Resource Type

541 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

Means of Cooling Turbine-Rotors (open access)

Means of Cooling Turbine-Rotors

Patent for letters specification
Date: feb 15, 1921
Creator: {Auguste C.E. Rateau}
System: The Portal to Texas History
Recovery of sulfur from its ores (open access)

Recovery of sulfur from its ores

Patent for Recovery of Sulfur from its Ores which is used to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as will enable other skilled art to which it appertains to make and use the same
Date: April. 12, 1921
Creator: {Gilbert A. Bragg}
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chuck. (open access)

Chuck.

Patent for chucks that secure pipes, preventing movement when being cut or threaded, including illustrations.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Castanie, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Building-Block. (open access)

Concrete Building-Block.

Patent for concrete building blocks, intended for use in the building of smaller structures, which are strong, easily assembled, and light weight.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: McEwen, James R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convertible Automobile-Body (open access)

Convertible Automobile-Body

Patent for a convertible automobile body with front seats that can be adjustable horizontally to connect with the rear seats and form a bed.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Mitchell, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Sign. (open access)

Electric Sign.

Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Daughdrill, Kenneth W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Faucet. (open access)

Faucet.

Patent for improved faucet for dispensing soft drinks, designed to dispense a certain amount to ensure uniformity.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Klein, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Food Compound and Process of Making the Same. (open access)

Food Compound and Process of Making the Same.

Patent for an economic and palatable food compound or ingredient called "rice cream" for use in preparing pastries, ices, confectionery, sauces, puddings, and dressings; similar to malted milk and gelatin.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Sasseen, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Rake (open access)

Hay Rake

Patent for "new and useful improvements in Hay-Rakes." (line 5-6). "Improved means for governing the dumping movements of the rake." (lines 11-12).
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Mottier, Walter F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mold for Making Fan-Belts. (open access)

Mold for Making Fan-Belts.

Patent for a three-piece mold which allows for fan belts to be made using a single piece of rubber or composition material. The fan belts would primarily be used in motor vehicles.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Hibbs, Cassell D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs (open access)

Pipe Tongs

Patent for pipe tongs, adapted to securely grip and rotate pipe sections (or other round articles) of different sizes.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Lowrey, George A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Mining Sulfur. (open access)

Process of Mining Sulfur.

Patent for innovations in the underground fusion or Frasch process of mining sulfur, "which comprises conducting an appropriate fusing medium [such as hot water] into the formation containing the sulfur deposit and thereby melting the sulfur" (lines 91-95). Central to the innovations is the use of a compressed gas to "eliminate or largely reduce heat losses in porous rock and exhausted sulfur regions at the higher levels of the mine where the presence of the hot water is of no benefit so far as melting sulfur is concerned" (lines 55-60).
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Drachenberg, August Toby
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine (open access)

Rotary Engine

Patent for rotary engine, with improvements to rotary engine fluid pressure for motors or engines which pump fluids (such as water motor, water pump, oil pump, ammonia pump or compressor).
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Johnson, Louis V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoemaker's Tool. (open access)

Shoemaker's Tool.

Patent for a shoemaker's tool that allows the heel or lift to be easily removed without damaging the other parts of the shoe, with illustrations and instructions. Constructed so that heels of any size or shape can be removed without making adjustments to the tool.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Berger, William & Blaschke, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traction-Support. (open access)

Traction-Support.

Patent for a traction board for placing under automobile wheels when stuck in sand or mud, and hanging device for carrying the boards when not in use.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Gentry, Burney C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel. (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel.

Patent for an improved vehicle wheel with a demountable tire rim, so that tires can be easily placed on and taken off the wheel.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Larson, Christian H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for Patent for a cotton harvester machine which can collect rows of cotton crops using a scoop and exhaust fan, while also able to remove boll weevils, and cotton from bolls which are unopened.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: Cannon, Burrell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishhook. (open access)

Fishhook.

Patent for a fishhook that allows for a swiveling motion that does not interfere with the connection to the fishing line.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: King, James Manning
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor-Vehicle for Traversing Marsh-Lands. (open access)

Motor-Vehicle for Traversing Marsh-Lands.

Patent for a steerable motor vehicle that can be driven in marshlands.
Date: December 20, 1921
Creator: Ray, Malcolm
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane that is inexpensive and easily built, while preventing the aeroplane from going into a tailspin.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: {McGee, Dan}
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Brake and Starter for Automobiles. (open access)

Air-Brake and Starter for Automobiles.

Patent for multiple innovations to automobile air-brakes and starters, including improvements such as ease of use, reliability, and versatility amongst vehicle models.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Green, Herbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooking Utensil (open access)

Cooking Utensil

Patent for a device to heat a cooking utensil's content. The object provides a device which will support a receptacle in or outside any type of heating medium. It also requires only a minimal heating surface to radiate heat to all sides of the receptacle as well as the very bottom.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Kirk, Robert B. & Young, Joseph B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

This patent focuses on a single-stock plow featuring an innovative attachment designed to enhance stability without requiring material structural changes. The attachment ensures improved steadiness during operation, providing an ease of use comparable to a turning plow
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Gage, Daniel W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Hammer. (open access)

Power-Hammer.

Patent for a power hammer that can utilize any power source and only needs one person to operate it. The design also uses less parts, making it more affordable.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Karlson, Eric Fritjof
System: The Portal to Texas History