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Safety-Crank
Patent for a new Safety-Crank for starting auto vehicle engines, which is capable of effectively imparting the necessary forward movement to an engine for starting, but having means conjoined with it, whereby it will be automatically released from positive engagement with the starting shaft on any retrograde movement of the engine.
Date:
July 1, 1919
Creator:
Farley, Bert T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Seed Linter
Patent for a new Cotton-Seed Linter (relates to a new and useful form of cotton seed linter) which operates efficiently in and about oil mills or other places where cotton seed is reduced to commercial products.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Voorhies, Felix E.
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
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
Needle for Hand-Embroidery and Similar Work.
Patent for simple and inexpensive hand needles, particularly those used for embroidering or ornamental needlework, to increase the rapidity and ease with which such work can be accomplished.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Neitzel, Conrad T. & Pade, George V.
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
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
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-Carrier
Patent for an auto-carrier that applied to the running board for carrying various luggage. A second aspect is to provide a device to support a wide array of objects and to withstand the weight giving its location along the running board.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Evans, Edward L.
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
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
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
Poultry-Decapitator.
Patent for a poultry decapitator that will not cause poultry pain, and will have the necks cut evenly in a quick decapitation.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Rece, Frank S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Making Vessels Invisible.
Patent for improvements in "air and water craft" (line 13) invisible including illustrations. These improvements include invisibility through "plurality of plates or sections" (lines 18-19) and diffuse light, disguising the vessels.
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Chaddick, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Electric Advertising Sign
Patent for an electronic sign that works by a conveyor-belt like band printed with advertisements being rotated, allowing the owner to show many advertisements while saving space.
Date:
July 1, 1919
Creator:
Craig, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dry Closet.
Patent for improvements in dry closets with an illustration. The improvements patented are specific to separating "fecal matter and urine" (line 15).
Date:
July 15, 1919
Creator:
Moore, Joseph B.
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
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
Fuel-Supply Apparatus.
Patent for an improved fuel supply apparatus for liquid fuel.
Date:
July 5, 1919
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
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
Mote-Board for Cotton-Gins
Patent for mote boards for cotton gins that throw off bolls, leaf, trash, dust, along with other foreign material
Date:
July 1, 1919
Creator:
Wooldridge, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Book-Cover.
Patent for adjustable book covers. More protection with use of thicker paper, with adjustable feature is highly important as is also the slit and tongue.
Date:
July 1, 1919
Creator:
Walraven, Albert T.
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