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Clip for Eyeglass Cases and The Like
Patent for a clip for eyeglass cases and the like. Meant to provide an inexpensive and simple clip to hold eyeglass cases in the pocket to prevent displacement.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Evans, William B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight.
Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Head, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mirror Support
Patent for improvements in mirror supports are primarily adapted by travelers. The mirror can also be supported by an electric bulb and can also be turned at varying desired angles.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Reavis, Jesse O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit
Patent for improvements in drill bits, particularly in the application used in drilling in soft formations, such as clay, gumbo, or similar material. The purpose of the invention is to provide a way to prevent the sticking of material to the drill and drill collar while the drilling operation is being performed.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Childs, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.
Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Sands, Edward E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Construction
Patent for building construction that is new and a useful improvement to sleeping porch construction.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Trost, Henry Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Furniture and Automobile Body Polish.
Patent for furniture and automobile polish made with an asphalt base for varnished and enameled surfaces such as automobile bodies, pianos, linoleum, stained floors, leather, and rubberized fabrics.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Lomax, Thornton G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Separator.
Patent for a centrifuge that can effectively and efficiently separate heavy oils from acids "with which the oil has been mixed or emulsified as a clarifying or decolorizing agent" (lines 14-16), with illustrations.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Paul, Christian F., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Disk Gin.
Patent for an improved version of a pneumatic disk gin. It has been designed for "ginning fibrous material, such as seed cotton" (lines 13-14) and improves the separation of the cotton and the seeds with the use of its perforated disks.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Garner, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seed Cleaner
Patent for cleaning seeds. This invention will improve seed cleaning and catch unwanted seeds.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Garner, James C
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Stove.
Patent for a gas stove that is "simple, inexpensive, durable and reliable" (lines 9-10). Gas will be distributed more evenly throughout the stove and better sealing prevents gas odors from escaping.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Wood, Thomas E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can Opener
Patent for a can opener which cuts cleanly and rapidly around the outside wall of the can, so as to avoid jagged edges.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Minor, Robert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Safety Apparatus.
Patent for vehicle to safely have the right of way when reaching a crossing first.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Duran, Arturo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaner and Separator.
Patent for cotton cleaner and separator. This will allow cotton to be cleaned without twisting or tangling, while removing dust, dirt and leaves.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Hillmann, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Writing Pen.
Patent for a dip pen or nib pen, with innovations concentrating on the tip (nib). The tip is moderately sharp to glide over paper, bent for smooth writing and ink conservation, and stiff "to enable it to be used in making carbon copies" (lines 26-27).
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Block, Henry, 1875-1939
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Protective Runner for Cotton-Pickers' Sacks.
Patent for a protective runner that protects the collection sack from being damaged as it is dragged. This design is meant to be quick and easy to attach and is shaped like a trough.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Shipp, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gun-Barrel Cleaner.
Patent for a gun-barrel cleaner unique in that it cleans and oils. It also provides an adjustable handle-stop which avoids damage to muzzle end of shotgun by inexperienced users. Adjustable in order to clean different gauges.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
McCanna, John F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Well Screen.
Patent for a new oil-well screen that prevents sand from entering an oil or water well but will allow oil and water through.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Dobson, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Burner
Patent for an oil burner. This oil burner is designed to consume fuel in a cheaper and more economical manner.
Date:
March 14, 1922
Creator:
Mills, Virgil H. & Mills, John H. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History