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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
Pump
Patent for a new form of pump developed by Granville A. Humason. This pump is an improvement of prior models, intended to be "adaptable for many different uses, but which will be simple and durable in structure" (lines 14-18).
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Rotary Boring-Drills...of the collapsible type." (lines 5-12) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tunneling-Machine.
Patent for a tunneling machine that has the ability to easily change course and utilizes a conical shaped shell to receive loose earth and convey it towards the mouth of the tunnel. The invention also has a rotating head connected to the carrying vehicle meaning that the machine is supported and driven forward against the tunnel as it is cut away.
Date:
December 30, 1919
Creator:
Dana, Frank L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Roller Drill-Bit
Patent for an improvement upon a prior patent for a rolling drill cutter. The drill bit is designed with several rotating saw like structures which assist in the drilling process.
Date:
December 27, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring-Drill.
Patent for a rotary boring drill that will "provide a cutting surface for the cutter" (lines 20-21) for drilling wells, particularly "roller cutters of the cone type used in drilling rock of other hard formation." (lines 13-15)
Date:
December 23, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail Delivery Apparatus
Patent for improvements to mail delivery through sorting and distribution to different destinations with illustrations.
Date:
December 16, 1919
Creator:
Cobb, Albert C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Unscrewing and Withdrawing Pipe
Patent for "an improvement in devices for unscrewing and withdrawing pipe or casing from wells, mines, etc. or for other similar uses" (lines 11-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Diver's Mask
Patent for Diver's Mask that has a water-tight contact with the wearer's face. This mask allows for an inlet and outlet for air and eliminates the need for an ordinary diver's helmet and suit.
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Runyan, Benjamin F.
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
Automobile-Lock.
Patent for a padlock and mount for the steering column of an automobile.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Ritchie, Allen A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Forming Screens
Patent for a device for forming screens that consist of perforated pipes and screening wires, which will prevent displaced wires and torn pipes during use.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Edwards, Charles R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve Remover.
Patent for "an improvement in combination tools...adapted for use with internal combustion engines...mechanism is provided for assisting in valve removing." [lines 8-14]
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Ingram, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Capping Device.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in a well capping device." [lines 9-10]
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Thrift, Homer C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Load-Indicator.
Patent for a Load-Indicator for tools being used in drilling a well. The indicator gives an accurate measure of the weight upon the drill, allowing operators to adjust the weight accordingly.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Fletcher, Harold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench
Patent for a pipe-wrench that features new and useful improvements and also extends the purposes to which the pipe-wrench may be applicable.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Steen, Buford J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill.
Patent for "rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells or mines in earth or rock" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 25, 1919
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burner.
Patent for an inexpensive and efficient burner for oil "with a maximum production of heat." (lines 14-15) including illustrations.
Date:
November 18, 1919
Creator:
Upton, Arthur L. & Immer, Samuel N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Truck.
Patent for a truck or hand cart useful for loading and unloading at depots. This hand cart has has a hand actuated lift for lifting objects to the height of the loading vehicle.
Date:
November 17, 1919
Creator:
Thomas, Theodore G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils.
Patent for an apparatus for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils. This invention is to use high heat to change the original oils and fluids into oils and fluids of better quality and value.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Adams, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Cutter.
Patent for new and improved drill cutter for rotary boring drills including exact description and illustrations.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Godbold, Louis A. & Fletcher, Harold W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Oil-Converting Apparatus.
Patent for an apparatus that can be built at moderate cost, which will enable a high rate of commercially efficient work to reduce "the specific gravity of various grades of hyrdo-carbon oils, especially those of a semi-refined character" (lines 22 - 24).
Date:
October 28, 1919
Creator:
Adams, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Break-Out Pin.
Patent for a modified break-out pin on an oil derrick which makes it easier to release a wrench for unscrewing pipes when done, but still holds the wrench in place while in use.
Date:
October 21, 1919
Creator:
Headrick, James O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History