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Automatic Turntable
Patent for “a turn table of simple and durable structure adapted to be placed in the floor of a small garage or at other points, and which will automatically operate when an automobile is run upon the same to effect the complete turning of the automobile machine in order that the machine may enter the garage while traveling a forward direction and leave the garage in a similar manner” (lines 17-25). Includes illustrations.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Sanders, Edwin J. & Morrison, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building-Block.
Patent for building block that is easily formed or molded. The building block forms tiers to easy move around and modify.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Pace, Vara L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Opener
Patent for a portable can opener capable of conveniently being carried on a key ring or attached to a tin or other container and sold with the tin as a part thereof. The can opener may be used repeatedly and employed with equally good results for opening either the side or top of a can.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Kirkland, David K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment.
Patent for an attachment for the cutting of weeds and soil moving. It is designed to be attached to any cultivator or plow beam either singly or duplicated.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Turner, Edwin E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Perpetual Calendar.
Patent for the improvement of calendars to create easier-to-read and quicker-to-adjust. These calendars were to be able to be used no matter the month or year and would always be accurate.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Jones, L. Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trap.
Patent for animal trap especially designed for trapping rats, mice, minks and other small animals. This animal trap has a pair of pivoted doors arranged on the opposite sides of a baiting standard, which is also vertically adjustable. The purpose of this trap is to drown the animals that have become entrapped.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
Wigington, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Screen.
Patent for a well screen device. The device can keep particulates out of the well water while also restricting water to flow into the well without being released back into the soil.
Date:
February 1, 1921
Creator:
McLean, Marrs
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic-Cut-Off
Patent for an automatic cut-off part for a steam inlet pipe.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
La Bauve, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for Cotton Chopper. To help in the aid of chopping cotton instead of using a hoe.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker's Sack.
Patent for improvements to Cotton-Picker's Sacks "to permit the bag or sack to be opened longitudinally to permit quick and convenient emptying of the contents thereof" (lines 12-15).
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
White, Benjoman Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Floor-Mop Wringer
Patent for a mop wringing frame that is portable and independent of the mop and the water receptacle. The device causes the mop to be subjected to a twisting action when the handle of the mop is rotated.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Paul, Jennie Henry & Paul, William Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide-Dispensing Receptacle.
Patent for an improved insecticide dispensing receptacle, made cheaply enough it can be disposed of after use.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Irwin, Herbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid or Gaseous Fuel Burning Furnace.
Patent for a furnace that can be powered either by gas or liquid fuel. Designed specifically for improved insulation and fuel efficiency.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Hoover, Orvill Lockwood Mead
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paint and Varnish Removing Process.
Patent for improvements to the removal process for paint and varnish. An invention of a solution that will cause finished coatings to be removed with less expense, less time, and no specifically skilled labor requirement to meet.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Cleveland, David P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Forge
Patent for a portable forge adapted for use in oil well drilling. Used to create a compact form of a forge for easy breakdown and storage, while also making it easier to transport.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Wright, Samuel E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Potato-Curing Apparatus
Patent for an apparatus used to cure sweet potatoes and similar vegetables by circulating heated air through storage bins and removing moisture.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Wells, James Barber
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Radiator-Plug
Patent for improved radiator plug used for sealing radiators with a fluid-tight joint making it unnecessary to have the radiator pipe extended or threaded. This invention allows the pipe to be sealed at any point.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Brown, Charles James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller for Cotten-Gins.
Patent for an improved cotton gin roller, to separate cotton fibers from cotton seeds. Made with a hollow design to prevent the device from becoming too hot during use.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Tischer, Edward R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swing
Patent for swing that accommodates both seated and reclining positions.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Nelson, Carl N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel Attachment.
Patent for a vehicle-wheel attachment to prevent wheel from moving and vehicle theft.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Rodriguez, Mariano Magdaleno
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Device.
Patent for well drilling device with new and useful improvements in well-drilling device for simultaneously drilling the main hole and an advance or "rat-tail" hole.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Smith, Primus W. & Bookhout, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash Gearing and Lock
Patent for a window sash mechanism that allows the upper and lower portions of a window to be adjusted and locked independently of each other.
Date:
March 1, 1921
Creator:
Peaden, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglass Mounting
Patent for the creation of new and useful improvements in eyeglass mounting.
Date:
July 1, 1921
Creator:
Henderson, W. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cereal Food and Process of Preparing the Same.
Patent for improving cereal food processing by grinding corn and other grains into meal to convert starch into dextrin, and through drying grains to remove moisture and prevent fermentation (lines 17-23). Additionally, the processing will make the cereal appetizing and easily digestible.
Date:
November 1, 1921
Creator:
Kelly, Martha R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History