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Adhesive and Method of Making the Same
Patent for starch used for paper that can act as an adhesive coating. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1913
Creator:
Dunham, Andrew A. & Dunham, Henry V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobile Headlights
Patent for an automobile headlight attachment capable of horizontal rotation.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Tripp, J. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Sulfur Mining
Patent for "new and useful improvement" for sulfur mining by Mr. Robert Carmichael. This device has particular application for mining in subterranean environments, "by use of pumping a heated fluid down into contact with a sulfur strata" (lines 14-15).
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Drilling Apparatus dated November 5, 1918
Patent for a rotary drilling apparatus that specifies in wells and mines.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Robert E. Carmichael
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Discharge Apparatus.
Patent for an Improvement in Core-Discharge Apparatus. It is meant to be used in connection with core drills in well or mine drilling. This improvement is meant to be carried to the surface by an air-lift pump.
Date:
October 1, 1918
Creator:
Carhichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Fusing Sulfer from Low Grade Ores
Patent for the Apparatus for Fusing Sulfer from Low Grade Ores. This machine makes the extraction of sulfur from ores containing less than 20% sulfur, while also removing the impurities.
Date:
September 16, 1919
Creator:
Austin, Paul P. Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barrel Support
Patent for "certain new and useful improvements in Barrel Supports (lines 5-6)."
Date:
April 2, 1918
Creator:
Taylor, Charles E. Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Oil-Burners
Patent for improvements to oil-burners. The text contains a description of the unique improvements and is accompanied by explanatory illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1917
Creator:
Harrington, Edward A
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tread for Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for an improvement in treads for pneumatic tires "to prevent excessive wear or puncture of the parts of the tire constituting the tread portion" (lines 12-14).
Date:
September 30, 1919
Creator:
Twombly, Royal W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portable Irrigation System.
Patent for an improved portable irrigation system that can be moved as one whole irrigation system and be able to water larger fields or territory, including illustrations.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Libby, Harry T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oyster-Opener.
Patent for an oyster opener that opens an oyster in a single operation of the device while simultaneously cutting the oyster from its shell.
Date:
August 26, 1913
Creator:
Schmidt, Heinrich Fritz
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Neck Yoke
Patent for neck yokes, particularly for hogs, but not made especially for hogs.
Date:
December 5, 1916
Creator:
McClure, Cicero F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Preventing Clogging of the Working Barrels of Pumps.
Patent for an apparatus that prevents the clogging of the working barrels of pumps.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a new and improved design for pumps as they are used in deep wells. New design meant to prevent sand from entering machine between the working barrel and plunger.
Date:
February 1, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Means for Reducing Wear in the Working Barrels of Pumps
Patent for a means of reducing wear in the working barrels of pumps. The pumps made in this wat are specially adapted for operations in water or oil wells where the fluid being pumped is is mixed with sand and sediment.
Date:
March 4, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulfur-Mining
Patent for improvement on sulfur mining by which "sulfur is fused by a heated fluid forced down into the well to the vicinity of the sulfur deposit and when so fused the sulfur is forced to the surface of the ground through a return pipe" (lines 14-18).
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulphur-Mining Apparatus.
Patent for a thermal solvent based sulfur mining apparatus that is placed in a sulfur mining well. Utilizing thermodynamics, the apparatus has a new way to introduce air or steam into the various parts of the apparatus. It is designed with "simplicity and durability of construction" (lines 49-50).
Date:
December 17, 1918
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device
Patent for a sample taking device "for use in preserving the log of the well in drilling operations in earth, rock or other similar formations." (lines 12-14). Specially adapted for use in drilling wells for oil and sulfur, specifically in the Gulf Coast region.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E. & Hamman, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill
Patent for a rotary boring drill to be used in mining and drilling.
Date:
March 4, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, R. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Connection
Patent for a rail connection. This invention consists of heavy fish-plates and screw bolts that are supported between adjacent cross ties
Date:
January 4, 1910
Creator:
Grass, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilting-Frame.
Patent for an improved and inexpensive quilting frame that can be moved and adjusted.
Date:
June 13, 1916
Creator:
Gladney, John Ruff
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench.
Patent for the improvement of pipe wrenches necessary for use in well drilling or other circumstances where a wrench of strong construction is needed. This patent provides for a pipe wrench that can be easily adjusted to fit pipes of differing sizes and is easily manipulated for use regardless of direction.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Carmichael, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flour Sifter and Mixer.
Patent for a "simply constructed" (line 11-12) flour sifter and mixer wherein the flour can be "thoroughly mixed without removal of the sifter" (line 12-13) including an illustration.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
Newcomer, Stella B. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester
Patent for an improved cotton harvester for the purpose of increased efficiency, with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
August 13, 1918
Creator:
Stark, Alvin E. & Garrett, Myers A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History