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Apparatus for Heating and Ripening Honey.
Patent for a device that quickly heats and ripens honey, employing a hot water tank containing a pipe coil through which the honey is poured and strained upon exit.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Mitchell, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Can-Closure
Patent for general use to securely close cans containing liquid so that invisible tampering, evaporation, and contamination cannot occur.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Starcke, Eugene P.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Well-Packer and Setting-Tool.
Patent for a well packer and setting tool for the prevention of intermingling between oil and water in a well when used by itself or with other pipes. The invention allows for the packer to be set using the setting tool which can then be removed once the packer is in place.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Abercrombie, Jamie & Dunman, Nesbit M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dispensing-Vehicle.
Patent for a "portable store or dispensing vehicle" (lines 11-12) designed to carry a small stock of merchandise that can be conveniently displayed & sold to customers, quickly turned to ensure freshness, and refrigerated if necessary. The vehicle is intended to support quick relocation through its portability, save time for both dispenser and customer alike, and be either draft animal- or motor-driven, illustrations included.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Film Winding Attachment
Patent for film-winding attachment that allows for the exact number of rotations to wind film. This invention seeks to prevent unnecessary damage that excessive winding can do to film.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Mansfield, Clarence H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow that improves the type of plow employing "a moldboard and plowpoint or share bolted to a standard" (lines 9-11), with illustrations. This patent improves upon previous patents numbered 974,675 and 974,676 issued to the same inventor on November 1, 1910.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Kelly, Robert Marvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweet Potato Curing House
Patent for useful improvements in sweet potato curing houses. The designs provides for a heated and ventilated structure to prevent the rotting of the sweet potatos.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Woods, Edgar Miles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Machine.
Patent for improvements in the construction of coin-operated vending machines which automatically lock when coins are not inserted. This device is designed to dispense objects of many shapes and sizes. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Ogden, Carlton N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drill Wrench.
Patent for use with oil well drills to enable easier rotation and less friction. The invention aids in quick and easy adjustments to oil well parts.
Date:
January 6, 1920
Creator:
Ellinger, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Roost.
Patent for a bat roost that provides roosting space, as well as a space for hibernation. The bat roost will have a lower space that allows the user to clean out the droppings.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Campbell, Charles A. R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper that thins out rows of growing cotton plants by destroying the superfluous plants and leaving stands at the proper intervals, including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Copeland, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrically-Heated Instrument.
Patent for an electrically-heated instrument. This scissor-like instrument has an electrically-heated edge that can be used to simultaneously sever and cauterize.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Chapman, Joseph A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Excavator and Conveyer.
Patent for an excavator machine designed "to continuously excavate the ground at different elevations, as in ditching or cutting away embankments" (lines 15-18) including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Lee, James Milton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow Attachment.
Patent for an improved attachment for cultivators used in farming.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Jones, James W. & Tucker, George H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Raising and Lowering Railway-Tracks and Applying Ballast Thereto.
Patent for machines designed for "raising and lowering railway-tracks and applying ballast thereto." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Sparks, Walter F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Massage Device.
Patent for an adjustable massage device that may be used as an attachment to a shaving brush or as a separate shaving tool. The device includes a rubber head that is moved over the face to “soften the beard” (line 83) for shaving and discourage discomfort and irritation.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Luzzi, August F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moldboard.
Patent for a moldboard that is used for plows. Improvements on the moldboard include a simplified method of adding plaster of Paris coating.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Ferris, James S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Gas.
Patent for a new method of making gas. The process is a simple and efficient method of making gas continuously, including illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Hirt, Jules H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Chopper.
Patent for stalk-choppers related to the type employed by "superimposed horizontal cutters" (lines 13-14) including an illustration and description.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Scott, Oscar Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Threshing Machine
Patent for machine adapted to operate upon maize, Kafir corn, cane, and the like so as to effectively remove or rub off the seed or grains, without crushing or breaking the same.
Date:
January 6, 1914
Creator:
Newsom, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game
Patent for a game. This invention is board-game simulating base-ball. Illustration included.
Date:
January 6, 1907
Creator:
Grant, Joseph T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Relief Valve for Pneumatic Seed Cotton Distributers.
Patent for a valve that attaches to a flue upon a pneumatic-seed cotton distributor. Includes illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1903
Creator:
Wade, George W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Tie Buckle.
Patent for an improved style of buckle for tying cotton bales. Includes illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1903
Creator:
Howlett, Payton L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment.
Patent for cultivator attachment that is useful in breaking up the soil at opposite side of the plants and leveling the ground between the rows. It can be adjusted to any desired angle (vertical, horizontal) or level (up and down).
Date:
January 6, 1903
Creator:
Brewer, John Meed
System:
The Portal to Texas History