invention is designed with cotton bale presses in mind, specifically the "condenser or bat forming device" (line 11).
Date:
May 24, 1921
Creator:
Taft, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Training Troop in the Pointing of Guns
Patent for improvements to apparatus to train troops in pointing and aiming various firearms. An electric lamp shines light through a tube to point at the target, with a shutter that can operate simultaneously with the trigger or remain open.
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Place, Olney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrolytic Cell
Patent for an improved electrolytic cell that automatically maintains its predetermined amount of liquid.
Date:
November 20, 1920
Creator:
Walker, Thomas Bailey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton-chopper which is steered using the feet, and where the chopping apparatus is adjustable and can be raised or lowered. The chopping apparatus also rotates, and the operator can adjust the speed of rotation. Patent includes illustrations.
Date:
October 26, 1920
Creator:
Engler, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Carrier for Automobiles
Patent for an ice carrier for automobiles. Illustration is included.
Date:
October 12, 1920
Creator:
Thielepape, Arnold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a gate that can be manually controlled to open and close the gate when necessary.
Date:
September 7, 1920
Creator:
White, William Eugin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Fuel Burner
Patent for fuel burner that can be dismantled and easily moved around the kitchen.
Date:
June 20, 1920
Creator:
Tucker, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Sewing-Machine Attachment.
Patent for sole channel cutting for shoe sole sewing machines in which "the sole will be channeled for the insetting of the stiches, the channel being continuous and the cutting thereof is had when the show is at a standstill." (lines 15-20)
Date:
May 25, 1920
Creator:
Malmberg, Anders G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Pipe.
Patent for a new tobacco pipe capable of trapping nicotine in a removable bowl to facilitate the cleaning process. The pipe also includes a trap for saliva that prevents any saliva from returning to the smoker's mouth regardless of pipe angle. The pipe is manufactured with minimal parts reducing need for repair.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Gerhard, William Henry.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental Implement
Patent for a dental implement that features a tool useful for dentists when filling teeth and also is adapted to contain filling material for instant availability and use during dental procedures.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Edwards, Walker A. Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History