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Overshot Fishing-Tool (open access)

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
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
Fire-Spreading Device (open access)

Fire-Spreading Device

Patent for a portable weapon to spread fire quickly from object to object or building to building in enemy country.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Ford, Frederick William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Check and the Like. (open access)

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
Cattle-Guard (open access)

Cattle-Guard

Patent for an improved cattle guard with two parts that is adapted to specifically fit either inside the railroad tracks or alongside them.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Fisher, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Cutter. (open access)

Drill-Cutter.

Patent for new and improved drill cutter for rotary boring drills including exact description and illustrations.
Date: November 4, 1919
Creator: Godbold, Louis A. & Fletcher, Harold W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines (open access)

Air Heating and Regulating Means for Internal Combustion Engines

Patent for a type of air heater designed to be attached to an internal combustion engine for the purposes of regulating heat.
Date: February 18, 1919
Creator: Brooks, Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Set-Collar for Well-Strainers. (open access)

Combination Set-Collar for Well-Strainers.

Patent for a combination set-collar for well-strainers that combines a back pressure valve and a washer pipe which allows for the cleaning of the strainer.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Thompson, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Road-Light. (open access)

Automobile Road-Light.

Patent for an automobile road-light improvement that causes the lights of a moving vehicle to move in conformity of the vehicle itself. The device is readily attachable to automobiles of standard type.
Date: February 25, 1919
Creator: Tausch, Joseph H.
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
Engine. (open access)

Engine.

Patent for improvements in engines including governors which have "inertia bars or governing weights" (lines 12-13) including illustrations. In this improvement, the "inertia bars constitute parts of the counterweight" which "counterbalance engine cranks" (lines 14-16).
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Pratt, Clarence E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Treating Machine. (open access)

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
Cutting and Stepping Machine (open access)

Cutting and Stepping Machine

Patent for a cutting and stepping machine meant to replace a human cutter.
Date: May 6, 1919
Creator: Moore, L. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for cotton chopper that frees the plants from the "weeds and the soil thereabout cultivated in but a single operation" (lines 14-16).
Date: February 11, 1919
Creator: Goodman, William T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Carrier (open access)

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
Device for Cleaning Wells (open access)

Device for Cleaning Wells

Patent for improving the efficiency of oil wells.
Date: September 2, 1919
Creator: Sargent, Lemuel S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto Body (open access)

Auto Body

Patent for an invention made for the improvements of the auto body and provide a way to convert a motor vehicle body to a comfortable bed with a foldable cushion for the back seat.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Lawrence, John & Whitton, Orvil C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (open access)

Apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings

Patent for an improved apparatus for Curing Tire-Casings (relates to molding devices for curing tire casings) which is easily and quickly set up and knocked down, holds casings safely in position while being cured, and highly efficient in curing tire casings.
Date: June 17, 1919
Creator: Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson Elonzo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finger-Guard for Children. (open access)

Finger-Guard for Children.

Patent for a finger guard to keep children from sucking on their fingers. The device is also easy to construct and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Cade, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Stool (open access)

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
Air Pump (open access)

Air Pump

Patent for an air pump designed to have a strong cylinder and be able to equal quantities of air upon both the upward and downward motion of the piston.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Keating, P. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device (open access)

Sample-Taking Device

Patent for a sample taking device "for use in preserving the log of the well in drilling operations in earth, rock or other similar formations." (lines 12-14). Specially adapted for use in drilling wells for oil and sulfur, specifically in the Gulf Coast region.
Date: December 9, 1919
Creator: Carmichael, Robert E. & Hamman, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Alarm. (open access)

Automobile-Alarm.

Patent for a device to prevent the theft of automobiles capable of producing audio and visual signals as warnings of unauthorized access.
Date: April 22, 1919
Creator: Smith, Thomas H.
System: The Portal to Texas History