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Automobile.
Patent for an automobile with a mechanism which may be extended to form a tent bed, or folded into a small compass. The folding bed of the automobile may be utilized to storm camp equipment when not used as a bed.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Mackey, Franklin Orville
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
Check and the Like.
Patent for a bank check that lists the names and information of multiple banks so that the check can be drawn or charged in multiple banks (universal check).
Date:
January 14, 1919
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
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
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
Automatic Railway Switch.
Patent for providing the means for a switch to be actuated which will allow trains to enter or exit a siding of the track.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Gullion, Robert, A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charge Firing Pin
Patent for a new improvement in Charge - Firing Pens by John N. Swanson. Designed for bombs and torpedoes to create a simple firing pen mechanism that is simple, yet prevents accidental detonation of munitions
Date:
January 14, 1918
Creator:
Swanson, John N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane.
Patent for an airplane (or aeroplane) which provides a large number of control surfaces adjustable by the pilot, including a moveable engine.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Millican, Joel Walter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Treatment of Oil Emulsions.
Patent for improvements in apparatus for treatment of oil emulsions by providing a means that will greatly assist in the separation of water from oil emulsions and which will aid the re-absorption or retention of gas.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
McKibben, Charles W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring-Bar.
Patent for improvement in boring-bars, particularly in the ability to hold the tool securely "in place during operation and which will prevent the cutting tool from becoming loose in its socket or holder" (lines 12-15). Additional operations include the boring bar turning off or cutting on the outside in instances "where the lathe will not swing over the carriage" (line 19) and the cutting on both "the inside or outside of the work equally as well" (lines 16-18).
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Bird, John M.
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
Boiler-Cleaner
Patent for an appliance to clean boilers. Device remains in boiler and sucks dirt particles out.
Date:
January 1, 1918
Creator:
Cross, William G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rail-Anchor and Tie-Plate
Patent for a combined rail anchor and tie plate. The purpose of the invention is to combine the aforementioned devices to prevent rails from cutting into the ties, overturning, and spreading.
Date:
January 24, 1919
Creator:
Johnson, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Extracting Minerals from Ores.
Patent for an apparatus that extracts minerals, especially sulfur, from ores. The apparatus features new and useful improvements, creating an automatic extraction that separates the minerals in a pure state.
Date:
January 13, 1920
Creator:
Shires, George M.
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
Combination-Garment.
Patent for a onese. A shirt and underwear in a single piece. Has ample room in the seat.
Date:
January 25, 1919
Creator:
Gold, Anna
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Vaporization and Distillation of Petroleum and Other Hydrocarbon Oils.
Patent for a device that helps in the distilling process of gasoline.
Date:
January 21, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Marking-Pot and Brush.
Patent for a combined marking-pot and brush where the marking-pot "will effectually support a brush and prevent the handle thereof from dropping down in to the ink or paint contained therein" (lines 13-16). The marking-pot also provides a detachable cover to prevent spilling.
Date:
January 29, 1918
Creator:
McCombs, Charles C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydrostatic Control for Pumps
Patent for improvements in the hydrostatic control located in the pump. It is used as an automatic pressure governor.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
William M. Stephenson
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
Controlling Mechanism for Exhaust-Gases of Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for an improved controlling mechanism for accelerating the warming up of engines, especially automotive and marine engines. It can maintain a good working temperature while running at slow speeds so that the engine may operate economically in cold weather.
Date:
January 29, 1920
Creator:
Guthrie, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
Date:
January 24, 1918
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Monroe C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Blow-Out Boot
Patent for a blow-out boot which would prevent the usual particulate from being able to enter the inner tire after a blow-out.
Date:
January 4, 1921
Creator:
Barnes, John A.
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