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Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for a vehicle wheel with a tire that is improved with a spring cushion.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Edge Heel And Shank Setter. (open access)

Electric Edge Heel And Shank Setter.

Patent for device setting heels and shanks for shoe manufacturing. It is an edged electric device with a rotary wheel.
Date: January 11, 1921
Creator: Lutes, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Tire (open access)

Vehicle-Tire

Patent for a tire wheel that is resistant to shocks and vibrations when traveling over roads. This tire is more durable and is more resilient, leading to less break-downs on the road.
Date: January 11, 1921
Creator: Pepple, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box Car Door Fastener (open access)

Box Car Door Fastener

Patent for a box door fastener used for railway box car doors. For use in sliding door style entrances, and does not require the alteration of doors once installed. Doors may also be fastened in place while also allowing to be in a slightly open position for ventilation of the interior.
Date: January 21, 1921
Creator: Wood, James Gillam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Packer. (open access)

Mechanical Packer.

Patent for improvements towards the mechanical packing apparatus. The invention will connect the apparatus to power-operated presses, like that of the cotton press.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Cameron, Theodore R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension (open access)

Vehicle Body Suspension

Patent for the invention of a new and improved vehicle body suspension.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Harper, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Combustion Engine. (open access)

Internal Combustion Engine.

Patent for an internal combustion engine consisting of a valve and cynlinder. The engine is made to avoid dead air space commonly present in valve casings.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Blumberg, Hamilton G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Liberating the Fibers of the Agave and Similar Fleshy Plants. (open access)

Method of Liberating the Fibers of the Agave and Similar Fleshy Plants.

Patent for an alternative method in separating the plant fibers of agave and similar plants. This process omits the use of the popular chemical method in favor of a more natural fermentive bath.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Quijano, Ramon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steering-Wheel Lock. (open access)

Steering-Wheel Lock.

Patent for an improved steering wheel lock that avoids the need for a specially constructed lock. Utilizes parts of simple, cheap and sturdy construction capable of being used in any motor vehicle design.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Gerfers, Richard P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union-Garment (open access)

Union-Garment

Patent for union garments with a strip of elastic or semi-elastic woven material at the back of the waist in order to allow the garment to stretch when worn.
Date: February 15, 1921
Creator: Hook, Thomas Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal (open access)

Automobile Signal

Patent for the creation of signals to be used in conjunction with automobiles during traffic.
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Ziegenbalg, Emil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Stool and Table (open access)

Combined Stool and Table

Patent for a combined stool and table that can be folded and is portable for use in cars or at picnics; includes "knife, fork and spoon compartments" (line 25).
Date: February 22, 1921
Creator: Lewis, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blackboard. (open access)

Blackboard.

Patent for a rotating blackboard that can be covered when not in use, as well as adjusted to different heights and locked into place so the writer can utilize every available space of the blackboard. The inventor designed the blackboard "for use in schools and brokerage offices."
Date: March 8, 1921
Creator: Grothaus, Julia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber. (open access)

Shock-Absorber.

Patent for an improved design of shock absorbers that gives vehicles a smoother ride.
Date: March 8, 1921
Creator: Swindowsky, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal-Combustion Motor. (open access)

Internal-Combustion Motor.

Patent for an internal combustion engine designed for better lubrication and simplicity of repair.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Sanford, Harold M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Forming Individual Foot-Forms and Fitting Shoes Thereon. (open access)

Process of Forming Individual Foot-Forms and Fitting Shoes Thereon.

Patent for the improvement of the process of forming individual foot forms or replicas of a person's specific foot. This alleviates a person having to go through the painful process of breaking in new shoes. The foot forms can then either be kept by the individual or by the shoe dealer for making future foot wear.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Butler, James B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Distributer. (open access)

Roller-Distributer.

Patent for a new and useful roller-distributer of the sort used on a light and relatively inexpensive automobile of widely known construction.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Lopez, Jesus M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bending-Machine and Method of Bending. (open access)

Bending-Machine and Method of Bending.

Patent for a machine to bend metal into various shapes for the purpose of construction and reinforcement.
Date: March 29, 1921
Creator: Holmgreen, Julius H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a machine that can be drawn along a row of cotton to chop the adjacent plants and cultivate the ground under the machine. The device is height adjustable by the operator.
Date: April 12, 1921
Creator: Schwab, Bruno; Schneider, Richard & Hoegenauer, Haver
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hanger For Car-Doors. (open access)

Hanger For Car-Doors.

Patent for a hanger for use in car doors to prevent jamming or binding during opening or closing.
Date: April 12, 1921
Creator: Jordan, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorandum-Calendar. (open access)

Memorandum-Calendar.

Patent for providing a memorandum calendar pad to be used for 2 consecutive years, that includes a filing wire of which the leaves of the pad can be attached to or detached from the calendar stand, and that will be inexpensive to make and easy to operate.
Date: April 12, 1921
Creator: Schramm, Henry A. & Hawkins, Jackson D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for new and useful improvements to the Vehicle-Wheel. Tire may be formed into a disk wheel constructed with nuts, bolts, rivets, and screws to compensate for any regular and irregular pressure stresses a tire may be subjected to on a road. A further improvement is to provide a more resilient disk wheel to have more durability and longer use on the road.
Date: April 12, 1921
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Forming Tubes (open access)

Process of Forming Tubes

Patent for the process of making tubes, especially tubes for producing, fitting, and/or refitting "eye-glasses, spectacles, &c." (lines 11-12).
Date: April 19, 1921
Creator: Rees, Herbert C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truss. (open access)

Truss.

Patent for a new truss designed to hold ruptures without discomfort, suitable for single and double ruptures. The truss features a novel spring plate, soft rubber pads, and adjustable waterproof bands.
Date: April 19, 1921
Creator: Downie, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History