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Check-Valve
Patent for improved check values in relation to a boiler of locomotives, to better secure priming and increase forcing power of its injector.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Deinert, Hans Gustav Joachim
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Unscrewing and Withdrawing Pipe.
Patent for a device for unscrewing and withdrawing pipe from wells, mines, or other similar uses. This tool is attached at the end of a drill stem and threaded in the ordinary right hand direction to unscrew and withdraw.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine.
Patent for a simplified internal combustion engine that is lighter and more efficient than previous models. It also features detachable and removable parts that will decrease time and cost of repairs, includes illustrations.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Higbee, Charlie D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laminated Fabric for Tire-Casings.
Patent for a laminated fabric for tire casings that reinforces motor vehicle tires to reduce heat exposure and risk of damage. This type of laminated fabric is intended to resist wear and prevent tire blow-outs.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Doolin, Charles B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Indicator for Tanks.
Patent for a liquid indicator to determine if the supply of oil has been depleted in the crank case of an automobile's internal combustion engine. Further purposes of this patent include the closing of an electrical circuit when the oil in the crank case becomes low in order to sound an audible noise that alerts the driver that more oil is needed. The patent intends to make the invention durable, easy to use, and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Pippin, William R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant-Chopper.
Patent for a plant chopper that can chop down plants of the row variety while not disturbing others that are spaced apart. It can also be an attachment to a cultivator.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Martin, Silas W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Right-of-Way-Mowing Device
Patent for an improved mowing device for the removal of weeds and grass, specifically from railways.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
McAllister, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Udder-Protector.
Patent for udder protectors for milch (dairy) cows. To keep foreign matters from contact and to keep the udders warm for the animals' comfort, including illustrations.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Thornton, Florence A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Puller and Chopper.
Patent for a stalk puller that can pull the stalk from the ground and chop in pieces for feeding for fertilizer.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Anderson, Jeff
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tail-End Light for Automobiles.
Patent for a tail-end light for automobiles, subway and surface trains, and other motor propelled vehicles which changes color to indicate the speed at which the conveyance is traveling.
Date:
July 29, 1919
Creator:
Green, John Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Confections.
Patent for a novelty method of packaging confections and similar snacks in an edible packaging resembling a baseball.
Date:
July 28, 1919
Creator:
Cressey, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar-Form
Patent for a device that will hold soft shirt collars in position, giving them a neater appearance.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
White, William D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Sack Hanger.
Patent for a hanger designed to easily attach and detach from a cotton sack without damaging the sack or the hands of a cotton picker. It is designed to be made of a single piece of material and may be used to hang the sack on a scale for weighing the contents.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Hamrick, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Carrier
Patent for an elevated carrier, primarily used to travel merchandise and such from one point to another.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Smiley, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Stool
Patent for a foldable stool "primarily designed for the purpose of attachment to a sewing machine, and which may be collapsed into a compact form and swung into position underneath the top of the machine and out of the way, when not in use" (lines 12-17). It is intended to be used with a desk, table, or other similar furniture.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Hagner, Frederick Hayes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for the Feed Mechanism of Planters
Patent for gearing mechanisms in feed planters that are more efficient, faster, and less costly.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Heylman, Edward M. & William, Roberts R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jack.
Patent for improvements in jacks used for shipbuilding. The device described is designed to aid in the processes of fastening siding to the ribs of a ship hull by first forcing the boards that form the siding close together so that they can then be secured to the hull's ribs. The improvements this jack provides is the necessary force required to closely align the boards easily and quickly before they are nailed in place. This mechanical device is lightweight, efficient and easy to repair. It can adapt to various similar tasks such as bending iron beams.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Singleton, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Plastic Material
Patent for a mold of the character described in the illustrations, designed for use in cement and concrete constructions. It is specifically well-suited for building boats and ships.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Reynolds, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Die-Stock
Patent for improvement on the usage of die-stocks which are used to cut and thread metal objects such as pipes.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Hestand, Rue S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor
Patent for a tractor "of the caterpillar type, having a caterpillar on each side, said caterpillars being independently driven either forwardly or reversely" (lines 11-14).
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Fisher, Guy B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Overshot Fishing-Tool
Patent for improvements to overshot fishing tools, particularly for the use of removing, fishing out, "tools, parts of tools and other articles from" bored or drilled wells (lines 20-21). These improvements are designed to be manufactured cheaply.
Date:
July 17, 1919
Creator:
Kliewer, Edward A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Lock
Patent for an invention of a valve locking device by which the fuel supply pipe can be cut off and a valve which is inserted in the said pipe locked in the cut off position.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Melton, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beet Harvestor
Patent for improvements and additional features in the mechanical frame of beet harvesting equipment.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Hannum, Philip L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Cotton Separator and Cleaner
Patent for a new boll-cotton separator and cleaner used for separating and cleaning boll, catch the cotton delivered to the separating chamber, remove cotton from catching means, etc.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Simmons, Oliver G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History