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Attachment for Automobile Headlights (open access)

Attachment for Automobile Headlights

Patent for an automobile headlight attachment capable of horizontal rotation.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Tripp, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Cleaning Wells (open access)

Device for Cleaning Wells

Patent for improving the efficiency of oil wells.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Sargent, Lemuel S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Pipe Coupling (open access)

Automatic Pipe Coupling

Patent for improvement on the methods of controlling oil flow.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Childs, William L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carton. (open access)

Carton.

Patent for a carton used to carry bottles or other fragile containers in a manner that prevents spillage, breakage, or other type of damage to befall the bottles and their contents, includes illustrations.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Elder, Joseph H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Pass Draft Fan (open access)

By-Pass Draft Fan

Patent for bypass draft fans used for the functioning of pneumatic conveyors. Pneumatic conveyors are used to transport solid materials through pipelines with the flow of air or other gases. Most pneumatic conveyors are located in mechanical processing plants.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Martin, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union (open access)

Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union

Patent for an adjustable split cock-nut or union that is of a simple, cheap, and efficient construction with an intended use on valve rods of internal combustion engines. This device is designed to withstand direct pressure, blows, and torque forces.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Dickinson, Harry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Lock. (open access)

Automobile-Lock.

Patent for a padlock and mount for the steering column of an automobile.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Ritchie, Allen A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug (open access)

Spark-Plug

Patent for improvement of spark-plugs, an automotive engine component.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Hill, John L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Headers (open access)

Attachment for Headers

Patent for improving attachments of headers to convert horse-drawn headers into motor headers.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Thomas, Samuel S. & Thomas, Elbert F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Curing Tire Casings. (open access)

Apparatus for Curing Tire Casings.

Patent for a more efficient system for curing tire casings. The new patented apparatus was capable of providing both smooth and ribbed tire textures by way of aluminum tips and molds. Additionally, the apparatus provided retreading and faster curing of pneumatic tires.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson, Elonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade Guide. (open access)

Window Shade Guide.

Patent for window shade roller guides. This invention ensured a smooth and successful unrolling of the window shade, allowing the shade to be guided by a two-part attachment on the sides of the window shade spool. The inventor claimed that the use of this apparatus could preserve the integrity of the roller by minimizing damage during operation.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Orr, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve Remover. (open access)

Valve Remover.

Patent for "an improvement in combination tools...adapted for use with internal combustion engines...mechanism is provided for assisting in valve removing." [lines 8-14]
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Ingram, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Apparatus (open access)

Well-Boring Apparatus

Patent for a new and improved well-boring apparatus that rotates a drill stem. The drill is then elevated when it is desired to unscrew the joints.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Headrick, James O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Handling Lint (open access)

Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Handling Lint

Patent for improvements in apparatus for collecting and handling lint. This apparatus will more thoroughly collect and handle lint so that less lint winds up in the linter room, and can be thoroughly collected.
Date: January 2, 1919
Creator: Nolen, Robert Rufus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Capping Device. (open access)

Well Capping Device.

Patent for "new and useful improvements in a well capping device." [lines 9-10]
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Thrift, Homer C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tool (open access)

Tire Tool

Patent for improvements in tire tools by Mr. Preston G. Taylor. These improvements relate to "expanding demountable tire-carrying rims of split tires," the object of which is the provision of a tool by which the rim, "can easily be contracted for removal from the tire," and "expanded to its proper position after the tire has been put back on the rim" (lines 8-15).
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Taylor, Preston G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Circulating Gage. (open access)

Oil-Circulating Gage.

Patent for an "oil circulating gage particularly designed for use in connection with the oiling system of the well known 'Ford' automobile."
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Cope, Thomas N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for new and useful improvements to nut-locks. Created a simple and inexpensive nut that is easily applied and removed from a bolt using a pin locking mechanism.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Fitzpatrick, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Clip (open access)

Paper-Clip

Patent for an improved paper-clip "which is extremely simple in construction, permitting ease of manipulation and the manufacture thereof at a greatly reduced cost" (lines 12-14).
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Lea, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-wheel. (open access)

Spring-wheel.

Patent for an enhanced spring-wheel featuring novel adjustments to the tread and assembly of side plates, includes illustrations.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Thomas, James Alfored
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber (open access)

Shock Absorber

Patent for the improvement of shock absorbers through the introduction of more flexible material into the air container.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Crawford, Edward M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-can. (open access)

Safety-can.

Patent for a device that is able to cover and create an air-tight seal over a can or similar container. This task is accomplished in a way that renders both the can and its cover reusable, illustrations included.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Patronell, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Attachment for Automatic Train Stops. (open access)

Safety Attachment for Automatic Train Stops.

Patent for an attachment to an automatic train stop device (Patent of The United States Number 1,267,179) which aims "to correct certain defects or deficiencies in the previous structure and so make the device more practical and reliable" (lines 15-17).
Date: July 2, 1919
Creator: Bulla, Melbern Bennie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Molding Device (open access)

Molding Device

Patent for the improvement of multi-pieced molds through the introduction of a gate and tube that allows for rapid coring of a mold.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Hawkins, Alda F.
System: The Portal to Texas History