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Boll Weevil Catcher
The objective of the invention is to improve to catching and destroying boll weevils with a device that is easily attached to a cultivator. This device includes "receptacles filled with an insect destroying liquid." (lines 23-24).
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Ploch, Alex
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antileak Composition.
Patent for improvements in antileak composition in order to prevent leaks in liquid holding containers like radiators, boilers, etc.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Shrum, Will N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game-Board.
Patent for a game board that includes barriers, inclines, and depressions in the board which is meant to simulate a game similar to baseball (as well as other games) using a cue ball. The game board also comes with auxiliary barriers to adjust gameplay.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Sterling, Don L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguisher for Aeroplanes and the Like.
Patent for a fire extinguisher apparatus to be used in air crafts, boats, and other vehicles designed to be lightweight and to quickly extinguish fires.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Clark, Walter C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sleeve-Puller.
Patent for simple and inexpensive sleeve puller, primarily for "pulling sleeves from the rear axle housing of a motor vehicle" (lines 13-14), with illustrations.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Wilson, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Lining Interlocking Building-Block.
Patent for interlocking building-blocks that allow for the formation of strong insulated and properly lined walls without the use of skilled labor and with or without reinforcements.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Merren, John Jay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Strap Binder or Lock and Record-Check.
Patent for an improved strap-binder or lock and record-check that is "simple, effective, and comparatively inexpensive" to manufacture (lines 8-11).
Date:
July 7, 1921
Creator:
Glisson, Amos A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box Bull and Calf Wheel Gudgeon.
Patent for protection and strengthening of box bull and calf wheel gudgeons. The purpose is to prevent various troubles with well drilling (oil, etc.).
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Taylor, James Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rubber Razor.
Patent for a rubber razor. The rubber razor provides a flexible support for multiple blade and will allow the blades to contour to one's face.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Billingsley, Rennie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feeder for Soft Candy.
Patent for bee feeder device that allows bees to have access to food during transport. The feeder also is designed to prevent any running and clogging, while minimizing bee death due to starvation.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Ault, Eugene B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board.
Patent for an ironing board that has no legs or braces, but is securely held and provided with a cabinet that can be attached to the side of a wall or built into a wall to not take up space in the room by being placed out. Makes for easier ironing of garments, such as dresses and skirts, by allowing them to be inserted on the board.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Trammell, Earl, M. & Carothers, Willam C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motorcycle-Stand.
Patent for a motorcycle stand that can be released manually through a lever near the saddle to lock the stand into place until the operator unlocks it.
Date:
July 21, 1921
Creator:
Swenson, Carl J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mower.
Patent for a new mower designed for use with a single horse and provide a device where the sickle bar may be adjusted at various heights.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
John Bryon Nelson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner
Patent for an oil burner, in combination with a gas generating portion of a burner pipe below and provided by a upwardly directed discharge opening, a drip pan secured in place and extending horizontally below said burning pipe.
Date:
July 26, 1921
Creator:
Kunkel, Albert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paving Apparatus.
Patent for "a device or apparatus for transmitting the vibrations of a vibrating machine...for the purpose of solidifying the paving by driving out air and water and surplus moisture" (lines 12-18), including illustration.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Stubbs, Robert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Traffic Signal System
Patent for a Traffic Signal System for universal traffic management, i.e. automobiles, pedestrians, railway, street car, etc. The system has a warning signal to indicate danger and designate a safety zone. This system provides an audible as well as visual signal.
Date:
July 21, 1921
Creator:
Wetter, R.E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Collar Fastener and Supporter
Patent for an object that provides the collar support and is hidden.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Hudson, George J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sanitary Bed-Spring Cover.
Patent for an invention that relates to the improvements in sanitary covers for attachment to the spring of a bed and the spring of the mattress. The sanitary cover provides a solution to repel vermin and noxious insects.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Luedecke, Henry H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Spring.
Patent for improvements in automobile-springs, specifically a means of suspending the front and rear springs of an automobile and cushioning and absorbing shocks.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Jones, George Chester & Jones, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for improvements to valves, specifically valves that have a sliding movement on the valve seat and to disk valves. The invention is to provide a valve of this type which is used in the interior of vats, tanks, or similar receptacles containing liquids.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Spencer, Elmer H. & Block, A.C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger.
Patent for improvements to peanut-diggers, specifically a curved frame attached to a plow beam.
Date:
July 5, 1921
Creator:
Stevens, Shed P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drier.
Patent for a drier, specifically to dry saturated grounded food items. This device is best used for flour from corn to dry before processing it to a powder form, but can also be used for other types of cereal.
Date:
July 19, 1921
Creator:
Garza, Pablo Gonzalez
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Repairing Scored Cylinders.
Patent for repairing scored cylinders in internal combustion engines by making the cylinders as smooth and hard as before they were scored and by filling the scores with metal to maintain the firmness.
Date:
July 12, 1921
Creator:
Eury, Zebulon J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bailer.
Patent for improved bailer for deep wells (e.g., oil wells), cheaper to use and manufacture, with a better delivery gate and improved method for triggering gate closure upon bailer withdrawal.
Date:
July 26, 1921
Creator:
Swartz, Ira
System:
The Portal to Texas History