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Fishing Device for Oil Wells.
Patent for "fishing devices for use in oil wells or in like situations for recovering parts of the drilling appliances which may have become detached or lost in the well" (lines 9-13).
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Sorensen, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuse carrier.
Patent for a fuse "holder which carries a number of fuses, capable of being brought into proper position to provide a fresh fuse in the event of the burning or blowing out of one of the fuses" (lines 9-13). The carrier inside the holder is removable (line 15); as carried in this holder, the fuses are "held under strong tension," with a mechanism allowing easy retrieval of a "fresh fuse" if necessary (line 18).
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Burton, Frank M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map Hanger
Patent for improvements in map hangers. The purpose is to provide a map exhibiting hanger to use in support for a plurality of maps, particularly maps that have information on the back.
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Chunn, Richard M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Player Piano
Patent for a new form of valve for mechanical piano operated by pneumatic mechanisms in which the value is self-centering and does away with the guide pin usually employed, and an amplification of the wippen so that the striker rod is placed at the front of the pneumatic mechanism where it is accessible. The change in leverage permits the use of a smaller pneumatic.
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Pace, Vara L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Drilling Tool.
Patent for a well-drilling tool adapted for use in a sticky shale or similar formations.
Date:
January 31, 1922
Creator:
Reed, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dental-Broach Holder.
Patent for a dental broach holder that can be easily cleaned, and that includes certain structural elements that keep a dental broach more secure during use. The broach fastens on the outside of the holder, the mechanism of which "[prevents] loss of the broach in the patient's mouth during operation" (lines 92-94).
Date:
January 24, 1922
Creator:
Gilbert, James M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mold.
Patent for a new, improved Mold "specially designed for the formation of the rings of packing such as is used in stuffing boxes for packing metallic rods" (lines 11-14), illustrations included.
Date:
January 24, 1922
Creator:
Miller, Ose Z.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mousetrap
Patent for a mousetrap that is an improvement to the average mousetrap, but new in the sense that it can be made in various proportions or sizes for a variety of vermin.
Date:
January 24, 1922
Creator:
Spencer, Clarence E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Block.
Patent for improvements to automobile blocks, specifically employed for pulling automobiles from muddy or other places where the power of the car cannot be utilized. The patent is for a small, portable device that can be conveniently carried in the vehicle.
Date:
January 17, 1922
Creator:
Schaudies, Charles E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dynamo-Electric Machine
Patent for a new and useful improvement in a dynamo-electric machine to provide a rotor in which certain coils of the winding are automatically cut out and utilized as open coils to prevent the turns in those coils from having a demagnetizing action. Another objective is to provide a rotor whose core consists of non-magnetic material to refuce the inductance and self-induction of the winding and the sparking at the commutator due to the shifting of the magnetic field and the neutral or point of commutation.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Kuhn, Preston Holmes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destroyer.
Patent for an insect destroyer, specifically for the destruction of boll weevils and similar insects. The invention uses heat as the destruction agency and is portable, designed to travel along a row of plants.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Rannefeld, Otto & Halbert, Robert F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Purifying Oils
Patent for a new and useful improvement in the method of purifying oils, particularly applicable to cracked gasoline.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Alexander, Clive M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Bearing Swivel Wrench Plate.
Patent for improvements on Roller-Bearing Swivel Wrench Plates, including illustrations. The goal of this invention is to make the plates more efficient "for use with any suitable fishing tool, or bit for use in oil fields or water well drilling" (lines 12-14).
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Harralson, Charles L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sash Lock
Patent for an improvement for window sash locks, with an improved ability to hold windows in place.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Brown, John A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steering Device and Brake for Tractors
Patent for new and useful improvements for the steering and stopping of tractors, particularly for the machines that are extremely difficult and laborous to manually steer and apply brakes. The invention permits the controlling of the direction of movement of the behicle by disconnecting the source of power from the wheel(s) at one side while those at the other side contrinue to rotate under power. The invention allows for braking to be used to slow the motion of the tractor on downward grade or when it is desired to stop.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Lewis, Otto Leroy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tractor.
Patent for improvements to a previous patent application for a tractor (Serial No. 399599, filed 1920-07-28). The improvements include rearrangements of parts for the driving wheels from the front to the rear and the rearrangement of the transmission housing.
Date:
January 10, 1922
Creator:
Lewis, Otto Leroy
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
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
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
Drill Bit
Patent for drill bit, adapted for use in boring (or drilling) of oil wells with bit shank and enlarged head of angularly mounted rotary cutters (for outward cutting of well walls).
Date:
January 3, 1922
Creator:
Thomas, Martin E.
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
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
Combination Dripper and Steeper
Patent for a beverage steeper where a strainer is provided to hold the material used for preparation, such as tea or coffee. The strainer is designed to lower into the coffee pot to allow for steeping and can be raised out of the water and affixed to the top of the pot for draining.
Date:
January 25, 1921
Creator:
Nicholls, George Habberton
System:
The Portal to Texas History