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Detachable Washer
Patent for a detachable Washer which can be applied or removed from a bolt, without having to remove the bolt itself.
Date:
August 8, 1922
Creator:
Dubbs, Sylvester S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Switch.
Patent for a railway switch to be operated by foot and without structural change to existing construction.
Date:
February 28, 1922
Creator:
Arteaga, Ignacio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair Clipper.
Patent for hair clippers that simplifies construction, reduces vibration, and improves efficiency.
Date:
May 16, 1922
Creator:
Monroe, Collier
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baby Net Frame.
Patent for a frame that can support a baby net and can be collapsed for easy storage. The frame also features components that prevent collapse and provide stability when in use.
Date:
June 6, 1922
Creator:
Akers, Blessie E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Hanger.
Patent for clothes hanger that is made of a singular piece of wire. The hanger also features the capability to hold an entire three piece suit: coat, vest, and trousers.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Stapp, Jesse W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calipers.
Patent for calipers that make it easier to read measurements, by having a strip of measuring tape at the ends that allows users to determine the distance between the arms easier. The measuring tape component is also retractable.
Date:
April 4, 1922
Creator:
Miller, William James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dynamo-Electric Machine
Patent for a new and useful improvement in a dynamo-electric machine to provide a rotor in which certain coils of the winding are automatically cut out and utilized as open coils to prevent the turns in those coils from having a demagnetizing action. Another objective is to provide a rotor whose core consists of non-magnetic material to refuce the inductance and self-induction of the winding and the sparking at the commutator due to the shifting of the magnetic field and the neutral or point of commutation.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Kuhn, Preston Holmes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Player Piano
Patent for a new form of valve for mechanical piano operated by pneumatic mechanisms in which the value is self-centering and does away with the guide pin usually employed, and an amplification of the wippen so that the striker rod is placed at the front of the pneumatic mechanism where it is accessible. The change in leverage permits the use of a smaller pneumatic.
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Pace, Vara L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Feeder and Hive Ventilator
Patent for improvements in bee-hives by providing means in which the hive can be ventilated during warm weather. The invention provides means in which the ventilating means can be removed or rendered inoperative whenever desired or during cold weather.
Date:
November 7, 1922
Creator:
Heim, Charles; Heim, Emil R.; Heim, Clarence C. & Heim, Edwin C.
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
Hand Cotton-Picking Apparatus
Patent for a hand cotton picking apparatus that can be conveniently carried by a farm hand for more efficiency.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
{Shipman, Abraham T.}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Bearing Swivel Wrench Plate.
Patent for improvements on Roller-Bearing Swivel Wrench Plates, including illustrations. The goal of this invention is to make the plates more efficient "for use with any suitable fishing tool, or bit for use in oil fields or water well drilling" (lines 12-14).
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Harralson, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold.
Patent for a new, improved Mold "specially designed for the formation of the rings of packing such as is used in stuffing boxes for packing metallic rods" (lines 11-14), illustrations included.
Date:
January 24, 1922
Creator:
Miller, Ose Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate.
Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Date:
August 29, 1922
Creator:
Cobb, J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broom.
Patent for a broom designed to allow the straw to be easily changed as often as needed and to hold the straw firmly in place even when considerable pressure is used, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
April 11, 1922
Creator:
Boyett, Oren K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a riding cultivator that keeps the shovel gangs positioned "parallel with the line of the draft, or with the longitudinal axis of the machine" (lines 19-21), by shifting them in the direction that the driver guides the wheels. The cultivator also provides a means to keep the depth of cultivation as uniform as possible when working on uneven ground or in different kinds of soil.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Mayer, Henry A.
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
Automobile Wheel Rim.
Patent for an automobile rim to make the mounting or demounting of a tire easier without any tools.
Date:
July 18, 1922
Creator:
Nichols, George Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toothed Drum for Treating Cotton.
Patent for an improved toothed drum for cotton ginning. Each drum has a series of sawed disks that help separate the cotton fibers.
Date:
April 18, 1922
Creator:
Garner, James C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Tire Filler
This patent addresses resilient tire fillers, presenting a novel approach by providing a filler for tire casings in segmented sections. Each section incorporates sealed, airtight cavities designed as radially arranged columns, ensuring the tire retains the full benefits of pneumatic resistance and resiliency.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Collins, Warren
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Constant-Volume Valve.
Patent for an improved constant-volume valve that helps regulate the flow of liquid through a passage with an automatic valve.
Date:
February 28, 1922
Creator:
Dewey, Maurice J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Roof.
Patent for a metallic roof in which section edges are secured so that they do not become disconnected, intentional bracing prevents sagging, and securing the roof does not require the use of nails, which prevents leaks.
Date:
February 21, 1922
Creator:
Crawford, Hezekiah H.
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
Counterbalancing and Adjustable Sash for Windows.
Patent for window sashes made of two separate sections, one for the upper portion and the other for the lower portion of a window. Each sash section can be operated independently from the other by mechanisms on the right and left side of the window.
Date:
February 7, 1922
Creator:
Peaden, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History