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Door Attachment.
Patent for a weather strip attachment for doors which would automatically extend from the bottom of the door to the floor when the door is in the closed position and retract to the bottom edge of the door when the door is opened.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Swenson, Frank O.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Separating Substances of Different Dielectric Capacities.
Patent for an apparatus for separating substances of different dielectric capacities; the objective of this invention is to provide means for the material to be separated into its component particles for the purpose of producing material of dielectric hysteric impedance and collecting the separated particles according to the difference in time that the particles maintain their polarity due to the impedance generated from them.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Sutton, Henry M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Street-Directory.
Patent for business guide and street directory to help identify locations of business houses, streets, and street numbers more quickly and effectively.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Marshall, F.N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Culinary Utensil
Patent for a culinary utensil designed as a unique fork which can retrieve articles from a boiling pot without having to expose the hands to the steam.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Brown, Elmer D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High-Pressure Suction Fan and Blower.
Patent for "a fan which will operate in a continuous and highly efficient manner and increase the air pressure with a reduced power of operation" and "may be used either in conjunction with a cotton gin...or it may be used for any other purpose where suction or blast fans are used" (lines 31-33, 10-15). It includes an illustration.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Blackmon, Enoch J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench
Patent for wrenches that provides a means for engaging faces of the jaws to be renewed or changed. This improvement also allows for secure placement without loss of motion.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Belcher, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for T-Stands
Patent for improvement of T stands, which includes a vertical rod that makes attachment and removal easier.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Adamson, John Selden
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Catcher
Patent for a Boll-Weevil Catcher. This inventions allows for an attachment to cultivators to catch weevils existing on growing cotton plants. The weevils are extracted, captured in a pan, and can be disposed of. This is an important tool that catches and destroys insects without damaging the plants.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Hitt, Reed R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Fountain-Brush
Patent for a Rotary Fountain-Brush. The innovation of this item is that the water or cleaning agent fed into the brush causes it to rotate, using the medium of a water wheel or rotary.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Hargis, Lawrence H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Kiln Construction
Patent for Brick Kiln Construction. The particular innovation enables bricks and tiles to be manufactured, burned, and dried in one building. This helps in saving fuel, using the fuel economically, and reducing the time needed for the burning of bricks.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Pokorny, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine Gun
Patent for improvements in machine guns. Improvements include the facilitation of the following mechanisms: The simultaneous discharge of multiple bullets in a sweeping pattern of trajectory; simultaneous discharge of cartridges arranged in the gun, magazine functionality in tangent with the gun's cartridges, and other items concerning fabrication, features, and capabilities.
Date:
August 2, 1918
Creator:
Clarence, Gregg
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tool-Joint
Patent for tool joints to be used in detachable connection between lengths of pipe. Specifically used with drill pipe for drilling deep wells for oil, gas, or water.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Thomas, Avery H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headlight-Steering Mechanism
Patent for an automobile steering mechanism that turns the headlights to match the path of the car as it is steered.
Date:
August 2, 1917
Creator:
Shannon, William H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plaiting Device.
Patent for an improved plaiting device that simplifies the steaming and pressing of dress goods.
Date:
August 2, 1921
Creator:
Knaur, Laura L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hose Coupling
Patent is for improved efficiency pipe couplers on railway cars.
Date:
August 2, 1916
Creator:
Krueger, F. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Economizer
Patent for Fuel Economizer and it uses.
Date:
August 2, 1913
Creator:
Walter E. Bennett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cook-Stove.
Patent for "improvements in cook stoves or ranges; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple construction in which two oven-chambers are employed, arranged one above the other in the same vertical plane, and in which the draft and products of combustion are caused to circulate beneath, around one end, and above each of the oven-chambers to thoroughly heat the same." (lines 7-16).
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Turbeville, John B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper, where the hoes rotate in an elliptical shape rather than a circle.
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Gibson, Rupert R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Shackle
Patent for a buggy shackle which "has a spring actuated coupling pin, and means for holding the pin in uncoupled position while the thills are being attached" (lines 10-13).
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Perry, Charles Franklin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Rack for Railway-Cars.
Patent for improvements on racks in railway-cars including more storage for smaller items, an adjustable rack for children or elderly persons to be able to reach without needing to stand on the car seat, a titled hinge that allows a rack to be pulled for ward and pushed back, and other improvements.
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Butler, Michael
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cement-Block Mold.
Patent for a cement block molding machine, which can produce many blocks in a short amount of time.
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Jordan, James T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrap.
Patent for a wrap for babies, which encloses the body except for the face that is closed with hooks at the arms, legs and head, which can be opened to free any of those members.
Date:
August 2, 1910
Creator:
Mercey, Nettie T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Word-Counter for Type-Writing Machines.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in word counters for type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Moseley, Marion S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kitchen-Cabinet.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in kitchen cabinets, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Lackey, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History