Apparatus for Treating Hydrocarbons. (open access)

Apparatus for Treating Hydrocarbons.

Patent for an improved apparatus for treating hydrocarbons. This apparatus is for treating comparatively heavy petroleum and other hydrocarbon oils and their distillates and derivatives, in order to produce from such heavy oils a large yield of gasoline or other light, easily volatile liquids. This apparatus will be a safe and efficient way to produce large yield of gasoline and light hydrocarbon liquids from heavy oils and will be free from trouble arising from the accumulation of carbon.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Andrews, Benjamin & Averill, Willard C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank (open access)

Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank

Patent for "Improvements in Combination Drill-Bits and Drill-Shanks" (lines 6-7) including illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Treating Hydrocarbons (open access)

Process of Treating Hydrocarbons

Patent for a new or improved process which distills heavy hydrocarbon oils into large volumes of gasoline or other lighter volatile liquids.
Date: September 18, 1918
Creator: Andrews, Benjamin & Averill, Willard C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Treating Petroleum. (open access)

Apparatus For Treating Petroleum.

Patent for an apparatus that is used to treat petroleum and other heavy hydrocarbons in order to produce gasoline and other liquid fuels.
Date: October 28, 1919
Creator: Andrews, Benjamin & Averill, Willard C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid Dispensing Apparatus. (open access)

Liquid Dispensing Apparatus.

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid Dispensing Apparatus" (lines 5-7) describing new improvements, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 28, 1916
Creator: Bradley, Richard C.; Kinnebrew, Lee; Eastham, J. Malley & Ireland, C. Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oxygen-Generator (open access)

Oxygen-Generator

Patent for an oxygen generator that refills as it is emptied.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Bradley, Richard Clinton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Mechanism (open access)

Locking Mechanism

Patent for locking mechanism, particulalry used in locking liquid dispensing machines.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Bradley, Richard C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sampling Device for Artesian Wells (open access)

Sampling Device for Artesian Wells

Patent for a sampling device for artesian wells to detect when oil has been reached.
Date: April 23, 1912
Creator: Bettis, William I.
System: The Portal to Texas History