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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
Polish-Box Opener.
Patent for a tool designed to open boxes of shoe polish paste.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Ramon, Zaragoza Gonsalez
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process For The Reduction Of Iron And Lead Ores.
Patent for a process that reduces iron and lead ores. This is done through two distinct combustion processes, the first of which converts the fuel and oxygen into carbon dioxide and the second process which produces carbon monoxide, that can produce iron or steel of different grades.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Anderson, Robert J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump designed to draw liquid, such as oil, from a well.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Jones, Oceola
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Puncture-Proof Auto-Tire
Patent for puncture-proof auto tires aimed at reducing (or eliminating entirely) automotive tire punctures and blowouts. The design prioritizes the protection and strengthening of tire walls for these purposes alongside a simplicity in design which lends itself toward (comparatively) low manufacturing costs.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Fenley, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road Grader and Drag
Patent for improving road maintenance and construction.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Herring, Jesie M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for a washing machine that has better water pressure for washing that prevents damage to garments. The design for the washing machine also reduces production costs.
Date:
June 14, 1921
Creator:
Latham, Minnie M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Theft-Preventing Device
Patent for an automobile theft preventing device which prevents the operation of the automobile by an unauthorized person and prevents the theft of thereof and can be controlled by the owner/authorized person permitting the operation of the automobile.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Welliver, Percy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil-Exterminating Device.
Patent for a machine that catches insects and their eggs by using beaters and a catch pan as the machine is drawn over crops. The parts are adjustable to adapt to the size of crop rows and crops.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Cape, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom.
Patent for a broom that has replaceable straw sections.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Blasingame, Frank P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Hacksaw.
Patent for a foldable hacksaw, including illustrations. The foldable hacksaw is "of rigid construction, at the same time being foldable...so that it may be readily carried in the pocket" (lines 13-16).
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Barner, Lawrence Dunston
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lift for Gin-Breasts.
Patent for safely positioning the gin breast by including a operating lever to raise, swing, or lower the breast.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Pool, Charles R. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Engaging Slip for Rotaries
Patent for improving pipe engaging rotaries, with illustrations.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Livergood, Gerald R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Electric Saw.
Patent for improvement of portable electric saws that can be used "as readily and accurately as a hand saw in performing many different grades of work much more rapidly and with less physical exertion" (lines 17-20), including illustrations.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Lange, David C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump plunger for oil or water that is durable and will not require replacement.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
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
Sorghum Cutter.
Patent for a machine to cut sorghum and similar standing crops
Date:
December 16, 1919
Creator:
Drgac, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treatment of Crude Petroleum for Purification.
Patent for the purification of crude petroleum by separating impurities such as sand and clay using a heat treatment.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Bostick, Joseph Wallace & Homer, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trousers.
Patent for altering trousers to fit all sizes. The ready made trousers are provided with extra material and openings that allow the materials to be adjusted.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Reyes, Benjamin Cardenas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Pumps.
Patent of a valve used on deep well pumps; that my contain sand, shale or sediment
Date:
June 10, 1920
Creator:
Shevlin, Miles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen Cleaner.
Patent for cleaning well screens and preventing oil well pipes from clogging to improve production.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Bashara, Samuel F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Restaurant Serving Mechanism
Patent for a restaurant serving mechanism. The mechanism is a wagon-like structure intended to make serving food and cleaning up tables a more streamlined process.
Date:
June 30, 1920
Creator:
Mabry, Raymond A
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Display Device
Patent for improvements in display devices that displays apparel without taking up a lot of space and will be out of the way when not needed.
Date:
June 29, 1920
Creator:
Frank, Henry L. A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop and Holder.
Patent for an invention that relates to door stops and holders, with the object to limit the swinging of the door when opened and will also hold the door open when it is desired to maintain the same in a open position.
Date:
June 29, 1920
Creator:
Newsom, John Wesley
System:
The Portal to Texas History