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Process for the Conversion of Liquids, Fluids, and Oils
Patent for a process for the conversion of liquids, fluids, and oils that converts these fluids into more buoyant products with lower specific gravities and boiling points. This process seeks to meet demand for engine fuels, gasoline, and oils, and augment the diminishing supply of these natural products.
Date:
November 4, 1919
Creator:
Adams, Joseph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap.
Patent for a cheap and simple electric fly trap that operates automatically, including illustrations.
Date:
November 2, 1915
Creator:
Bass, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electric Fly-Trap.
Patent for improvement to fly traps. The improved fly trap electrocutes flies and other flying insects as they enter the trap. In the trap, there is a lamp that attracts flying insects.
Date:
November 20, 1917
Creator:
Bass, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sliding-Door Mechanism.
Patent for a new sliding door mechanism that allows for doors to be opened and shut by a foot-operated pedal without the use of one's hands, including illustrations.
Date:
July 25, 1916
Creator:
Beardon, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hoeing And Chopping Apparatus.
Patent for an improvement to hoeing and chopping apparatus by a supporting frame that operates transversely and vertically at the same time.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Blankenstein, Richard J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lunch Box
Patent for a lunch box.This invention is designed with a secured latching lid. Illustration included.
Date:
November 5, 1912
Creator:
Christian, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Irrigation-Pipe.
Patent for an invention relates to an improved irrigation pipe which is to be used in connection with a sub-irrigation system.
Date:
October 27, 1914
Creator:
Cooke, Joe R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel
Patent for a spring wheel to "provide an improved resilient wheel wherein spring members are interposed between the hub and rim maintaining them in yielding rotation" (lines 9-15).
Date:
May 4, 1915
Creator:
Corwin, Lawrence O. & Arnold, Wiley Moses
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Obtaining Oil and Stock Food from Cotton-Seed.
Patent for a process for preparing stock food and extracting oil from cotton seed. The objectives include obtaining more oil from seed and a very nutritious stock food. The other objectives are eliminating waste of the residue after the oil has been extracted, regulating protein, and killing germs from the food. The patent includes illustrations.
Date:
July 22, 1913
Creator:
Covey, Thomas H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Coffins
Patent for a coffin attachment which supports the head and shoulders of the body and allows them to be adjusted vertically. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 17, 1910
Creator:
Deering, Uriah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Supporting Grave-Linings
Patent for a support for the fabric used for lining graves. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 12, 1911
Creator:
Deering, Uriah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gas Generating System.
Patent for a gas generating system that can actuate any ordinary gasoline engine and will allow the gas to be compressed before entering the engine cylinders. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Deering, Uriah H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Cotton Device.
Patent for an apparatus to clean cotton and feed it into a cotton gin, including illustrations.
Date:
August 10, 1915
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suction-Fan or Blower.
Patent for a suction fan or blower to partially clean material that passes through, including illustrations
Date:
July 20, 1915
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bearing.
Patent for invention of a bearing which has adjustable bearing for shafting. Also this invention wide range of position changes in shaft.
Date:
August 15, 1916
Creator:
Dickerson, Eustice. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Cuff
Patent for a cultivator cuff, which is directed to improvements in connections for cultivator beams, and has for its object to so construct a device of this character that the distance between the shovel standard and the beam may be regulated and adjusted, and held in position independently and without molesting the angle or fastenings which control the angle of the shovel standard.
Date:
September 21, 1915
Creator:
Forrester, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Time-Controlling Mechanism.
Patent for new and useful Improvements in Time-Controlling Mechanism "designed more particularly for the automatic operation of electric switches, circuit closers, and the like" (lines 13-15), including illustrations and instructions. A main object of the invention is to provide a time controlling mechanism for alarm clocks to "intermittently operate the electric switch or other movable member at pre-determined intervals" (lines 19-21).
Date:
August 28, 1917
Creator:
Gerdes, Herman Henry.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lifting-Jack.
Patent for a mechanical device improvements to lift heavy loads or to apply great forces.
Date:
April 29, 1913
Creator:
Graves, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Jack and Wrench.
Patent for a combined jack and wrench. This patent focuses on a combined wagon jack and wrench, which acts as a wheel removing device.
Date:
November 18, 1913
Creator:
Gregory, Robert H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Handling Marble Slabs.
Patent for improvements to devices used to transfer marble slabs, of which will transport without the danger of damaging the materials.
Date:
July 14, 1914
Creator:
Griffin, Charles H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for an oil burner designed to increase air flow to the flame and towards the furnace, including illustration.
Date:
October 9, 1917
Creator:
Hamilton, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incubator Regulator.
Patent for an incubator with an automatic regulator for the flame of an incubator or heating lamp. The invention also provides an improved regulator arranged to raise or lower the wick of an incubator lamp in accordance with the heat in the incubator itself.
Date:
January 15, 1918
Creator:
Harris, Luster. F. & Williams, Walter. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch.
Patent for a railway switch that has an oscillatory rail.
Date:
December 5, 1911
Creator:
Hensley, Thomas L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin or Linting-Machine
Patent for machine to "provide means for removing lint cotton from the gin saw teeth" (lines 11-12) and "provide efficient means for taking care of the cotton after it leaves the saw teeth." (lines 14-19)
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Hodo, Wesley A. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History