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Power-Transmitting Mechanism. (open access)

Power-Transmitting Mechanism.

Patent for an improved power-transmitting mechanism for, "bicycles, motorcycles and similar vehicles whereby rotation is transmitted to the driven wheel without the use of chains, belts, gears or analogous elements commonly employed for this purpose" (lines 14-18). The invention will maximize driving power while minimizing energy expenditure (lines 19-24), employ a propelling mechanism, and reduce manufacturing and repair costs.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Grubb, Orin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for improvements in churns, "specifically a churn disclosed in Patent No. 1268766, L. M. Payne, R. A. Thompson and L. P. Morris, June 4, 1918."
Date: March 9, 1919
Creator: Wilson, William W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Gage. (open access)

Saw-Gage.

Patent for saw gages that can be produced at a small cost which can be applied to a standard saw blade. The saw-gage can also grip the saw-blade tightly while also allowing the saw-blade to bend without breaking, and can be adjusted before securing permanently.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hinkle, Matison E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Furniture (open access)

Furniture

Patent for easy assembly and disassembly of cabinet furniture.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Giordano, Anthony
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Filing Machine (open access)

Saw Filing Machine

Patent for an improved type of saw filing machine.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Creasy, R. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Automobile Spring-Tire. (open access)

Detachable Automobile Spring-Tire.

Patent for a detachable automobile leaf spring tire. This invention would provide a tire of simple construction with leaf springs and will have a secure connection of the inner and outer tire parts.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: La Bauve, Lillie W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overflow Control for Separating Tanks. (open access)

Overflow Control for Separating Tanks.

Patent for improved overflow control for separating tanks, accounting for, "slime thickness, settling tanks, separating tanks, and the like," ensuring, "uniform overflow." (lines 8-10; 27), with instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 4, 1919
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery-Mud-Extracting Device. (open access)

Battery-Mud-Extracting Device.

Patent for improvement of Battery-Mud-Extracting Devices where the mud may be removed without disassembling the battery or displacing of the electrode plates.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Irwin, Samuel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conveyer System. (open access)

Conveyer System.

Patent for "an improved conveyer system that will take a package and automatically carry it to any selected point along the system, discharge the package and return to the starting point" (lines 8-12), including illustrations.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hanak, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beet-Harvester (open access)

Beet-Harvester

Patent for removal of beets from ground and transfer to carrying device.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Mathison, Andrew Alois.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Crossing. (open access)

Railroad-Crossing.

Patent for improvements in Railroad-crossings. Noiseless and a more durable crossing, allowing for a more maintainable foundation and less repairing compared to other crossings that vibrate and cause severe shock and damage to the foundation.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: O'Connor, Thomas J. & Culbertson, Warren W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Separator (open access)

Cotton-Separator

Patent for a cotton gin designed to not need frequent cleaning.
Date: March 14, 1919
Creator: Williams, Melford L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Line Spooler (open access)

Wire-Line Spooler

Patent for a machine designed to spool wire. It is meant for assisting in oil well drilling operations
Date: March 28, 1919
Creator: Robinson, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drinking-Cup. (open access)

Drinking-Cup.

Patent for a collapsible holder for paper drinking cups.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cable Gripping Mechanism for Overhead Conveyor Systems. (open access)

Cable Gripping Mechanism for Overhead Conveyor Systems.

Patent for a new and improved cable gripping mechanism for overhead conveyor systems. This improved conveyor system can take a load from one point and conveyed to any other point along the conveyor.
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Hanak, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill (open access)

Rotary Boring Drill

Patent for a rotary boring drill to be used in mining and drilling.
Date: March 4, 1919
Creator: Carmichael, R. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screw Jack (open access)

Screw Jack

Patent for improvements in screw jacks.
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Ewing, H. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Railroad Level and Gage. (open access)

Combined Railroad Level and Gage.

Patent for a device that combines a railroad level and a railroad gauge. This invention provides a compact tool that determines the condition of tracks as to level and gauge.
Date: March 4, 1919
Creator: Fuller, Benjamin A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulkhead. (open access)

Bulkhead.

Patent for bulkhead that is "adapted for use as a sea wall or quay wall" (lines 10-11).
Date: March 25, 1919
Creator: Sands, Edward E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Card Holder (open access)

Card Holder

Patent for card holders meant to help better display business cards and other forms of advertisement on surfaces such as windows.
Date: March 4, 1919
Creator: Hill, L. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chopping Attachment. (open access)

Chopping Attachment.

Patent for a chopping attachment for a cultivator. The attachment has an adjustable height in order to cut shorter and taller crops.
Date: March 17, 1919
Creator: Chenault, George N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Kitchen-Cabinet and Refrigerator (open access)

Combined Kitchen-Cabinet and Refrigerator

Patent for the combination design of kitchen cabinets that include a refrigerator component.
Date: March 4, 1919
Creator: Polk, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking-Stove (open access)

Cooking-Stove

Patent for a stove "with an oven, and a combustion chamber, so arranged . . . that the heat will completely surround said oven, said stove being equipped with a novel form of oil burner which is contained in the combustion chamber and adapted to utilize oil as a fuel" (lines 14-19).
Date: March 18, 1919
Creator: Cook, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin. (open access)

Clothes-Pin.

Patent for improvement on clothing pin by using a single wire.
Date: March 11, 1919
Creator: Neal, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History