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Patent for Planter Attachment
Patent for a planter attachment for cultivators that allows for replanting of crops in skips where there is a poor stand. This cultivator attachment allows for access to replant crops amongst other growing crops and plants.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Wolter, Fredrich W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench
Patent for a pipe-wrench that features new and useful improvements and also extends the purposes to which the pipe-wrench may be applicable.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Steen, Buford J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill.
Patent for "rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells or mines in earth or rock" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Construction
Patent for an improvement to rubber tires. The inner tube is enclosed within a thick detachable shoe to withstand shocks and jars, and also uses side guards to protect from dirt accumulation.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Luck, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Brace
Patent for wagon brace that obviates danger of thimbles breaking under excessive weight and strain.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Albritton, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Elevator.
Patent for a water elevator. The invention produces a means for "high power water elevating" which provides " a steady and voluminous flow of water" (lines 20-22). Illustration included.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Barnett, Grady L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Work Clamp.
Patent for an improved work clamp. The inventor claimed that the clamp was meant to be universal, allowing for several clamped pieces of material to be secured simultaneously for welding or other joining methods. The tool was meant to facilitate complex construction in a variety of machinery repair facilities and markets.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Treuthardt, Arnold Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for an inexpensive and efficient burner for oil "with a maximum production of heat." (lines 14-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Upton, Arthur L. & Immer, Samuel N.
System:
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Cotton Bur Breaker and Suction Fan.
Patent for "a new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Bur Breakers and Suction-Fans" (lines 6-8) and is designed for loading and unloading cotton from a wagon while separating the cotton lint from the hulls, including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Irwin, Samuel D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator
Patent for a new and useful improvement in cultivators for the ground working elements.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Kendall, George W.
System:
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Gate
Patent for an improved gate design.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Jenson, J. S.
System:
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Heater.
Patent for a heater, "designed for use in orchards for raising the temperature of the atmosphere at times when frosts or freezing temperature is threatened" (lines 11-14). Illustration included.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Briscoe, Williard H.
System:
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Lid and Label Holder.
Patent for an improvement to lid and label holders (boxes) that allows for the lid to be held against the side of the box so that the box sits at an inclination and displays the contents of the box.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Watts, Albert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Actuated Locking Device for Automobiles
Patent for a device that prevents the drive shaft of an automobile from when moving when pushed by an unauthorized person. The device acts as a form of security to ensure unauthorized individuals are unable to move the vehicle. Additionally, the device can be used while the vehicle is in motion in order to slow the drive shaft, and thus the vehicle.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Wherry, Robert D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie
Patent for an improved railroad tie. The improved railroad tie will be more resilient, with a housing made of pressed metal.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Autrey, Benjamin P.
System:
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Rear Sight for Guns
Patent for a rear sight for firearms, particularly larger firearms such as service rifles or other field artillery and machine guns.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Kaempfer, Effie May Wagner
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved rotary cultivator designed to pulverize hard, dry soil without damaging the plants. The device utilizes cylindrical tooth holder with teeth that can be manipulated at various angles to pry the soil from around the plants.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Irwin, Samuel D. & Irwin, Herbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Apparatus.
Patent for new, durable improvements requiring minimal installation cost in the signaling apparatus on automobiles and other vehicles to notify traffic of an intended turn and its direction. These improvements involve a lamp being illuminated and raised and then lowered by the movement of the steering wheel. Said improvements also provide manual operation for emergencies.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Wyrill, Arthur O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck.
Patent for a truck or hand cart useful for loading and unloading at depots. This hand cart has has a hand actuated lift for lifting objects to the height of the loading vehicle.
Date:
November 17, 1919
Creator:
Thomas, Theodore G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Cream Freezer
Patent for a contraption designed to freeze ice cream.
Date:
November 14, 1919
Creator:
Knemeyer, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Repairing Automobile Radiators
Patent for an apparatus meant to assist in the repair of automobile radiators by holding the radiator in place and keeping all parts necessary for repair easily accessible.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Jerden, W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Truck.
Patent for a churn truck. It allows for "receiving churns in order," can be "moved to various places" as needed, and "the truck being provided with means for facilitating pushing or pulling thereof" (lines 10-15). Illustration included.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Buie, Sula
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Elevating-Truck.
Patent for new improvements for a portable elevating truck, used for handling and storing heavy material to stack on each other. (referred to as "decking") using an endless chain on an incline.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Anderson, John L.
System:
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