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Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for
Date: February 28, 1919
Creator: Cogburn, Robert H. of McKinney, TX
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for "locking the control pedals of a motor vehicle from movement in either direction, the said lock being arranged between the pedals and arranged to simultaneously engage and lock both" (lines 9-14).
Date: February 27, 1919
Creator: Cameron, Robert G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Signals (open access)

Improvement in Signals

Patent for a signal for an exhaust pipe of an automobile. Essentially, this device would quiet exhaust noise leaving an automobile.
Date: February 26, 1919
Creator: Baker, James Slayton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Road-Light. (open access)

Automobile Road-Light.

Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Tausch, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder for Stenotyped Notes (open access)

Copy Holder for Stenotyped Notes

Patent for a stenotyped note copy holder.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Hoyl, A. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for turning and clearing cotton.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Goodman, W. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Four Wheel Drive Mechanism (open access)

Four Wheel Drive Mechanism

Patent for giving engine power equally to all four wheels of a vehicle.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Littlejohn, Lonzo B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gas Producer (open access)

Gas Producer

Patent for a new and more efficient type of gas producer.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Modlin, Frank E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Harvester. (open access)

Grain-Harvester.

Patent for an improved grain harvester design.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Wells, Homer C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing Appliance (open access)

Printing Appliance

Patent for a printing appliance meant to the improve the functionality of a printer.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Johnson, S. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sample Taking Device (open access)

Sample Taking Device

Patent for an oil sample-taking device.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Dodds, Redus D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toy. (open access)

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
Cotton Seed Linting Machine. (open access)

Cotton Seed Linting Machine.

Patent for Improvements of the Cotton-Seed-Linting Machine. This improvement will allow for better stripping and cleaning of cotton lint.
Date: February 20, 1919
Creator: Voorhees, Flex E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Separating and Grading Machine (open access)

Separating and Grading Machine

Patent for a separating and grading machine that separates foreign matter from produce such as peanuts, and also the produce are cleaned and at the same time graded for the market.
Date: February 19, 1919
Creator: Sparks, James N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines (open access)

Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines

Patent for a type of air heater designed to be attached to an internal combustion engine for the purposes of regulating heat.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Brooks, Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check-Turning Device (open access)

Check-Turning Device

Patent for improvements of check-turning devices. The improvements allow checks to be turned quickly especially by adding machine operators.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Albaugh, Ellis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Spreading Device (open access)

Fire-Spreading Device

Patent for a portable weapon to spread fire quickly from object to object or building to building in enemy country.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Ford, Frederick William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying Machine (open access)

Flying Machine

Patent for a new type of flying machine.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Critchett, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Making Ballast. (open access)

Method of Making Ballast.

Patent for "improvements in methods of making ballast adapted for railway and other uses" (lines 9-11), including illustrations.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Butler, Henry G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Release For Front Wheel Drives (open access)

Ratchet Release For Front Wheel Drives

Patent for a front-wheel drive hatchet release to be used in automobiles and other motorized vehicles.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Smith, G. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Handle. (open access)

Saw-Handle.

Patent for improvements in saw-handles. Invention provides for adjustable and detachable means for clamping of a saw blade. The device includes a "head member, means for clamping the end of a saw blade" (lines 19-20).
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Smith, Lee A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Motor (open access)

Wind-Motor

Patent for a powerful motor for wind mills.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Connolly, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Hoist (open access)

Bit-Hoist

Patent for easy removal of bits from drilling machines.
Date: February 11, 1919
Creator: Parrish, Benjamin Eugene & Stage, Solomon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Burner-Cap. (open access)

Burner-Cap.

Patent for an improved liquid fuel burner, one which can destroy the spines of cacti. The burner can also direct fuel in different angles and when ignited will move the flame onto the retort chamber.
Date: February 11, 1919
Creator: Brown, Robert L.
System: The Portal to Texas History