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Wire-Line Spooler (open access)

Wire-Line Spooler

Patent for a machine designed to spool wire. It is meant for assisting in oil well drilling operations
Date: March 28, 1919
Creator: Robinson, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulkhead. (open access)

Bulkhead.

Patent for bulkhead that is "adapted for use as a sea wall or quay wall" (lines 10-11).
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Sands, Edward E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Automobile Spring-Tire. (open access)

Detachable Automobile Spring-Tire.

Patent for a detachable automobile leaf spring tire. This invention would provide a tire of simple construction with leaf springs and will have a secure connection of the inner and outer tire parts.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: La Bauve, Lillie W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Footboard-Brace for Vehicles. (open access)

Footboard-Brace for Vehicles.

Patent for footboard-brace for vehicles that are adapted to be supported from the vehicle frame and is also adjustable.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Beyer, Daniel A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frame for Jaw Crushers (open access)

Frame for Jaw Crushers

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in frames for Jaw-Crushers (lines 8-9) including illustrations.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Easton, William B. & Cole, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screw Jack (open access)

Screw Jack

Patent for improvements in screw jacks.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Ewing, H. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen Washer and Perforator. (open access)

Well-Screen Washer and Perforator.

Patent for a device that is used to wash a screen set in an oil well and perforate the pipe the screen is attached to.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Wilkirson, Aaron L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cable Gripping Mechanism for Overhead Conveyor Systems. (open access)

Cable Gripping Mechanism for Overhead Conveyor Systems.

Patent for a new and improved cable gripping mechanism for overhead conveyor systems. This improved conveyor system can take a load from one point and conveyed to any other point along the conveyor.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hanak, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Measuring and Transfer Tank Pump (open access)

Combination Measuring and Transfer Tank Pump

Patent for a combination measure and transfer tank pump to be used for the transferring of oil from one container to another.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Kirkwood, A. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer System. (open access)

Conveyer System.

Patent for "an improved conveyer system that will take a package and automatically carry it to any selected point along the system, discharge the package and return to the starting point" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hanak, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Stove (open access)

Cooking-Stove

Patent for a stove "with an oven, and a combustion chamber, so arranged . . . that the heat will completely surround said oven, said stove being equipped with a novel form of oil burner which is contained in the combustion chamber and adapted to utilize oil as a fuel" (lines 14-19).
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Cook, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker (open access)

Cotton Picker

Patent for a vehicle-mounted cotton picker.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: McEachern, S. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing. (open access)

Railroad-Crossing.

Patent for improvements in Railroad-crossings. Noiseless and a more durable crossing, allowing for a more maintainable foundation and less repairing compared to other crossings that vibrate and cause severe shock and damage to the foundation.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: O'Connor, Thomas J. & Culbertson, Warren W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filing Machine (open access)

Saw Filing Machine

Patent for an improved type of saw filing machine.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Creasy, R. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Gage. (open access)

Saw-Gage.

Patent for saw gages that can be produced at a small cost which can be applied to a standard saw blade. The saw-gage can also grip the saw-blade tightly while also allowing the saw-blade to bend without breaking, and can be adjusted before securing permanently.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hinkle, Matison E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade and Curtain Holder. (open access)

Shade and Curtain Holder.

Patent for a shade and curtain holder that is supported by the upper sash which can be manufactured at a low cost.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Mayse, Henry F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove. (open access)

Stove.

Patent for a stove in which kerosene and other similar oils may be used as fuel. The stove is also designed to give the maximum amount of heat radiating surface by retaining the current of heated air in the flute chamber.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: White, Richard E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Distributer for Internal-Combustion Engines. (open access)

Vacuum-Distributer for Internal-Combustion Engines.

Patent for "improvements in Vacuum-Distributers for Internal-Combustion Engines". More precisely "an improvement in 'vacuum-energized make-and-break spark-plug". This particular vacuum-distributer would aid in lubricating the working parts and a "breather" function would let outside air pass through, preventing the "ingress of dirt and impurities to the vacuum-distributer".
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Samuel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Shade-Operation-Lever. (open access)

Window-Shade-Operation-Lever.

Patent for an invention that provides a simple and relatively inexpensive means for operating window shades without involving a spring roller.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Lee, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chopping Attachment. (open access)

Chopping Attachment.

Patent for a chopping attachment for a cultivator. The attachment has an adjustable height in order to cut shorter and taller crops.
Date: March 17, 1919
Creator: Chenault, George N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Separator (open access)

Cotton-Separator

Patent for a cotton gin designed to not need frequent cleaning.
Date: March 14, 1919
Creator: Williams, Melford L. & Kemper, Earskin G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery-Mud-Extracting Device. (open access)

Battery-Mud-Extracting Device.

Patent for improvement of Battery-Mud-Extracting Devices where the mud may be removed without disassembling the battery or displacing of the electrode plates.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Samuel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvester (open access)

Beet-Harvester

Patent for removal of beets from ground and transfer to carrying device.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Mathison, Andrew Alois.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for improvement on clothing pin by using a single wire.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Neal, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History