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Country
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
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
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
Apparatus for Sulfur Mining
Patent for "new and useful improvement" for sulfur mining by Mr. Robert Carmichael. This device has particular application for mining in subterranean environments, "by use of pumping a heated fluid down into contact with a sulfur strata" (lines 14-15).
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-tool.
Patent for a device "designed particularly for boring out cylinders of internal combustion engines" (lines 12–13), includes illustrations.
Date:
August 19, 1919
Creator:
Dedman, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condensing Apparatus
Patent for a condensing apparatus designed to be attached to linting machines.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Martin, G. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antislipping Device for Tires
Patent for a device intended to decrease slippage of vehicle tires on roads that are either damaged or otherwise hard to navigate due to weather conditions.
Date:
September 4, 1919
Creator:
Edwards, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brake-Band Clencher
Patent for improvements in brake-band clenchers. It is intended to "provide an improved Ford brake band clencher adapted for holding the brake bands in place while the transmission case is being replaced" (lines 14-18).
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
McCaffrey, Harry J. & Roberge, Edgar, J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Adjustable Crib or Bed.
Patent for improvements in Adjustable Cribs or Beds for children to sit beside the bed of the mother or guardian of the child. Made to be "easily and quickly attachable to or connected with any make of" (lines 17-19) the adult's bed "so that the mattresses of the bed and crib will be perfectly even or flush, without space...between them" (lines 20-22). Includes illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Rece, Frank S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for an inexpensive and efficient burner for oil "with a maximum production of heat." (lines 14-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Upton, Arthur L. & Immer, Samuel N.
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
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
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
Churn-Truck.
Patent for a churn truck. It allows for "receiving churns in order," can be "moved to various places" as needed, and "the truck being provided with means for facilitating pushing or pulling thereof" (lines 10-15). Illustration included.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Buie, Sula
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Battery Terminal
Patent for an adaptable battery terminal design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Luthy, J. O.
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
Mechanism for Removing Useful Fiber from Seeds
Patent for an adaptation to machines that will "remove fibers from their attachments, such as gins, cotton seed linters, wool-burring machines, and the like" (lines 10-12).
Date:
August 9, 1919
Creator:
Vardell, Arthur A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crude Oil Refining Process
Patent for the refinement of crude oil, producing refined oil in an economic manor.
Date:
November 11, 1919
Creator:
Evens, Jewett G. P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn Swing
Patent for an improved version of a Lawn Swing that is easily constructed and weather resistant, including illustrations.
Date:
December 12, 1919
Creator:
Galipp, Herman C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile -Tire.
Patent for a wire-wrapped casing for car tires.
Date:
November 29, 1919
Creator:
MIchero, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Roller Drill-Bit
Patent for an improvement upon a prior patent for a rolling drill cutter. The drill bit is designed with several rotating saw like structures which assist in the drilling process.
Date:
December 27, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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