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Adjustable End Die.
Patent for improvements to adjustable end dies. These improvements allow convenient rethreading of bolts while it is engaged with an object.
Date:
February 8, 1921
Creator:
Wright, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.
Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
East, Arthur R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auto-Carrier
Patent for an auto-carrier that applied to the running board for carrying various luggage. A second aspect is to provide a device to support a wide array of objects and to withstand the weight giving its location along the running board.
Date:
July 8, 1919
Creator:
Evans, Edward L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment dated October 8, 1918
Patent for cutting cotton and maintaining it at a certain height. This can be mounted to different cultivators without any need of change or alteration.
Date:
October 8, 1918
Creator:
Fletcher W. Vaughn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chute for Garbage
Patent for improvements to the conveyer and chutes associated with the disposal of garbage. Also delivers coal and wood to the house from outside.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Roberson, Ella
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Tire
Patent for the improvement of cushion tires. The improvement produces a more resilient tire, less susceptible to punctures.
Date:
October 8, 1918
Creator:
Hemphill, Alwynn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condensing Apparatus
Patent for a condensing apparatus designed to be attached to linting machines.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Martin, G. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Grain Knife.
Patent for an improved corn or grain knife that is simpler in construction and inexpensive to produce. This corn or grain knife is "adapted for use in the hand of the user for clipping the tops of standing grain such as corn, by the simple act of opening and closing the hand" (lines 10-13), including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Holliday, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Lifter
Patent for an improved device that can be applied to a valve spring plate without losing grip.
Date:
April 8, 1920
Creator:
Chaney, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burglar-Alarm
Patent for improvements in burglar alarms, with horns and sirens.
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
Sefcik, Francis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blackboard.
Patent for a rotating blackboard that can be covered when not in use, as well as adjusted to different heights and locked into place so the writer can utilize every available space of the blackboard. The inventor designed the blackboard "for use in schools and brokerage offices."
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
Grothaus, Julia
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canning Apparatus.
Patent for an apparatus adapted for use in canning operations for steaming and cooking fruit, vegetables, and the like, in the cans.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Mueller, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Antispreading Device for Railway-Tracks.
Patent for improvement for preventing the railroad tracks from spreading by using a device to connect the ends of two parallel rail to connecting adjacent pair of rails.
Date:
April 8, 1919
Creator:
Stovall, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Muffler and Air-Heating Device
Patent for improvement for the muffler to silence the explosive exhaust of the internal combustion engines and to heating fresh air in facilitating the carburetion of liquid fuel oil to a combustible gaseous mixture.
Date:
October 8, 1918
Creator:
Rinehart, Thomas M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerocompass.
Patent for an aerocompass, which improves upon a compass combined with inclinometers or map-boards. It is intended for use on submarines, airplanes, or in an area when it would be difficult to use a regular compass.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Fischer, Fred Charlie.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bracket.
Patent for an improvement on agricultural brackets that allow for easier and more secure connection and support to a variety of agricultural implements.
Date:
June 8, 1920
Creator:
Wright, Joseph Hansel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Cushion Tires
Patent for improving "cushion tires and processes of producing the same". (lines 10-11).
Date:
September 8, 1919
Creator:
Strang, Fred W. of Dallas, TX
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Valve-Cap and Tire-Deflator.
Patent for a device which serves both as a cap for a tire valve and a tool for letting air out of said tire valve.
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
McComb, William P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Washer
Patent for a detachable Washer which can be applied or removed from a bolt, without having to remove the bolt itself.
Date:
August 8, 1922
Creator:
Dubbs, Sylvester S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Gun-Slings
Patent for an attachment for gun slings that can be used on army rifles or other guns and provides the means for the sling to be held tight against the arm for steady aim.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
{Grierson, Benjamin Henry}
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Boot.
Patent for a blow-out boot (as it pertains to tire repair). The defining feature of this invention is that the edges are flexible and overlapping, containing slots and loops that correspond to each other to facilitate the joining of the edges.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Williams, George G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shock-Absorber.
Patent for an improved design of shock absorbers that gives vehicles a smoother ride.
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
Swindowsky, Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Explosion-Hatch for Oil-Tanks.
Patent for useful and new improvements in explosion hatches for oil tanks. This product specifically provides a hatch on the oil tank which will permit the escape of combustion gasses through the hatchway. It does so without damage to the hatch, case, or the tank. This provides additional safety and security for the operator.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Hull, Burton E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Package-Binder and Hooks Therefor and Record-Check
Patent for a simple, effective, and relatively economical way to secure items when shipped or handled. The patent includes strap binders, hooks and straps therefor, and a record check.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Glisson, Amos A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History