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Decapitator (open access)

Decapitator

Patent for improvements made to a previously issued patent that will improve speed and cost efficiency of creating decapitators.
Date: 1919
Creator: Frank S. Rece
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding Apparatus for Baling-Presses (open access)

Feeding Apparatus for Baling-Presses

Patent for improvements to the devices that feed cotton into baling presses. The main intentions of the improvements are to ensure that cotton is fed to the press at regular intervals, and to provide a "feed paddle" which is operational when the press ram is raised.
Date: 1919
Creator: Cameron, Theodore R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Extinguisher for Oil-Tanks and the Like (open access)

Fire Extinguisher for Oil-Tanks and the Like

Patent for a fire extinguisher device designed specifically for fires burning in oil tanks, with the intent to lower the costs of production and installation of such devices.
Date: 1919
Creator: Cooper, Isaac N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow (open access)

Harrow

Patent for improvements to harrows, being namely hinges that allow the harrow to more readily conform to surfaces and furrows.
Date: 1919
Creator: Gillis, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mill (open access)

Mill

Patent for improvements to a mill so that there are multiple ways one can shift stationary rolls more easily away from moving rolls.
Date: 1919
Creator: Nolen, Robert Rufus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Generator (open access)

Steam-Generator

Patent for a steam generator which generates steam for power with minimal fuel consumption.
Date: 1919
Creator: Manning, Roland B. & Moore, Lee R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Twine Holder. (open access)

Twine Holder.

Patent for a twine-holder designed to keep the proper tension on the twine and allow for the free end to be reached easily by users.
Date: 1919
Creator: Nicks, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Handling Lint (open access)

Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Handling Lint

Patent for improvements in apparatus for collecting and handling lint. This apparatus will more thoroughly collect and handle lint so that less lint winds up in the linter room, and can be thoroughly collected.
Date: January 2, 1919
Creator: Nolen, Robert Rufus
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for an airplane (or aeroplane) which provides a large number of control surfaces adjustable by the pilot, including a moveable engine.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Millican, Joel Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Adding Machine (open access)

Attachment for Adding Machine

Patent for new and useful improvements in attachments for adding machines which both add and list the sums accumulated by the adding machine.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Walker, Jack L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Firing Device for Explosive Shells. (open access)

Automatic Firing Device for Explosive Shells.

Patent for automatic firing device where "an explosive shell may be caused to travel any distance within the range of the shell through the air without exploding" (lines 14-17).
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: McCombs, Orville K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Gun and Knife. (open access)

Combined Gun and Knife.

Patent for a firearm that has a permanently-attached retractable bayonet.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Tomanek, Josef
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Stay Machine (open access)

Fence Stay Machine

Patent for a machine coils the wire around the fence stay within one device.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Lewis Alverson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grade-Indicator. (open access)

Grade-Indicator.

Patent for a grade indicator designed for land, air, and sea vehicles. It provides both lateral and longitudinal inclination with a simple construction.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Shemeley, Jesse B. & Shemeley, Marion E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrostatic Control for Pumps (open access)

Hydrostatic Control for Pumps

Patent for improvements in the hydrostatic control located in the pump. It is used as an automatic pressure governor.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: William M. Stephenson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inlet Control Valve for Flush Tanks (open access)

Inlet Control Valve for Flush Tanks

Patent for inlet control valve for flush tanks. Invention is indented to be an improvement on inlet control valves in flush tanks by decreasing noise levels.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Wright, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring-Dispenser. (open access)

Measuring-Dispenser.

Patent for a fluid measuring dispenser with a dispensing receptacle, measuring scale, and cooperating gauge. The gauge displays the exact quantity of fluid dispensed as well as the amount remaining in the receptacle.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Mauldin, Collumbus S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Packing for Pistons (open access)

Metallic Packing for Pistons

Patent for metallic packing for pistons. Such invention is intended to provide a metallic packing for small high speed pistons for internal combustion engines, such as used on automobiles and airplanes.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Williams, Nolan S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mine-Cart-Check Lock (open access)

Mine-Cart-Check Lock

Patent for improvements on mine-car-check lock technology. It provides a secure place for miners to put checks on the front of their cars and cannot be opened until the cart is empty.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Williams, Ned
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor Starter (open access)

Motor Starter

Patent for a new motor starter design.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Maha, Irwin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patch for Cotton Bales. (open access)

Patch for Cotton Bales.

Patent for a patch for cotton bales. The invention provides a solution for the need to cut a slit in a cotton bale to see to the cotton's quality. This cotton bale patch serves as a way to fasten these slits in production to prevent loss or theft of the cotton product.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Louis, Rube B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Treating Oil (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Treating Oil

Patent for a process of and an apparatus for treating oil in a more efficient manner.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Seibert, Frank M. & Brady, John D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quick Tire-Patch for Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Quick Tire-Patch for Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for a quick tire patch for pneumatic tires for the purpose of providing an adhesive repair patch that is easy and convenient to apply and that may be used immediately after application.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Duffy, Clarence O.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utilization of Acid-Coke (open access)

Utilization of Acid-Coke

Patent for the utilization sulfuric acid in the creation and uses of acid-coke.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: George L. Pichard
System: The Portal to Texas History