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Pump Plunger.
Patent for pump plungers usable in deep wells for either oil or water. It is designed to be used for long periods without wear and tear.
Date:
August 8, 1922
Creator:
Livergood, Gerald R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy
Patent for improvements in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts used in building articulated toy snakes that mimic the animal's movement. The patent and illustrations describe the shapes of the toy's sections and the manner of their hinged connection to one another.
Date:
September 19, 1922
Creator:
Davis, William Theodore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device
Patent for improvements to the measuring device used to ascertain the depth of a well.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
Bevel, Jack H.
System:
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Method of Purifying Oils
Patent for a new and useful improvement in the method of purifying oils, particularly applicable to cracked gasoline.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
System:
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Manufacture of Aluminum Chloride.
Patent for improvements of manufacture of aluminum chloride, comprising "a method of utilizing certain oily residues which are the result of treatment of oils with aluminum chloride or with substances capable of forming aluminum chloride" (lines 11-14), including illustrations.
Date:
February 7, 1922
Creator:
McAfee, Almer M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump
Patent for improvements to pumps in working barrels, packing, and packing chambers, the purpose of which is to eliminate easily worn parts and improve the efficiency of these pumps, including illustrations.
Date:
November 28, 1922
Creator:
Kerr, Michael A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mousetrap
Patent for a mousetrap that is an improvement to the average mousetrap, but new in the sense that it can be made in various proportions or sizes for a variety of vermin.
Date:
January 24, 1922
Creator:
Spencer, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surgical Instrument.
Patent for a medical instrument used to perform circumcisions "without pain and bloodlessly" (lines 10-11) and illustration.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
Couch, Albert B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gasoline Wash Furnace
Patent for a gasoline wash furnace designed for use in heating water for clothea
Date:
November 7, 1922
Creator:
Adams, James V.
System:
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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:
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Hoisting Drum
Patent for improvements to hoisting drums for use in drilling oil, gas, and water wells, with the object being "to employ a plurality of hoisting drums upon the same shaft so that the cable may be wound partly on one drum and partly on another" (lines 73-76) such that the danger of cable cutting is decreased and the speed of operation is increased, including illustrations.
Date:
May 2, 1922
Creator:
Suman, John R. & Gamble, Adrian R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hair Clipper
Patent for improving structure of clipper forming co-pending application Serial No. 469,842. Simplifying manufacturing and adding other features.
Date:
May 23, 1922
Creator:
Monroe, Collier
System:
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Gin Attachment
Patent for improved attachments for cotton gins. Useful amendments include the improvement of the function of "moving and regulating the feeding of cotton to the gin and the ejection of refuse, hulls and chaff." (lines 13-15). This is accomplished with the addition of a mechanism that "at regular intervals, close the feeder, open the gin breast and discharge the hulls and waste and again close the gin and open the feeder." (lines 37-40).
Date:
September 26, 1922
Creator:
Hooton, Claude A.
System:
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Hair-Wave Former.
Patent for an improved hair-wave former device so "hair may be waved or coiled by a harmless method without heating the air and without rolling the hair with paper" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date:
February 28, 1922
Creator:
Thompson, Mary E.
System:
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Gauge Cock.
Patent for steam gauge or test cocks that provides a simple and economical gauge cock for steam boilers by which the steam can be readily tested and which is adapted to close the orifice automatically to provide a constructions which will not be disarranged in operation.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Woodruff, Lovell H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit and Sample Taking Device
Patent for
Date:
December 5, 1922
Creator:
Humason, Granville A. & Barraco, Paul J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shutter Regulator for Moving-Picture Machines
Patent for new and useful improvements in shutter regulators for moving picture machines. This invention relates to the cinematographic apparatus and more particularly to the shutter mechanism of moving picture machines which may be adjusted with ease and convenience and made secure in the located position
Date:
October 31, 1922
Creator:
Journeay, Fred Y.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Semaphore
Patent for a semaphore in the form of a rotatable tubular post for the purpose of signaling traffic conditions at an intersection. The semaphore communicates signals in the form of red or green plates, red or green colored lamplight, and pneumatic whistles, which are triggered by vehicles passing over platforms installed on the road surface near the intersection by means of underground tubes containing chains and pulleys. The actuation of the semaphore is detailed in "parent" application, serial no. 314065.
Date:
October 31, 1922
Creator:
Durán, Arturo
System:
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Railroad-Crossing Signal
Patent for signaling devices designed for use along railroads and grade crossings and meant to be automatically operated upon the approach of a train by giving a visible or audible signal at the crossing which will warn travelers of the approach of the train and calcuated to avoid the occurrence of accidents. The signal device includes a track associated train operated circuit closing device for energizing a bell, flashing light, or signal arm or any other equivalence or suitable signal device located at the crossing.
Date:
October 17, 1922
Creator:
Hamilton, Morgan Smith & Brady, Charles Pettus
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmission Mechanism
Patent for a power transmission with improvements to mechanisms related to frame adjustment, lubrication, motion transmission, and speed gearing, among others.
Date:
May 2, 1922
Creator:
Mays, James L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Increasing the Quality and Volume of Oil in Wells and Removing the Oil Therefrom.
Patent for a method for drawing a higher quality and grade of oil from a well through the combination with gas trapped in the well.
Date:
May 9, 1922
Creator:
Hallmark, Elmer C.
System:
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Fish-Catching Device
Patent for an improvement in fish-catching devices which provides a bait-holding device in a horizontal position and the ability to completely conceal the fish-catching device within the bait, including illustrations.
Date:
February 7, 1922
Creator:
Riza, George P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Foldable Steering Wheel.
Patent for a foldable steering wheel with the capability of swinging downwardly to an out of the way position to enable the driver to easily occupy or leave his seat.
Date:
May 16, 1922
Creator:
Hanes, Dorris A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excavating Bucket.
Patent for an "excavating bucket designed for use in connection with an excavating machine" (lines 10-12).
Date:
December 5, 1922
Creator:
Dyke, Samuel
System:
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