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Year
Month
Plow.
Patent for improvements in plows through a, "disk-type," addition to paired longitudinally spaced ground engaging elements, "to throw the earth in opposite directions in order to effectively open a furrow" (lines 11-20). The improvements are simple, convenient, and cost reducing.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Jackson, Charley S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grease Dispensing Pump
Patent for improvements upon "grease-dispensing pumps"(line 7) which removes old grease and dispenses "mobile grease"(line 13) easily to machinery.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Miller, Charles R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin Compress
Patent for improvements upon the cotton gin-compress which includes driven screws with gearing to make the compress "more effective than that heretofore employed"(lines 10-11) machinery.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Dunlap, Samuel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine.
Patent for improvements in engines including governors which have "inertia bars or governing weights" (lines 12-13) including illustrations. In this improvement, the "inertia bars constitute parts of the counterweight" which "counterbalance engine cranks" (lines 14-16).
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Pratt, Clarence E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit
Patent for Drill-Bit that is especially designed for purpose of drilling through rock, or other hard formations and is also adapted for use in drilling through softer formation, such as shell.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Culmore, March J. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Cutter for Roller Drills
Patent for an improvement in rotary cutters for roller-drills. Improvement includes a secure locking mechanism upon bushing as it is related to author's prior patent for drill cutters.
Date:
June 16, 1919
Creator:
Godbold, Louis A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rake.
Patent for "a rake in which the rake fingers are capable of being lifted from contact with the ground and moveable independently rearwardly extending fingers, which are positioned between the rake fingers for the purpose of cleaning the rake" (lines 10-15).
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Phillips, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Chicken or Poultry Coop.
Patent for a folding chicken coop with improvements due to side and end pieces not needing to be disassembled before folding, including illustrations.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Upton, James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Dispensing Apparatus
Patent for a fluid dispensing apparatus meant to improve the dispensation of oil and similar liquids from appropriate faucets.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Kincaid, C. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game-Retaining Garment
Patent for a garment with detachable areas that allows for the carrying and quick loading of ammunition when hunting game, and is more sanitary and durable than other options.
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Cox, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Coupling.
Patent for "an improvement in shaft couplings ... primarily designed for installation on the shafting of steamships and the like" (lines 9-13), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Nelson, Gustaf Theodore
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Trimmer
Patent for improving shear trimmers particular to those cutting wall paper. It "aims to provide a trimmer which is of simple and economical construction, and to further provide means for guarding the blade" (line 19-22) when it's not in use .
Date:
June 11, 1919
Creator:
Hilliard, John M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Secondary Batteries
Patent for an improved secondary battery separator.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Luthy, J. O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road-Surfacing Machine.
Patent for improvements to road surfacing machines, "specially designed for applying a surface of concrete or other similar material to roads and streets,... spreading the surfacing material over the foundation of the roadway," (lines 13-17) and "tamping said material, so as to give a true and even surface" (lines 18-19), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Reynolds, Robert E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Head or Tail Light for Automobiles.
Patent for head or tail light for automobiles with adaptations of optical signaling and lighting devices used to make the vehicle and its intended change of drive direction and other traffic signals visible at night. This design also includes indicia, or specific distinguishing marks noting right and left turns.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Heartsill, Isaac Newton.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements in plows used for agricultural purposes with an illustration. This improvement in design is specific to "provid[ing] a plow capable of being adjusted to cause engagement thereof with the earth at varying depths" (lines 10-12).
Date:
June 24, 1919
Creator:
Marshall, Andrew Jackson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Methods of an Means for Inflating and Introducing Sealing Liquid Into Pneumatic Tires," (lines 5-8) including illustrations.
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Anthony, Daniel L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pencil Attachment.
Patent for a pencil attachment that holds a picture that is designed to have a picture mounted in an opening of the pencil. When the opening is held close to the viewer's eye, the image is magnified. The main purpose of the device is to be used for advertising or souvenirs.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Tippit, Thomas Oland
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dubbing-Machine.
Patent for improvements to the dubbing-machines with illustrations. Specifically, this improvement is aimed at "dressing ship timber" (line 15) in an effort to make the process easier and more efficient.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Cobb, Dan L. & Moore, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Diving-Armor.
Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Diving-Armor" (lines 5-6) relating to protection from high pressure, enabling arm and hand movements, an outside air supply, and an oxygen tank. Includes illustrations.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Long, James F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cable Head
Patent for a connector in an early aeroplane (airplane) for the turnbuckle and ropes.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Dickson, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Rod Coupling
Patent for a new type of fuel rod coupling, or "sucker rod," meant to increase the durability of pipes and rods used in drilling operations.
Date:
June 3, 1919
Creator:
Sheldon, W. J. & Allen, C. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivation of Soil.
Patent for improvements in soil cultivation, relating "to conserving and preserving moisture in the soil for growing vegetation" (lines 8-10), including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 10, 1919
Creator:
Lyon, Leonidas N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Arapaho Bee (Arapaho, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1919
Weekly newspaper from Arapaho, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 6, 1919
Creator:
Lawton, Jesse Wilber
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History