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Closet
Patent for a dry closet. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Crow, Levi H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Destroying Insects
Patent for an apparatus for destroying insects. Illustrations included.
Date:
May 23, 1911
Creator:
Crow, William M. & Crow, Levi H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Device for Cutting Off the Flow of Ait Through Oil-Pipes
Patent for a device which automatically terminates air flow through an oil pipe by means of a float which travels within the oil pipe.
Date:
March 21, 1916
Creator:
Tucker, Thomas A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Route-Indicator.
Patent for an improved route indicator for automobiles "which not only visually indicates the characteristics and risks of the road" but in addition provides an "auditory signal to call attention to approaching hazards or dangers" (lines 36-41). Illustrations included.
Date:
November 13, 1917
Creator:
Cranmer, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crossing-Gate.
Patent for improvements to crossing gates through a device that helps facilitate the gates' automatic closing and opening position.
Date:
September 18, 1917
Creator:
Hood, Lemuel L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Glass Manufacture dated November 5, 1918
Patent for apparatus to improve the overall quality and efficiency of glass production. This includes both window and sheet glass. It assists in developing sheet glass through blowing, drawing, and ladling.
Date:
November 5, 1918
Creator:
Thomas J. McCoy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve.
Patent for a safety valve that closes a conduit when a change in pressure occurs that shuts off the supply of fluid (or gas) until the valve is manually reset.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
Ruffner, Earl S., of Wichita Falls, Texas.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bevel-Square
Patent for improvements in bevel squares used by carpenters, mechanics, and other similar work to represent the work of multiple bevels at once "to minimize and facilitate operations in fitting the parts of an objective structure together..." (Lines 19-21).
Date:
December 9, 1919
Creator:
Seay, Mathew E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Card Holder
Patent for card holders meant to help better display business cards and other forms of advertisement on surfaces such as windows.
Date:
March 4, 1919
Creator:
Hill, L. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench for Rotary Well-Drills.
Patent for a wrench designed to assist in working with rotary well drills. The wrench is adapted for unscrewing the coupling that attaches a drill point to a pipe section, as well as for detaching the pipe sections from one another. The advantage of the wrench is in allowing convenient detachment of the parts of a well drill quickly and efficiently.
Date:
October 21, 1913
Creator:
Lebus, George Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two-Cycle Internal-Combustion Engine and Method of Operating Engines of this Type.
Patent for a two-cycle type of internal combustion engine to make the engine more effective. This invention can be used on motor vehicles, motor boats, flying machines and the like.
Date:
May 26, 1914
Creator:
McKiearnan, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Apparatus.
Patent for a design of a compact well-drilling machine.
Date:
April 17, 1914
Creator:
Thorniley, Clarence W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Apparatus.
Patent for an improved well-drilling apparatus. Improvements made to bull wheel shaft and the sand reel and casing line shaft so they may be operated independently of each other while utilizing the same source of power.
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Thorniley, Clarence W. & Thorniley, Charles, D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench
Patent for a wrench for drill pipes used in drilling wells. Illustrations included.
Date:
February 18, 1913
Creator:
Osborne, William Rush & Lebus, George Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Stuffing-Box.
Patent for improvements on well stuffing boxes, particularly in packing the vertically reciprocating pump rod and keeping it packed over time, so that the stuffing box doesn't need to be dismantled for manual adjustments.
Date:
November 16, 1915
Creator:
Church, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Brake-Shoe
Patent for a locomotive brake shoe that is "capable of being economically manufactured in a small foundry without the installation of special and elaborate machinery, whereby they may be produced in various repair shops local to different railroad centers" (lines 15-20), including illustrations.
Date:
May 29, 1917
Creator:
Christensen, Jacob V. C. T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lavatory.
Patent "relates to improvement in wash basins, tubs, sinks, trays, and the like and especially with reference to the provision of improved means for flushing the waste pipe or duct thereof and for preventing overflow in the case the supply of faucet or faucets should be left running..."
Date:
April 6, 1915
Creator:
Kavanagh, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Internal Pipe-Gripper
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Internal Pipe-Grippers" (lines 6-7) such as "an improved tool for removing pipes or casings from drilled wells (lines 14-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 5, 1913
Creator:
McConnell, Scott R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel.
Patent for a type of vehicle wheel made of a unique hub, rim, and resilient spokes. The design allows for the hub and spokes to rotate independently of the rim, reducing the need for compensating gearing. This is done by having the spokes frictionally engaged with the rim rather than a rigid, static design.
Date:
December 26, 1911
Creator:
Bartle, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vacuum-Regulator for Oil-Pumps.
Patent for vacuum regulator for oil pump. This device is simply constructed and easy to operate. It is an automatic cut-off in the vacuum of the pipe line to the pump.
Date:
March 12, 1918
Creator:
Hobb, James W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Under-Drilling Bit.
Patent for improvements in the design of under drilling bits in order to "reduce labor, time and expense of drilling" and "to permit the drilling of a more perfect hole" (lines 25-27), including illustrations and a description of the design.
Date:
July 15, 1913
Creator:
English, Harry White
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tool for Wells
Patent for device that will remove broken drill heads or foreign matter from drill well.
Date:
December 19, 1916
Creator:
Sheldon, Ward J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Table Attachment for Beds
Patent for a table attachment for beds. This table serves as a place for medicines, food, writing, or a book rest.
Date:
May 12, 1914
Creator:
Thorniley, Clarence W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Underreamer.
Patent for an underreamer with improved construction and increased operating efficiency; including illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1913
Creator:
Wagner, Warren
System:
The Portal to Texas History