Casing-Head (open access)

Casing-Head

Patent for a casing head that is specially adapted for "use in connection with well drilling for letting the tubing down into the bore, and in withdrawing the tubing from the bore." (Lines 15-16), including illustrations.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: McGarry, Henry S. & Carr, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Book-Cover (open access)

Adjustable Book-Cover

Patent for a book cover that can be adjusted to fit any book size.
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: Toland, Thomas L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Block or Follower for Baling-Presses. (open access)

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
Cotton-Boll-Cleaning Machine. (open access)

Cotton-Boll-Cleaning Machine.

Patent for a more practical and compact cotton boll cleaning or ginning machine.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Lokey, Allen T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Protecting And Preserving Poles And The Like (open access)

Apparatus For Protecting And Preserving Poles And The Like

Patent for add-on device to shield existing electric posts and poles from decay over time and weather damage.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction. (open access)

Building Construction.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in building construction" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: Laughlin, Edward A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bee-Cage. (open access)

Bee-Cage.

Patent for a new and improved design of bee cages that facilitates the feeding of bees during transportation and provides "the proper ventilation of the air through the cage to prevent the bees from smothering" (lines 17-19), including illustrations.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Ault, Eugene B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Rotary Weighing-scale. (open access)

Automatic Rotary Weighing-scale.

Patent for an automatically rotating scale for weighing material such as cotton seeds.
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: Henderson, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Band-Saw (open access)

Band-Saw

Patent for improving band-saws for lumber "which can be inexpensively produced, which will not readily crack or otherwise deteriorate in use" (lines 15-18) by "reinforc[ing] the gullets of the teeth that the tendency for cracks to form at this point will be reduced to a minimum" (lines 33-35).
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: McCormick, Merton H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Banjo. (open access)

Banjo.

Patent for facilitating the safe packing, storage, and shipment of banjos and other similar musical instruments, including one illustration.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Brown, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-stretching Tool. (open access)

Wire-stretching Tool.

Patent for "a simple tool, easily manufactured and readily taken apart, which can be conveniently carried by one man, and with which he can stretch wire to the proper tension and readily fasten same, said tool being also adapted to be used in cutting wire and removing staples."
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Manly, Walter D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landing Device for Aeroplanes. (open access)

Landing Device for Aeroplanes.

Patent for improvements in landing devices for aeroplanes that can be controlled by the aviator and adjusted with the direction of the plane's movement as it lands.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Martin, Ernest L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Storage and Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid Storage and Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for an economically efficient liquid storage and dispensing apparatuses. The device is aimed at providing an air pressurized system to discharge inflammable liquids.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Carton, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater (open access)

Water-Heater

Patent for a water heater that will heat a large quantity of water in a short amount of time. Cool water is delivered to the bottom of the tank, displacing hot water at the top so the tank is always filled with hot water.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Faust, Louis F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a wire stretcher which includes attachments for pulling the ends of a broken strand of wire together so that it can be repaired, in addition to the usual function of stretching wire thereby taking up slack in unbroken wire strands when erecting fences. The device also "requires a minimum amount of labor in its operation and in which the force employed is exerted in the direction of the line of the wire" (lines 20-23).
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Stephens, William B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a tire with strong durability and efficient manufacturing.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Standing Valve (open access)

Standing Valve

Patent for a Standing Valve. This standing valve is designed to improve the way the fluids pump through oil and water wells. it also includes an improvement in the way the standing valve is secured to the wells. The new valve can also be easily replaced because of the materials it is composed of.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Adams, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Universal Lock and Latch. (open access)

Universal Lock and Latch.

Patent for an improved lock and latch system that can be utilized on either the left or right side of a door. The improved design is constructed using the minimum number of materials while remaining durable.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Schultze, August J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Device. (open access)

Surface-Treating Device.

Patent for surface treating devices that provides "a continuously moving surface treating member and support the same in such a manner that its application to the work may be adjusted to a minute degree and controlled by the operator while the device is in operation." (lines 11-16)
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Clarke, Alex A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Underreamer for Reaming Out Producing-sands. (open access)

Underreamer for Reaming Out Producing-sands.

Patent for "underreaming tools or bits which can be adjusted from the top of the well and which can be set at the required angle..."
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Lambeth, Acey L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunken-Ship Indicator. (open access)

Sunken-Ship Indicator.

Patent for an object that can show the location a sunken boat from the surface of the water and can be carried in or by a boat and becomes operable once the boat sinks.
Date: September 7, 1920
Creator: Hlavaty, Joe, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surface-Treating Machine. (open access)

Surface-Treating Machine.

Patent for surface-treating machines in "an anular form and to dispose within the same a complete driving and operating unit, whereby the member is revolved, and to associate with said member and unit a support where by the surface-treating member is carried and may be applied to the work under full control of the operator." (lines 12-19)
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Clarke, Alex A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street-Traffic Signal (open access)

Street-Traffic Signal

Patent for a street traffic signal that can be operated from either the center of the intersection, or the curb.
Date: September 28, 1920
Creator: Miller, Thomas O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gasolene-Measuring Device. (open access)

Gasolene-Measuring Device.

Patent for a device which allows for gasoline to be measured while under constant flow.
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: McKallip, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History