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Combination Furnace and Cook-Stove
Patent for combination furnace and cook-stove designed to burn charcoal and conserve fuel.
Date:
1921-96-28
Creator:
Weaver, Bertha H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abrading Element For Tire-Patch Containers
Patent for an improved tool that is affixed to tire-patch containers. It is used for abrading the surface of a tire to effectively roughen it (without the use of sandpaper) to allow the adhesion of a patch. Includes illustrations.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Duffy, Jesse A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile.
Patent for an automobile with a mechanism which may be extended to form a tent bed, or folded into a small compass. The folding bed of the automobile may be utilized to storm camp equipment when not used as a bed.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Mackey, Franklin Orville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Boot
Patent for a blow-out boot which would prevent the usual particulate from being able to enter the inner tire after a blow-out.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Barnes, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Shoe.
Patent for a new blow-out shoe for pneumatic tires which uses a pliable fastening instead of metallic connections or laces.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Moore, Lee, R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Tool.
Patent for "a boring tool for boring scarred and worn engine cylinders" (lines 14-15) that allows for more customization when cutting.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Adams, George Reese.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Funnel
Patent for new and useful improvements in Funnels. Patent is for the provision of a funnel having a valve controlled outlet.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Hodges, Eddie C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marine Vessels
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Marine Vessels. Relates to marine vessels used for towing timber.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Collier, Hugh R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for the improvement of the pipe wrench for heavy construction. This invention was made to allow workers to use a variety of parts and arrangements depending on the type of pipe they are working with.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Reed, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Printing Rule and Slug and Type-Form.
Patent for rules and slugs that are quickly and easily arranged and that lock securely to make a type form, including one illustration.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Markwell, Andrew E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cattle-Guard
Patent for a railway cattle guard whereby the weight of the animal causes a barrier to emerge, but the barrier will be removed automatically when the weight is removed.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Fountain, Henry L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample Taking Device
Patent for a sample taking device used in the process of drilling wells using water and a multi-armed unit that rotates to drill the stem into the ground.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Dodds, Redus D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an adjustable wire stretcher.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Tompkins, Walter L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Center-Gage and Micrometer
Patent for improvements to a center gage and inside micrometer to "provide central support for dividers" (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Snell, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit
Patent for new improvement in drill-bits. The object of the invention is to "provide the driller with advanced knowledge of the formation into which he is about to extend his main hole".
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Smith, Primus W.; Bookhout, John J. & Monce, Edwin W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Game.
Patent for a board game based on finance. The board game uses numbered discs that players own multiple quantities of that indicate their positions on the board.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Sterling, Don L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Leaf-Turner.
Patent for a new and improved leaf turner which allows the piano player to turn the pages of their sheet music without taking their hands off the keyboard. This leaf turner is "noiseless and efficient in operation and...will respond instantly to the actuating impulse" (lines 21-23). It is not expensive to make, and securely holds music and releases it without effort.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Holcom, Jarret C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Monkey-Wrench.
Patent for a monkey wrench that "can be adjusted for different sizes of nuts by the same hand which is using the wrench...and which may also be used as a pipe wrench" (lines 16-21).
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Otey R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tie-Buckle.
Patent for the improvement of tie buckles, specifically for bales of cotton at cotton gins. The paten includes an illustration of the tie buckle, explanations on how to easily use it, and why it is useful for cotton farming.
Date:
January 11, 1921
Creator:
Wallace, William M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Aeroplane-Tail.
Patent for improvements to the tail of aeroplanes. This invention is to be used to help control the flight of planes or heavy projectiles, and would not have effects on the equilibrium or be difficult to use.
Date:
January 18, 1921
Creator:
Joseph, M. Krowka
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indexing Device.
Patent for an indexer of paper documents in book form. It is made to open along the center with visible subject headings.
Date:
January 18, 1921
Creator:
Moran, Stanley C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History