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Cotton Picking Apparatus.
Patent for cotton-picking apparatus. This apparatus supports complete removal of the cotton from plant without foreign objects or harm to plant.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Alvin, Alleyne D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Tank-Gage.
Patent for tank gages that use an electrical indicator to show fluid levels and waste that settles at the bottom of the tank.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Bartlett, Ernest C. & Allison, Joseph, E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner.
Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burner that generates gas from liquids that requires no labor or supervision.
Date:
June 8, 1920
Creator:
Bittner, Emil R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Elevator.
Patent for a casing elevator used to remove casings of various diameters from wells. The main specialty of this invention is the use of hinged sections containing pivoted jaws to clamp around the casings.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Boyter, Arthur J.
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
Windmill.
Patent for an improved windmill which allows for the conversion of "a rotating motion into a reciprocatory motion" (line 15-16) which allows the windmill to be "manufactured and sold at a comparatively low rate" (line 41-43).
Date:
February 8, 1921
Creator:
Cryer, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for an oil-burner used to provide a structure of low cost material that allows thorough heating of the oil to accommodate the conversion to gas and combustion for flame at the orifice.
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
Daily, William T.
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
Well-Drill Wrench.
Patent for a well drill wrench that is easily adjustable for different sized drill chucks. Its designs makes rotating the wrench smoother and less likely to slip off of drill chucks.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Ellinger, William H.
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
Boat.
Patent for boat with improvements towards easy movements by using a propeller and rudder. The boat is designed with the user to use their feet to manually move the boat. The boat is designed for hunting or fishing while keeping the hands free.
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
Greer, John C.
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
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
Motor- Driven Tire- Pump
Patent for Motor-Driven Tire Pump. Motor tire pump that helps inflate tires.
Date:
February 8, 1921
Creator:
Guthrey Gordon N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spike-Extractor
Patent for a spike extractor that consists of a gripper and spring legs with inturned jaws.
Date:
March 8, 1921
Creator:
Hector, Olinthus H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trolley Wheel
Patent for an improved trolley wheel that has an intermediate trolley wire groove and spiral replacing grooves arranged on opposite sides of the intermediate groove so as to automatically return the trolley wire to the intermediate groove.
Date:
February 8, 1921
Creator:
Horton, Walter F. & Larson, Raymond G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screening Device for Oil-Wells.
Patent for improvements in a screening device for oil wells that is specially made for wells constructed in places of strong gas pressure.
Date:
June 8, 1920
Creator:
Houston, Sidney H.
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
Sample-Taking Device.
Patent for improvements in Sample-Taking Devices, specially for drilling oil wells with the purpose of taking samples, which can be easily removed from the well without with-drawing the bit or drill stem.
Date:
June 8, 1920
Creator:
Huston, Sidney H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel Tread.
Patent for wheel treads designed for heavy vehicles. The metal shoes on the tread are to help enable the vehicle to go over both hard and soft surfaces.
Date:
February 8, 1921
Creator:
Ingram, Joseph D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stub-Axle Adjustment Device.
Patent for useful improvements for Stub-Axle Adjustment Devices. This device will allow for the stub-axle to be efficiently adjusted in both a vertical plane and a transverse plane with respect to the machine.
Date:
November 8, 1921
Creator:
Kopplin, Otto E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Plunger.
Patent for pump plungers usable in deep wells for either oil or water. It is designed to be used for long periods without wear and tear.
Date:
August 8, 1922
Creator:
Livergood, Gerald R.
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
Lock-Washer.
Patent for "an improved lock washer especially adapted for locking nuts" (lines 10-11) that was designed to "be interposed between the nut and a member to be clamped by the nut" (lines 14-16).
Date:
June 8, 1920
Creator:
Medbery, Clinton A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History