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Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues. (open access)

Utilization of Aluminum-Chlorid Residues.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in the Utilization of Aluminum Chlorid Residues" (lines 6-7) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 24, 1920
Creator: Abbott, Lyle Stockton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool. (open access)

Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool.

Patent for a well packer and setting tool for the prevention of intermingling between oil and water in a well when used by itself or with other pipes. The invention allows for the packer to be set using the setting tool which can then be removed once the packer is in place.
Date: January 6, 1920
Creator: Abercrombie, Jamie & Dunman, Nesbit M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trombone. (open access)

Trombone.

Patent, including illustration, for "a musical instrument slide and is more particularly designated as a bearing or stocking for a trombone or other similar instruments in which it is desirable to provide a smooth bearing for the slidable part of the instrument" (page 1, lines 9-13).
Date: February 17, 1920
Creator: Ackley, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Standing Valve (open access)

Standing Valve

Patent for a Standing Valve. This standing valve is designed to improve the way the fluids pump through oil and water wells. it also includes an improvement in the way the standing valve is secured to the wells. The new valve can also be easily replaced because of the materials it is composed of.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Adams, Thomas M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for new and useful improvements for can openers. The principal purpose is to provide means for opening round cans of different sizes and also square cans.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Adels, Rebecca Valencia.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threading Apparatus For Pipes. (open access)

Threading Apparatus For Pipes.

Patent for improvements of the threading apparatus for pipes through a simple attachment to automobiles wheels. Illustrated figures with descriptions are presented to easily show the ways in which the device attaches and is used.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Adkins, Otto O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a tire with strong durability and efficient manufacturing.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for improvements in tires, specifically a system that assists with weight distribution and adjustments to road surface conditions.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grease Cup. (open access)

Grease Cup.

Patent for a grease cup used to lubricate machine parts.
Date: January 10, 1920
Creator: Allen, Arthur Chester John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Density-Indicator for Slime-Pulp Separators. (open access)

Automatic Density-Indicator for Slime-Pulp Separators.

Patent for devices that thickens slimes for ore milling operations in which it will indicate the density and regulate it so it will not go below a predetermined value.
Date: June 22, 1920
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overflow Separating Device. (open access)

Overflow Separating Device.

Patent for an invention that allows for the separation of materials, such as fluid, between two objects, one of higher altitude than the other, with minimal disruption at the surface of the lower object.
Date: October 5, 1920
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slime-Pulp Thickener (open access)

Slime-Pulp Thickener

Patent for a new and useful improvement in slime pulp thickeners
Date: November 30, 1920
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slime-Pulp Thickener (open access)

Slime-Pulp Thickener

Patent for a device for thickening slime or pulp in the treating of ores wet milling. The device controls the disbursement of slim pulp in the thickener, producing a better solid to liquid ratios.
Date: August 17, 1920
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thickener and Means for Removing Settled Solids Therefrom. (open access)

Thickener and Means for Removing Settled Solids Therefrom.

Patent for a machine which can automatically and continuously remove thickened material, which is a byproduct of wet milling ores. "The present device has been particularly designed to permit feed and discharge to be on the same level or for that matter the constant density discharge may be above or below the level of the feed stream, as may best fit the conditions of the particular installation" (lines 39-45).
Date: October 5, 1920
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thickener (Sewage Type). (open access)

Thickener (Sewage Type).

Patent for sewage thickener that relies on sewage solids to sink to the bottom of the sewer and fall into the thickener, in which the thickener will press the solid sewage into a pulp. The pulp will be pressed at a predetermined density, and then the pressed pulp will float to the top of the sewage to be removed. The separation of liquid and solid sewage was predicted to prevent overflow.
Date: March 11, 1920
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a Vehicle-Wheel. This patent is an improvement over the other patents that this inventor submitted before. It will improve and strengthen the wheel by replacing rivets and bots, and instead use clips and springs.
Date: May 18, 1920
Creator: Allen, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing-Gasket (open access)

Packing-Gasket

Patent for a packing gasket comprising a soft metal sleeve formed to a non-leaking joint between connected pipes.
Date: November 6, 1920
Creator: Allison, Jesse H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Casing. (open access)

Tire-Casing.

Patent for a new type of puncture-proof tire casing.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Anderson, Arthur V. & Morgan, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combustion Apparatus (open access)

Combustion Apparatus

Patent for a combustion apparatus that will maximize the heat produced with any given amount of fuel.
Date: December 14, 1920
Creator: Anderson, Robert James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Driven-Implement Frame (open access)

Power-Driven-Implement Frame

Patent for improvements in power driven implement frames, specifically in tractors, with illustrations.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Armstrong, Ira
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sawing Machine (open access)

Sawing Machine

Patent for a wood sawing machine which allows for a portable wood sawing apparatus. The device is capable of adjusting the saw to create a feed, and allows for cutting diagonally, horizontally, or vertically.
Date: December 14, 1920
Creator: Arnold, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Fastener. (open access)

Hame-Fastener.

Patent for a new and useful improvement to an invention known as the hame fastener. Its purpose is to adjust and make a tight or loose connection between the hame and a desired object.
Date: November 2, 1920
Creator: Arnold, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone (open access)

Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone

Patent for a Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone that combines all of the previous items into one and can be easily and cheaply mass-produced for commercial sale.
Date: March 2, 1920
Creator: Asano, George K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packet-Holder. (open access)

Packet-Holder.

Patent for a packet holder used to wrap and tie a bundle of mail or letters made using a cord and clasp plate.
Date: January 27, 1920
Creator: Ashby, Bert
System: The Portal to Texas History