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Mouse and Rat Poisoner.
Patent for mouse and rat poison. This is a device meant for mice and rats that has bait for the purpose of poisoning these animals. This device prevents access from other animals.
Date:
October 11, 1921
Creator:
Vaden, Willie T. Jr
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arrangement and Construction of Self-Service-Store Fixtures
Patent for new and useful improvements in arrangement and construction of self-service-store fixtures. This invention provides an arrangement of shelving in sections with other parts of store furnture, the shelving being so arranged and constructed that all available space is economically utilized and at the same time permits the goods displayed on the shelves to be visible from a designated point in the store to avoid surreptitious removal of any goods while providing ample room for customers in their entrance, purchasing, and exit to and from the store.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Hill, Leslie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Tool.
Patent for improvements on the Fishing-Tool, including illustrations. The tool was improved in order to make the boring of wells using pipes more efficient.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
McMillian, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Identifying-Tag.
Patent for identification tags made of sheet metal, to be used with binding bands on cotton bales. Tags are economical to make, create little waste, and lay flat so they are not easily torn off.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Blackburn, Edward Stuart
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock.
Patent for lock that is stronger when locked due to its unique structure and requires special knowledge to use, making it more secure against intruders.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
McGill, Wisdom
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cutting Tire-Casing Treads and Removing Beads
Patent for machines for extracting beads and for cutting treads of tire casings. It is to provide a convenient device for operating on tire casings which are to be stripped and separated into the original elements and to save much labor and avoid much expense.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Hibbs, Cassell D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel.
Patent for improvements to vehicle spring wheels to replace pneumatic wheels, "embodying in its use relatively movable members having coil springs interposed therebetween whereby to secure the proper resilience" (lines 13-16) necessitating very few parts, including illustrations.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Bush, Horace L. & Bryan, Andrew J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel and Shaft
Patent for a wheel and shaft designed for use in drilling oil and gas wells.
Date:
October 4, 1921
Creator:
Hudson, James Condron
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blade-Holder
Patent for a new and useful improvements to a blade holder. It can hold any form of razor blades can be securely held and easily released. The holder allows blades to be inserted safely and then hold blades firmly into place.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Lightfoot, Roy L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Packer
Patent for cotton packer designed for use in cotton gins.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Williams, French B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Highway for Grade-Crossings.
Patent for highway-railroad grade crossing designed to slow the flow of traffic as it crosses an intersecting railway.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Carter, Kenneth Wilson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incubator
Patent for an incubator designed to maintain temperature automatically.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Kovar, Joe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner.
Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burners that can handle intense heat and can be mass-produced.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Hosek, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Phonograph-Needle.
Patent for a phonograph needle "which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and may be used in connection with phonograph records of different types" (lines 18-21). The needle has a flexible shank (in multiple forms) for improved audio quality, and it accommodates various tip styles for use with many brands of phonograph records.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Fletcher, Theodore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Gripping Device.
Patent for a device designed to hold and sustain a string of pipe in an elevated position during the process of unscrewing and separating it into sections, primarily used for drilling operations where pipes are connected and disconnected within a borehole.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Steen, Buford J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston Packing
Patent for an improved means of packing pistons in gas, steam, or similar engines, which reduces the likelihood of loss of compression.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Williams, Nolan S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Barium Chlorate
Patent for a new process of making substantially pure barium chlorate that will be more expeditious and less costly to carry out than those prior.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Schoch, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Serving-Table.
Patent for "a table...which is specially adapted for use in serving cold drinks, light lunches and the like to customers seated in an automobile or other similar vehicle" and the table "is adjustable so that it may be accommodated to vehicles of different heights" (lines 11-15, 18-19). It also contains an illustration.
Date:
September 27, 1921
Creator:
Boysen, August
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fireproof Building Construction
Patent for improvements to the construction of fireproof buildings, using steel or concreate to create a "skeleton" frame.
Date:
September 20, 1921
Creator:
Ward, Alfred P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Cutting Machine
Patent for a meat-cutting machine that employs a powered knife and saw combination for the slicing of meat.
Date:
September 20, 1921
Creator:
Creed, William T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motormeter-Anchor.
Patent for a new Motormeter-Anchor: a device that will "provide a means whereby a motormeter can be anchored securely to the radiator of an automobile, thus making theft of same impossible, or difficult that it will not be attempted" (lines 8-12).
Date:
September 20, 1921
Creator:
Ashton, William James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve and Valve-Seat.
Patent for a valve and valve seat made of stainless steel for the purpose of preventing rusting and corrosion.
Date:
September 20, 1921
Creator:
Bevelle, Joseph C. & Smith, Joseph J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator Controlling Device
Patent for improvements to the elevator controlling device. These improvements have to do with the main circuit being broken while the elevator doors are open, thus stopping the elevator from moving before the doors are fully closed.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Quick, Charles F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour-Sifter.
Patent for a centrifugal flour sifter that removes pests, mold, and debris.
Date:
September 13, 1921
Creator:
Brewer, Johnson
System:
The Portal to Texas History