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Automobile Block.
Patent for improvements to automobile blocks, specifically employed for pulling automobiles from muddy or other places where the power of the car cannot be utilized. The patent is for a small, portable device that can be conveniently carried in the vehicle.
Date:
January 17, 1922
Creator:
Schaudies, Charles E.
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
Insect Destroyer.
Patent for an insect destroyer, specifically for the destruction of boll weevils and similar insects. The invention uses heat as the destruction agency and is portable, designed to travel along a row of plants.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Rannefeld, Otto & Halbert, Robert F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photoprinter.
Patent for a photograph printer that includes a mask mechanism to create prints of different sizes. Construction is such that the person using the printer can work the printer accurately and quickly complete work.
Date:
April 11, 1922
Creator:
Lockhart, William E.
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
Refrigerator
Patent for a refrigerator made of wood with an inner shell of reinforced concrete and vacuum chamber or metal jacket. "The inner concrete shell is divided into four separate chambers, the former containing ice and the other three being adapted to contain food." (lines 61-64)
Date:
April 11, 1922
Creator:
Knutson, William K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor.
Patent for improvements to a previous patent application for a tractor (Serial No. 399599, filed 1920-07-28). The improvements include rearrangements of parts for the driving wheels from the front to the rear and the rearrangement of the transmission housing.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Lewis, Otto Leroy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment.
Patent for a planter attachment. It allows quick attachment of a stalk cutter that would let a planter serve two purposes.
Date:
February 7, 1922
Creator:
Haynes, Jack M.
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
Shutter for Motion-Picture Machines.
Patent for a shutter for motion picture cameras to eliminate flickering. Produced by stamping the device from sheet metal.
Date:
August 22, 1922
Creator:
Patureau, Arthur M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Lock
Patent for an improvement for window sash locks, with an improved ability to hold windows in place.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Brown, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Device for Oil Wells.
Patent for "fishing devices for use in oil wells or in like situations for recovering parts of the drilling appliances which may have become detached or lost in the well" (lines 9-13).
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Sorensen, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soft-Collar Holder.
Patent for a soft collar holder for men's wear. This is "a means for retaining or securing the front edges of the collar flap or fold" (lines 9-11.) The device patented is effective and can be "readily applied and removed" (lines 13-14.)
Date:
February 28, 1922
Creator:
Guidry, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Counter.
Patent for improvements to store counters that can be easily constructed in whatever form fits the user.
Date:
July 18, 1922
Creator:
Jones, Laurence E.
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
Seed Planter and Marker.
Patent for seed planting and marking machines specifically for planting corn, cotton, or any other seeds required planting in rows. This device allows row planting without a check cord or line as it will drop seeds at regular and variable (adjustable) intervals and mark hills.
Date:
February 21, 1922
Creator:
Sprowl, William L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Cycle.
Patent for a pedal power "aeroplane" (line 9) with improvements to driving pedals and controlling the flight path.
Date:
August 1, 1922
Creator:
Kinnard, Laban B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice-Holding Device.
Patent for a device to hold ice upon running-boards of vehicles (lines 10-11.) This device is flexible in use (it can be pulled up to reveal the ice, and put back out of the way), simple in design, and cheap to construct.
Date:
March 21, 1922
Creator:
Barton, Warren D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turntable.
Patent for an improved turntable "designed to be attached to and carried beneath a motor car" (lines 12-13) that would allow the car (train car) to be elevated or lowered onto railroad tracks. The device includes a base, pedestals, and a rotatable base.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Westmoreland, James P. & Bullington, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothespin
Patent for an improved version of the clothespin, which is simple to use, durable, and cheap to manufacture.
Date:
March 21, 1922
Creator:
Ingersoll, Charles James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for an improvement in the design of wrenches, particular for heavy work such as deep well drilling, but still being able to be designed at smaller sizes to handle lighter work.
Date:
April 11, 1922
Creator:
Reed, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.
Patent for improved combined cotton choppers and cultivators where the operation of the chopper blades can be instantly controlled from the seat. This is combined with the cultivator shovels carried on the machine to the rear of the revolving chopper blades that are used to cultivate the soil.
Date:
February 21, 1922
Creator:
Whitaker, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuse carrier.
Patent for a fuse "holder which carries a number of fuses, capable of being brought into proper position to provide a fresh fuse in the event of the burning or blowing out of one of the fuses" (lines 9-13). The carrier inside the holder is removable (line 15); as carried in this holder, the fuses are "held under strong tension," with a mechanism allowing easy retrieval of a "fresh fuse" if necessary (line 18).
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Burton, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Universal Household Grater.
Patent for a new universal grater which eliminates the risk of injury the user may gain from grating materials.
Date:
April 4, 1922
Creator:
Lambdin, William McKendree
System:
The Portal to Texas History