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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:
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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:
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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:
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Battery Terminal
Patent for an adaptable battery terminal design.
Date:
April 15, 1919
Creator:
Luthy, J. O.
System:
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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:
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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:
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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
Fuel-Supply Apparatus.
Patent for an improved fuel supply apparatus for liquid fuel.
Date:
July 5, 1919
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
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Cotton-Separator
Patent for a cotton gin designed to not need frequent cleaning.
Date:
March 14, 1919
Creator:
Williams, Melford L.
System:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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Bell-Holder
Patent for a bell holder that attaches to the neck of an animal, prevents loss of the bell, and is easy to use and cheap.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Pappas, Peter G.
System:
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Combined Collar-Button and Necktie-Holder
Patent for "an improved collar button and necktie holder made of sheet metal, celluloid, bone, rubber, or any other suitable sheet or strip material desired" (lines 8-12).
Date:
February 4, 1919
Creator:
Kelly, Orson N.
System:
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Cotton Cleaning Machine
Patent for an improved cotton cleaning machine.
Date:
May 6, 1919
Creator:
Brune, A.
System:
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Bevel-Square
Patent for improvements in bevel squares used by carpenters, mechanics, and other similar work to represent the work of multiple bevels at once "to minimize and facilitate operations in fitting the parts of an objective structure together..." (Lines 19-21).
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Seay, Mathew E.
System:
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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:
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Burner-Cap.
Patent for an improved liquid fuel burner, one which can destroy the spines of cacti. The burner can also direct fuel in different angles and when ignited will move the flame onto the retort chamber.
Date:
February 11, 1919
Creator:
Brown, Robert L.
System:
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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:
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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:
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Car Axle Lubricator
Patent for Car Axle Lubricator created with the specific intent of better lubricating the journals and bearings of car axles to prevent overheating with less waste of oil.
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Urbieta, Jose M.
System:
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