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Automatic Train-Gate.
Patent for "new and useful improvements in automatic train gates" (lines 5-7) including illustrations.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Ivanhoe, George. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aparatus for Cleaning Lechuguilla, Henequen, and Analogous Fibrous Plants.
Patent for an improved apparatus for scraping lechugilla, henequen, and analogous fibrous plants. This apparatus scrapes the stalks of the plants mechanically and separates the pulp from the fiber of the plant so that the fiber will be cleaned and ready for use.
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Aguilar, Alfonso
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for a new and useful airplane that provides the ability of the aircraft to take off from the ground at an abrupt angle. The aircraft has a supplemental propeller and jointed body to direct the machine upward in an abrupt ascent, making it especially useful in wooded areas or where obstructions prevent normal take-off.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Cartwright, Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Athletic Shoe
Patent for improvements to athletic shoes for men, women, and children that improve the comfort of the shoe, support the anatomy of the foot, and prevent “falling arches and other foot ailments” (p. 1, lines 22-23).
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Rokahr, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Safety Target.
Patent for a target device for pistols and rifles which allows for the motion of the target being hit to move another target into view.
Date:
August 3, 1920
Creator:
Briggs, George F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Holder.
Patent for a bottle holder, to hold ink bottles to a surface such as a desk or table. It is designed to be both a permanent or detachable fixture.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Kayser, Mary Louise
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Bale-Forming-Compress
Patent for the automation of compression and creation of hay bales.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Dudley, Andrew T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Cooling System
Patent for an improvement to the cooling system of the internal combustion engine of an automobile. "The object of the invention being to provide an improved cooling system of this kind which embodies means for cooling the circulatory water in the radiator by forcing air therethrough and also embodies means for directly cooling the engine by subjecting the same to the action of a blast of air."
Date:
September 3, 1918
Creator:
Goodwin, Thomas J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator.
Patent for "an improved apparatus for generating acetylene gas" (lines 12-13). The apparatus includes a carbid receptacle with a conical bottom and a cylindrical valve for better control of the carbid, as well as a gas tank with a gasometer-bell which operates the system.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Lay, Claud
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coupling.
Patent for a coupling invention that consists of a detachable key member and locking key member for a valve plug. It is meant to improve couplings for detachable handles of drain-cocks.
Date:
December 3, 1918
Creator:
Copeland, Joe S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Agitating Device.
Patent for anti-agitating device, including two figures describing said device, with illustrations. Author describes improvements for liquid dispensers on previous anti-agitating devices by altering the cylinder duties during its performance.
Date:
February 3, 1920
Creator:
Catron, John J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Binding Attachment for Baling-Presses.
Patent for bale binding devices that takes wire from spools and binds each bale and then twists the ends of the bale so they hold their shape.
Date:
August 3, 1920
Creator:
Leavitt, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rolling Fender
Patent for improvements in rolling fenders. The invention can be attached to an earth working device, such as a cultivator, to prevent clods of dirt being thrown and crushing small plants. Multiple discs will crush the clods and prevent the dirt from sticking to the rolling fender.
Date:
May 3, 1921
Creator:
Wright, Joseph Hansel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide-Holder.
Patent for an insecticide holder having improved and "novel means for discharging the insecticide" (lines 10-11).
Date:
May 3, 1921
Creator:
Irwin, Herbert G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Trap.
Patent for Animal Trap especially adapted for the extermination of mice and similar rodents.
Date:
1920-09-5
Creator:
Fredrick, Willaim.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Hanger.
Patent for clothes hanger that is made of a singular piece of wire. The hanger also features the capability to hold an entire three piece suit: coat, vest, and trousers.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Stapp, Jesse W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuse Block
Patent for improvements to Patent No. 1113528. Invention provides a fuse block where the fuses can be replaced by a lineman without being in close proximity to the primary circuit wires. Invention also allows various types of fuses to be used.
Date:
May 3, 1921
Creator:
Anderson, Lou Belle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Automobiles
Patent for a new inexpensive, secure, and convenient to use lock for automobiles to be secured against theft, or use, while the lock is attached.
Date:
May 3, 1921
Creator:
Godbey, Walter H., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hand Cotton-Picking Apparatus
Patent for a hand cotton picking apparatus that can be conveniently carried by a farm hand for more efficiency.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
{Shipman, Abraham T.}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.
Patent for motor vehicle locking device to prevent theft or unauthorized use of motor vehicle. Suited for motor vehicles with the "throttle and spark levers below the steering wheel" (lines 18-19).
Date:
May 3, 1921
Creator:
Harris, Robert E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a riding cultivator that keeps the shovel gangs positioned "parallel with the line of the draft, or with the longitudinal axis of the machine" (lines 19-21), by shifting them in the direction that the driver guides the wheels. The cultivator also provides a means to keep the depth of cultivation as uniform as possible when working on uneven ground or in different kinds of soil.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Mayer, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Tire Filler
This patent addresses resilient tire fillers, presenting a novel approach by providing a filler for tire casings in segmented sections. Each section incorporates sealed, airtight cavities designed as radially arranged columns, ensuring the tire retains the full benefits of pneumatic resistance and resiliency.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Collins, Warren
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turntable.
Patent for an improved turntable "designed to be attached to and carried beneath a motor car" (lines 12-13) that would allow the car (train car) to be elevated or lowered onto railroad tracks. The device includes a base, pedestals, and a rotatable base.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Westmoreland, James P. & Bullington, John D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drafting Implement
Patent for drafting implement, for laying out or plotting curves of different degrees and combining the functions of a plurality of implements into a single implement.
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Tanner, John L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History