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Converter and Smelter. (open access)

Converter and Smelter.

Patent for an improved converter and smelter mechanism that processes crushed ore, including illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Miller, Theodore
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Roost and Nest (open access)

Combined Roost and Nest

Patent for a combined roost and nest for farm animals. The purpose of this new design is to improve the sanitation of current roosts and nests.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Gilmore, Calvin L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Conveyor (open access)

Aerial Conveyor

Patent for an aerial conveyor, specifically one that relates to "an aerial suspension car for aiding linemen in traveling along a suspended cable" (lines 9-11). It's primary function is to allow a wheeled car to be mounted on a cable and used to transport a person.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Moore, Richard S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cargo-Sling. (open access)

Cargo-Sling.

Patent for a cargo sling used for loading and unloading cargo of a ship with improvements due to the flexibility of the base for different shaped objects. The construction of the cargo sling allows for adding slings together for longer lengths, including illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Heffron, Isaac
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade-Bracket (open access)

Shade-Bracket

Patent for shade-brackets which connects window shades or blinds to a wall or ceiling
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Overman, Benjamin Franklin
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
Electricity-Dispelling Device for Paper-Printing Apparatus (open access)

Electricity-Dispelling Device for Paper-Printing Apparatus

Patent for a device to prevent the electrification of paper. The machine also serves to prevent splitting or wrinkling during the printing process.
Date: April 26, 1919
Creator: Shaw, Lloyd D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temperature-Regulator (open access)

Temperature-Regulator

Patent for a temperature-regulator that regulates the temperature of fluids (either in liquid, gas, or air) passing through. It is important when regulating the temperature of hydro-carbon fuels in either an internal combustion engine or a furnace.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Brooks, Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gripping Tool (open access)

Gripping Tool

Patent for improvements to gripping tools for tubing and other round objects with illustrations.
Date: September 26, 1919
Creator: Drake, Charles W.
System: The Portal to Texas History