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Check and the Like.
Patent for a bank check that lists the names and information of multiple banks so that the check can be drawn or charged in multiple banks (universal check).
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Treating Machine.
Patent for improved cotton treating machine that separates cotton fibers from seeds. This cotton treater keeps the cotton fibers long when separating the seeds, including illustrations.
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Cassel, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Wheel-Rim
Patent for Demountable Wheel-Rim. This invention relates to demountable and sectional wheel rims designed for use in connection with automobiles, motor trucks and motor vehicles of all kinds.
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Maupin, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cattle and Poultry Food and Process of Producing Same
Patent for the production for a new, non-perishable, marketable, inexpensive, plentiful and nourishing cattle food from the prickly pear cactus plant (except the root of the plant). Novel idea of directing blasts of flame to burn off spines and roast plant.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Hirsch, Herman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an airplane (or aeroplane) which provides a large number of control surfaces adjustable by the pilot, including a moveable engine.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Millican, Joel Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Bar.
Patent for improvement in boring-bars, particularly in the ability to hold the tool securely "in place during operation and which will prevent the cutting tool from becoming loose in its socket or holder" (lines 12-15). Additional operations include the boring bar turning off or cutting on the outside in instances "where the lathe will not swing over the carriage" (line 19) and the cutting on both "the inside or outside of the work equally as well" (lines 16-18).
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Bird, John M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rail-Anchor and Tie-Plate
Patent for a combined rail anchor and tie plate. The purpose of the invention is to combine the aforementioned devices to prevent rails from cutting into the ties, overturning, and spreading.
Date:
January 24, 1919
Creator:
Johnson, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Domino-Shuffler.
Patent for an invention that mechanically shuffles dominoes.
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Eichblatt, Otto H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Garment.
Patent for a onese. A shirt and underwear in a single piece. Has ample room in the seat.
Date:
January 25, 1919
Creator:
Gold, Anna
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Vaporization and Distillation of Petroleum and Other Hydrocarbon Oils.
Patent for a device that helps in the distilling process of gasoline.
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrostatic Control for Pumps
Patent for improvements in the hydrostatic control located in the pump. It is used as an automatic pressure governor.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
William M. Stephenson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Plows
Patent for a plow attachment that is easy to use, does not "require the use of a supplemental beam or handle" (lines 11-12), and can be used with different makes of plows
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Nunnally, Robert Bruce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crosscut Band-Saw.
Patent for improvements in crosscut band-saws, in particular, a portable, power-driven crosscut band-saw used for lumbering wood. Designed with motor seated in light metal framework and intended to be operated by two persons. Meant for increased productivity through reduction in sawing time and ability to cut the tree within inches of the ground.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Howland, Harry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Gun and Knife.
Patent for a firearm that has a permanently-attached retractable bayonet.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Tomanek, Josef
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence Stay Machine
Patent for a machine coils the wire around the fence stay within one device.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Lewis Alverson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Firing Device for Explosive Shells.
Patent for automatic firing device where "an explosive shell may be caused to travel any distance within the range of the shell through the air without exploding" (lines 14-17).
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
McCombs, Orville K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Acid-Coke
Patent for the utilization sulfuric acid in the creation and uses of acid-coke.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
George L. Pichard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Controlling Electric Current.
Patent for an improved device for controlling electric current. The device can control electric current from a generator specifically for the use in automobiles not to exceed a certain limit in high speed situations.
Date:
January 28, 1919
Creator:
Duke, Earle H. & Brown, James D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Tire-Rim.
Patent for a demountable tire-rim for automobiles that tires can be "readily mounted or removed". "The principal object of (this) invention is to provide an automobile wheel rim which is demountable and which is so constructed that when removed from the wheel a segment of the rim can be swung inwardly thereby attaining an easy and quick removal of the tire from the rim, and vice versa.". The object of this invention was to create a rim that was easily detachable and was also sturdy and not as expensive as manufactures.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Jones, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight.
Patent for dirigible headlights for automobiles which pivot in the direction of steering while maintaining an independent tilt adjustment.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Crumpton, Enoch M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Adding Machine
Patent for new and useful improvements in attachments for adding machines which both add and list the sums accumulated by the adding machine.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Walker, Jack L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for an acetylene gas generator that automatically feeds carbide into the water tank and cleans the feed valve.
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Furr, Oscar M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Inlet Control Valve for Flush Tanks
Patent for inlet control valve for flush tanks. Invention is indented to be an improvement on inlet control valves in flush tanks by decreasing noise levels.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Wright, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vaporizing Attachment for Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for a vaporizing attachment for internal combustion engines which provides means for vaporizing and introducing liquid fuel into the cylinders while the motor is in motion.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Irwin, Herbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History