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Automobile-Top.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Automobile-Tops." (lines 5-6) and is related to "tops of automobiles having two or more seats." (lines 9-10) includes illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Stewart, Henry W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Door-Lock
Patent for an auxiliary door lock, that may be used with any type of door, and that is portable, with illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Shirley, William Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone
Patent for a Combination Fan, Score Card, and Megaphone that combines all of the previous items into one and can be easily and cheaply mass-produced for commercial sale.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Asano, George K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deep-Well Pump
Patent for a deep well pump. The pump allows for existing well casing can be adapted to support the pump and valves without being removed.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Ligon, Arthur Lee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grass Destroyer
Patent for mechanical grass destroying equipment. This machine produces the results of harrowers, diggers and plows to destroy unwanted plants such as Bermuda and Jackson grass by "sifting the earth off their roots and dropping it back on the ground, and collecting the tops and the roots." (lines 15-17).
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Coker, Alvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoeing Device
Patent for a horseshoeing device that immobilizes the horse's leg in multiple positions for ease of shoeing.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Crumley, Birdie A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Cotton-Treating Machine
Patent for a cotton treating machine that cleans and treats any low grade cotton through the rolling process. This treating machine focuses on bolly cotton and other cotton that has burs in it as it helps to breakdown these burs so that the process of ginning is easier.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Cassel, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planter Attachment.
Patent for a seed planter attachment with an easily adjustable shovel.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Sanders, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Toy.
Patent for a toy which features a rabbit figure that moves in such a way as to "simulate the galloping of a rabbit" (lines 61-62). Illustrations included.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Fermier, Victor Emanuel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trowel.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in Trowels." (lines 8-9) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 2, 1920
Creator:
Parker, Barton J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements to Storage House Aerating System
Patent for improvements to storage house aeration systems for agriculture and the storage of vegetables.
Date:
February 2, 1920
Creator:
Vaughan, Robert B. & Love, Ralph M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union
Patent for an adjustable split cock-nut or union that is of a simple, cheap, and efficient construction with an intended use on valve rods of internal combustion engines. This device is designed to withstand direct pressure, blows, and torque forces.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Dickinson, Harry E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Curing Tire Casings.
Patent for a more efficient system for curing tire casings. The new patented apparatus was capable of providing both smooth and ribbed tire textures by way of aluminum tips and molds. Additionally, the apparatus provided retreading and faster curing of pneumatic tires.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Bongio, Philip P. & Stephenson, Elonzo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobile Headlights
Patent for an automobile headlight attachment capable of horizontal rotation.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Tripp, J. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Headers
Patent for improving attachments of headers to convert horse-drawn headers into motor headers.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Thomas, Samuel S. & Thomas, Elbert F.
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
Dental Implement
Patent for a dental implement that features a tool useful for dentists when filling teeth and also is adapted to contain filling material for instant availability and use during dental procedures.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Edwards, Walker A., Jr.
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
Molding Device
Patent for the improvement of multi-pieced molds through the introduction of a gate and tube that allows for rapid coring of a mold.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Hawkins, Alda F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Circulating Gage.
Patent for an "oil circulating gage particularly designed for use in connection with the oiling system of the well known 'Ford' automobile."
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Cope, Thomas N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber
Patent for the improvement of shock absorbers through the introduction of more flexible material into the air container.
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Crawford, Edward M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tool
Patent for improvements in tire tools by Mr. Preston G. Taylor. These improvements relate to "expanding demountable tire-carrying rims of split tires," the object of which is the provision of a tool by which the rim, "can easily be contracted for removal from the tire," and "expanded to its proper position after the tire has been put back on the rim" (lines 8-15).
Date:
December 2, 1919
Creator:
Taylor, Preston G.
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